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Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt

Sep 052009

Saint Catherine’s Monastery lies next to the Sinai Peninsula, next to the way out of an inaccessible gorge on the foot of Mount Sinai featuring in Saint Katherine urban arrived Egypt. The monastery is Greek Orthodox also is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Saint Catherine's Monastery

According on the way to the UNESCO information (60100 ha // Ref: 954) after that website hereunder, this monastery has been called the oldest working Christian monastery featuring in the world though the Monastery of Saint Anthony, situated diagonally the Red Sea in the desert south of Cairo, moreover holds ask for on the way to that designation. The monastery documents preserves the succeeding biggest pool of ahead of schedule codices along with manuscripts wearing the world, outnumbered only in the Vatican Library. Its potency mendacity wearing Greek, Coptic, Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, Georgian, furthermore Syriac texts. The Codex Sinaiticus, at this point now the British Library, gone the monastery wearing the 19th century in place of Russia, during state of affairs that are at once unclear. Egypt trip advisor.

Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Egypt GPS coordinates: 28° 33′ 20″ N, 33° 58′ 34″ E

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Poblet Monastery, Spain

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May 302009

Poblet Monastery

The Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded by Cistercian monks from France. The main architect was Arnau Bargués. It was the royal pantheon of the kings of the Crown of Aragon since James I of Aragon. This monastery was abandoned in 1835 and was restored during the 1940s. This monastery was the first of three sister monasteries, known as the Cistercian triangle, that helped consolidate power in Catalonia in the 12th century. (The other two are Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus). It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, since 1991. The altar (1527) was sculpted by Damián Forment. Nice Spain tourist spot.
Spain GPS travel destinations: 41° 22′ 51″ N, 1° 4′ 57″ E

Poblet Monastery, Spain GPS coordinates: 41° 22′ 51″ N, 1° 4′ 57″ E

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Tikal antigua Guatemala

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Dec 082008

Tikal is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Mayan civilization. It is located in the El Petén department of Guatemala at Now part of Guatemala’s Tikal National Park, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist spot.

Tikal

The closest large towns are Flores and Santa Elena, approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) by road to the southwest. Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization. Though monumental architecture at the site dates to the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period, ca. 200 AD to 900 AD, during which time the site dominated the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica, such as central Mexican center of Teotihuacan. There is also evidence that Tikal was even conquered by Teotihuacan in the 4th century A.D. Following the end of the Late Classic Period, no new major monuments were built at Tikal and there is evidence that elite palaces were burned. These events were coupled with a gradual population decline, culminating with the site’s abandonment by the end of the 10th century. Guatemala travel guides.
GPS coordinates: 17° 13′ 19″ N, 89° 37′ 22″ W

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Chavin de Huantar, Lima

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Nov 242008

Chavin de Huantar

Chavin de Huantar is an archaeological site containing ruins and artifacts originally constructed by the Chavín, a pre-Inca culture, around 900 B.C. The site is located 250 kilometers north of Lima, Peru at an elevation of 3150 meters, between the Andean mountain ranges of the Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanca. Chavin de Huantar has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some of the Chavin reliefs from this archaeological site are on display in the Museo de la Nacion in Lima. Findings at Chavin de Huantar indicate that social instability and upheaval began to occur between 500 and 300 B.C., at the same time that the larger Chavin civilization began to decline. Large ceremonial sites were abandoned, some unfinished, and were replaced by villages and agricultural land. At Chavin de Huantar, no later than 500 B.C., a small village replaced the Circular Plaza. The plaza was occupied by a succession of groups, and building stones and stone carvings were salvaged for use in house walls. Multiple occupation floors indicate the village was continuously occupied through the 1940’s. Lima travel attractions.
GPS travel destinations: 9° 35′ 33.99″ S, 77° 10′ 42.43″ W

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Old Havana, Cuba

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Nov 062008

Old Havana ( La Habana Vieja) contains the main area of the original city of Havana. The positions of the original Havana city walls are the modern boundary area of the Old Havana. Old Havana is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the name also refers to one of the municipalities of the city of Havana, Cuba, with the latter’s boundaries extending to the south and west beyond the original city. Cuba travel attractions.

Old Havana, Cuba GPS coordinates: 23° 8′ 9.4″ N, 82° 21′ 30″ W

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Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde

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Oct 282008

Roskilde Cathedral in the city of Roskilde on the Island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, was the first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and its construction encouraged the spread of this Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. It was built during the 12th and 13th centuries, and incorporates both Gothic and Romanesque architectural features in its design. It was the only cathedral in Zealand until the 20th century. The cathedral’s twin spires dominate the skyline of the town. Roskilde Cathedral has been the main burial site for Danish monarchs since the 15th century. As such, it has been significantly extended and altered over time as individual rulers have added multiple burial chapels. Following the Reformation in 1536, the Bishop’s residence was moved to Copenhagen, and he from then on held the title Bishop of Zealand. Royal coronations normally took place in Copenhagen’s Church of Our Lady or the chapel of Frederiksborg Palace. It is a major tourist attraction, bringing in over 125,000 visitors annually. Since 1995 the cathedral has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Denmark tourist attractions.

Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde GPS coordinates: 55° 38′ 33″ N, 12° 4′ 47″ E

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