The World's Heritage: A Complete Guide to the Most Extraordinary PlacesA guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage sites, this publication is illustrated with over 650 full-color photographs. Location maps for every site are also included.--Publisher's description. |
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Page 703
... Testimony to cultural tradition ; Significance in human history ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious ...
... Testimony to cultural tradition ; Significance in human history ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious ...
Page 715
... ( Cultural Reserve of Kernavė ) Lithuania Criteria - Testimony to cultural tradition ; Significance in human history . The Kernavė Archaeological site , about 35 km northwest of Vilnius in eastern Lithuania , represents an exceptional ...
... ( Cultural Reserve of Kernavė ) Lithuania Criteria - Testimony to cultural tradition ; Significance in human history . The Kernavė Archaeological site , about 35 km northwest of Vilnius in eastern Lithuania , represents an exceptional ...
Page 795
... testimony to the inter- ethnic and inter- cultural character of this small area in the Carpathian Mountains , where Latin and Byzantine cultures met and overlapped , and of tolerance at a time of religious and political upheaval in the ...
... testimony to the inter- ethnic and inter- cultural character of this small area in the Carpathian Mountains , where Latin and Byzantine cultures met and overlapped , and of tolerance at a time of religious and political upheaval in the ...
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Adriatic Sea ancient archaeological architecture associated with events Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean AFRICA Baltic Sea Baroque biological processes Black Sea buildings built Caribbean Sea castle cathedral caves Church complex Criteria Interchange Criteria Significance Cultural Landscape cultural tradition decorated Earth's history ecological and biological ensemble EUROPE Mediterranean Sea events of universal forest fortified habitat for biodiversity Heritage associated Historic Centre houses Human creative genius human history important Indian Ocean Interchange of values island km² Major stages medieval Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea AFRICA Monastery monuments Mosque mountain National Park Natural phenomena North Sea Ocean NORTH AMERICA outstanding example Pacific Ocean Palace phenomena or beauty preserved region river Roman Sea ASIA Significance in human Significant ecological Significant natural habitat sixteenth century SOUTH AMERICA species stages of Earth's stone temples Testimony to cultural tombs towers Traditional human settlement universal significance urban valley walls World Heritage World Heritage site