High Line in New York City
6 November 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Living, Working, Building, New York City, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 8 minutes The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway, and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line’s design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a “living system” drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture, urban design, and ecology. The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long Coulée verte (tree-lined walkway), another elevated park in Paris completed in 1993. read more…National Mall in Washington, D.C.
5 November 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Museums, Exhibitions, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 7 minutes The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues. It is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) of the United States Department of the Interior as part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks unit of the National Park System. The park receives approximately 24 million visitors each year. Designed by Pierre L’Enfant, the “Grand Avenue” or Mall was to be a democratic and egalitarian space—unlike palace gardens, such as those at Versailles in France, that were paid for by the people but reserved for the use of a privileged few. read more…Seewinkel in Austria
2 November 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 7 minutes The Seewinkel is the name given to the area east of Lake Neusiedl in Burgenland, Austria. The region is located in the Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park and was previously a Ramsar site and partially protected by the WWF. Since 2001, the area around the lake has been part of the UNESCO cultural landscape of Fertő/Neusiedler See. read more…Fanjingshan in China
1 November 2024 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 6 minutes The Fanjingshan or Mount Fanjing, located in Tongren, Guizhou province, is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains in southeastern China, at an elevation of 2,570 m (8,430 ft). The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was established in 1978 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. Fanjingshan is a sacred mountain in Chinese Buddhism, considered to be the bodhimaṇḍa of the Maitreya Buddha. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. read more…Snowdonia National Park in Wales
31 October 2024 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 12 minutes Snowdonia, or Eryri, is a mountainous region and national park in North Wales. It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country’s highest, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), which is 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) tall. These peaks are all part of the Snowdon, Glyderau, and Carneddau ranges in the north of the region. The shorter Moelwynion and Moel Hebog ranges lie immediately to the south. read more…Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado
29 October 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time: 5 minutes Mesa Verde National Park is a national park of the United States and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, and the only World Heritage Site in Colorado. The park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ancestral sites in the United States. read more…Dublin Castle
14 October 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 4 minutes Dublin Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. read more…Bois de la Cambre in Brussels
12 September 2024 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time: 4 minutes
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