According to the legend, emperor Lê Lợi was boating on the lake when a Golden Turtle God (Kim Qui) surfaced and asked for his magic sword, Heaven's Will. Lợi concluded that Kim Qui had come to reclaim the sword that its master, a local God, the Dragon King (Vietnamese: Long Vương) had given Lợi some time earlier, during his revolt against the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Lợi renamed the lake to commemorate this event, it was formerly known as Luc Thuy meaning "Green Water"). The Turtle Tower (Thap Rùa) standing on a small island near the centre of lake is linked to the legend.
Hoàn Kiếm Lake, Vietnam
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According to the legend, emperor Lê Lợi was boating on the lake when a Golden Turtle God (Kim Qui) surfaced and asked for his magic sword, Heaven's Will. Lợi concluded that Kim Qui had come to reclaim the sword that its master, a local God, the Dragon King (Vietnamese: Long Vương) had given Lợi some time earlier, during his revolt against the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Lợi renamed the lake to commemorate this event, it was formerly known as Luc Thuy meaning "Green Water"). The Turtle Tower (Thap Rùa) standing on a small island near the centre of lake is linked to the legend.
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Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevsehir Province, in Turkey.
In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Black Sea. Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates and the Armenian Highland, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.
The name was traditionally used in Christian sources throughout history and is still widely used as an international tourism concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders. Source
Cappadocia, Turkey
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In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Black Sea. Cappadocia, in this sense, was bounded in the south by the chain of the Taurus Mountains that separate it from Cilicia, to the east by the upper Euphrates and the Armenian Highland, to the north by Pontus, and to the west by Lycaonia and eastern Galatia.
The name was traditionally used in Christian sources throughout history and is still widely used as an international tourism concept to define a region of exceptional natural wonders. Source
Corniglia is a quaint little village and we think the most charming of Italy’s Cinque Terre. With narrow walkways, closely packed medieval buildings, ancient churches, colorful shops, and a few cafes and delis, this is a pleasant old world village. Source
The Stunning Medieval Community, Corniglia
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The Lion Monument or the Lion of Lucerne, is a
sculpture in Lucerne,
Switzerland,
designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas
Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French
Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris, France. Mark Twain
praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most
mournful and moving piece of stone in the world. Source
The Lion Monument At Lucerne, Switzerland
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The Lion Monument or the Lion of Lucerne, is a
sculpture in Lucerne,
Switzerland,
designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas
Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French
Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris, France. Mark Twain
praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most
mournful and moving piece of stone in the world. Source
