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BANTEAY SRIE - - UNESCO World Heritage Site [WHS], as part of Angkor Archaeological Park, listed as WHS in 1992.
Consecrated: 967
Creator: Yajnavaraha
Sanctum: Shiva temple
The temple is said to be the "Jewel of Khmer Art."
In Khmer, the temple's name Banteay Srie means "citadel of the women". Though the original name is "Tribhuvanamaheśvara," [meaning Great Lord of the Threefold World], an appellation...
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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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RED FORT COMPLEX - A UNESCO World Heritage Site
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2007.
Completed: 1648
Architect: Ustad Ahmad Lahauri He was also the chief architect of Taj Mahal.
The Red Fort Complex was was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
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HUMAYUN's TOMB - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993.
Humayun's Tomb was built in 1570.
It was built by his grieving widow Hamida Banu Begum, with the patronage of Humayun’s son, the great Emperor Akbar.
Architect: Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, a Persian architect chosen by Banu Begum.
It located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India; close...
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Above Image: [1] Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA; [2] Trimurti at Elephanta Caves, Mumbai, India; and [3] the Statue of Churchill at Westminster, UK.
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Of all the places I've seen, World Heritage Sites are closest to my heart. These locations are so important that they have transcended local boundaries, and are elevated to the status of World Heritage Site, that needs to...
The above image was taken in my trip to London in 2003.
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Tower of London - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1998.
The Tower of London was built at the beginning of the eleventh century by William the conqueror. The tower was expanded during the thirteenth century into the fortified...
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