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 298
... Significance in human history ; Traditional human settlement ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route , at the crossroads of trade as well as religious , cultural and ...
... Significance in human history ; Traditional human settlement ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route , at the crossroads of trade as well as religious , cultural and ...
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... Significance in human history ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance Between 1919 and 1933 the Bauhaus School , based first in Weimar and then in Dessau , revolutionized architectural and aesthetic concepts and ...
... Significance in human history ; Heritage associated with events of universal significance Between 1919 and 1933 the Bauhaus School , based first in Weimar and then in Dessau , revolutionized architectural and aesthetic concepts and ...
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... universal significance vi . to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions , with ideas , or with beliefs , with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance . ( The Committee considers that ...
... universal significance vi . to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions , with ideas , or with beliefs , with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance . ( The Committee considers that ...
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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