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Diversity of Heritage: Lesser Known World Monuments and Historic Sites

14:54 GMT, 17 April 2018
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This day, also known as World Heritage Day, was established in 1982 by the Assembly of the International Council for the Protection of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), established under the auspices of UNESCO.

The purpose of the International Day for Monuments and Sites is to encourage local communities and individuals throughout the world to consider the importance of cultural heritage identities and communities.

It also aims to promote the awareness of cultural diversity and vulnerability and the efforts required to protect and conserve it.

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Buddha statue in Leshan, China.
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Lake Lama in Russia.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Vitaly Repin / Putorana2. Lama lake
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Pāhoehoe Lava and ʻAʻā flows on the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture was taken from a helicopter.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Brocken Inaglory / Pāhoehoe Lava
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Temple of Peace in Jawor, Poland.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Eyez4yu / ChurchOfPeace Jawor Wiki
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Shushtar's hydraulic systems in Iran.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Darafsh / Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Darafsh (6)
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The Dolmen de Viera is in the Spanish town of Antequera (Málaga). View of the entrance to the dolmen from the 3rd millennium BCE.
© Depositphotos.com / Estellez
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Complex of Hindu temples of Mishon in Vietnam.
CC BY 2.0 / Andrea Schaffer / Mỹ Sơn
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A section of the Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr, also known as Madain Saleh, in northern Saudi Arabia which was added on July 6, 2008 to UNESCO's World Heritage List. Al-Hijr, the largest preserved site of the Nabatean civilization south of Petra (Jordan), is the first World Heritage site in Saudi Arabia. UNESCO's World Heritage Committee this weekend added three new sites to its heritage list, including a former slave hideout in Mauritius, China's Fujian Tulou earthen houses and the Saudi Nabataean site.
© AFP 2023 / Hassan Ammar
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Regional train of the Bernina line of the Rhaetian railway traveling along Lago Bianco on Bernina pass, Switzerland.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Hansueli Krapf / Graubünden, regional train of Bernina line of the Rhaetian railway travelling along Lago Bianco on Bernina pass
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Ellora is a village in the Indian state of Maharashtra, about 30 kilometers west of the city of Aurangabad. Since 1983, the cave system and numerous castles have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
CC BY 2.0 / Purblind / Eroded elephant
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In 1982, the Aldabra Atoll was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as a unique natural monument. Aldabra is one of the few remaining coral atolls on Earth that is virtually untouched by civilization. The entry into this unique nature reserve is strictly controlled.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Simisa / Aldabra Islands
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Tiki at Marae Taputapuatea The Main Altar and temple site Raiatea.
CC BY 2.0 / Amanderson2 / Tiki at Marae Taputapuatea
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Villa Tugendhat is a historical building in the wealthy neighborhood of Černá Pole in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Daniel Fišer / Villa Tugendhat
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Wadi Al-Hitan (Arabic: وادي الحيتان‎, "Whales Valley") is a paleontological site in the Al Fayyum Governorate of Egypt, some 150 km southwest of Cairo.
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Mohammed Moussa / Whales Valley
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Suganuma Gassho Village, Japan.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Tsuda / Suganuma Yuki-Akari
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Mount Nemrut-Dag in Turkey.
CC BY 2.0 / Klearchos Kapoutsis / East Terrace
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Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture, Portugal.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Ulrich Thumult / Vineyard Sunset
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