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Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Campeche is a typical port city in the New World during the Spanish colonial period. The historic center retains the outer walls and fortification system designed to defend this Caribbean port from sea attacks.
Darien National Park
Darien National Park is a bridge between the two continents of the New World, with a wide variety of habitats - sandy beaches, rocky coasts, mangroves, swamps, and lowland and highland tropical forests that are home to a wealth of wildlife. Two Indian tribes live in the park.
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a medieval royal hunting lodge located in the heart of a vast forest in the Ile-de-France. It has been used by French kings since the 12th century. In the 16th century, Francis I remodeled, expanded and decorated it. He wanted to make it a "New Rome". This Italian-style palace is surrounded by a huge park and combines the artistic traditions of the Renaissance and France.
Historic Centre of Prague
The Old Town, Lesser Town and New Town were built between the 11th and 18th centuries and reflect the huge architectural and cultural influences that the city has experienced since the Middle Ages. Many of the magnificent monuments, such as the Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge and numerous churches and palaces, were mostly built during the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV in the 14th century.
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since the 15th century. It has two distinct quarters: the Old Town, dominated by its medieval fortress, and the New Town, whose development from the 18th century onwards had a profound influence on European urban planning. These two historic and contrasting quarters coexist harmoniously, each with many important buildings, and it is these two quarters that give the city its unique character.
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Thebes, the city of the god Amun, was the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom. Home to the Karnak and Luxor temples, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, Thebes is a remarkable testimony to the heyday of Egyptian civilization.
Capital Museum
The Capital Museum began preparations in 1953 and was officially opened to the public in 1981. The original site of the museum was the "Beijing Confucius Temple". The foundation stone was laid in December 2001. The new building of the Capital Museum began trial operation in December 2005 and officially opened on May 18, 2006. The positioning of the Capital Museum determines the composition of the Capital Museum's exhibitions: basic exhibitions, boutique exhibitions and temporary exhibitions. The core of the museum's exhibitions shows the magnificent Beijing culture and the history of the capital's development that has been rising and moving towards glory, becoming a brand exhibition for the creation of China's first-class museums. The Capital Museum is a large comprehensive museum in Beijing and a comprehensive museum at the provincial and municipal levels in China. The Capital Museum began preparations in 1953 and was officially opened to the public in October 1981. At that time, the museum was located in the Confucius Temple on Guozijian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. The Confucius Temple covers an area of 22,000 square meters and was founded in the sixth year of Dade in the Yuan Dynasty (1302 AD). After generations of repairs, the three courtyards are well preserved. The main buildings include the Xianshi Gate, Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Chongsheng Temple, etc. The stele forest with inscriptions by Jinshi scholars from the Ming and Qing dynasties is the only one in China. The halls on both sides are used as exhibition halls, covering an area of more than 2,000 square meters, with an elegant and quiet environment. In order to accommodate more collections and serve more visitors. In 1999, as a key cultural construction project during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in Beijing, the project application for the construction of the new building of the Capital Museum was approved by the Beijing Municipal Government in 1999, and the foundation was officially laid in December 2001. The new building of the Capital Museum was officially opened on May 18, 2006, and appeared on the west extension of Chang'an Avenue, the first street in China, on the west side of Baiyun Road, Xicheng District (No. 16 Fuxingmenwai Avenue). The new building of the Capital Museum is a modern comprehensive museum with the most advanced facilities. The exhibitions of the new building are based on the collections of the Capital Museum over the years and the unearthed cultural relics in Beijing. It absorbs the latest research results of Beijing history, cultural relics, archaeology and related disciplines, and draws on the successful experience of museums at home and abroad to form a modern exhibition with unique Beijing characteristics. With its grand architecture, rich exhibitions, advanced technology and perfect functions, the Capital Museum has become a large modern museum commensurate with Beijing's status as a "historical and cultural city", "cultural center" and "international metropolis", and has ranked among the ranks of "domestic first-class and internationally advanced" museums. The Capital Museum is a modern comprehensive museum with the most advanced facilities. It is a large modern cultural facility for the 21st century invested and built by the Beijing Municipal Government and is one of the landmark buildings in Beijing in the new century. Due to its outstanding contributions to the reform and development of cultural heritage protection, on May 24, 2007, the Capital Museum was awarded the title of National Advanced Collective of Cultural Relics System by the Ministry of Personnel and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.