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Amphitheatre of El Jem (UNESCO/NHK)
The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem, Tunisia. This 3rd-century A.D. monument illustrates the grandeur and extent...
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Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (UNESCO/NHK)
Inhabited since the 2nd century A.D., Quirigua in Guatemala had become during the reign of Cauac Sky (723–84 A.D.) the capital of an autonomous and prosperous state. The ruins of Quirigua contain some outstanding 8th-century monuments and...
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Old Town of Ghadamès (UNESCO/NHK)
Ghadamès in Libya, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an outstanding example of a traditional settlement. Its domestic architecture is characterized by a vertical division...
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Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian ... (UNESCO/NHK)
The late prehistoric rock-art sites of the Mediterranean seaboard of the Iberian peninsula form an exceptionally large group. Here the way of life during a critical phase of human development is vividly and graphically depicted in paintings...
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Orange: Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the
Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, France with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting...
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Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of ... (UNESCO/NHK)
Five hundred years of Ryukyuan history (12th-17th century A.D.) are represented by this group of sites and monuments. The ruins of the castles, on imposing elevated sites, are evidence for the social structure over much of that period, while...
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Ruins of Loropéni (UNESCO/NHK)
The 11,130m2 property in Burkina Faso, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear testimony...
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Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for ... (UNESCO/NHK)
The Temple of Haeinsa, on Mount Gaya, is home to the Tripitaka Koreana , the most complete collection of Buddhist texts, engraved on 80,000 woodblocks between 1237 and 1248 A.D. The buildings of Janggyeong Panjeon, which date from the 15th...
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Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of ... (UNESCO/NHK)
Inhabited over a period of 1,500 years by a succession of peoples – Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs – the terraces, dams, canals, pyramids and artificial mounds of Monte Albán were literally carved out of the mountain and are the symbols of...
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Petroglyphs of Kazakhstan (UNESCO/NHK)
Set around the lush Tamgaly Gorge in Kazakhstan, amidst the vast, arid Chu-Ili mountains, is a remarkable concentration of some 5,000 petroglyphs (rock carvings) dating from the second half of the second millennium BC to the beginning of...