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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... Caves India Criteria - Human creative genius ; Interchange of values ; Testimony to cultural tradition ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance The Ajanta Caves are cave monuments cut out of hillside rock , first ...
... Caves India Criteria - Human creative genius ; Interchange of values ; Testimony to cultural tradition ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance The Ajanta Caves are cave monuments cut out of hillside rock , first ...
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... cave number twelve . S ' 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985. Ellora Caves India Criteria Human creative genius ; Testimony to cultural tradition ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance Indian Ocean ASIA The Ellora ...
... cave number twelve . S ' 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985. Ellora Caves India Criteria Human creative genius ; Testimony to cultural tradition ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance Indian Ocean ASIA The Ellora ...
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... caves and 51,000 statues , represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the fifth and sixth centuries . The grottoes of the early period ( AD 460-5 ) are composed of five main caves , dug under the direction of ...
... caves and 51,000 statues , represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the fifth and sixth centuries . The grottoes of the early period ( AD 460-5 ) are composed of five main caves , dug under the direction of ...
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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 kmĀ² 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