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Italy » Sicily The theater in Segesta (now Calatafimi, Sicily, Italy) is one of the best-preserved examples of ancient theater architecture in Italy. The auditorium width is 63 m with 29 rows of seats facing North-Northeast [21 of the lower rows still exist] divided horizontally into seven wedge-shaped sections, the upper row having continuous stone backrests. The orchestra area width is 14.80 m. |
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Virginia » VA Chincoteague Island is a peaceful yet exciting tourist destination. It's Virginia's only resort island, offering a relaxed atmosphere and unspoiled natural beauty. From relaxing on the beach to watching spectacular sunsets over Chincoteague Bay, there's always something to do there. According to the 2020 census, the population was 3,344 people. |
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Indonesia » Sulawesi The Statue of Jesus the Redeemer is located in Dorbolaang, South Lembeh, Bitung City, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. This structure is a local symbol of the Christian community in the area, near the Lembeh Strait, famous for its scuba diving activities. The statue resembles classic Christ the Redeemer statues, with its arms outstretched in blessing, blending seamlessly with similar Jesus statues in North Sulawesi. |
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Algeria » DZA The Roman theater in Guelma dates from the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries AD, during the reign of Emperor Septimius Severus. It is a semicircular natural pit, its edges leveled and lined with plaster and cut stone to form steps and seating, creating what is known as the Roman amphitheater. |
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Peru » Cusco Choquequirao is a 16th-century Inca site in the Cusco region of southern Peru. Often referred to as the "sister city" of Machu Picchu due to its similar structure and architecture, the site comprises a vast complex of buildings and terraces built around Sunch'u Pata, a truncated hilltop on a steep slope overlooking the ApurÃmac River. |
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Los Angeles County » Manhattan Beach The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is a 0.66-acre (0.27 ha) botanical garden located within Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach, California. The garden is open daily and admission is free. This botanical garden showcases environmentally friendly gardening practices and features "California-friendly" plants in a small garden supported by a dedicated team of volunteers. |
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Brazil » BRA Lagoa Mangeeira is a shallow coastal lagoon located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. Formed approximately 4,500 years ago during the Holocene epoch by a sandbar caused by sea encroachment, it is one of the relatively new geological formations in the region and remains quite isolated. |
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Turkey » TUR The ancient city of Olympus was an ancient city in Lycia, on the southern coast of Antalya. Although Olympus encompassed a vast territory as defined by the stelae, it had a medium-sized city center. The structures that made up the urban composition stretched along both sides of a creek that extended through a deep valley flowing into the Mediterranean Sea to the east. |