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Student Program, WHS research, World Heritage Sites

HALONG BAY – where dragons dwell

July 3, 2014December 24, 2015

H? Long Bay, derived from the Sino-Vietnamese meaning “descending dragon bay” is located in the Gulf of Tonkin, within Quang Ninh Province, in the northeast …

Student Program, WHS research, World Heritage Sites

Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau

July 2, 2014December 24, 2015

?Architects, sculptors, painters, we all must return to the crafts! For art is not a ?profession?. There is no essential difference between the artist and …

WHS research, World Heritage Sites

Gyeongju Historic Areas

July 2, 2014December 24, 2015

The?Gyeongju Historic Areas?of?South Korea contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in the form of sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and the remains …

Student Program, WHS research, World Heritage Sites

Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park

July 2, 2014December 24, 2015

Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Central African Republic. It was inscribed to the …

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City of Wine

July 2, 2014December 24, 2015

The landscape of Saint-Emilion surrounded in area of 5,565 hectares is an outstanding place to experience the vineyard monoculture. The yummiest vines of different flavours …

Student Program, WHS research, World Heritage Sites

Historic Walled Town of Cuenca

July 2, 2014December 24, 2015

Source of picture-acepix.blogspot.com Built by the Moors in a defensive position at the heart of the Caliphate of Cordoba, Cuenca is an unusually well-preserved medieval …

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Caves of Past – Ellora

July 2, 2014December 24, 2015

Ellora Caves : Interesting Facts – Ellora caves have been hewn out of the volcanic basaltic formation of Maharashtra, known as ‘Deccan Trap’, The Great …

Student Program, WHS research, World Heritage Sites

Lord Howe Island Group

July 2, 2014December 24, 2015

The Lord Howe Island Group was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage property in 1982 and falls under the ?Natural? category. It is a very …

Student Program, WHS research, World Heritage Sites

Ruwenzori Mountains

July 1, 2014December 24, 2015

The?Ruwenzori mountains?in southwestern?Uganda?are a high well watered massif rising above dry plains. Rwenzori Mountains National Park (0?06′ – 0?46’N and 29?47′- 30?11’E), a World Heritage …