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  2. Imperial City of Huế - Wikipedia

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    The palace is also a place to display many treasures of the Nguyen Dynasty such as rare Vietnamese porcelain, golden and jade royal seal of the dynasty. Currently, this palace has become a ruin due to being burned during the Viet Minh resistance campaign in February 1947, this building is being restored, expected to be completed in 4 years from ...

  3. Hasmonean and Herodian royal winter palaces - Wikipedia

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    The Hasmonean palace was built on a hill overlooking the city of Jericho. The palace was built by John Hyrcanus I (134–104 BCE) and believed to have been fortified during the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (103–76 BCE). [6] A strong earthquake in 31 BCE destroyed the palace. Evidence to this was found in different parts of the complex.

  4. Jericho - Wikipedia

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    The Jericho synagogue in the Royal Maccabean winter palace at Jericho dates from 70 to 50 BCE. A synagogue dating to the late 6th or early 7th century CE was discovered in Jericho in 1936, and was named Shalom Al Yisrael Synagogue, or "peace unto Israel", after the central Hebrew motto in its mosaic floor.

  5. Kien Trung Palace - Wikipedia

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    Bird eye-view of the palace in 2023. Kien Trung Palace (Vietnamese: Điện Kiến Trung; chữ Hán:建中殿) is a palace within the Imperial City of Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam. It was the residence of the last two emperors of the Nguyễn dynasty. [1] It was destroyed by the Viet Minh in 1947 during the Indochina Wars ...

  6. Herod's Palace - Wikipedia

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    Herod's Palace (Herodium), winter palace at Herodium in the Judean desert 12 kilometers south of Jerusalem; Masada, on a small mountain; Caesarea Maritima, on a promontory in the sea; Three winter palaces at Jericho; Machaerus, Hasmonean fortress rebuilt by Herod in 30 BC; Cypros Palace near Jericho, named by Herod in memory of his mother, Cypros

  7. Tell es-Sultan - Wikipedia

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    The Tower of Jericho is an 8.5-metre-tall (28 ft) stone structure, built in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period around 8000 BCE. [16] It is among the earliest stone monuments of mankind. [ 43 ] Conical in shape, the tower is almost 9 metres (30 ft) in diameter at the base, decreasing to 7 metres (23 ft) at the top, with walls approximately 1.5 ...

  8. The Complex of Huế Monuments - Wikipedia

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    The Complex of Huế Monuments (Vietnamese: Quần thể di tích Cố đô Huế) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site-listed relic complex located in the city of Huế, central Vietnam. Established as the capital of newly unified Vietnam in 1802 under the reign of emperor Gia Long , Hue played a vital role as the political, cultural, and religious ...

  9. Category:Buildings and structures in Jericho - Wikipedia

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