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The largest group of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in South America stands in a wild, spectacular landscape. Gods and mythical animals are skilfully represented in styles ranging from abstract to realist. These works of art display the creativity and imagination of a northern Andean culture that flourished from the 1st to the 8th century. 744San Agustin ...

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Spain Espagne España Испания أسبانيا 西班牙 The Kingdom of Spain

Le paysage culturel des Plantations à Parfums des Iles de la Lune est un paysage culturel évolutif vivant qui conserve un rôle social actif dans la société contemporaine, et qui demeure étroitement associé au mode de vie traditionnel des populations rurales comoriennes et dans lequel le processus évolutif continue. La culture de plantes à parfums est une caractéristique ...

The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ...

The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) strives towards the effective conservation and protection of Africa’s natural and cultural heritage. AWHF is for African Union (AU) member states that signed the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention in support of these goals. The AWHF is the first regional funding initiative within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage ...

Quito, Ecuador,[in French only] Dans le cadre de la commémoration des 40 ans de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, le Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’éducations, la science et la culture (UNESCO) et la municipalité de Quito ont organisé le Forum International « Patrimoine ...

Batroun est une ville de la côte méridionale du Liban. Se situant à environ 54 km au nord de Beyrouth, elle s’étend sur un promontoire rocheux, avec une superficie de 4.68km². Cette ville a été occupée de façon continue depuis le bronze ancien jusqu’à nos jours. En effet, les travaux archéologiques qui ont eu lieu récemment au centre de la ville ancienne de Batroun ont ...

This edifice, built between 1937 and 1945, was designed by a team of architects according to the original plans by Le Corbusier. The team consisted of L.Costa, O.Niemeyer, A.E.Reidy, C.Leao, J.M.Moreira and E.Vasconcellos. The gardens were designed by B.Marx, and the glazed tiles of the facade as well as the mural paintings decorating the interior are by C.Portinari. This ...

Le chapelet d'oasis de Tighmert, riche en éléments archéologiques, constituait le chef-lieu de la ville de Nul-Lamta, l'agglomération, capitale médiévale de la rive Nord-Ouest saharienne jusqu'au XVIe siècle. Il se présente aujourd'hui comme une série de palmeraies relevant de la commune rurale d'Asrir à 12 km au Sud-est de la ville de Goulmim à 200 km au Sud d'Agadir. Ce ...

The remains of the 19th-century coffee plantations in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra are unique evidence of a pioneer form of agriculture in a difficult terrain. They throw considerable light on the economic, social, and technological history of the Caribbean and Latin American region. 1008Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of ...

Room IX, UNESCO Headquarters, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris,Thanks to the support of Bulgaria, the first Thematic expert consultation meeting on sustainable management of the World Heritage properties of religious interest, focused on Mediterranean and South-Eastern Europe (2016), will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 16 to 18 February 2016. Experts ...