UNESCO World Heritage Sites

World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.

These places or buildings are thought to have special importance for everyone and represent unique, or the most significant or best, examples of the world’s cultural and/or natural heritage.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to protect and preserve such sites through the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. This international treaty was drawn up in 1972.

Myths

The submerged Temples of Mahabalipuram

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Mahabalipuram, the famous centre of Pallava art and architecture, is situated on the coast of Tamil Nadu. The local traditions and the foreign accounts vividly refer to the submergence of six temples out of seven that existed here.
Ancient Ruins

Great Zimbabwe: Stone Ruins of a Civilization

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An ancient city constructed almost 1000 years ago and long since ruined, Great Zimbabwe was proof that black African culture, far from being inferior to colonial society, was in fact comparable. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country’s Late Iron Age.
Historic Places

Angkor Wat – Worlds largest religious monument

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Located in Siem Reap, Angkor Wat was once the largest pre-industrial city in the world. It remains one of the world's ancient wonders and is a must-see for any visitor to Cambodia.
Ancient Civilization

Liangzhu: the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilisation that time forgot

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The ancient city of on the lower Yangtze delta, with its sophisticated system of waterways, is astonishing archaeologists and rewriting the history books.
Ancient Ruins

The Buddhas of Bamiyan

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Built in the 6th century before Islam had traveled to the central Afghanistan region, the two Buddhas of Bamiyan were famous for their beauty, craftsmanship and of course, size. The taller of the two Buddhas stood at more than 170 feet high, with the second statue at nearly 115 feet. They were once the world’s largest standing Buddhas.
Ancient Ruins

Taxila – World’s Oldest University

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The Taxila university was a hub of over 10,000 students swarming in from different parts of the world to garner knowledge and education.
Ancient Ruins

Magnificent Ruins Of The Ancient City Of Persepolis

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Once the stunning capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis was lost to the world for almost nineteen hundred years, buried in the dirt of southwestern Iran until the 17th century.
Historic Places

The Musical Pillars Of The Vittala Temple in Hampi

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One of the notable features of the Vittala Temple is the musical pillars. When hit with sandalwood sticks, they produced rhythmic sounds close to the Musical note.
Places

12,000 Year Old Rock-art of Tadrart Acacus

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The Rock-art Sites of Tadrart Acacus hold thousands of cave paintings that reflect the way of life of different Saharan civilizations.
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