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581. Dohány Street Synagogue

Synagogue and Jewish museumJewish Quarter (Erzsébetváros)

Europe's largest synagogue, consecrated in 1859, with the Hungarian Jewish Museum, a Holocaust memorial garden and a cemetery for victims of the wartime ghetto.

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582. Dubrovnik Cathedral and Treasury

Baroque cathedral and reliquary treasuryOld Town

Dubrovnik's Baroque cathedral, rebuilt after the 1667 earthquake, with a Titian altarpiece and a treasury holding the gold reliquaries of St Blaise.

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583. Ethnological Museum

Ethnographic museum in a former imperial palaceUniversity area

University museum inside Haile Selassie's former palace, showing Ethiopian ethnography, music, religious art and the emperor's private rooms.

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584. Galata Tower

Medieval tower and viewpointGalata

The 14th-century Genoese stone tower above Karaköy, now a museum with a 360-degree observation deck over the Golden Horn, Bosphorus and old city.

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585. Hamburger Kunsthalle

Art museumAltstadt

One of Germany's major art museums, spanning seven centuries from medieval altarpieces and Caspar David Friedrich to contemporary art in the Galerie der Gegenwart.

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586. Hockey Hall of Fame

Sports museumFinancial District

The museum of ice hockey at Yonge and Front, inside Brookfield Place, home of the Stanley Cup, NHL trophies, hands-on rink games and changing exhibits.

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587. Hoover Dam

Historic dam and visitor centreBlack Canyon (Nevada-Arizona border)

Historic 726-foot dam on the Colorado River about 30 miles south-east of Las Vegas, with a visitor centre, guided tours and a walk across the top of the dam.

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588. Independence Memorial Hall

National monumentCinnamon Gardens

The national monument to Sri Lankan independence, built in 1949 to 1953 and modelled on the royal audience hall of the Kandyan kings.

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589. Jabi Lake

Urban lake and waterfront parkJabi

A reservoir in western Abuja, built to supply water to the young capital, that now draws residents for boat rides, lakeside walks and weekend events.

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590. Jade Buddha Temple

Buddhist templePutuo

A working Buddhist temple in Putuo, founded in 1882 to house two white jade Buddhas brought from Burma, a seated figure and a reclining one.

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591. Jade Emperor Pagoda

Taoist pagodaDa Kao

A Taoist temple completed in 1909 by Cantonese migrants, filled with carved figures, incense smoke and worshippers, and visited by President Obama in 2016.

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592. Jaigarh Fort

Hill fort and cannon museumAmer

Defensive hill fort on the Hill of Eagles above Amber Fort, home to the 18th-century Jaivana cannon, an armoury, water tanks and wide Aravalli views.

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593. Jamestown Lighthouse

Historic lighthouse and viewpointJamestown

A red-and-white 1930s lighthouse in old Jamestown, about 28 metres tall, whose spiral stairs lead to wide views over the fishing harbour and Accra's coast.

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594. Johannesburg Zoo

ZooParkview

Johannesburg Zoo on Jan Smuts Avenue has been open since 1904 and houses more than 2,000 animals of over 300 species in leafy grounds beside Zoo Lake.

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595. Jongmyo Shrine

Royal ancestral shrine, UNESCO World Heritage SiteJongno

The royal ancestral shrine of the Joseon dynasty, a UNESCO site since 1995, where the spirit tablets of kings and queens are kept in long, austere halls.

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596. Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts

Modern art museumJabal al-Luweibdeh

Jordan's national gallery in Jabal al-Luweibdeh, with thousands of modern and contemporary works from Jordan, the Arab world and the Global South.

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597. Juma Masjid Mosque

Historic mosqueGrey Street (City Centre)

The Juma Masjid on Dr Yusuf Dadoo Street, founded in 1881 and rebuilt from 1927, is Durban's landmark mosque, with gilt-domed minarets above the Grey Street district.

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598. Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)

Landmark building and viewpointCentral Business District

A Nairobi landmark since 1973, this tower is crowned by a cone-shaped helipad whose rooftop gives open views over the city centre and, on clear days, towards the Ngong Hills.

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599. Kyoto Imperial Palace

Former imperial palaceKamigyo

The residence of Japan's emperors until 1869, set inside the wide lawns and woods of Kyoto Gyoen and open to the public free of charge.

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600. Lac Rose (Lake Retba)

Salt lake and day tripNiayes, north-east of Dakar

Shallow salt lake about 35 km north-east of Dakar whose water can turn pink, known for its salt collectors and as the former finish of the Dakar Rally.

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