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World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Jul 31, 2024 · World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
Taj Mahal - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Taj Mahal. An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0.
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The Acropolis of Athens is a UNESCO World Heritage site that represents the ancient Greek civilization.
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Explore the Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and discover its natural beauty and ecological significance.
Los Glaciares National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The Los Glaciares National Park is an area of exceptional natural beauty, with rugged, towering mountains and numerous glacial lakes, including Lake Argentino, which is 160 km long. At its farthest end, three glaciers meet to dump their effluvia into the …
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa - UNESCO World …
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa. Located in the arid Peruvian coastal plain, some 400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nasca and the pampas of Jumana cover about 450 km 2.These lines, which were scratched on the surface of the ground between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500, are among archaeology's greatest enigmas because of their quantity, nature, size and …
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada - UNESCO World …
Alhambra, Generalife et Albaicin, Grenade. Dominant la ville moderne construite dans la plaine, l'Alhambra et l'Albaicin, situés sur deux collines adjacentes, constituent la partie médiévale de Grenade. À l'est de la forteresse et résidence de l'Alhambra s'étendent les merveilleux jardins du Generalife, ancienne demeure champêtre des émirs qui régnaient sur cette partie de …