view gallery |  City of Verona
in World Heritage Sites During our vacation at the Lago di Garda we visited also Verona. posted by: Stream_Green location: Veneto, Italy date approved: 4/6/2008 last visited: 9/18/2006 |
view gallery |  Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
in World Heritage Sites During our way to the Lago di Garda in Italy we took a side trip to Müstair.
The coordinates represents the entrance of this site. posted by: Stream_Green location: Switzerland date approved: 4/6/2008 last visited: 8/6/2012 |
view gallery |  Historic Town of Goslar
in World Heritage Sites Since 1992 the 'Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar' is part of the UNESCO World Heritage. posted by: Freiwillige location: Niedersachsen, Germany date approved: 3/30/2008 last visited: 3/23/2013 |
view gallery |  Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp- Poland
in World Heritage Sites Auschwitz-Birkenau was the principal and most notorious of the several concentration and extermination camps established by Nazi Germany , during the Second World War. posted by: Norfolk12 location: Małopolskie, Poland date approved: 3/24/2008 last visited: 4/16/2011 |
view gallery |  Wieliczka Salt Mines- Poland
in World Heritage Sites This is the most amazing place with caverns, a Church with some lovely carvings all in salt, a restaurant and even a lake with a boat on it. posted by: Norfolk12 location: Małopolskie, Poland date approved: 3/24/2008 last visited: 4/1/2015 |
view gallery |  Dorset and East Devon Coast- Isle of Portland
in World Heritage Sites co ords are from Portland Bill the most southerly point on The Isle of Portland posted by: Norfolk12 location: United Kingdom date approved: 3/24/2008 last visited: 4/5/2015 |
view gallery |  Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus - Greece
in World Heritage Sites The Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus is located in the Prefecture of Argolis, Region of the Peloponnesos, in Greece. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Greece date approved: 3/19/2008 last visited: 9/12/2012 |
view gallery |  Kizhi Pogost
in World Heritage Sites This is an enclosure on Kizhi Island in Lake Onegra, containing two large wooden churches and a bell tower. posted by: NevaP location: Russia date approved: 3/2/2008 last visited: 3/5/2008 |
view gallery |  Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
in World Heritage Sites During a business trip to Vadodara we had a short sightseeing tour in Delhi. There we visited 2 World Heritage Sites:
Red Fort Complex and Humayun's Tomb posted by: Stream_Green location: India date approved: 2/27/2008 last visited: 10/31/2013 |
view gallery |  Red Fort Complex
in World Heritage Sites During a business trip to Vadodara we had a short sightseeing tour in Delhi. There we visited 2 World Heritage Sites:
Red Fort Complex and Humayun's Tomb posted by: Stream_Green location: India date approved: 2/27/2008 last visited: 11/19/2012 |
view gallery |  Colonial City of Santo Domingo
in World Heritage Sites This colonial town, founded in 1498, was laid out on a grid pattern that became the model for almost all town planners in the New World. posted by: Beagle-1 location: Dominican Republic date approved: 2/25/2008 last visited: 1/20/2015 |
view gallery |  Robben Island -Ref: 916 - Capetown South Africa
in World Heritage Sites Lying 11km off the shores of Cape Town, Robben Island was the place where the city housed its unloved, unwanted and undesirables, from lepers to common criminals and political prisoners. posted by: Windsocker location: Western Cape, South Africa date approved: 2/22/2008 last visited: 8/23/2011 |
view gallery |  Ayuttaya, Ancient capital of Thailand
in World Heritage Sites Founded in 1350, this is actually the 2nd Siamese capital. Was left in ruins by Burmese army in 1750 and the capital was moved down the Chao Phraya River to Bangkok which has remained the capital since. posted by: horizon seeker location: Thailand date approved: 2/13/2008 last visited: 3/22/2010 |
view gallery |  Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns - Greece
in World Heritage Sites The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are located in the Prefecture of Argolis, Region of the Peloponnesos, in Greece. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Greece date approved: 1/30/2008 last visited: 12/28/1987 |
view gallery |  Historical Center of the City of Yaroslavl
in World Heritage Sites The historic city of Yaroslavl will celebrate the 1000th anniversary of its founding in 2010. posted by: NevaP location: Russia date approved: 1/27/2008 last visited: 1/28/2008 |
view gallery |  Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India
in World Heritage Sites Fatehpur Sikri is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was the political capital of India's Mughal Empire under Akbar's reign, from 1571 until 1585, when it posted by: V70PDB location: India date approved: 1/8/2008 last visited: 10/31/2003 |
view gallery |  Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh, India
in World Heritage Sites A tomb to the memory of Mumtaz Mahal constructed by her husband Sha Jahan. posted by: V70PDB location: India date approved: 1/8/2008 last visited: 1/10/2015 |
view gallery |  M. Rokuon-ji (Kinkaku-ji) - Kyoto, Japan
in World Heritage Sites This site is part of "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto". In December 1994, the 17 properties were approved for inclusion as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto" during the 18th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Thailand. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Kyoto, Japan date approved: 12/29/2007 last visited: 6/5/2014 |
view gallery |  The Great Wall of China
in World Heritage Sites The Great Wall is a very visited site near Beijing. posted by: richwolf location: China date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 8/30/2014 |
view gallery |  Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor - The Emperor's Terra Cotta Army
in World Heritage Sites Seeing is believing this mausoleum. posted by: richwolf location: China date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 10/6/2012 |
view gallery |  La Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
in World Heritage Sites La Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century. posted by: richwolf location: Belgium date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 3/16/2015 |
view gallery |  Historic Center of Brugge, Belgium
in World Heritage Sites Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identity. posted by: richwolf location: Belgium date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 2/6/2015 |
view gallery |  Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
in World Heritage Sites The Abbey of Fontenay is a Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. posted by: richwolf location: France date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 6/21/2005 |
view gallery |  Vézelay, Church and Hill
in World Heritage Sites Shortly after its foundation in the 9th century, the Benedictine abbey of Vézelay acquired the relics of St Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage. posted by: richwolf location: France date approved: 11/12/2007 last visited: 6/17/2009 |
view gallery |  Historic Centre of Cordoba
in World Heritage Sites The old town of Cordoba contains many impressive architectural reminders of when Córdoba was the thriving capital of the Caliphate of Córdoba that governed almost all of the Iberian peninsula. It was originally designated in 1984. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Spain date approved: 11/5/2007 last visited: 6/3/2004 |
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