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Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra state, India, designated a World Heritage site in 1983. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Ashur, Iraq, designated a World Heritage site in 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Bagerhat, Bangladesh, designated a World Heritage site in 1985. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc...
Britannica Quiz Africa’s Physical Features The Island of Mozambique was designated aWorld Heritage sitein 1991.UNESCOlaunched an international campaign to conserve and restore the island’s architecturalheritagein 1997. The port town remains a commercial and fishing centre but has little industrial acti...
apsara figure in Sigiriya, Sri LankaPainted figure of an apsara, fresco from the Sigiriya World Heritage site, central Sri Lanka, 6th century.(more) A Pandyan invasion from southern India put an end to this dynasty and, briefly, to Sinhalese rule in 432. Dhatusena (reigned 459–477) defea...
Humāyūn’s Tomb, one of the earliest extant examples of the garden tomb characteristic of Mughal-era architecture, situated in Delhi, India. In 1993 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. A landmark in the development of Mughal architecture, Hum
The town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995. Despite its former royal status, Louangphrabang remains a relatively small town lacking modern industries. Under royal patronage, before the Communist takeover in 1975, lacquering, goldsmithing, and silversmithing crafts survived. Shop ...
Known since ancient times for its gnarled and asymmetrically branched pines, strangely shaped rocks, fogs, and cloud formations, Mount Huang was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1990. In 1983, to promote tourism to Mount Huang, the Anhui provincial government changed the name of Taiping...
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