FACTOID # 188: Bhutan, known as 'Land of the Thunder Dragon', is the only official Buddhist Kingdom in the world.
 
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Place - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (329 words)
Place is a term that has a variety of meanings in a dictionary sense, but which is principally used as a noun to denote location, though in a sense of a location identified with that which is located there.
Place may also refer to an individual's or family's relative status and relationship as compared to other individuals, groups, or families.
In city planning, a place is a generic used to designate a public square or small park; see also the cognate terms plaza and piazza.
Australia ICOMOS (3344 words)
Places of cultural significance enrich people’s lives, often providing a deep and inspirational sense of connection to community and landscape, to the past and to lived experiences.
Places of cultural significance should be safeguarded and not put at risk or left in a vulnerable state.
Study of a place by any disturbance of the fabric, including archaeological excavation, should only be undertaken to provide data essential for decisions on the conservation of the place, or to obtain important evidence about to be lost or made inaccessible.
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