442 Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville – 1987
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), author of the American Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, was also a talented architect of
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Unesco heritage 1987
409 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – 1987
This site contains two of the most active volcanoes in the world, Mauna Loa (4,170 m high) and Kilauea (1,250 m high), both
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353 Chaco Culture – 1987
For over 2,000 years, Pueblo peoples occupied a vast region of the south-western United States. Chaco Canyon, a major centre of ancestral Pueblo
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403 Kilimanjaro National Park – 1987
At 5,895 m, Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa. This volcanic massif stands in splendid isolation above the surrounding plains, with its
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426 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church – 1987
Westminster Palace, rebuilt from the year 1840 on the site of important medieval remains, is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site
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430 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – 1987
The ‘Roman Limes’ represents the border line of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent in the 2nd century AD. It stretched over
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428 City of Bath – 1987
Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the Middle Ages. In the
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425 Blenheim Palace – 1987
, near Oxford, stands in a romantic park created by the famous landscape gardener ‘Capability’ Brown. It was presented by the English nation
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448 Nemrut Dağ – 1987
The mausoleum of Antiochus I (69–34 B.C.), who reigned over Commagene, a kingdom founded north of Syria and the Euphrates after the breakup
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383 Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville – 1987
Together these three buildings form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. The cathedral and the Alcázar – dating from the
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402 Manú National Park – 1987
This huge 1.5 million-ha park has successive tiers of vegetation rising from 150 to 4,200 m above sea-level. The tropical forest in the
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433 Bahla Fort – 1987
The oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the end
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444 Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou – 1987
The ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses crowd together within the defensive
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410 Sian Ka’an – 1987
In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, means ‘Origin of the Sky’. Located on the east coast of
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414 Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan – 1987
The holy city of Teotihuacan (‘the place where the gods were created’) is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico City. Built between
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411 Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque – 1987
A prime example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period, Palenque was at its height between AD 500 and 700, when its
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416 Historic Centre of Puebla – 1987
Puebla, which was founded ex nihilo in 1531, is situated about 100 km east of Mexico City, at the foot of the Popocatepetl
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415 Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán – 1987
Inhabited over a period of 1,500 years by a succession of peoples – Olmecs, Zapotecs and Mixtecs – the terraces, dams, canals, pyramids
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412 Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco – 1987
Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of
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394 Venice and its Lagoon – 1987
Founded in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. The whole
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