Heritage famous places in world

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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

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park is a protected

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

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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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