4 June 2021 | Author/Destination: Australia / Australien | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage
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Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock and officially
gazetted as
Uluru /Ayers Rock, is a large
sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the
Northern Territory in
Australia. It lies 335 km (208 mi) south west of the nearest large town,
Alice Springs. Uluru is sacred to the
Pitjantjatjara, the
Aboriginal people of the area, known as the
Aṉangu. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs,
waterholes, rock caves and
ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. Uluru and
Kata Tjuta, also known as the Olgas, are the two major features of the
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park (
Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology and
The Dreaming). Uluru is one of Australia’s most recognisable natural landmarks and has been a popular destination for tourists since the late 1930s. It is also one of the most important indigenous sites in Australia.
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4 December 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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The
Benedictine priory and erstwhile abbey of
Andechs is a place of
pilgrimage on a hill east of the
Ammersee in the
Landkreis of Starnberg (
Upper Bavaria) in
Germany, in the municipality
Andechs. Andechs Abbey is famed for its flamboyant Baroque church and its brewery,
Klosterbrauerei Andechs. Composer
Carl Orff is buried in the church.
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