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So-called Temple of the Dioscuri
So-called Temple of the Dioscuri (Tempio dei Dioscuri), Agrigento: a Greek Doric temple in the Sanctuary of the Chthonian Deities, its Castor-and-Pollux name a convention; four re-erected columns of the original 34 symbolize Agrigento.
So-called Theatre 3
So-called Theatre 3 (Teatro 3) is a Roman theatre on the acropolis ridge of Cyrene, Libya, conventionally numbered 3; semicircular orchestra, nearly identical to Theatre 2, possibly built after Theatre 2 was destroyed in the AD 262 earthquake.
So-called Villa on the Lake
So-called Villa on the Lake: a late Republican Roman villa on the Alban lake near Rome, with a 200-m two-level Doric portico and opus reticulatum cistern, later absorbed into Domitian's villa.
So-called Villa Selene
So-called Villa Selene (Villa Silene, Silin), a second-century CE Roman coastal villa near Al Khoms, Libya, west of Lepcis Magna; discovered 1974 under sand dunes, famed for mosaics of Amphitrite, circus races, and Nilotic pygmies.
So-called West Church in Apollonia
The so-called West Church, or Western Basilica, is a Byzantine three-aisled church at Apollonia, Cyrenaica, Libya, excavated in 1958 and 1959 and published in 1960.
So-called West Gate of Apollonia
So-called West Gate of Apollonia: main western gate in the Hellenistic walls of Apollonia (Marsa Susa), Libya, port of Cyrene. Sixth-century Byzantine mortuary chapel, western basilica, and official rooms cluster around it; the gate tower is unchanged since 1958.
Sobo, Katamuki and Okue Biosphere Reserve
Sobo, Katamuki and Okue Biosphere Reserve (祖母・傾・大崩ユネスコエコパーク), a UNESCO MAB biosphere reserve in Oita and Miyazaki prefectures, Kyushu, Japan, designated June 2017; 243,672 ha, 85 percent forest, six municipalities, home of the Japanese serow.
Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark
Sobrarbe-Pirineos UNESCO Global Geopark (Geoparque Mundial UNESCO Sobrarbe-Pirineos), designated 2015, covers all 2,202 km² of the Sobrarbe comarca in Huesca, Aragon, Spain; a Pyrenean geopark with the Monte Perdido limestone massif, in the network since 2006.
Sochi (site)
Sochi Casino (Казино Сочи), opened January 5, 2017 at Estosadok, is the flagship casino of the Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi, Russia, operated by DOMEIN LLC with 400+ slots, poker, and 24/7 entry for adults 18+.
Sochi Discovery World Aquarium
Sochi Discovery World Aquarium, an oceanarium in Adler, Sochi, opened 26 December 2009; about 5 million liters, 34 exhibits, 44 m acrylic tunnel, mermaid and feeding shows.
Sochi Park
Sochi Park is a theme park in Sochi, Russia, built on the 2014 Winter Olympic Park grounds and themed on Russian folklore, the first theme park in Russia.
Sochut Dendropark
Sochut Dendropark (Սոճուտ), the Sochut or Stepanavan Arboretum, is a 35 ha arboretum near Gyulagarak, Lori Province, Armenia, founded in 1931 by Polish forester Edmon Leonovich at 1,450 m altitude.
Sociedad Cultural Casino de Torrevieja
Sociedad Cultural Casino de Torrevieja, also Casino la Numancia, is a Spanish cultural society founded 1 January 1867 in Torrevieja, Alicante, housed in an 1896 modernist building with a Neo-Nasrid Moorish room, hosting exhibitions and cultural events.
SOCIETAT DE CAÇADORS
SOCIETAT DE CAÇADORS (Societat de Caçadors) is a place in Masdenverge, Tarragona, Catalonia, mapped on OpenStreetMap node 2625686471 with the tourism=zoo tag, at 40.7605°N, 0.5532°E near Campredó; the name is the generic Catalan term for a local hunters' association.
Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve
Socotra Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Man and Biosphere reserve designated in 2003 off Yemen's coast, covering 2,195,500 ha with 37% endemic plants, 90% endemic reptiles, and overlapping World Heritage and Ramsar designations.
Söderskär and Långören Archipelago
Söderskär and Långören Archipelago (Söderskärin ja Långörenin saaristo): a Porvoo outer archipelago area in the Gulf of Finland, Natura 2000 site FI0100077 and Ramsar site no. 3 (1974), 18,219 ha, with an 1862 lighthouse, seabird research, and grey seal protection.
Sohnag Mound
Sohnag Mound (सोहनाग), also spelled Sohanag, is an extensive ancient brick-ruins mound at Sohnag village, Salempur tehsil, Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh; a centrally protected ASI Sarnath Circle monument since 1920, source of the 1945 terracotta seal of Avantivarman.
Soin-gook Theme Park
Soin-gook Theme Park (소인국테마파크, Soingook) is a miniature theme park in Seogwipo, Jeju, South Korea, with over 100 landmark miniatures from about 30 countries, dinosaur fossils, and a free train; it relocated to 347 Hwasunseodong-ro.
Sokhondinskiy Biosphere Reserve
Sokhondinskiy Biosphere Reserve (Сохондинский заповедник) is a Russian zapovednik in Zabaykalsky Krai around Mount Sokhondo, established 1973, a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 1985, at the taiga-steppe junction near Mongolia.
Sokolova Mohyla
Sokolova Mohyla (Соколова Могила) is a Bronze Age kurgan near Kovalivka, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, excavated in 1974 by G.T. Kovpanenko; it held an unlooted 1st-century AD Sarmatian priestess burial with gold jewelry, silk, and imports.
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Pittsburgh's Beaux-Arts veterans memorial on Fifth Avenue in Oakland, opened 1910, designed by Henry Hornbostel after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, with a 2,500-seat auditorium and Hall of Valor.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland)
The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, dedicated July 4, 1894 on Cleveland's Public Square, honors about 9,000 county Civil War Union veterans; designed by Levi T. Scofield with bronze service groups and a Liberty statue.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis)
Indiana State Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Monument Circle, Indianapolis: 284 ft 6 in limestone Civil War memorial by Bruno Schmitz, built 1888–1901, dedicated 1902, crowned by the bronze Victory.
Solduno
Solduno, a village in Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland, is the site of an extensive Iron Age (La Tène) and Roman necropolis with over 200 tombs, used from the mid-4th century BC to the mid-3rd century AD and excavated since 1935.
Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill (Little Solsbury Hill) is a 188-191 m hill above Batheaston, northeast Bath, Somerset, crowned by a 7.9 ha univallate Iron Age hillfort occupied c. 300-100 BC, a National Trust scheduled monument, and the namesake of Peter Gabriel's 1977 song.
Soltaniyeh
Soltaniyeh (Sultaniyye), Zanjan province, Iran: 14th-century Ilkhanid capital, home to the Mausoleum of Oljaytu (1302–12), a 50 m turquoise double-shell dome, UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.
Sommerein
Sommerein: ancient site in Austria, Barrington Atlas 13 B4, recorded in Pleiades as a Roman-period villa at 47.99173 N, 16.658521 E, dated 30 BC to AD 640; also a modern Lower Austrian village.
Son Bou Basilica
Son Bou Basilica: early Christian basilica ruin at the east end of Son Bou beach, Alaior, Menorca; three naves, tripartite apse, monolithic cruciform font; traditionally 5th century, radiocarbon suggests 677-708 AD.
Son Espases Roman Camp
Son Espases Roman camp: late Republican legionary camp found in 2007 under the Son Espases hospital in Palma, Mallorca; founded c. 120/110 BC, abandoned c. 50 BC, capacity at least one legion, with a Talayotic sanctuary nearby.
Son of Beast
Son of Beast was a wooden roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, built by RCCA, operating 2000-2009. It set wooden coaster records for height (218 ft) and speed (78 mph) and was the only looping wooden coaster, but closed after 2006 and 2009 incidents and was demolished in 2012.