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561. Al Mirani Fort
A 16th-century Portuguese fort on the rocks beside Al Alam Palace, now open as a cultural site with a weapons museum, digital displays and sea views.
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562. Al-Azhar Mosque
Founded by the Fatimids in 970, Al-Azhar is Cairo's great congregational mosque and the historic heart of one of the oldest universities in the world.
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563. Albertina
A former Habsburg palace by the State Opera holding one of the world's great print rooms, restored state rooms and a permanent collection from Monet to Picasso.
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564. Alte Pinakothek
Munich's great Old Masters gallery, opened in 1836, with works by Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Leonardo, Raphael and Botticelli from the Wittelsbach collections.
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565. American Museum of Natural History
Facing Central Park, this natural history museum is known for its dinosaur halls, the blue whale model, the Rose Center planetarium and the Gilder Center.
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566. Angkor National Museum
A modern museum on Preah Sihanouk Avenue that explains Khmer civilisation, religion and the Angkor temples through sculpture, artefacts and themed galleries.
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567. Bangkok National Museum
Thailand's principal national museum, set in the former Front Palace near Sanam Luang, with collections spanning Thai art, archaeology and royal heritage.
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568. Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
The white-domed basilica crowning the butte of Montmartre, free to enter and open daily, with sweeping views over Paris from its steps and dome.
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569. Bhaktapur Durbar Square
The former royal square of the Kingdom of Bhaktapur, 12 km east of Kathmandu, with the 55 Window Palace, the Golden Gate and the five-storey Nyatapola nearby.
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570. Bondi Beach
Sydney's best-known surf beach, a kilometre of sand about 7 km east of the city centre, patrolled by lifesavers and lined with cafés along Campbell Parade.
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571. Castel Nuovo (Maschio Angioino)
Medieval castle facing Piazza Municipio, with a Renaissance triumphal arch, the vaulted Sala dei Baroni, a palatine chapel and the civic art museum.
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572. Catedral Metropolitana
The seat of the Archdiocese of Mexico on the north side of the Zócalo, built between 1573 and 1813, with the gilded Altar of the Kings and the baroque Sagrario.
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573. Catedral Metropolitana de Medellín
Medellín's neo-Romanesque brick cathedral on Parque de Bolívar, begun in 1875 and built from about 1.12 million bricks to a design by Charles Émile Carré.
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574. Catedral Primada de Bogotá
The neoclassical cathedral on Plaza de Bolívar, built between 1807 and 1823 by Domingo de Petrés, holds the tomb of the city's founder and Colombia's largest organ.
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575. Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
Brussels' Brabantine Gothic cathedral, built between the 13th and early 16th centuries, with twin 69-metre towers, Renaissance stained glass and a Baroque pulpit.
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576. Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate
Nice's Baroque cathedral on Place Rossetti in the old town, with a glazed-tile dome, an eighteenth-century bell tower and about ten richly decorated chapels.
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577. Convento de la Popa
An Augustinian convent founded in the early 1600s on the summit of the Cerro de La Popa, with a cloister, a religious museum and panoramic views over the city.
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578. Daan Viljoen Game Park
A 40-square-kilometre game park in the Khomas Hochland hills 24 km west of Windhoek, with hiking trails among zebra, kudu, oryx and around 200 bird species.
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579. Dar es Salaam Botanical Gardens
Shady colonial-era gardens on Samora Avenue, laid out in 1893 by Franz Stuhlmann, with indigenous and exotic plants including the Seychelles coco-de-mer palm.
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580. de Young Museum
The de Young is a fine arts museum in Golden Gate Park with American art, textiles and art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, plus a free observation tower.
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