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Unesco: World Heritage List
UNESCO designates natural and man-made sites of "outstanding universal value" as world heritage sites to protect them for future generations. View sites by country or use an interactive world map to locate sites from around the world...
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Unesco World Heritage: Lyons
The city of Lyons was founded by the Romans; the remnants of Roman construction are one of UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage sites, explained in this article.
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Unesco: World Heritage
UNESCO designates natural and man-made sites of "outstanding universal value" around the world as World Heritage sites to protect them for future generations. Students can zoom in on a world map to discover Heritage sites close to them...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Ancient Inca Roads Given World Heritage Status
UNESCO selects important historical locations for preservation. Learn why roads from the Inca culture are now a World Heritage site.
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Unesco: Elephanta Caves
A brief description, interactive map, documents, gallery of images, and video are provided for Elephanta Caves, a World Heritage site on an island in the Sea of Oman by Bombay, India. Caves are known for their huge high reliefs.
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Parks Canada: Yoho National Park: The Burgess Shale
First discovered by Charles Walcott in 1909, the Burgess Shale is a UNESCO World Heritage site containing fossils dating back to the Cambrian period, 505 million years ago. This site provides the history of this area and information on...
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Unesco: Ancient City of Bosra
The ancient city of Bosra, a World Heritage site, is located in Syria. It was the capital of Arabia under the Romans, and sits along the route to Mecca taken by ancient travelers. It has monuments from the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and...
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Unesco: Ancient City of Aleppo
The city of Aleppo in Syria goes back to the second millennium BC. Situated at the intersection of important trade routes, it was at various times under the rule of Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes, and Ottomans. This World...
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Unesco World Heritage: Pont Du Gard
This Roman aqueduct is one of UNESCO's world heritage sites. This article both shows this structure and explains why it was chosen.
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Unesco: Archaeological Site of Olympia
This World Heritage website features Olympia, the site of the ancient Greek Olympics. Found here are a description, links, a map, documentation, and photos of its many archaeological treasures.
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Unesco: Archaeological Site of Carthage
This World Heritage website looks at ancient Carthage, located in Tunisia. Found here are a description, maps, documentation, photos, videos, any indicators of threats to its integrity, and information about funding assistance for its...
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Unesco: Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
This World Heritage website looks at the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and wall paintings at Torre Annunziata, that were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Found here are a description, news, maps, documentation,...
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Unesco: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
This World Heritage website features Ravenna in Italy, which was the center of the Roman Empire at one point, and later of the Byzantine Empire in Italy. Presented on this website are eight Christian buildings, and their mosaics, from...
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Unesco: Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
The Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, now a World Heritage Site in Iran, was first built in the 5th century BC, and is still partly operational today. The complexity of this site is testament to the engineering genius of the...
United Nations
Unesco: Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
This site from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization provides a brief description of why Arles is a World Cultural Heritage site, with a photo. This is a brief, but factual site on the subject.
Government of Alberta
Unesco: Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre
This virtual interpretive centre recreates the buffalo hunt and kill that was used by First Nations Plains tribes for over 5,500 years. Located in southern Alberta, the actual site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
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Unesco: Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
This World Heritage website features ancient Syracuse and the Necropolis of Pantalica, located in Italy. The Necropolis has over 5000 tombs from the 13th to 7th centuries BC, and ancient Syracuse encompasses Ortygia, which was founded by...
The History Cat
The History Cat: Geography: Places: Venezuela's Angel Falls
The Angel Falls in Venezuela is a UNESCO world heritage site and the highest waterfall in the world. Its unique features are described here.
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Croatian National Tourist Board: Croatia: Culture and Heritage
This website provides information on the culture and heritage of Croatia.
Curated OER
Cbc: Fifteen Canadian Sites to Treasure and Protect
Fifteen Canadian sites received the UNESCO World Heritage designation, bringing world attention to historical and natural preservation of the selected areas. This article (2008) details these sites.
Curated OER
Unesco World Heritage: Lyons
The city of Lyons was founded by the Romans; the remnants of Roman construction are one of UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage sites, explained in this article.
PBS
The Great Mosque of Djenne
The Great Mosque of Djenne, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a symbol of this ancient city. This site gives good background information in this beautiful building.
United Nations
Unesco: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
This World Heritage site includes a photograph of Cahokia as it appears today, a brief description of the excavation of the site, and a short video.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Machu Picchu
Information on Machu Picchu, called the Lost city of the Incas, including its history, the archaeological site, and threats it faces from tourism.