UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India [Updated List]There are 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Santiniketan, established by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, becomes the 41st site to be declared a world heritage site in India in September 2023. The UNESCO also included the Sacred ...
UNESCO (2015) India-UNESCO World Heritage Centre. http://whc. unesco.org/en/statesparties/in. Accessed 1 May 2016UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2016. (2016). Shahr-i Sokhta. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1456UNESCO World Heritage Centre - World Heritage List. whc.unesco.org. http:...
Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”, the Taj Mahal (Persian for Crown of Palaces) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna rive...
India has a rich culture and an abundance of art and architecture and it is home to 43 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the 6th most UNESCO listed country in the world and the UNESCO jewel of Asia. July 2024:India had one site inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage list in July 2024. Moid...
NEW DELHI, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Ahmedabad, a city in the western state of Gujarat, has been declared as India's first World Heritage city by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). "Just inscribed as UNESCO world heritage site: Historic city of Ahmedabad #Ind...
Indian, July 27th—At the 46thsession of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi (India) , the "Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital" was approved to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. Also at this session, China's "Badain Ja...
Indian, July 27th —At the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee in New Delhi (India) , the "Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital" was approved to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. Also at this session, China's "Badain...
List of cultural world heritage sites in India 1) Taj Mahal, Agra It is located at the bank of river Yamuna in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, and is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It wasbuilt by Mughal emperor Shah Jahanas a magnificent mausoleum in the memory of his wife...
has successfully passed the review process to be included on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO. The decision was made at the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in New Delhi, India, according to China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration. (Xinhua/Javed Dar...
As of January 2023 there were a total of 1,157 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, including 218 that were recognized specifically for their Natural Heritage. Trying to narrow that overwhelming array of options down to a list of the 20 Top UNESCO World Heritage Sites would be impossible...