World Heritage Sites: A Complete Guide to 878 UNESCO World Heritage SitesUpdated for 2010, this guide fully describes every official UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1959, UNESCO launched an international campaign to safeguard the world's most important sites, which led to the first World Heritage List. In clear text that highlights all the fascinating facts, this revised edition of World Heritage Sites details all 890 properties, including the 13 new sites added in 2009. Covering 148 countries, the World Heritage List has proved to be a valuable tool in the battle to preserve much of the world's cultural and natural heritage. Its strict criteria result in only the world's most spectacular and extraordinary sites making it onto the list, including:
The new sites added to this edition are:
Featuring gorgeous photographs and updated maps, World Heritage Sites is uniquely comprehensive. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945 with the ambitious goal to build peace in the minds of men and women through education, social and natural science, culture and communication. |
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... Qing dynasty to the earlier Ming and Yuan dynasties . Seat of supreme power for five centuries ( 1416-1911 ) , the Forbidden City in Beijing , with its landscaped gardens and many magnificent buildings containing nearly 10,000 rooms ...
... Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang 277 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 616 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area 380 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages 774 Longmen Grottoes 654 Lushan National Park 484 ...
... Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang 277 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 616 Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area 380 Kaiping Diaolou and Villages 774 Longmen Grottoes 654 Lushan National Park 484 ...