Norway

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, stands as a Nordic country in Northern Europe, positioned on the Scandinavian Peninsula. In addition to its mainland, Norway encompasses the remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. Embracing the Subantarctic region, Bouvet Island stands as a dependent territory. Norway also lays claim to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land.

Covering a vast expanse of 385,207 square kilometers (148,729 square miles), Norway shares a lengthy eastern border with Sweden and is flanked by Finland and Russia to the northeast, with the Skagerrak strait marking its southern boundary. The country boasts an extensive coastline that opens up to the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.

Norway

National Gallery in Oslo

The National Gallery, built in 1836 in a strict classical style of pink granite, is one of the main attractions of the city of Oslo. Built by the German architects Schirmer (father and son), it has become Norway's premier art museum and an int... read more

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Munch Museum

The Munch Museum is the largest museum and cultural centre in the Norwegian capital, built in 1963 and designed by Gunnar Fogner and Elnar Mikelbast to mark the centenary of the birth of the Norwegian expressionist painter and graphic artist Edvar... read more

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Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tromsø

The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the world's northernmost Catholic cathedral, built in a neo-Gothic style, with about 500 parishioners of different nationalities, most of them Norwegians, Poles and Filipinos.

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Troomsee Bridge

The motorway two-lane cantilever bridge across the bay was built in 1960, designed by Norwegian architect Erling Vikshø. The bridge took over some of the of the traffic load carried prior to its construction by a ferry service Ferry crossin... read more

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more

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Israel

Church of the Visitation

The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.

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Greece

Ancient Agora

In the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more

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