World Heritage: Archaeological Sites and Urban CentresEstablished in 1972, the World Heritage Committee is devoted to protecting the world's cultural and natural heritage and now includes a list of 730 sites which have been given the status of World Heritage Site. This large volume is part of a collaborative project between UNESCO and Skira Editore to publish information on these sites and begins with a selection of 46 archaeological sites or areas from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Descriptions and historical information are placed alongside stunning colour photographs of areas such as the Vatican City, Stonehenge, Angkor, Cracow, Petra, Damascus, Thebes, Copan, Machu Picchu and Nasca. A list of all the archaeological sites and urban areas protected by UNESCO are listed at the back. The next two volumes will focus on individual monumental complexes and environmental areas under threat. |
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... dates to just before 2000 B.C. , the zone had no megaliths , but was oc- cupied by a circle of small wells carved into the earth , surrounded by a concentric ditch and a large berm , with a diameter of roughly 90 metres ( 295 feet ) ...
... dates to just before 2000 B.C. , the zone had no megaliths , but was oc- cupied by a circle of small wells carved into the earth , surrounded by a concentric ditch and a large berm , with a diameter of roughly 90 metres ( 295 feet ) ...
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... dates its foundation to the sixth century B.C. The Greek influence that was unquestionably strong in the little town ... date , the excavations have unearthed some two - thirds of the urban area , equal to 44 hectares ( about 110 acres ) ...
... dates its foundation to the sixth century B.C. The Greek influence that was unquestionably strong in the little town ... date , the excavations have unearthed some two - thirds of the urban area , equal to 44 hectares ( about 110 acres ) ...
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... dates of their history : it has been called variously the Initial Series or the Long Count , since it contained 20 years of 360 days , the katun . Thanks to the use of the Zero sign , considered an element of completion , this calendar ...
... dates of their history : it has been called variously the Initial Series or the Long Count , since it contained 20 years of 360 days , the katun . Thanks to the use of the Zero sign , considered an element of completion , this calendar ...
Contents
Contents Vatican City 90 | 2 |
Germany 122 | 26 |
Bamberg Cracow | 32 |
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adorned Aerial view ancient Angkor archaeological arches architect architecture artistic Baalbek Baroque basilica buildings built Bukhara Campo dei Miracoli capital carved cathedral century B.C. Church city's columns complex construction Convention Copán courtyard cultural and natural Cuzco date back decorated dedicated depicting developed dome dynasty Emperor Empire enclosure walls façade Fatimid fifteenth fortified Forum founded frescoes Galla Placidia Gothic Greek Heian period Historic Centre houses Imperial Forums important Inca interior Islamic kilometres King layout Leptis Magna masterpieces medieval metres monasteries monumental Mosque Museum Nabataean natural heritage Old City Omayyad outstanding paintings Palace Palazzo period plaza portico preserved protection Pyramid religious Renaissance River Roman Romanesque Rome ruins sacred Saint San'a sculpture Septimius Severus settlement side sixteenth century sixth century square statues stone structure style Suzdal Temple tenth century tion tombs towers town tradition Trajan tury twelfth century urban Vatican World Heritage World Heritage Site