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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... Ancient Kyoto ( Kyoto , Uji and Otsu Cities ) p438 ; Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara p560 ; Historic Villages of Shirakawa - go and Gokayama p4624 ; Itsukushima Shinto Shrine p4864 ; Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural ...
... Ancient Kyoto ( Kyoto , Uji and Otsu Cities ) p438 ; Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara p560 ; Historic Villages of Shirakawa - go and Gokayama p4624 ; Itsukushima Shinto Shrine p4864 ; Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural ...
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... ancient city and in throwing light on the ancient Maya culture . The decorative sculpture and reliefs on the stelae are artistically of a high order . Two exceptional massive circular carved stones are particularly renowned for their ...
... ancient city and in throwing light on the ancient Maya culture . The decorative sculpture and reliefs on the stelae are artistically of a high order . Two exceptional massive circular carved stones are particularly renowned for their ...
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... Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Mexico 754 Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst , Caves of Hungary and Slovakia 456 Agra Fort India 161 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland Sweden 640 Agrigento , Archaeological Area of Italy 542 ...
... Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Mexico 754 Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst , Caves of Hungary and Slovakia 456 Agra Fort India 161 Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland Sweden 640 Agrigento , Archaeological Area of Italy 542 ...
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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