view gallery |  Beijing Palace Museum - Gugong or "Forbidden City"
in World Heritage Sites The Beijing Palace Museum, also known as Gugong or the Forbidden City, was the Chinese imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing Dynasties. posted by: fehrgo location: China date approved: 2/18/2007 last visited: 10/25/2005 |
view gallery |  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada
in World Heritage Sites Located in southwest Alberta, this site is one of the world's oldest, largest and best-preserved buffalo jumps. posted by: GeoKs location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 2/9/2007 last visited: 6/30/2014 |
view gallery |  Speyer Cathedral
in World Heritage Sites The Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany is a very large and imposing basilica of red sandstone and the city's most famous landmark, visible for miles around. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany date approved: 1/27/2007 last visited: 12/7/2014 |
view gallery |  La Grand-Place, Brussels
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: Tone location: Belgium date approved: 12/8/2006 last visited: 5/19/2014 |
view gallery |  Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
in World Heritage Sites Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albaycín, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of the Alhambra fortress and residence are the magnificent gardens of the Generalife. posted by: Tone location: Spain date approved: 11/25/2006 last visited: 11/10/2014 |
view gallery |  Angkor Wat
in World Heritage Sites Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. And a very beautiful and exciting place. posted by: Tone location: Cambodia date approved: 11/23/2006 last visited: 3/29/2015 |
view gallery |  Petra
in World Heritage Sites A breath taking place! posted by: Tone location: Jordan date approved: 11/22/2006 last visited: 4/5/2013 |
view gallery |  Pla de Petracos-Abric
in World Heritage Sites Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula - 8000 years old.
posted by: Tone location: Spain date approved: 11/21/2006 last visited: 8/19/2014 |
view gallery |  Cultural Landscape of Sintra
in World Heritage Sites Sintra is one of those magical places where man and nature come together in a perfect symbiosis, as if wishing to leave us in a state leave of permanent surprise, enraptured by the beauty of their joint efforts. posted by: manchanegra location: Portugal date approved: 11/19/2006 last visited: 8/10/2008 |
view gallery |  Frontiers of the Roman Empire
in World Heritage Sites In 2005, Unesco added the German limes to the pre-existing site called Hadrian's Wall and renamed it. This location marks the Limes museum of Aalen, a town in southwest Germany located along the German limes. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany date approved: 11/19/2006 last visited: 12/4/2010 |
view gallery |  Yellowstone National Park
in World Heritage Sites Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within the park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hotsprings. posted by: Team Min Dawg location: Wyoming date approved: 11/17/2006 last visited: 9/20/2014 |
view gallery |  Taos Pueblo
in World Heritage Sites Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos), continuously inhabited for more than 1000 years, is the ancient town of the Northern Tiwa speaking tribe of the Pueblo people, Native Americans. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: New Mexico date approved: 11/5/2006 last visited: 2/19/2014 |
view gallery |  Casa Batlló House, Barcelona
in World Heritage Sites A fantastic work of Gaudi. A must see in Barcelona. posted by: SUp3rFM & Cruella location: Cataluña, Spain date approved: 11/2/2006 last visited: 10/4/2013 |
view gallery |  Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain
in World Heritage Sites A gigantic unfinished work of art by the brilliant mind of Gaudi. It's probably the most well-known icon of Barcelona. posted by: SUp3rFM & Cruella location: Cataluña, Spain date approved: 11/2/2006 last visited: 4/8/2014 |
view gallery |  Parque Güell, Barcelona, Spain
in World Heritage Sites Another fantastic masterpiece by Gaudí. The park is excellent with lots of details to see. The view over the city is also very nice. posted by: SUp3rFM & Cruella location: Cataluña, Spain date approved: 11/2/2006 last visited: 6/17/2009 |
view gallery |  Casa Milla - La Pedreda, Barcelona
in World Heritage Sites La Pedreda is yet another work of art from Gaudí. posted by: SUp3rFM & Cruella location: Cataluña, Spain date approved: 11/2/2006 last visited: 3/26/2015 |
view gallery |  Hue Monuments
in World Heritage Sites This is the decorative eastern gate leading into the Forbidden Purple City. posted by: geotours location: Vietnam date approved: 11/1/2006 last visited: 3/8/2015 |
view gallery |  Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
in World Heritage Sites Known as Brú na Bóinne (English: "Quarters of the Boyne") this is an internationally important complex of Neolithic chamber tombs, standing stones, henges and other prehistoric enclosures located in a wide meander of the River Boyne in Ireland. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Ireland date approved: 10/30/2006 last visited: 5/31/2012 |
view gallery |  Enryaku-ji, Mount Hiei, Shiga Prefecture
in World Heritage Sites Enryaku-ji, located on the sacred Mount Hiei is considered to be the mother of Japanese Buddhism. posted by: budd-rdc location: Japan date approved: 10/28/2006 last visited: 10/8/2008 |
view gallery |  Convent of the Order of Christ
in World Heritage Sites The Convent of the Order of Christ, in Tomar, Portugal, was originally a Templar stronghold built in the 12th century. posted by: manchanegra location: Portugal date approved: 10/27/2006 last visited: 6/21/2009 |
view gallery |  The Old City of Bern
in World Heritage Sites Bern's city center is largely medieval its most famous sight is the Zytglogge, an elaborate medieval clock tower with moving puppets. It also has an impressive 15th century Gothic cathedral, the Münster, and a 15th century town hall. posted by: manchanegra location: Switzerland date approved: 10/26/2006 last visited: 12/22/2012 |
view gallery |  Le Pont du Gard
in World Heritage Sites The Pont du Gard is a Roman aqueduct in the south of France constructed by the Roman Empire, and located near Remoulins, in the Gard département. posted by: manchanegra location: Occitanie, France date approved: 10/26/2006 last visited: 10/3/2013 |
view gallery |  Monastery of Alcobaça
in World Heritage Sites The Monastery of Alcobaça is a mediaeval monastery located in the town of Alcobaça, in central Portugal.
It was founded by the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, in 1153. posted by: manchanegra location: Portugal date approved: 10/26/2006 last visited: 11/14/2013 |
view gallery |  Wurzburg Residenz
in World Heritage Sites The Würzburger Residenz is a palace in Würzburg, Germany inspired in the Versailles Palace. posted by: manchanegra location: Bayern, Germany date approved: 10/26/2006 last visited: 2/7/2015 |
view gallery |  Carcassonne
in World Heritage Sites Carcassonne is the largest fortified city in Europe and one of the most well preserved. It´s a must visit if you´re in the south of France. posted by: manchanegra location: France date approved: 10/25/2006 last visited: 12/12/2014 |
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