302 Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas – 1984
On the banks of the Zambezi, great cliffs overhang the river and the floodplains. The area is home to a remarkable concentration of
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Unesco heritage 1984
308 Yosemite National Park – 1984
lies in the heart of California. With its ‘hanging’ valleys, many waterfalls, cirque lakes, polished domes, moraines and U-shaped valleys, it provides an
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307 Statue of Liberty – 1984
Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework), this towering monument
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320 Works of Antoni Gaudí – 1984
Seven properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona testify to Gaudí’s exceptional creative contribution to the development of
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318 Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid – 1984
Built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the martyrdom of
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313 Historic Centre of Cordoba – 1984
Cordoba’s period of greatest glory began in the 8th century after the Moorish conquest, when some 300 mosques and innumerable palaces and public
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316 Burgos Cathedral – 1984
Our Lady of Burgos was begun in the 13th century at the same time as the great cathedrals of the Ile-de-France and was
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314 Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada – 1984
Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albaycín, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To
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284 Chitwan National Park – 1984
At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the ‘Terai’ region, which formerly extended over
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289 Lake Malawi National Park – 1984
Located at the southern end of the great expanse of Lake Malawi, with its deep, clear waters and mountain backdrop, the national park
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299 Tyre – 1984
According to legend, purple dye was invented in . This great Phoenician city ruled the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz
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295 Byblos – 1984
The ruins of many successive civilizations are found at , one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has been
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294 Baalbek – 1984
This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function
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293 Anjar – 1984
The city of was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. The ruins reveal a very regular layout,
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246 Sun Temple, Konârak – 1984
On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental
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249 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram – 1984
This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th
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286 Vatican City – 1984
The , one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. A unique collection
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288 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl – 1984
Set in an idyllic garden landscape, Augustusburg Castle (the sumptuous residence of the prince-archbishops of Cologne) and the Falkenlust hunting lodge (a small
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280 Salonga National Park – 1984
is Africa’s largest tropical rainforest reserve. Situated at the heart of the central basin of the Congo river, the park is very isolated
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285 Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena – 1984
Situated in a bay in the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena has the most extensive fortifications in South America. A system of zones divides the
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