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Schönbrunn Palace is one of the most important cultural monuments in Austria and since the 1960s has also been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna.
Schonbrunn Palace dates back to the Middle Ages when it was commonly referred to as Katterburg. Over the following centuries, Schonbrunn was home to...
The Mogo Caves
Painting in the Mogao Grottoes
The Mogao Caves, or Mogao Grottoes (also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves) form a system of 492 temples 25 km (15.5 miles) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on...
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Leeds Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in England and is often referred to as ‘the loveliest castle in the World’. Leeds Castle has a chequered history which moves from its construction as an earthwork enclosure with wooden pallisades to a Motte and Bailey castle in the style...
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The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s great natural wonders. It is the largest reef in the world and consists of nearly 3000 individual reefs, 880 islands and hundreds and thousands of different types of plant, bird and marine life. Swimming with the fish...
Surrounded by majestic mountains, Geneva is a compact and cultivated metropolis hugging the shores of the bluest lake in Switzerland. Geneva, international meeting place, the smallest of the world’s metropolises, peace capital of the world, situated between the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) and...
