Heritage famous places in world

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Heritage famous places in world. What is a heritage site ?. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place (such as a forest, mountain, lake, island, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Heritage famous places in world

What is a heritage site? A UNESCO World Heritage Site is

a place (such as a forest, mountain, lake, island, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance

In world are many heritage sites (about 1000). Most of the are in Europa and North America.

Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace is a monumental country

house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, residence of the dukes of Marlborough. Blenheim Palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Centennial Hall The Centennial Hall is a historic building in

Wrocław, Poland. As an early landmark of reinforced concrete architecture, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.

Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel

located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and containing the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.

Castel del Monte Castel del Monte is a 13th-century

citadel and castle situated in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.

Great Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city in

the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo, close to the Chimanimani Mountains and the Chipinge District.

Saint-Louis Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in

Wolof, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region

Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park is a protected

area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.

Curonian Spit The Curonian Spit is a 98 km long,

thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Seacoast.

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