Notre Dame de Paris is a famous tourist attraction in France and a milestone in the history of European architecture. This is a typical Gothic church building located on the Seine River in the center of Paris. It was started in 1163 and completed in 1345. It is one of the most representative monuments in France. Notre Dame de Paris is a representative of early European Gothic architecture and sculpture art. In recent years, approximately 12 million tourists have visited Notre Dame every year, making it the most visited attraction in France.Notre Dame de Paris is located in a temperate maritime climate. The average temperature in summer is between 15 and 25 degrees. In winter, it rains a lot and is often foggy. Restoring Notre Dame will require consideration of climate change and its impacts, as well as the use of sustainable building materials and technologies. This can contribute to SDG 13 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Restoring Notre Dame will provide the public with research and learning opportunities that advance SDG 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Shell ring site are a type of ancient human settlement site. The cultural accumulation at such sites is dominated by shellfish. Shell ring site of the ancient city of Jinning in Yunnan is the most complete known annular shell mound site of the Pre-Dian period in Yunnan Province, China. The core area of the site reaches 42,000 square meters, and the shell mound accumulation thickness is nearly 6.5 meters. There are a large number of snail shells stacked alternately with layers of lime soil in the site. After the ancients ate the snail meat, they discarded the snail shells as food waste, and gradually accumulated them over the years, forming the shell mounds we see today. Protecting shell midden sites can help people understand past ways of life, promote tourism and local economic development, and promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal SDG 4 quality education and SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.
image of Shell ring site of the ancient city of Jinning
The Herculaneum Scrolls are ancient scrolls discovered in Herculaneum in the 18th century AD. The scrolls were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. Now these ancient scrolls have been severely carbonized and are very fragile. If they are not careful, they will be completely broken, making it difficult for people to open these scrolls. In the early days, the scrolls were even thought to be carbonized tree branches and were abandoned or even burned. Currently, researchers are using a variety of methods to try to unfold The Herculaneum Scrolls, even using the latest three-dimensional scanning technology and artificial intelligence algorithms, and have made a lot of progress. Years of research revealed that the scrolls came from ancient libraries and contained many ancient Greek philosophical texts, including the works of ancient Greek philosophers and poets.Preserving The Herculaneum Scrolls can provide researchers and the public with an important resource for learning about ancient cultures and languages, and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal SDG 4 quality education and SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Images of Memorial Sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero
The Images of Memorial Sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The Forbidden City in Beijing is a royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties of China, formerly known as the Forbidden City, located in the center of the central axis of Beijing. The Forbidden City is about 960 meters long from north to south and 750 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of more than 720,000 square meters, with more than 8,000 existing houses. It is surrounded by a 10-meter-high wall and a 52-meter-wide moat outside the wall.
Independence Hall, an important and notable site in American history, is the location of the adoption of both the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to establish independence from the British monarchy, and the U.S. Constitution in 1787, creating the early foundations of a new country. The significance of these events contributes to Independence Hall’s nickname as the “birthplace of American democracy”. Today, Independence Hall remains a powerful symbol representing liberty, justice, and self-governance. Independence Hall contributes to several United Nations SDGs, most significantly #4, #11 and #16. It supports #4 Quality Education by serving as a key landmark for educating people about democracy, human rights and governance. It enhances #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities by promoting educational and responsible tourism, further preserving its importance across future generations. Lastly, it upholds #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions as it represents the ideals of liberty and justice. By incorporating the use of digital technology, Independence Hall reaches a wider audience, furthering its contributions to UN SDGs.
VR view from inside St Salvators Cloister.
An overview of the Caen Township installation at the Timespan museum in Helmsdale, Scotland.
Inverness Castle as viewed from the west across the River Ness.
Iron Flower Show (Da Tie Hua) is a traditional Chinese folk firework performance that started in the Northern Song dynasty, flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and has a history of over a thousand years. Today, it's mainly popular in Hebei and Henan. During the performance, with drums beating, the molten iron is heated to 1600°C-1700°C. Performers throw the scalding iron into the sky, and another person hits the iron with a wooden board before it falls, creating a spectacular scene of fiery blooms in the air.
IS5110 2023: Eastern Zhou Horse Martyrdom Pits
The Eastern Zhou Martyred Horse Pit is located in the western part of the village of Hetiatao in Linzi District, Zibo City. The owner of the tomb was Duke Jing of Qi, the 25th king after Jiang Tai Gong, who reigned for 58 years and was one of the longest rulers of Qi. The tomb is 26 metres from north to south and 23 metres from east to west. The outer chamber is located in the middle of the tomb, built of natural stone, 8 metres long from north to south, 7 metres wide from east to west and 5 metres deep. The tomb was robbed in its early years and no burial goods remain, except for the surrounding horse martyrdom pits, which are mostly intact.
IS5110 2023: Zhoucun Ancient Shopping Mall
Zhoucun Ancient Shopping Mall scenic spot is located in Zhoucun District, Zibo City, Shandong Province, known as the "dry dock", "Golden Zhoucun", "Silk Township", "the world's first village It is known as the "Dry Dock", "Golden Zhoucun", "Silk Town" and "The First Village in the World". The scenic spot covers a total area of 60.5 hectares and is now a provincial key cultural relics protection unit and a national AAAA level tourist attraction, mainly consisting of ancient streets such as Main Street, Silk Market Street and Yinzi Market Street, with more than 50,000 square metres of well-preserved ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
During the Wei, Jin and North and South Dynasties, Zibo began to produce porcelain, and during the Tang and Song dynasties, the skills of porcelain production continued to improve, and porcelain kilns were spread all over the place, with famous kilns including Zhaili kiln, Magcun kiln and Boshan kiln. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Boshan became an important centre for the production and sale of ceramics in the country. Zibo ceramics made full use of local ceramic resources, creating a colourful ceramic culture and a rough and bold, simple and bright style in the production process. Zibo ceramics have a wide range of subject matter, from everyday objects to furnishings to garden and architectural porcelain, reflecting in one way or another the social, economic and cultural background and outlook of the central Lu region at the time. The modern fine porcelain talc, high feldspar porcelain, high quartz porcelain, bone china won the national invention award, was selected as Zhongnanhai, Diaoyutai, the Great Hall of the People with porcelain, become "Zibo ceramics, contemporary national kiln" important symbol. On May 23, 2011, Zibo ceramics firing techniques were approved by the State Council to be included in the third batch of Chinese cultural heritage list.
Description: The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous opera houses in the world, which is known by many people. It is in Sydney and is one of the major landmarks of this city, which is extremely grant and so beautiful. What’s more, it can be seen from a very long distance, and it not only has great architectural but also has great artistic value. Many famous opera groups come to the Sydney Opera House to perform and take pride in those experiences, and many audiences come to the Sydney Opera House to watch the performances of opera groups they loved. It is also a symbol of Sydney's culture and has an extremely special position to locals.
The Longmen Grottoes and shrines contain the largest and finest collection of Chinese art from the late Northern Wei dynasty to the Tang dynasty (316-907 AD). All these works of art reflect the religious themes of Buddhism and represent the highest peak of Chinese stone carving art. Located on both sides of Yihe, south of the ancient capital of Luoyang, Longmen Grottoes is made up of more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into a kilometer-long cliff of steep limestone. The statues include nearly 110,000 Buddhist statues, more than 60 stupas and 2,800 inscriptions on stone tablets. Luoyang was the capital of the late Northern Wei Dynasty and the early Tang dynasty. The most concentrated carving period was from the late 5th century to the middle 8th century.
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