UNESCO World Heritage sites

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:21:00

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Great Barrier Reef, Australia

A colorful underwater scene at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The thriving ecosystem includes the world’s biggest collection of coral reefs, including 400 types of coral and 1,500 fish species. The Great Barrier Reef was added to the World Heritage List in 1981.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:21:35

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Petra, Jordan

Camels rest in front of the main monument in Jordan's ancient city of Petra, the "Khazneh" or Treasury, that was carved out of sandstone to serve as a tomb for a Nabatean king. The city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia, according to the World Heritage Web site. Petra was added to the World Heritage List in 1985.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:21:51

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Yellowstone National Park

A herd of elk graze in the meadows of Yellowstone National Park. In the background stand Mount Holmes, left, and Mount Dome. Yellowstone contains half of the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples, the World Heritage Web site says. Yellowstone was added to the World Heritage List in 1978.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:22:07

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Sydney Opera House, Australia

The Australian landmark "is a great architectural work of the 20th century that brings together multiple strands of creativity and innovation in both architectural form and structural design," according to the World Heritage Web site. The Opera House joined the World Heritage List in 2007.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:22:33

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Drakensbreg Mountains, South Africa

Rock paintings made by the San people are seen in the Drakensbreg Mountains in eastern South Africa. The San people lived in the Drakensberg area for thousands of years before being exterminated in clashes with the Zulus and white settlers. They left behind an extraordinary collection of rock paintings in the Drakensberg Mountains, earning the UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2000.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:22:56

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Shibam, Yemen

This is a general view of the historical walled city of Shibam in eastern Yemen's Hadramaut province. Shibam, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982, is known for its highrise mud-brick buildings, and is nicknamed of "the Manhattan of the desert."

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:23:13

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Venice, Italy

Gondolas line the bank near Venice's Grand Canal with the San Giorgio Maggiore church in the background. "The whole city is an extraordinary architectural masterpiece in which even the smallest building contains works by some of the world's greatest artists such as Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and others," the World Heritage Web site says of the city. Venice and its lagoon joined the World Heritage List in 1987.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:23:34

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Easter Island, Chile

Huge, abandoned stone statues, known as "moals" in the Rapa Nui language, sit on the hillside of the Rano Raraku volcano on Easter Island, about 3,700 kilometers off the Chilean coast. The island in the Polynesian archipielago has many archeological sites. Rapa Nui National Park has been on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list since 1995.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:23:50

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Great Wall, China

Visitors make their way along the Great Wall of China at Simatai, northeast of Beijing. This Ming-dynasty Wall was built as one of four major strategic strongholds for defensive purposes from tribes invading from the north. The Great Wall stretches approximately 4,000 miles and is one of the largest construction projects ever completed. It was added to the World Heritage List in 1987.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-3 12:24:11

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Hampi, India

A temple is seen in Hampi, near the southern Indian city of Hospet, north of Bangalore. Hampi is located within the ruins of the city of Vijayanagar, the former capital of the Vijayangar empire. The village of Hampi and its monuments were inscribed a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986.

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