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Bloubergstrand / ˌ b l oʊ b ər ɡ ˈ s t r æ n d / is a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, along the shores of Table Bay, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) due north of the city centre of Cape Town. The name Bloubergstrand literally means "blue mountain beach" in Afrikaans, and is derived from Blaauwberg (231 metres
Slottslejonen ("The Castle Lions") are two bronze sculptures of lions that stand on Lejonbacken ("the Lion Slope") below the northern facade of Stockholm Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. The lions are not completely identical or merely mirror images: they have their heads turned east and west respectively (i.e., away from each other) and both gaze ...
Three bottlenose dolphins perform a stunt in the Loro Parque Dolphin Show. Loro Parque (Spanish for "parrot park") or 'Loro Park' is a 135,000 m 2 (13.5 ha) zoo on the outskirts of Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, Spain where it houses an extensive and diverse reserve of animal and plant species.
Lists of tourist attractions in Europe by country (46 C) + Tourist attractions in the Faroe Islands (8 C, 2 P) Tourist attractions in Gibraltar (9 C, 11 P)
Lists of tourist attractions in Europe (5 C, 2 P) + Tourist attractions in the Channel Islands (5 C) A. Amusement parks in Europe (1 C) Aquaria in Europe (1 C, 3 P) B.
Lists of tourist attractions in Ireland (9 P) Pages in category "Lists of tourist attractions in Europe" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Lion Monument (German: Löwendenkmal), or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were killed in 1792 during the French Revolution , when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris .
The history of lions in Europe is part of the wider history of the lion species complex. The rediscovery and confirmation of their presence in Europe , already known by myths , historical accounts and ancient art , was made possible by the finds of fossils of Pleistocene , Holocene and Ancient lions excavated in Europe since the early 19th century.