The area is 339 km².
The main town is Wakefield.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Wakefield
Wakefield is a district with the official title of city, in the urban county of West Yorkshire and has a population of 345,000.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Ruins of Loropéni - Burkina Faso
The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear testimony to the power of the trans-Saharan gold trade.
Situated near the borders of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo, the ruins have recently been shown to be at least 1,000 years old.
The settlement was occupied by the Lohron or Koulango peoples, who controlled the extraction and transformation of gold in the region when it reached its apogee from the 14th to the 17th century.
Much mystery surrounds this site large parts of which have yet to be excavated.
The settlement seems to have been abandoned during some periods during its long history.
The property which was finally deserted in the early 19th century is expected to yield much more information.
Uşak
Uşak is a province in Turkey.
The province is 5,174 km² in size and has 322,313 inhabitants.
The capital is the eponymous Uşak.
Monday, October 2, 2023
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty - Korea
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty form a collection of 40 tombs scattered over 18 locations.
Built over five centuries, from 1408 to 1966, the tombs honoured the memory of ancestors, showed respect for their achievements, asserted royal authority, protected ancestral spirits from evil and provided protection from vandalism.
Spots of outstanding natural beauty were chosen for the tombs which typically have their back protected by a hill as they face south toward water and, ideally, layers of mountain ridges in the distance.
Alongside the burial area, the royal tombs feature a ceremonial area and an entrance.
In addition to the burial mounds, associated buildings that are an integral part of the tombs include a T-shaped wooden shrine, a shed for stele, a royal kitchen and a guards’ house, a red-spiked gate and the tomb keeper’s house.
The grounds are adorned on the outside with a range of stone objects including figures of people and animals.
The Joseon Tombs completes the 5,000 year history of royal tombs architecture in the Korean peninsula.
World Trade Center
World Trade Center, also known as Oculus is a station on the PATH rail network in New York.
The station is located beneath the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan and is the eastern terminus of the Newark–World Trade Center and Hoboken–World Trade Center lines.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal - Wales
Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 km long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century.
Covering a difficult geographical setting, the building of the canal required substantial, bold civil engineering solutions, especially as it was built without using locks.
The aqueduct is a pioneering masterpiece of engineering and monumental metal architecture, conceived by the celebrated civil engineer Thomas Telford.
The use of both cast and wrought iron in the aqueduct enabled the construction of arches that were light and strong, producing an overall effect that is both monumental and elegant.
The property is inscribed as a masterpiece of creative genius, and as a remarkable synthesis of expertise already acquired in Europe.
It is also recognized as an innovative ensemble that inspired many projects all over the world.
Uri
Uri is a canton in central Switzerland.
It is part of Inner Switzerland.
The Roman Catholic faith dominates, but the Reformed Church is also recognized.
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