TAJ MAHAL - World Heritage UNESCO An immense mausoleum of white marble, built in Agra between 1631 and 1648 by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife. Read more.
PRE-HISPANIC CITY OF CHICHEN-ITZA - World Heritage UNESCO This sacred site was one of the greatest Mayan centres of the Yucatán peninsula. Throughout its nearly 1,000-year history, different peoples Read more.
RIO DE JANEIRO - World Heritage UNESCO The site consists of an exceptional urban setting encompassing the key natural elements that have shaped and inspired the development of the city Read more.
The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and stone. It is the largest amphitheatre in the world Read more.
THE GREAT WALL - World Heritage UNESCO In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Read more.
HISTORIC SANCTUARY OF MACHU PICCHU - World Heritage UNESCO Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting Read more.
PETRA - JORDAN - World Heritage UNESCO Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria Read more.
