9,860 articles
Lancaster Castle (United Kingdom)
Lancaster Castle, also called John O'Gaunt's Castle, is a Grade I listed medieval castle, former prison, and working Crown Court in Lancaster, Lancashire, site of the 1612 Lancashire witch trials.
Land of dragons
Land of dragons (Land of the Dragons) names several attractions: Chessington's 2004 children's area with Dragon's Fury, Busch Gardens Williamsburg's 1994 kids' land, Terre de Dragons reptile park in Civaux, France, Energylandia's Dragon Town, and Osuna's Tierra de Dragones campaign.
Land of Extinct Volcanoes UNESCO Global Geopark
The Land of Extinct Volcanoes is a UNESCO Global Geopark designated in 2024 in the Kaczawskie Mountains and Foothills of Lower Silesia, south-west Poland, an area of about 1,300 km².
Landmark
A landmark is a conspicuous object or officially designated structure of historical or aesthetic interest. Covers word senses, U.S. National Historic Landmarks, New York City local designation, UNESCO World Heritage, and climate threats.
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib: seven-site serial UNESCO World Heritage property in Yemen, inscribed 2023 under criteria (iii)(iv), covering Ma'rib, Sirwah, three temples, and the ancient Marib dam; on the danger list since 2023.
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem
Kladruby nad Labem landscape (Krajina pro chov a výcvik ceremoniálních kočárových koní), a Czech UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed 2019, a 1,310 ha Elbe floodplain cultural landscape breeding and training Kladruber ceremonial carriage horses since the 1579 Imperial Court Stud charter.
Landscape of Grand Pré
Landscape of Grand Pré (Le Paysage de Grand-Pré), UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012 in Nova Scotia's Minas Basin: a 1,300-hectare Acadian dykeland polder with aboiteaux, and the principal memorial of the 1755 Grand Dérangement.
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (Paisagem da Cultura da Vinha da Ilha do Pico), UNESCO World Heritage site 1117 on Pico Island, Azores, inscribed 2004: 987 ha of basalt-walled vine plots (currais) dating to the 15th century, peaking in the 19th century.
Landscape protection area
Landscape protection area (Landschaftsschutzgebiet, IUCN category V protected landscape/seascape): legally protected whole landscapes shaped by human use; Germany alone holds 8,903 covering 27% of its territory.
Landscapes of Dauria
Landscapes of Dauria (Paysages de la Dauria) is a 2017 transboundary serial UNESCO World Heritage site of four parts across Mongolia and Russia, protecting 912,624 ha of Daurian steppe, wetlands, migratory cranes, and Mongolian gazelle routes.
Lane Cove National Park
Lane Cove National Park: 670-hectare NSW national park (gazetted 1992) along the Lane Cove River in Sydney's north, a bushland corridor with Aboriginal sites, threatened species, picnics, walks and holiday park.
Laneia
Laneia (Λάνεια, Lania) is a traditional wine village in Cyprus's Limassol district, 25 km from Limassol at 575 m altitude, with Cyprogeometric-era finds, 281 residents in 2011, and a protected ancient oak.
Lang Son UNESCO Global Geopark
Lang Son UNESCO Global Geopark (Công viên địa chất toàn cầu UNESCO Lạng Sơn), Viet Nam's fourth geopark, recognized 8 September 2024; 4,842 km² of karst, Na Duong fossils, and Tay-Nung culture.
Lang-i Rud
Lang-i Rud is an ancient place in Iran at Barrington Atlas map 92 grid G2, identified with Laodicea = Nemavand and known from Leo Trümpelmann's 1968 study of its fire temple; some sources place the Lang-e Rud area southeast of Qom.
Langedrag Wildlife Park
Langedrag Naturpark (Langedrag Wildlife Park), a Norwegian mountain farm, wildlife park and camp school in Nore og Uvdal, Buskerud, founded 1978 by Eva and Edvin Thorson; about 500 animals of 25 species, famous for wolves and the NRK series Vi på Langedrag.
Langenhain
Langenhain is the name of several villages in Hesse, Germany, including Langenhain-Ziegenberg, which grew up beside a Roman frontier fort, and a district of Hofheim am Taunus first documented in 1309.
Langkawi Nature Park
Langkawi Nature Park (LNP) is a 50-acre mangrove and zoological reserve in Kampung Belanga Pechah, Langkawi, Malaysia, within Kilim Geoforest Park. Its 800m mangrove boardwalk, jaguars, hyenas, pandemic closure in 2020, and December 2023 reopening distinguish it from the nearby Langkawi Wildlife Park.
Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark
Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark: Malaysia's and Southeast Asia's first geopark, designated 1 June 2007, covering 99 islands in Kedah, about 478 sq km of land, with Cambrian rocks over 550 million years old and three geoforest parks.
Langkawi Wildlife Park
Langkawi Wildlife Park, formerly Langkawi Bird Paradise, is an interactive animal park on Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia, where visitors can feed more than 150 species.
Lantonside
Lantonside: Roman fortlet in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Nith (grid NY010662), about 40 by 35 m, identified from aerial photography, attributed to the Antonine occupation c. AD 139-165.
Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark
Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark (Geoparque de Lanzarote y Archipiélago Chinijo), a Spanish geopark designated in 2015 covering Lanzarote and five islets, with the 1730–1736 Timanfaya eruption, the 7.6 km La Corona lava tube, and the EU's largest marine reserve.
Lanzhou Botanical Garden
Lanzhou Botanical Garden (兰州植物园) is a free municipal botanical garden in Anning District, Lanzhou, Gansu, built from 1993 on the former Shijiawan Nursery, with about 530 mu, 380-plus plant species, a 46-mu lake, and the Dunhuang Garden.
Lapis Niger
Lapis Niger is a black marble pavement in the Roman Forum's Comitium, covering an archaic sanctuary and one of the earliest Latin inscriptions, from the sixth century BC.
Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve
Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve is a strictly protected nature reserve and UNESCO biosphere reserve in the central Kola Peninsula, Russia, established in 1930 to protect northern taiga, mountain tundra, and the wild reindeer of the peninsula.
Laponian Area (protected area)
Laponian Area, a 940,900 ha mixed World Heritage site in Norrbotten, northern Sweden, inscribed 1996; four national parks and two nature reserves preserving Saami reindeer transhumance, Sarek mountains, and the Sjaunja mires.
Large Dih Or Mound
Large dih or mound, a centrally protected ASI archaeological mound at Chhetiaon, Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath Circle; measures 1,900' x 900' near Fazilnagar; listed untraceable in 2013 CAG audit.
Large Flat Topped Mound of Ruins Called Jharmatiya Or Dharmatiya Cultivated Land
The large flat-topped mound of ruins called Jharmatiya, or Dharmatiya, is a centrally protected archaeological site at Chhetiaon in Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh, protected since 1920.
Large Rectangular Shaped Mound
Large Rectangular Shaped Mound, Bairant, Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh: an ASI centrally protected ancient mound (800' x 600') on the Ban Ganga bank, part of the fortified Bairant city site, notified 1920, distinct from Bairat in Rajasthan.
Large Temple at Sikait
Large Temple at Sikait: Roman-period hemispeos rock-cut temple in talc schist at Sikait (ancient Senskis), Egypt's Mons Smaragdus emerald-mining district; three rooms, two columns, Greek facade inscription, in use 1st-7th century AD, structurally unstable since construction.
Large Theater
Large Theater (Teatro Grande), Pompeii's main ancient Roman theater in Regio VIII, built mid-2nd century BC on a hillside, enlarged to about 5,000 seats, renovated by the Holconii, still used for performances.