Last Month Popular Heritages
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In a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid emirs, founded in 1007 and demolished in 1152,... -
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not... -
This site at the southern tip of Florida has been called 'a river of grass flowing imperceptibly from the hinterland into the sea'. ... -
Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art... -
Berat and Gjirokastra are inscribed as rare examples of an architectural character typical of the Ottoman period. Located in central Albania... -
The 65m-tall Minaret of Jam is a graceful, soaring structure, dating back to the 12th century. Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue ti... -
The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st... -
The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enl... -
In a region of almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these 'columns of the sky' from the 11th century onwards. Twent... -
This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples...
Last Week Popular Heritages
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In a mountainous site of extraordinary beauty, the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid emirs, founded in 1007 and demolished in 1152,...
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This site at the southern tip of Florida has been called 'a river of grass flowing imperceptibly from the hinterland into the sea'. ...
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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not...
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Located in a strange lunar landscape of great geological interest, this site has one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art...
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On a gentle slope in the foothills of the Himalayas, where wooded hills give way to alluvial grasslands and tropical forests, the Manas sanc... -
The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st...
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The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tom... -
Berat and Gjirokastra are inscribed as rare examples of an architectural character typical of the Ottoman period. Located in central Albania...
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This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples...
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On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars,...