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Background imageUnesco Collection: Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Apadana Palace. Ruins. First

Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Apadana Palace. Ruins. First
Persian art. Achaemenid period. Apadana Palace. Ruins. First palace built under Darius I in the new capital, Persepolis. It stands on a plinth decorated with reliefs depicting the royal guard

Background imageUnesco Collection: Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Great Mosque. Det

Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Great Mosque. Det
Islamic Art. Safavid period. 17th century. Imam Mosque or Great Mosque (Masjed-e-Imam). Built between 1612-1638 during the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587-1629)

Background imageUnesco Collection: United States. New York. The Statue of Liberty

United States. New York. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island by Frederic Bartholdi

Background imageUnesco Collection: Greece. Tiryns. Cyclopean wall

Greece. Tiryns. Cyclopean wall
Greece. Tiryns. Mycenaean city (3rd millennium B.C.). Cyclopean wall (1400-1200 B.C.). Peloponnese

Background imageUnesco Collection: Alcazaba of Merida. Spain

Alcazaba of Merida. Spain
Spain. Extremadura. Alcazaba of Merida. Moorish fortification built by Abd ar-Rahman II in the 9th century. Walls

Background imageUnesco Collection: Albania. Butrint. Cyclopean walls of the ancient city. Lake

Albania. Butrint. Cyclopean walls of the ancient city. Lake
Albania. Butrint. Cyclopean walls of the ancient city, dating from 4th century B.C. Access door called Lake Gate. Hellenistic period

Background imageUnesco Collection: Seated Buddha. 751. White granite statue (3. 5 m

Seated Buddha. 751. White granite statue (3. 5 m
Seated Buddha. 751. White granite statue (3.5 m. In height) located in the center of the rotunda in the temple built during the time of the united kingdom of Silla. World Heritage Site. Korean art

Background imageUnesco Collection: Kailashnath Temple. 8th c. INDIA. Ellora. Ellora

Kailashnath Temple. 8th c. INDIA. Ellora. Ellora Caves. Ellora. Cave 16. Hindu temple carved into a basalt cliff. It is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Lord Shiva

Background imageUnesco Collection: GREECE. Mistra. Monastery of Pantanassa. Pantanassa

GREECE. Mistra. Monastery of Pantanassa. Pantanassa church. 1365. Interior. Byzantine art. Fresco

Background imageUnesco Collection: Red Fort in Delhi, India

Red Fort in Delhi, India
The Lahore Gate of the Red Fort (Lal Qil ah or Lal Qila), a 17th century fort complex constructed by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the walled city of Old Delhi (in present day Delhi)

Background imageUnesco Collection: Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt - The Temple of Khonshu

Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt - The Temple of Khonshu Date: circa 1930s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Visoki Decani monastery - Decan, Kosovo - Serbian Orthodox

Visoki Decani monastery - Decan, Kosovo - Serbian Orthodox
Visoki Decani, a major Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located in Decan, Kosovo. The monastic katholikon is the largest medieval church in the Balkans containing the most extensive preserved

Background imageUnesco Collection: Buddhist Monks on Pilgrimage - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Buddhist Monks on Pilgrimage - Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Buddhist Monks on Pilgrimage to the Temple Sanctuary at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - The Church of the Holy Apostles

Thessaloniki, Greece - The Church of the Holy Apostles
The Church of the Holy Apostles a 14th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. With the conquest of the city by the Ottoman Turks

Background imageUnesco Collection: Cambodia - Angkor Wat - Statue of Hindu Deity Vishnu

Cambodia - Angkor Wat - Statue of Hindu Deity Vishnu
Cambodia - Angkor Wat - A surviving Statue of a many-armed Hindu Deity (Vishnu) in the South Gallery of the Main Entrance to the complex, being re-used as the focal point for Buddhist worship

Background imageUnesco Collection: The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt

The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt - aerial photograph. Note the site is still being excavated at this stage. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageUnesco Collection: The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt - Aerial Photograph

The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt - Aerial Photograph. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Pansa

Pompeii - Italy - Casa di Pansa (the architect of the Amphitheatre) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Yemen - Sanaa - Multi-storey decorated Houses

Yemen - Sanaa - Multi-storey decorated Houses
The old city of Sana a, Yemen. A UNESCO World Heritage Site with a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics

Background imageUnesco Collection: Cyclopean Wall - Sacsayhuaman Complex, Cuzco, Peru

Cyclopean Wall - Sacsayhuaman Complex, Cuzco, Peru
Sacsayhuaman (also known as Saksaq Waman, Sacsahuaman or Saxahuaman) - a walled complex on the northern outskirts of the city of Cuzco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire

Background imageUnesco Collection: Aleppo - Syria - The 13th century Citadel

Aleppo - Syria - The 13th century Citadel
Aleppo - Syria - The dramatic 13th century Citadel Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkistan, Kazakhstan
The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi at the ancient city Yasy (Turkistan/Turkestan), Kazakhstan - one of important commercial centres on the Silk Road, the trade route between Europe and China

Background imageUnesco Collection: The ruins of Tiwanaku - Bolivia

The ruins of Tiwanaku - Bolivia
The ruins of Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) - Bolivia. An important pre-Columbian archaeological site in the west of the country, Tiwanaku flourishing as the ritual

Background imageUnesco Collection: Sri Lanka - Moon Stone and Steps - Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka - Moon Stone and Steps - Anuradhapura

Background imageUnesco Collection: Tomb / Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan, Pakistan

Tomb / Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan, Pakistan
Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan - The Tomb/Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (12511335) - who belonged to the Suhrawardiyya Sufi order. Date: 1907

Background imageUnesco Collection: Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - Evening

Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - Evening
Itsukushima Shrine in the evening light - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate (pictured on this card)

Background imageUnesco Collection: Karnak Temple Complex (Thebes), Egypt

Karnak Temple Complex (Thebes), Egypt
General view on the Karnak Temple Complex at the ancient city Thebes (today Luxor) in Upper Egypt. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is composed of various temples

Background imageUnesco Collection: Krak des Chevaliers in Syria

Krak des Chevaliers in Syria
Krak des Chevaliers, a UNESCO World Heritage site in west Syria. The Crusader castle was built in the 12th and 13th century

Background imageUnesco Collection: Women in front of the site of Palmyra, Syria

Women in front of the site of Palmyra, Syria
Two native women, one of them carrying a basket on her head, walking from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra in central Syria

Background imageUnesco Collection: Traditional Chinese archway, lakeside at Hangzhou, China

Traditional Chinese archway, lakeside at Hangzhou, China
Traditional Chinese Memorial archway, lakeside at Hangzhou (Hangchow), China - West Lake - UNESCO World Heritage site. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA

Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA - an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos (Northern Tiwa) speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people Date: 1913

Background imageUnesco Collection: Arles, France - The Grand Stair up to the Amphitheatre

Arles, France - The Grand Stair up to the Amphitheatre. Note the medieval tower added onto the Roman two-tier structure. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageUnesco Collection: European Gentleman driven Triumphal Arch, Palmyra, Syria

European Gentleman driven Triumphal Arch, Palmyra, Syria
An eminent European Gentleman being driven through the Monumental Arch of Triumph at Palmyra, Syria in the eastern section of Palmyras colonnade built at the time of Emperor Septimius Severus

Background imageUnesco Collection: The Museum of the City of Brussels - La Maison du Roi

The Museum of the City of Brussels - La Maison du Roi
The Museum of the City of Brussels is situated on the Grand Place opposite the Brussels Town Hall, in a building known as the Maison du Roi (" Kings House")

Background imageUnesco Collection: Tel Aviv. Great Synagogue by Yehuda Magidovitch

Tel Aviv. Great Synagogue by Yehuda Magidovitch
Tel Aviv. Great Synagogue. Designed by Yehuda Magidovitch in 1922 and completed in 1926. Renovated in 1970 with a new external facade of arches

Background imageUnesco Collection: Prehistory. Italy. Sardinia. Nuragic civilization. Corner to

Prehistory. Italy. Sardinia. Nuragic civilization. Corner to
Prehistory. Italy. Sardinia. Barumini. Su Nuraxi. Archaeological site. Nuragic civilization. Corner tower The Nuraghe. 17th century BC. Bronze Age

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - Valley of Tombs

Palmyra, Syria - Valley of Tombs
Palmyra, Syria - Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle on the hilltop (at rear) and the Valley of Tombs, where the Palmyrenes built a number of large-scale funerary monuments (Necropolis). circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - Coumn and view toward Temple of Bel

Palmyra, Syria - Coumn and view toward Temple of Bel
Palmyra, Syria - A lone column and view towards the Temple of Bel (Baal) Complex. circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - The Tetrapylon and Arab Castle

Palmyra, Syria - The Tetrapylon and Arab Castle
Palmyra, Syria - The Tetrapylon with view of hilltop Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle in rear. circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade

Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade. circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - Columns and Temple of Bel (Baal)

Palmyra, Syria - Columns and Temple of Bel (Baal)
Palmyra, Syria - Columns and view toward the Temple of Bel (Baal). The temple ruins were destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in August 2015. circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - Monumental Arch

Palmyra, Syria - Monumental Arch, built at the time of Emperor Septimius Severus, probably to celebrate the emperors victories over the Parthians. circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade (close-up)

Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade (close-up). circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - Tetrapylon with view of hilltop Arab Castle

Palmyra, Syria - Tetrapylon with view of hilltop Arab Castle
Palmyra, Syria - The Tetrapylon with view of hilltop Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle in rear. circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade with view of Arab Castle

Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade with view of Arab Castle
Palmyra, Syria - The Colonnade with view of Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle circa 1980s

Background imageUnesco Collection: Albania. Buthrotum. Roman baths. 1st-2nd centuries A. C. Ruin

Albania. Buthrotum. Roman baths. 1st-2nd centuries A. C. Ruin
Albania. Buthrotum. Roman baths. 1st-2nd centuries A.C. Ruins. Date: 20070810

Background imageUnesco Collection: Memorial Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima

Memorial Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima
The Memorial Cenotaph and the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II

Background imageUnesco Collection: Reflection of the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima

Reflection of the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima
Reflection of the Genbaku Domu, Atomic Bomb Dome, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War II



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