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Ellora Caves (UNESCO/NHK)
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Ellora Caves (UNESCO/NHK)

These 34 monasteries and temples in present-day India, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments...
Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (UNESCO/NHK)
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Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (UNESCO/NHK)

Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries A.D.. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which evolved in the Kingdom of Sukhothai...
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (UNESCO/NHK)
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Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (UNESCO/NHK)

The ancient city of Ashur in Iraq is located on the Tigris River in northern Mesopotamia in a specific geo-ecological zone, at the borderline between rain-fed and irrigation agriculture. The city dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. From...
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of  ... (UNESCO/NHK)
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Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of ... (UNESCO/NHK)

The ruins of Diocletian's Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages, reusing materials from the ancient mausoleum. Twelfth- and 13th-century...
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (UNESCO/NHK)
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Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range (UNESCO/NHK)

Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities of Nara and Kyoto, reflect the fusion...
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (UNESCO/NHK)
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Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (UNESCO/NHK)

The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the diversity of technological solutions used for extraction and for the...
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega  ... (UNESCO/NHK)
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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega ... (UNESCO/NHK)

The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain) are located on the banks of the rivers Agueda and Côa, tributaries of the river Douro, documenting continuous human occupation from the end of the Paleolithic...
Heart of Neolithic Orkney (UNESCO/NHK)
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Heart of Neolithic Orkney (UNESCO/NHK)

The group of Neolithic monuments on Orkney consists of a large chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two ceremonial stone circles (the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar) and a settlement (Skara Brae), together with a number of unexcavated...
Saint Catherine Area in Egypt (UNESCO/NHK)
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Saint Catherine Area in Egypt (UNESCO/NHK)

The Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine stands at the foot of Mount Horeb in Egypt where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The mountain is known and revered by Muslims as Jebel Musa. The entire area is sacred...
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (UNESCO/NHK)
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Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (UNESCO/NHK)

The holy city of Teotihuacan ('the place where the gods were created') is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico City. Built between the 1st and 7th centuries A.D., it is characterized by the vast size of its monuments – in particular...
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