Sentences with phrase «natural monuments»

Marine Protected Areas Manager Shane Young is a licensed special constable with powers of arrest for offenses committed in the two natural monuments.

Thousands of miles of plains, mountains and glaciers, stunning canyons and natural monuments shaped by the wind, ancient cave paintings and glyphs can still be seen — as can modern cities complete with entertainment centres and shopping malls, built from scratch in the middle of the steppe.

In 1972, the garden was designated a natural monument, a first for a national university botanical garden.

As a sign of its symbolic importance to the people of Japan, the Akita breed is designated as a natural monument.

Like the Akita Inu, the Kishu Inu has been declared a natural monument in Japan with a lot of honor and respect given to these lovable dogs.

In the Marine realm, the natural monument is also spectacular, encompassing a dramatic reef wall which drops to almost 1,000 yards deep.

Feeling revitalized after our lunch we made our way to the well known Raphia Palm Forest; a grove of raphia palms which has been declared a natural monument and is the best place to spot the rare Palmnut Vulture which nests near the top of the palm.

Made famous by Jacques Cousteau, the Blue Hole is now a protected natural monument.

Semuc Champey (Where the river hides under the stones) is a natural monument in the department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, near the Q'eqchi» Maya town of Lanquín.

Sponges and fan corals mark a wall that resembles some sort of natural monument.

In 1998, Victoria Peak was declared a natural monument.

Al large cave complex known as Grutas de Lanquín is located at only one kilometer from the capital city of the municipality and 11 km south of Lanquín runs the Cahabon River and one can find the Semuc Champey natural monument.

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Senior House Natural Resources Committee Republicans sent their own letter Wednesday to National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis to ask him to «take steps as necessary to keep and not destroy documents related to the decision this week to restrict public access» to open - air memorials and monuments in the Washington area, including those honoring veterans of multiple wars, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King.

Viewing devices that took advantage of stereopsis to create illusions of depth in images of natural scenes, architectural monuments and even pornography became immensely popular in Victorian drawing rooms.

The mountain landscapes of the American West are rich in fossil fuels, timber, fish, wildlife, and natural beauty, and host some the largest and most famous national parks, monuments, and protected wilderness.

Stone monuments, are continuously threatened by climatic change, extreme meteorological phenomena, human and natural hazards.

Resume: Stone monuments, are continuously threatened by climatic change, extreme meteorological phenomena, human and natural hazards.

Ancient cultures often modified natural rock formations or built stone monuments to mark the motions of the sun and moon, charting the seasons, creating calendars and monitoring eclipses.

Similar to natural wonders, national monuments and memorials can be found in cities from coast to coast all across the United States.

You need a time out from your Guide to the national parks, national monuments, state parks and other scenic natural landscapes of Arizona, USA, featuring detailed descriptions, maps

Welcome to Winter River, museum of natural greed; a monument to the bored businessman!

Working in teams, Sklar's sculpture students make rough sketches of would - be monuments that honor a range of North Star State treasures: natural resources, the iron - ore range, the shipping and flower industries.

«We learned that the children were fascinated by the Metro, monuments, museums, Union Station, natural spaces, public sculptures, and playgrounds,» says Project Zero researcher Mara Krechevsky.

I examine a wide variety of exhibit settings, including natural history museums, world's fairs, national monuments, shopping malls, and more to capture the perspectives of heterogeneous communities that have deployed extinct animals — at once mute and mutable icons — to support scientific, nationalistic, commercial, and religious narratives.

There is a monument to this dog in the Cimetier des Chiens, and his body is preserved in the Natural History Museum in Berne.

Not only are these impressive structures monuments to the rich history of the Maya, but they're also located in areas renowned for their extraordinary natural beauty.

Speckled with national parks, bustling cities, natural treasures, and must - see monuments, the Southwest — America's great wide open — is a living postcard.

Due to the resorts» ideal location, we were able to easily drive and discover the islands» beautiful beaches, historical monuments and natural attractions.

Land of the Colossus, daughter of the Sun, Island of the Knights, Rhodes boasts world heritage monuments, unique natural sites, picturesque villages, endless sand and pebble beaches and wonderful sunsets over Anatolia.

The municipality is a part of The Sintra - Cascais Natural Park - due to this fact all famous monuments, castles, and palaces are located in the mountains between lush plants, forests, and gardens.

A must - see natural park, unlike any other — hey, there are Byzantine monuments!

For all the obvious reasons: history, culture, language, wine and food, stunning natural beauty, monuments, beaches.

Nanjing is one of the most attractive cities of mainland China with many historical buildings and monuments, lush verdant parks, natural scenic lakes, and relics that attract thousands of visitors each year.

Attractions will also include museums, galleries, houses of parliament, monuments or places of natural beauty such as beaches.

Building began on the sandstone monument in the 13th century, but it wasn't completed until the 17th; much of the interior was remodeled by Gaudi at the beginning of the 20th century, and it is said that his use of natural light here was practice for later work on his famous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

Recently a new generation of natural «wanderers» embarked on a monumental task in the national monument named in his honor, the Muir Woods.

The city developed around a natural bay and still visible today, and of interest with tourists, are many preserved monuments such as the Church of La Asuncion, the Pozo de la Aguada and the Torre del Conde (The Tower of the Count).

Owing to its emotional appeal, this monument has been a natural rallying point for democracy movements and demonstrations throughout Thai political history.

Standing as a monument to all inclusive excess, the 577 - room Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya - Heaven rises from the warm sands and blue waters onto the lagoon - style beaches and natural sea coves, with lavish comfort and a service that just won't quit.

Visitors to Germany cast their votes for famous monuments, historical towns, natural landscapes, sports venues and theme parks but also for traditional events and festivals.

Take a trip to one of the many monuments, museums and ruins, or even just stroll around and look at the natural beauty of the rugged mountain landscape.

Photos will make for great memories but there is nothing like the feeling of awe when seeing a famous monument or a natural wonder with your own eyes for the first time.

World Monuments Fund announces 2018 watchlist The World Monuments Fund has announced its 2018 watch list of heritage sites at threat from conflict, natural disaster, neglect, development and climate change.

Her «domestic monuments» to suffering and lifeless creatures suggest narratives addressing the mass graves of major disaster sites, both natural and man - made, in which human forms are numerous and anonymous.

Like the poignant skeletons of redundant dockers» cranes found on the opposite bank of the Thames, it is an unintentionally elegant monument to overlooked «stuff» — the armatures and detritus that carry remnants of activity, that speak of natural processes of collapse and renewal, and of the human propensity to construct and dismantle.

The earliest painting in the exhibition, Moran's The Road to Acoma (1902), portrays a natural geological wonder meant to rival the man - made monuments of the old world.

Some came to explore revolutionary socio - political ideas as evident in the works of Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Tina Modotti and others, some in kinship with the Mexican muralist movement and its new realism, some were simply drawn to the country's ancient history and spirituality or the desire to document sacred monuments in their natural setting.

In an effort to recreate a pre-Christian account of a furious pharoah faced with a natural disaster, German artist Julius von Bismarck travelled the world, literally whipping nature and the monuments he comes across, recording the acts in a series of photographs and videos.

In July 2010 this marine monument became the first mixed United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in the United States, being recognized for both its unique and intact predator - dominated marine ecosystem, and its cultural heritage as «an embodiment of the Hawaiian concept of kinship between people and the natural world.»

Randal S. Olson used a computer algorithm to figure out the perfect road trip that makes at least one stop in all lower 48 states; only stops at National Natural Landmarks, National Historic Sites, National Parks, or National Monuments; and never leaves the U.S..