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  • Biertan, the fortified church, on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The lock of one wooden door contains 19 locks in one. It won first prize at the Paris World Expo in 1900.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. View of the village from the church's towers. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Concert in the Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. Concert in the Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. Old Saxons flags. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. Saxon Lutheran bishop graves conserved inside one of the 9 towers. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. Once a Saxon village today Viscri's population is of Roma majority, with a few Romanians, and about 20 Germans. It is part of the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, designated in 1993 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In the last years the NGO Mihai Eminescu Trust started from the village of Viscri to restore sensitively many buildings and rivitalize the communitarian way of life. In 2006 also the Prince of Wales bought and restored two traditional Saxon houses in the Transylvanian villages of Mălâncrav and Viscri to help protect the unique way of life that has existed for hundreds of years.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Viscri. The Lutheran fortified church. The Saxons built a Romanesque church in the 13th century and the church was fortified around 1500. In the 12th century, fortifications began to be built forming an oval. The south, east and northeast walls have survived and are 7 m in height. In 1999, Viscri, together with five other places, was added to the villages with fortified churches in Transylvania UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania, having been on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1993. The Biertan fortified church was the see of the Lutheran Evangelical Bishop in Transylvania between 1572 and 1867. Constructed between 1486 and 1524 the church is built in Late Gothic style with Renaissance touches. The church has three rows of exterior fortifications linked by nine towers.
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  • ?gantija is a two megalithic temple complex erected during the Neolithic Age more than 5500 years old, some of the world's oldest manmade religious structures. Together with other similar structures have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • The Jesuit Reducción of Nuestra Señora de Loreto was one of the many missions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. The ruins of the mission, founded in 1610, were declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. The ruins have been taken over by vegetation. Loret was also the place where was founded the first printing installation of the New World.
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  • Ġgantija is a two megalithic temple complex erected during the Neolithic Age more than 5500 years old, some of the world's oldest manmade religious structures. Together with other similar structures have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Ġgantija is a two megalithic temple complex erected during the Neolithic Age more than 5500 years old, some of the world's oldest manmade religious structures. Together with other similar structures have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Caceres, medieval architecture. The city is Unesco World Heritage. Family coat of arms on the facade of Golfines mansion.
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  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
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  • Uadi Sebuah, Ptolemaic Temple of Dakka-Dakka dedicated to the lioness god Thoth, his wife the lioness god Tefnut and their son Arsenuphis. this temple originally stood 40 km north. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Uadi Sebuah, Ptolemaic Temple of Dakka-Dakka dedicated to the lioness god Thoth, his wife the lioness god Tefnut and their son Arsenuphis. this temple originally stood 40 km north. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Kalabsha Temple Complex, originaaly 40 km south, dedicatedto the god Mandulis and goddess Isis. Is the largest Nubian temple, built by Roman emperor Augustus over an older temple built by Amenophis II. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
    em2610014.jpg
  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The most impressive of all is the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo), a U-shaped cataract of 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long that marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
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  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the Colegio, the school of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • Chiloè, Llau-Llao typical wooden church, declared Nat Monument and World Heritage Site  by UNESCO.
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  • Shibam. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam, also the the loks of the wooden doors are made from wood. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Chiloè, Llau-Llao typical wooden church, declared Nat Monument and World Heritage Site  by UNESCO.
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  • Chiloè, Llau-Llao typical wooden church, declared Nat Monument and World Heritage Site  by UNESCO.
    em1310038.jpg
  • Uadi Sebuah, Ptolemaic Temple of Dakka-Dakka dedicated to the lioness god Thoth, his wife the lioness god Tefnut and their son Arsenuphis. this temple originally stood 40 km north. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved.
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  • Uadi Sebuah, Ptolemaic Temple of Dakka-Dakka dedicated to the lioness god Thoth, his wife the lioness god Tefnut and their son Arsenuphis. this temple originally stood 40 km north. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved.
    em2610033.jpg
  • Uadi Sebuah, Ptolemaic Temple of Dakka-Dakka dedicated to the lioness god Thoth, his wife the lioness god Tefnut and their son Arsenuphis. this temple originally stood 40 km north. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved.
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  • Uadi Sebuah. Temple of Meharrakah, originally 50 km north, has a spyral staircase, the only exemple in Egyptian architecture, that gives access to the terrace. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
    em2610026.jpg
  • Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Kalabsha Temple Complex, originaaly 40 km south, dedicatedto the god Mandulis and goddess Isis. Is the largest Nubian temple, built by Roman emperor Augustus over an older temple built by Amenophis II. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II.  Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
    em2610015.jpg
  • Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Kalabsha Temple Complex, originaaly 40 km south, dedicatedto the god Mandulis and goddess Isis. Is the largest Nubian temple, built by Roman emperor Augustus over an older temple built by Amenophis II. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II.  Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Kalabsha Temple Complex. The small but beautiful Kartassi Kiosk, formerly situated 40 km to the south, decorated with splendidly executed floral motifs. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Caceres, medieval architecture. The city is Unesco World Heritage. Restorer in the church of San Mateo, traditionally the church of the local landlords.
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  • Caceres, medieval architecture. The city is Unesco World Heritage. Family coat of arms on the facade of Golfines mansion.
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  • Caceres, medieval architecture. The city is Unesco World Heritage. Church of San Francisco Javier.
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  • Shibam, desert storm. In the foreground men praying at sunset. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
    em2100009.jpg
  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The most impressive of all is the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo), a U-shaped cataract of 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long that marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
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  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
    em1411797.jpg
  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
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  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The most impressive of all is the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo), a U-shaped cataract of 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long that marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
    em1411795.jpg
  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The most impressive of all is the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo), a U-shaped cataract of 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long that marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
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  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The most impressive of all is the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo), a U-shaped cataract of 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long that marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
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  • Iguaçù waterfalls, located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones, divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. View from Argentina's side. The waterfall system consists of 275 falls along 2.7 kilometers of the Iguazu river. The most impressive of all is the Devil's Throat (Garganta del Diablo), a U-shaped cataract of 82-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 700-meter-long that marks the border between Argentina and Brazil. Two thirds of the falls are within Argentine territory. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1541), and the falls were rediscovered by Boselli at the end of the nineteenth century. The falls are shared by the Iguazú National Park (Argentina) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil), designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
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  • Santa Ana reducciòn, founded in 1633 A.D., was one of the many missions or reductions founded in the 17th century by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period..The complex of Jesuit reductions located both in Argentina and Brazil were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the main square of the Jesuit reducciòn surrounded by the church, a cabildo, a cemetery, a monastery and some houses. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO
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  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • Chiloè, Llau-Llao typical wooden church, declared Nat Monument and World Heritage Site  by UNESCO.
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  • Shibam, procession of Maharajan celebrating Ba Abbad, a holy man that lived around 1100 AD. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam, procession of Maharajan celebrating Ba Abbad, a holy man that lived around 1100 AD. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam, a public fountain on the marlet square. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam, a children with a gun toy. The children familiarise early with guns. Declared Unesco World Heritage, this old city on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam, the market square. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam. still a walled city declared as Unesco World Heritage. This old city on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Shibam. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Uadi Sebuah, Ptolemaic Temple of Dakka-Dakka dedicated to the lioness god Thoth, his wife the lioness god Tefnut and their son Arsenuphis. this temple originally stood 40 km north. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Uadi Sebuah, "Valley of the Lions": the temple built by  Ramses II. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II. Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Uadi Sebuah, Ptolemaic Temple of Dakka-Dakka dedicated to the lioness god Thoth, his wife the lioness god Tefnut and their son Arsenuphis. this temple originally stood 40 km north. Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved.
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  • Caceres, medieval architecture. The city is Unesco World Heritage. San Mateo was traditionally the church of the local landlords.
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  • San Ignacio Minì. A statue of St Luois Gonzaga in the museum of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO
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  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn, "Son et Lumiere" spectacle. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO
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  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the Colegio, the school of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
    em1411678.jpg
  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the main square of the Jesuit reducciòn surrounded by the church, a cabildo, a cemetery, a monastery and some houses. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO
    em1411671.jpg
  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
    em1411645.jpg
  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
    em1411644.jpg
  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817..The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
    em1411641.jpg
  • San Ignacio Minì. The ruins of the church of the Jesuit reducciòn. This mission was founded in 1610 A.D in Portuguese territory and moved in 1696 A.D. in the present location due the constant attacks of the Portuguese Bandeirantes. "Rediscovered" in 1897 A.D. is one of the many missions founded in 1632 by the Jesuits in the Americas during the Spanish colonial period. In the 18th century the mission had a population of around 3000 people, and a rich cultural and handicraft activity but after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus of 1767 the mission finally destroyed in 1817.<br />
The remains of the "Guaraní baroque" stile constructions are one of the best preserved among the several build in a territory today belonging to Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, and one of the most visited due to its accessibility. In 1984 the ruins were declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
    em1411639.jpg
  • Shibam. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
    em2100132.jpg
  • Shibam. Declared Unesco World Heritage, the old city of Shibam on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.
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  • Nubian temples saved by the water by an extraordinary international vampaign of UNESCO, as part of the world's cultural heritage. Over 20 monuments were saved. Kalabsha Temple Complex, originaaly 40 km south, dedicatedto the god Mandulis and goddess Isis. Is the largest Nubian temple, built by Roman emperor Augustus over an older temple built by Amenophis II. Once the Nubia, a region rich in gold, was a necessary link between Equatorial Africa and the Mediterranean civilisations. The pharaohs build many temples in Nubia, the most grandiose expression is Abu Simbel built by Ramesses II.  Today only few small cruise ships reach the Nubian monuments, far from the mass tourism of Nile valley.
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  • Český Krumlov, the machinery of the Castle theatre, the most completely preserved Baroque stage in the world. Český Krumlov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a lively, medieval town with a unique atmosphere  and dominated by a Castle stretching over the meandering Vltava River.
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  • Český Krumlov, the Castle theatre is the most completely preserved Baroque stage in the world. Český Krumlov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a lively, medieval town with a unique atmosphere  and dominated by a Castle stretching over the meandering Vltava River.
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