Historic site
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A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. Historic sites are u
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii is known as a historic site in Europe.
Iron bed in torture room at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
NPS employee talking to a group of students inside the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C.
Bronze NRHP plaque mounted on historic building.
Pompeii
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Pompeii was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, it was buried under 4 to 6 m o
Historic site
…The ancient Roman city of Pompeii is known as a historic site in Europe. A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social…
View of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius
The Forum of Pompeii with the entrances to the Basilica (left) and Macellum (right), the Temple of Jupiter (front) and Mount Vesuvius in the distance
Greek Doric Temple (6th century BC) in Triangular Forum
Etruscan Temple of Apollo