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Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
In 1987, UNESCO inscribed the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including St. Margaret's Church in the World Heritage List.
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey, including St. Margaret's Church: The site has been involved in the administration of England since the 11th century, and later the United Kingdom. Since the coronation of William the Conqueror, all English...
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ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK - UNESCO World Heritage Site
In this image, I am hiding somewhere in front of the principal sanctuary of Angkor Wat –- known as Bakan.
Then, we climbed those steep steps.
Image courtesy of my talented sister Punam Sinha.
Angkor Wat was the main reason, why I wanted to go to Cambodia. It is a well know World Heritage Site.
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ANGKOR WAT - UNESCO World Heritage Site [WHS], as part of Angkor Archaeological Park, listed as WHS in 1992.
Location: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Date built: 12th century
Creator: started by Suryavarman II; completed by Jayavarman VII.
Sanctum: Vishnu temple. Later Buddhist temple.
The modern name, Angkor Wat, means "Temple City" or "City of Temples."
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TA PROHM - UNESCO World Heritage Site [WHS], as part of Angkor Archaeological Park, listed as WHS in 1992.
Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom.
Built: Late 12th and early 13th centuries.
Creator: Jayavarman VII.
Sanctum: Buddha.
The temple is dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII.
The most distinctive feature of Ta Prohm is the giant root trees growing out...
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Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram - UNESCO World Heritage site.
The site was inscribed inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1984.
The monument complex on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located near Chennai. With approximately 40 sanctuaries, including the largest open-air rock relief in the world....
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The Great Living Chola Temples - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987.
The Chola Dynasty, one of the longest ruling dynasties that ruled south India [9th to 13 century], is remembered for building temples with remarkable architecture among other things. Out of the many temples built during their rule, three of them stand out and today...
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TAJ MAHAL - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983.
Taj Mahal is in Agra, Uttar Pradesh On the banks of River Yamuna.
It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Built: 1632- 1648/ 1653. The principal mausoleum was completed...
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Agra Fort - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983.
AGRA FORT is said to be the most important fort in India. The great Mughals - Babur, Humanyun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb - lived here. It was visited by foreign ambassadors, travellers and highest dignitaries who participated in...
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Qutb Minar and its Monuments - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993.
The Qutb Minar Complex - A UNESCO World Heritage Site - is an array of monuments and buildings at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. The best-known structure in the complex is the Qutb Minar,...
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