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World Heritage SitesParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity - Rio de Janiero, Brazil, ID=1308

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[EN] The Big Island is an island in Brazil located in the bay of the same name, off the state of Rio de Janeiro. [FR] La Grande Île est une île du Brésil située dans la baie du même nom, au large de l'État de Rio de Janeiro.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin

location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

date approved: 3/20/2023

last visited: 3/20/2023

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World Heritage SitesUniversidad y Recinto Histórico de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, España

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Fundada por el cardenal Jiménez de Cisneros a principios del siglo XVI, Alcalá de Henares fue la primera ciudad universitaria planificada del mundo // Founded in the early 16th century, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xeocach

location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

date approved: 3/9/2023

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesAranjuez Cultural Landscape - Aranjuez, Madrid, España

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El Paisaje Cultural de Aranjuez es un ejemplo de la compleja relación entre el hombre y la naturaleza // Aranjuez Cultural Landscape is an example of the complex relationship between man and nature

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xeocach

location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

date approved: 3/9/2023

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesHistoric City of Sucre - Sucre, Bolivia, ID=566

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[EN] First capital of Bolivia, Sucre was founded by the Spaniards in the first half of the 16th century. [FR] Première capitale de la Bolivie, Sucre fut fondée par les Espagnols dans la première moitié du XVIe siècle.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin

location: Bolivia

date approved: 3/8/2023

last visited: 3/8/2023

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World Heritage SitesAbu Simbel - Egypt

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Since 1979, the Abu Simbel complex, and other relocated temples from Nubian sites such as Philae, Amada, Wadi es-Sebua, are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments"

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben

location: Egypt

date approved: 2/19/2023

last visited: 2/24/2023

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World Heritage SitesMachu Picchu - Cusco, Perú

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Antigua ciudad inca de mediados del siglo XV // Ancient Inca city from the mid-15th century

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xeocach

location: Peru

date approved: 2/9/2023

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesLas Médulas - León, España

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Paisaje espectacular formado como resultado de la explotación aurífera romana // Spectacular landscape formed as a result of Roman gold mining

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xeocach

location: Castilla y León, Spain

date approved: 2/8/2023

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesCatedral de San Salvador - Oviedo, España

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Comenzó a edificarse a finales del siglo xiii por la sala capitular y el claustro, y su construcción se prolongó durante tres siglos hasta el remate de la torre a mediados del siglo xvi.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member GURUGU

location: Principado de Asturias, Spain

date approved: 2/3/2023

last visited: 2/4/2023

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World Heritage SitesHospital de Sant Pau - Barcelona

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Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member kJfishman

location: Cataluña, Spain

date approved: 1/4/2023

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesKiyomizu-dera - Kyoto, Japan

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Kiyomizu-dera, officially Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera, is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage site.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben

location: Kyoto, Japan

date approved: 1/2/2023

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesPearling, Testimony of an Island Economy - Manama, Bahrain

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This World Heritage Site is a set of actual places spread around an older neighborhood of Manama: they are all related with the old pearling activity

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut

location: Bahrain

date approved: 1/2/2023

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesPortuguese Fort - Manama, Bahrain

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The Bahrain Fort, also known as The Portuguese Fort, was built on the 16th Century on grounds previously occupied by several civilizational layers. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Torgut

location: Bahrain

date approved: 12/29/2022

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesMuralla Romana de Lugo - Lugo, Galicia, España

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Heritage in Spain since 1921, built in 2nd century

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna

location: Galicia, Spain

date approved: 12/20/2022

last visited: 2/24/2023

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World Heritage SitesAvdat - Israel

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Avdat is an archaeological site in Israel which houses the pretty remains of an ancient Nabatean city later inhabited by the Romans, the Byzantines and the Arabs. It lies on a limestone hill overlooking the desert.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben

location: Israel

date approved: 12/17/2022

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesOld City of Jerusalem and Its Walls - Israel

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The Old City of Jerusalem and Its walls was inscribed into the UNESCO list in 1981. However, it was cited as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Danger in 1982 due to religious violence and rapid urbanization surrounding these monuments.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben

location: Israel

date approved: 12/17/2022

last visited: 1/3/2023

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World Heritage SitesMedina Azahara, Córdoba, España

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Medina Azahara, la fastuosa y misteriosa ciudad que Abd-al Rahman III mandó construir a los pies de Sierra Morena, a ocho kilómetros de Córdoba capital, encierra, incluso en su nombre, historias legendarias.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member GURUGU

location: Andalucía, Spain

date approved: 11/27/2022

last visited: 11/29/2022

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World Heritage SitesRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea - Rio de Janeiro, RJ

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Rio de Janeiro, recognized for the artistic inspiration it has provided to musicians, landscapers and urbanists, is a World Heritage Site.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Snowdog

location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

date approved: 9/29/2022

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesWriting-on-Stone - Áísínai’pi - Milk River, AB

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Writing-on-Stone is an area of sandstone formations and hoodoos on the north side of the Milk River Valley in southern Alberta. Natives gathered here for centuries and left pictographs and petroglyphs as witness to their presence.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA

location: Alberta, Canada

date approved: 8/29/2022

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesCathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bayonne- France

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La cathédrale Sainte- Marie est située en plein coeur du quartier historique. Appelée aussi cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayonne, sa construction débuta au XIIIème et s'acheva au XIVème siècle. En 1998, elle fût inscrite au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine

location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

date approved: 8/5/2022

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesGrenzen van het Romeinse Rijk - Woerden - NL

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Grenzen van het Romeinse Rijk kerkplein in Woerden

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Andre 61

location: Utrecht, Netherlands

date approved: 7/20/2022

last visited: 7/21/2022

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World Heritage SitesTerrils n° 2 et 3, 6 - Bassin minier du Nord-Pas de Calais - Ruitz, France, ID=1360-099

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[EN] A stone's throw from the Parc d'Olhain, this protected natural area of ??nearly 100 hectares is dominated by two twin slag heaps over 180 m high offering a breathtaking view of the Artois. [FR] A quelques encablures du parc d’Olhain, cet espace naturel protégé de près de 100 hectares est dominé par deux terrils jumeaux de plus 180 m de hauteur offrant une vue imprenable sur l’Artois.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin

location: Hauts-de-France, France

date approved: 7/18/2022

last visited: 8/15/2022

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World Heritage SitesCathédrale de Vilnius - Vilnius - Lithuanie

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The cathedral is located in the medieval part of the city of Vilnius which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Katedra yra viduramžiu Vilniaus miesto dalyje, kuri yra itraukta i UNESCO pasaulio paveldo saraša.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member gemeloj

location: Lithuania

date approved: 5/29/2022

last visited: 1/13/2023

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World Heritage SitesCathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec-Kutná Hora-Czechia

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St Barbara and the Church of Our Lady at Sedlec are located in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member gemeloj

location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia

date approved: 5/27/2022

last visited: 3/25/2023

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World Heritage SitesThe National Museum of Western Art - Tokyo, JAPAN

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One of the Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YONEYAMA

location: Tokyo, Japan

date approved: 5/4/2022

last visited: never

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World Heritage SitesCiudad Vieja de Cáceres - Cáceres, Extremadura, España

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Variety of styles in this old town

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna

location: Extremadura, Spain

date approved: 4/18/2022

last visited: 4/19/2022

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