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  2. Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 September 2024. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...

  3. The Forgotten City - Wikipedia

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    Genre (s) Adventure. Mode (s) Single-player. The Forgotten City is a mystery adventure role-playing game developed by Australian developer Modern Storyteller and published by Dear Villagers with additional support from Film Victoria. It is a full video game adaptation of the critically-acclaimed Skyrim mod of the same name.

  4. Open world - Wikipedia

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    e. In video games, an open world is a virtual world in which the player can approach objectives freely, as opposed to a world with more linear and structured gameplay. [1][2] Notable games in this category include The Legend of Zelda (1986), Grand Theft Auto V (2013) and Minecraft (2011). [3][4] Games with open or free-roaming worlds typically ...

  5. Petra - Wikipedia

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    It is located outside the main area of the city, at the foot of Jabal an-Nmayr and about 0.5 mi (0.8 km) south of the city centre, but is facing east, not towards the city, and has no visible relationship to it. The structure consists of a huge, 184 by 161 ft (56 by 49 m) platform, with a monumental staircase along its eastern side.

  6. Tyre, Lebanon - Wikipedia

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    The city has many ancient sites, including the Tyre Hippodrome, and was added as a whole to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984. [2] The historian Ernest Renan noted that "One can call Tyre a city of ruins, built out of ruins". [3] [4] Today, Tyre is the fourth largest city in Lebanon after Beirut, Tripoli, and Sidon. [5]

  7. Antioch - Wikipedia

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    Antioch. Antioch on the Orontes (/ ˈænti.ɒk /; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου, romanized: Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou, pronounced [anti.ó.kʰeː.a]) [note 1] was a Hellenistic Greek city [1][2] founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. [3] One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, [2 ...

  8. Miletus - Wikipedia

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    The earliest Minoan settlement of Miletus dates to 2000 BC. [9] Beginning at about 1900 BC artifacts of the Minoan civilization acquired by trade arrived at the site. [8] For some centuries the location received a strong impulse from that civilization, an archaeological fact that tends to support but not necessarily confirm the founding legend—that is, a population influx from Crete.

  9. Museum of Modern Art - Wikipedia

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    www.moma.org. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The institution was conceived in 1929 by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Lillie P. Bliss, and Mary Quinn Sullivan. Initially located in the Heckscher Building on Fifth Avenue, it opened just days ...