27 April 2023 | Author/Destination: New Zealand / Neuseeland | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Dunedin Railway Station © Antilived/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Dunedin (
Māori : Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the
South Island of New Zealand (after
Christchurch ), and the principal city of the
Otago region. Its name comes from
Dùn Èideann , the
Scottish Gaelic name for
Edinburgh , the capital of
Scotland . The city has a rich
Scottish ,
Chinese and
Māori heritage.
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13 October 2021 | Author/Destination: Australia / Australien | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Melbourne’s Central Business District © Melbpal/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Melbourne is the
capital and
most-populous city of the
Australian state of
Victoria , and the second-most populous city in both
Australia and
Oceania . Its name generally refers to a 9,993 km²(3,858 sq mi)
metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an
urban agglomeration of
31 local municipalities , although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of
City of Melbourne based around
its central business area . The city occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of
Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the
Mornington Peninsula and the
hinterlands towards the
Yarra Valley , the
Dandenong and
Macedon Ranges . It has a population over 5 million (19% of the
population of Australia , as per 2020), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as “Melburnians”.
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2 June 2012 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Creative Cities Network is a project under the patronage of UNESCO. With the aim of celebrating and maintaining cultural diversity, the alliance formed by member cities share their experiences in promoting the local heritage, as well as discuss plans on how to cope with the influx of globalization. The Creative Cities Network aims to find and enrich a member city’s cultural identity in the midst of a growing trend towards internationalism.
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