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			<title>Lower Valley of the Omo</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the study of human evolution. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings. Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and devotion. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Lower Valley of the Awash</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Awash valley contains one of the most important groupings of palaeontological sites on the African continent. The remains found at the site, the oldest of which date back at least 4 million years, provide evidence of human evolution which has modified our conception of the history of humankind. The most spectacular discovery came in 1974, when 52 fragments of a skeleton enabled the famous Lucy to be reconstructed. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Tiya</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tiya is among the most important of the roughly 160 archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo region, south of Addis Ababa. The site contains 36 monuments, including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, most of which are difficult to decipher. They are the remains of an ancient Ethiopian culture whose age has not yet been precisely determined. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Hugolin Tian Lei Dupret-Chen</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Simien National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500 m. The park is home to some extremely rare animals such as the Gelada baboon, the Simien fox and the Walia ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Lake Turkana National Parks</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are major breeding grounds for the Nile crocodile, hippopotamus and a variety of venomous snakes. The Koobi Fora deposits, rich in mammalian, molluscan and other fossil remains, have contributed more to the understanding of paleo-environments than any other site on the continent. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest</title>
			<description><![CDATA[At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, during whose period of activity (3.1–2.6 million years ago) it is thought to have risen to 6,500 m. There are 12 remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks that sit at the head of the U-shaped glacial valleys. With its rugged glacier-clad summits and forested middle slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most impressive landscapes in East Africa. The evolution and ecology of its afro-alpine flora also provide an outstanding example of ecological processes. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast. From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian crockery, Persian earthenware and Chinese porcelain; much of the trade in the Indian Ocean thus passed through their hands. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Kondoa Rock-Art Sites</title>
			<description><![CDATA[On the eastern slopes of the Masai escarpment bordering the Great Rift Valley are natural rock shelters, overhanging slabs of sedimentary rocks fragmented by rift faults, whose vertical planes have been used for rock paintings for at least two millennia. The spectacular collection of images from over 150 shelters over 2,336 km2, many with high artistic value, displays sequences that provide a unique testimony to the changing socio-economic base of the area from hunter-gatherer to agro-pastoralist, and the beliefs and ideas associated with the different societies. Some of the shelters are still considered to have ritual associations with the people who live nearby, reflecting their beliefs, rituals and cosmological traditions.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>1001 Families</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Strasbourg – Grande île</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Surrounded by two arms of the River Ill, the Grande Ile (Big Island) is the historic centre of the Alsatian capital. It has an outstanding complex of monuments within a fairly small area. The cathedral, the four ancient churches and the Palais Rohan – former residence of the prince-bishops – far from appearing as isolated monuments, form a district that is characteristic of a medieval town and illustrates Strasbourg's evolution from the 15th to the 18th century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Stone Town of Zanzibar</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that reflect its particular culture, which has brought together and homogenized disparate elements of the cultures of Africa, the Arab region, India, and Europe over more than a millennium. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Lamu Old Town</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the simplicity of structural forms enriched by such features as inner courtyards, verandas, and elaborately carved wooden doors. Lamu has hosted major Muslim religious festivals since the 19th century, and has become a significant centre for the study of Islamic and Swahili cultures. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/east-africa/kenya/lamu/map.html</link>
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			<title>Disappearing Mombasa</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/east-africa/kenya/mombasa/map.html</link>
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			<title>Ngorongoro Conservation Area</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A large permanent concentration of wild animals can be found in the huge and perfect crater of Ngorongoro. Nearby, the crater of Empakaai, filled by a deep lake, and the active volcano of Oldonyo Lenga can be seen. Excavations carried out in the Olduvai Gorge, not far from there, have resulted in the discovery of one of our more distant ancestors, Homo habilis. Laitoli Site, which also lies within the area, is one of the main localities of early hominid footprints, dating back 3.6 million years. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi constitute a site embracing almost 30 ha of hillside within Kampala district. Most of the site is agricultural, farmed by traditional methods. At its core on the hilltop is the former palace of the Kabakas of Buganda, built in 1882 and converted into the royal burial ground in 1884. Four royal tombs now lie within the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga, the main building, which is circular and surmounted by a dome. It is a major example of an architectural achievement in organic materials, principally wood, thatch, reed, wattle and daub. The site's main significance lies, however, in its intangible values of belief, spirituality, continuity and identity. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Abode of chaos</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>1001 Personalities</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/1001-personalities/journalism-benoit-duguay-at-peggy-s-cove.html</link>
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			<title>Rwenzori Mountains National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Rwenzori Mountains National Park covers nearly 100,000 ha in western Uganda and comprises the main part of the Rwenzori mountain chain, which includes Africa's third highest peak (Mount Margherita: 5,109 m). The region's glaciers, waterfalls and lakes make it one of Africa's most beautiful alpine areas. The park has many natural habitats of endangered species and a rich and unusual flora comprising, among other species, the giant heather. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Bwindi Impenetrable National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 ha and is known for its exceptional biodiversity, with more than 160 species of trees and over 100 species of ferns. Many types of birds and butterflies can also be found there, as well as many endangered species, including the mountain gorilla. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/east-africa/uganda/Bwindi/map.html</link>
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			<title>Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun preserve to a remarkable extent the appearance of non-urban settlements of a type that largely disappeared or was transformed during the last century. Their street plan, their architecture and decoration, and the integration of houses with comprehensive water systems are unique surviving examples. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/anhui/xidi/map.html</link>
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			<title>Kaiping Diaolou and Villages</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Kaiping Diaolou and Villages feature the Diaolou, multi-storeyed defensive village houses in Kaiping, which display a complex and flamboyant fusion of Chinese and Western structural and decorative forms. They reflect the significant role of émigré Kaiping people in the development of several countries in South Asia, Australasia and North America, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. There are four groups of Diaolou and twenty of the most symbolic ones are inscribed on the List. These buildings take three forms: communal towers built by several families and used as temporary refuge, residential towers built by individual rich families and used as fortified residences, and watch towers. Built of stone, pise, brick or concrete, these buildings represent a complex and confident fusion between Chinese and Western architectural styles. Retaining a harmonious relationship with the surrounding landscape, the Diaolou testify to the final flowering of local building traditions that started in the Ming period in response to local banditry. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Old Walled City of Shibam</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Surrounded by a fortified wall, the 16th-century city of Shibam is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction. Its impressive tower-like structures rise out of the cliff and have given the city the nickname of ‘the Manhattan of the desert’. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Historic Town of Zabid</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Zabid's domestic and military architecture and its urban plan make it an outstanding archaeological and historical site. Besides being the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century, the city played an important role in the Arab and Muslim world for many centuries because of its Islamic university. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Old City of Sana'a</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Situated in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2,200 m, Sana’a has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years. In the 7th and 8th centuries the city became a major centre for the propagation of Islam. This religious and political heritage can be seen in the 103 mosques, 14 hammams and over 6,000 houses, all built before the 11th century. Sana’a’s many-storeyed tower-houses built of rammed earth (pisé) add to the beauty of the site. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/yemen/sana-a/map.html</link>
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			<title>Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The protohistoric site of Bat lies near a palm grove in the interior of the Sultanate of Oman. Together with the neighbouring sites, it forms the most complete collection of settlements and necropolises from the 3rd millennium B.C. in the world. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/oman/bat/map.html</link>
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			<title>Arabian Oryx Sanctuary</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The World Heritage Committee deleted the property because of Oman's decision to reduce the size of the protected area by 90%, in contravention of the Operational Guidelines of the Convention. This was seen by the Committee as destroying the outstanding universal value of the site which was inscribed in 1994.

In 1996, the population of the Arabian Oryx in the site, was at 450 but it has since dwindled to 65 with only about four breeding pairs making its future viability uncertain. This decline is due to poaching and habitat degradation.

After extensive consultation with the State Party, the Committee felt that the unilateral reduction in the size of the Sanctuary and plans to proceed with hydrocarbon prospection would destroy the value and integrity of the property, which is also home to other endangered species including, the Arabian Gazelle and houbara bustard.

The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary is an area within the Central Desert and Coastal Hills biogeographical regions of Oman. Seasonal fogs and dews support a unique desert ecosystem whose diverse flora includes several endemic plants. Its rare fauna includes the first free-ranging herd of Arabian oryx since the global extinction of the species in the wild in 1972 and its reintroduction here in 1982. The only wild breeding sites in Arabia of the endangered houbara bustard, a species of wader, are also to be found, as well as Nubian ibex, Arabian wolves, honey badgers, caracals and the largest wild population of Arabian gazelle.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/oman/muscat/museum-of-natural-history.html</link>
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			<title>Bahla Fort</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. The ruins of the immense fort, with its walls and towers of unbaked brick and its stone foundations, is a remarkable example of this type of fortification and attests to the power of the Banu Nebhan. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/oman/bahla/map.html</link>
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			<title>Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The property includes five aflaj irrigation systems and is representative of some 3,000 such systems still in use in Oman. The origins of this system of irrigation may date back to AD 500, but archaeological evidence suggests that irrigation systems existed in this extremely arid area as early as 2500 BC. Using gravity, water is channelled from underground sources or springs to support agriculture and domestic use. The fair and effective management and sharing of water in villages and towns is still underpinned by mutual dependence and communal values and guided by astronomical observations. Numerous watchtowers built to defend the water systems form part of the site reflecting the historic dependence of communities on the aflaj system. Threatened by falling level of the underground water table, the aflaj represent an exceptionally well-preserved form of land use. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/oman/irrigation-aflaj/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/oman/irrigation-aflaj/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Land of Frankincense</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries, as one of the most important trading activities of the ancient and medieval world. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/oman/salalah/map.html</link>
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			<title>Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The site is home to more than 800 species of fauna, including 112 mammal species (among them two species of gibbon), 392 bird species and 200 reptile and amphibian species. It is internationally important for the conservation of globally threatened and endangered mammal, bird and reptile species, among them 19 that are vulnerable, four that are endangered, and one that is critically endangered. The area contains substantial and important tropical forest ecosystems, which can provide a viable habitat for the long-term survival of these species.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/khao-yai/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/khao-yai/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Khmer Empire</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Khmer empire was the largest continuous empire of South East Asia, between the 9th and the 15th century, and was based in what is now Cambodia. At times it ruled over or made vassal parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Its greatest legacy is Angkor, which was the capital during the empire's zenith from 880 to circa 1300.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/khmer-empire/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/khmer-empire/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, near Besançon, was built by Claude-Nicolas Ledoux. Its construction, begun in 1775 during the reign of Louis XVI, was the first major achievement of industrial architecture, reflecting the ideal of progress of the Enlightenment. This vast, semicircular complex was designed to permit a rational and hierarchical organization of work and was to have been followed by the building of an ideal city, a project that was never realized. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/arc-et-senans/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/arc-et-senans/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Historic City of Ayutthaya</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Founded c. 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai. It was destroyed by the Burmese in the 18th century. Its remains, characterized by the prang (reliquary towers) and gigantic monasteries, give an idea of its past splendour. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/ayutthaya/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/ayutthaya/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Temple of Preah Vihear</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Situated on the edge of a plateau that dominates the plain of Cambodia, the buildings that make up the sanctuary are dedicated to Shiva. The temple dates back to the first half of the 11th century AD. Nevertheless, its complex history can be traced to the 9th century, when the hermitage was founded. This site is particularly well-preserved, mainly due to its remote location near the border with Thailand. The site is exceptional for three reasons: its natural situation on a promontory, with sheer cliffs overlooking a vast plain and mountain range; the quality of its architecture adapted to the natural environment and religious function of the temple; and, finally, the exceptional quality of the carved stone ornamentation of the temple. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/museo/mekong/cambodia/preah-vihear/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/museo/mekong/cambodia/preah-vihear/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Qadisha valley is one of the most important early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monasteries, many of which are of a great age, stand in dramatic positions in a rugged landscape. Nearby are the remains of the great forest of cedars of Lebanon, highly prized in antiquity for the construction of great religious buildings. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/bsharre/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/bsharre/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Anjar</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I at the beginning of the 8th century. The ruins reveal a very regular layout, reminiscent of the palace-cities of ancient times, and are a unique testimony to city planning under the Umayyads. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/anjar/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/anjar/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Baalbek</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This Phoenician city, where a triad of deities was worshipped, was known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period. It retained its religious function during Roman times, when the sanctuary of the Heliopolitan Jupiter attracted thousands of pilgrims. Baalbek, with its colossal structures, is one of the finest examples of Imperial Roman architecture at its apogee. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/baalbek/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/baalbek/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Tyre</title>
			<description><![CDATA[According to legend, purple dye was invented in Tyre. This great Phoenician city ruled the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage, but its historical role declined at the end of the Crusades. There are important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/tyre/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/tyre/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Byblos</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ruins of many successive civilizations are found at Byblos, one of the oldest Phoenician cities. Inhabited since Neolithic times, it has been closely linked to the legends and history of the Mediterranean region for thousands of years. Byblos is also directly associated with the history and diffusion of the Phoenician alphabet. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/byblos/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/lebanon/byblos/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300 × 600 m tell testify to continuous human presence from about 2300 BC to the 16th century AD. About 25% of the site has been excavated, revealing structures of different types: residential, public, commercial, religious and military. They testify to the importance of the site, a trading port, over the centuries. On the top of the 12 m mound there is the impressive Portuguese fort, which gave the whole site its name, qal’a (fort). The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/bahrain/qalat/south.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/bahrain/qalat/south.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din</title>
			<description><![CDATA[These two castles represent the most significant examples illustrating the exchange of influences and documenting the evolution of fortified architecture in the Near East during the time of the Crusades (11th - 13th centuries). The Crac des Chevaliers was built by the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem from 1142 to 1271. With further construction by the Mamluks in the late 13th century, it ranks among the best-preserved examples of the Crusader castles. The Qal’at Salah El-Din (Fortress of Saladin), even though partly in ruins, represents an outstanding example of this type of fortification, both in terms of the quality of construction and the survival of historical stratigraphy. It retains features from its Byzantine beginnings in the 10th century, the Frankish transformations in the late 12th century and fortifications added by the Ayyubid dynasty (late 12th to mid-13th century). ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/syria/forts/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ancient City of Aleppo</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans. The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Mosque and various 17th-century madrasas, palaces, caravanserais and hammams all form part of the city's cohesive, unique urban fabric, now threatened by overpopulation. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/syria/aleppo/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/syria/aleppo/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Site of Palmyra</title>
			<description><![CDATA[An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/syria/palmyre/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ancient City of Damascus</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The city has some 125 monuments from different periods of its history – one of the most spectacular is the 8th-century Great Mosque of the Umayyads, built on the site of an Assyrian sanctuary. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/syria/damascus/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ancient City of Bosra</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bosra, once the capital of the Roman province of Arabia, was an important stopover on the ancient caravan route to Mecca. A magnificent 2nd-century Roman theatre, early Christian ruins and several mosques are found within its great walls. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/syria/bosra/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Jerash</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Jerash is known for the ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, also referred to as Antioch on the Golden River. Jerash is considered one of the most important and best preserved Roman cities in the Near East. It was a city of the Decapolis, a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/jerash/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/jerash/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Quseir Amra</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Built in the early 8th century, this exceptionally well-preserved desert castle was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence of the Umayyad caliphs. The most outstanding features of this small pleasure palace are the reception hall and the hammam, both richly decorated with figurative murals that reflect the secular art of the time. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/quseir-amra/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/quseir-amra/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Most of this archaeological site, which started as a Roman military camp and grew to become a town from the 5th century, has not been excavated. It contains remains from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Muslim periods (end of 3rd to 9th centuries AD) and a fortified Roman military camp. The site also has 16 churches, some with well-preserved mosaic floors. Particularly noteworthy is the mosaic floor of the Church of Saint Stephen with its representation of towns in the region. Two square towers are probably the only remains of the practice, well known in this part of the world, of the stylites (ascetic monks who spent time in isolation atop a column or tower). Um er-Rasas is surrounded by, and dotted with, remains of ancient agricultural cultivation in an arid area. It is here that the Prophet Muhammad, travelling as a tradesman, met a monk who convinced him of the virtue of monotheism. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/um-er-rasas/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/um-er-rasas/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Mosaics in Madaba and Mount Nebo</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/madaba/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/madaba/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls</title>
			<description><![CDATA[As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance. Among its 220 historic monuments, the Dome of the Rock stands out: built in the 7th century, it is decorated with beautiful geometric and floral motifs. It is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. The Wailing Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christ's tomb. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jerusalem/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jerusalem/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Yad Vashem -  Holocaust History Museum</title>
			<description><![CDATA[On a brochure in situ : &quot;Since its inception, Yad Vashem has been entrusted with documenting the history of the Jewish people during the Holocaust period, preserving the memory and story of each of the six million victims, and imparting the legacy of the Holocaust for generations to come through its archives, library, school, museums and recognition of the Righteous Among the Nations&quot;.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/yad-vashem/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/yad-vashem/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tels (prehistoric settlement mounds), are characteristic of the flatter lands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel and eastern Turkey. Of more than 200 tels in Israel, Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba are representative of those that contain substantial remains of cities with biblical connections. The three tels also present some of the best examples in the Levant of elaborate Iron Age, underground water-collecting systems, created to serve dense urban communities. Their traces of construction over the millennia reflect the existence of centralized authority, prosperous agricultural activity and the control of important trade routes.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/biblical-tels/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/biblical-tels/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Old City of Acre</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Acre is a historic walled port-city with continuous settlement from the Phoenician period. The present city is characteristic of a fortified town dating from the Ottoman 18th and 19th centuries, with typical urban components such as the citadel, mosques, khans and baths. The remains of the Crusader town, dating from 1104 to 1291, lie almost intact, both above and below today's street level, providing an exceptional picture of the layout and structures of the capital of the medieval Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/acre/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/acre/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine. The White City was constructed from the early 1930s until the 1950s, based on the urban plan by Sir Patrick Geddes, reflecting modern organic planning principles. The buildings were designed by architects who were trained in Europe where they practised their profession before immigrating. They created an outstanding architectural ensemble of the Modern Movement in a new cultural context. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/tel-aviv/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/tel-aviv/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Masada</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of Jewish patriots in the face of the Roman army, in 73 A.D. It was built as a palace complex, in the classic style of the early Roman Empire, by Herod the Great, King of Judaea, (reigned 37 – 4 B.C.). The camps, fortifications and attack ramp that encircle the monument constitute the most complete Roman siege works surviving to the present day. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/masada/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/masada/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Makhtesh Ramon</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Located south of Beersheba in the centre of the Negev desert, Makhtesh Ramon is a valley surrounded by steep walls and drained by a single &quot;wadi&quot; (riverbed). It is the world’s largest makhtesh. Ramon is arabic for roman.

Makhtesh Ramon is a geologists’ paradise with fossils, rock formations and volcanic and magmatic phenomenon dating back as much as 220 million years&quot;.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/negev/makhtesh-ramon/overview.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/negev/makhtesh-ramon/overview.html</guid>
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			<title>Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The four Nabatean towns of Haluza, Mamshit, Avdat and Shivta, along with associated fortresses and agricultural landscapes in the Negev Desert, are spread along routes linking them to the Mediterranean end of the incense and spice route. Together they reflect the hugely profitable trade in frankincense and myrrh from south Arabia to the Mediterranean, which flourished from the 3rd century BC until the 2nd century AD. With the vestiges of their sophisticated irrigation systems, urban constructions, forts and caravanserai, they bear witness to the way in which the harsh desert was settled for trade and agriculture. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/negev/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/negev/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Petra</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/petra/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/petra/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Wazir Khan Mosque</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/lahore-fort/wazir-khan-mosque/courtyard.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/lahore-fort/wazir-khan-mosque/courtyard.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Badshahi Mosque</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/lahore-fort/badshahi-mosque/hazuri-bagh-baradari.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/lahore-fort/badshahi-mosque/hazuri-bagh-baradari.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ha Long Bay</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ha Long Bay, in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1,600 islands and islets, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Because of their precipitous nature, most of the islands are uninhabited and unaffected by a human presence. The site's outstanding scenic beauty is complemented by its great biological interest. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/vietnam/ha-long-bay/passage.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/vietnam/ha-long-bay/passage.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Rock Drawings in Valcamonica</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes connected with agriculture, navigation, war and magic. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/italy/valcamonica/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/italy/valcamonica/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Crespi d'Adda</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Crespi d'Adda in Capriate San Gervasio in Lombardy is an outstanding example of the 19th- and early 20th-century 'company towns' built in Europe and North America by enlightened industrialists to meet the workers' needs. The site is still remarkably intact and is partly used for industrial purposes, although changing economic and social conditions now threaten its survival. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/italy/crespi-d-adda/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/italy/crespi-d-adda/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Society for Arts and Technology</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/montreal/sat/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/montreal/sat/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Project Waalse Krook</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/gent/waalse-krook/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/gent/waalse-krook/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Mount Huangshan</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Huangshan, known as 'the loveliest mountain of China', was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history (e.g. the Shanshui 'mountain and water' style of the mid-16th century). Today it holds the same fascination for visitors, poets, painters and photographers who come on pilgrimage to the site, which is renowned for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of a sea of clouds. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/anhui/huangshan/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/anhui/huangshan/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Angkor</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. UNESCO has set up a wide-ranging programme to safeguard this symbolic site and its surroundings. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/khmer-empire/cambodia/angkor/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/khmer-empire/cambodia/angkor/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Aksum</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found close to Ethiopia's northern border. They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., include monolithic obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the ruins of ancient castles. Long after its political decline in the 10th century, Ethiopian emperors continued to be crowned in Aksum. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/east-africa/ethiopia/aksum/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/east-africa/ethiopia/aksum/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Qasr Al-Kharana</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Qasr Al Kharana which rises up from a bare plain about 60 kilometers southeast of Amman. Completely rebuilt or at least remodeled by the Umayyads in 711, the building stands on the site of preceding Roman and then Byzantine structures rebuilt in the 7th century when the Sassanian Persians briefly conquered the area. The painstaking stucco decoration inside also seems to indicate that the building was meant to be a typically sumptuous residence for the Caliph.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/qasr-al-kharana/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/jordan/qasr-al-kharana/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nancy, the temporary residence of a king without a kingdom – Stanislas Leszczynski, later to become Duke of Lorraine – is paradoxically the oldest and most typical example of a modern capital where an enlightened monarch proved to be sensitive to the needs of the public. Built between 1752 and 1756 by a brilliant team led by the architect Héré, this was a carefully conceived project that succeeded in creating a capital that not only enhanced the sovereign's prestige but was also functional. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/nancy/place-stanislas-from-stanislas-street.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/nancy/place-stanislas-from-stanislas-street.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Mural paintings of comic strips</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/comics-murals/tintin-and-milou-by-herge-rue-de-l-etuve.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/comics-murals/tintin-and-milou-by-herge-rue-de-l-etuve.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The outstanding contribution made by the people of the Netherlands to the technology of handling water is admirably demonstrated by the installations in the Kinderdijk-Elshout area. Construction of hydraulic works for the drainage of land for agriculture and settlement began in the Middle Ages and have continued uninterruptedly to the present day. The site illustrates all the typical features associated with this technology – dykes, reservoirs, pumping stations, administrative buildings and a series of beautifully preserved windmills. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/kinderdijk-elshout/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/kinderdijk-elshout/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht was commissioned by Ms Truus Schröder-Schräder, designed by the architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, and built in 1924. This small family house, with its interior, the flexible spatial arrangement, and the visual and formal qualities, was a manifesto of the ideals of the De Stijl group of artists and architects in the Netherlands in the 1920s, and has since been considered one of the icons of the Modern Movement in architecture. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/rietveld-schroder/outside-inside-photography-is-forbidden.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/rietveld-schroder/outside-inside-photography-is-forbidden.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Defence Line of Amsterdam</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Extending 135 km around the city of Amsterdam, this defence line (built between 1883 and 1920) is the only example of a fortification based on the principle of controlling the waters. Since the 16th century, the people of the Netherlands have used their expert knowledge of hydraulic engineering for defence purposes. The centre of the country was protected by a network of 45 armed forts, acting in concert with temporary flooding from polders and an intricate system of canals and locks. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/amsterdam/defence/edam-down.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/amsterdam/defence/edam-down.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is the oldest area of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in accordance with classical and Renaissance planning principles. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/beemster-polder/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Wouda Pumping Station at Lemmer in the province of Friesland opened in 1920. It is the largest steam-pumping station ever built and is still in operation. It represents the high point of the contribution made by Netherlands engineers and architects in protecting their people and land against the natural forces of water. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/irdf-woudagemaal/boiler-room.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/irdf-woudagemaal/boiler-room.html</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Schokland was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated in 1859. But following the draining of the Zuider Zee, it has, since the 1940s, formed part of the land reclaimed from the sea. Schokland has vestiges of human habitation going back to prehistoric times. It symbolizes the heroic, age-old struggle of the people of the Netherlands against the encroachment of the waters. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/schokland/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/schokland/map.html</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Begun in 1248, the construction of this Gothic masterpiece took place in several stages and was not completed until 1880. Over seven centuries, successive builders were inspired by the same faith and a spirit of absolute fidelity to the original plans. Apart from its exceptional intrinsic value and the artistic masterpieces it contains, Cologne Cathedral testifies to the enduring strength of European Christianity. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/germany/cologne/map.html</link>
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			<title>Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a printing plant and publishing house dating from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Situated in Antwerp, one of the three leading cities of early European printing along with Paris and Venice, it is associated with the history of the invention and spread of typography. Its name refers to the greatest printer-publisher of the second half of the 16th century: Christophe Plantin (c. 1520–89). The monument is of outstanding architectural value. It contains exhaustive evidence of the life and work of what was the most prolific printing and publishing house in Europe in the late 16th century. The building of the company, which remained in activity until 1867, contains a large collection of old printing equipment, an extensive library, invaluable archives and works of art, among them a painting by Rubens.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/antwerp/plantin-moretus/library.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/antwerp/plantin-moretus/library.html</guid>
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			<title>Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes, covering more than 100 ha, are the largest and earliest concentration of ancient mines in Europe. They are also remarkable for the diversity of technological solutions used for extraction and for the fact that they are directly linked to a settlement of the same period. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/spiennes/environment.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/spiennes/environment.html</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed as a group, an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of architecture. They are highly significant tokens of the winning of civil liberties. While Italian, German and English towns mainly opted to build town halls, in part of north-western Europe, greater emphasis was placed on building belfries. Compared with the keep (symbol of the seigneurs) and the bell-tower (symbol of the Church), the belfry, the third tower in the urban landscape, symbolizes the power of the aldermen. Over the centuries, they came to represent the influence and wealth of the towns. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/belfries/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/belfries/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Historic Centre of Brugge</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Brugge is an outstanding example of a medieval historic settlement, which has maintained its historic fabric as this has evolved over the centuries, and where original Gothic constructions form part of the town's identity. As one of the commercial and cultural capitals of Europe, Brugge developed cultural links to different parts of the world. It is closely associated with the school of Flemish Primitive painting.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brugge/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brugge/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Flemish Béguinages</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Béguines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the béguinages, enclosed communities designed to meet their spiritual and material needs. The Flemish béguinages are architectural ensembles composed of houses, churches, ancillary buildings and green spaces, with a layout of either urban or rural origin and built in styles specific to the Flemish cultural region. They are a fascinating reminder of the tradition of the Béguines that developed in north-western Europe in the Middle Ages. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/flemish-beguinages/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/flemish-beguinages/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Maritime Greenwich</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ensemble of buildings at Greenwich, an outlying district of London, and the park in which they are set, symbolize English artistic and scientific endeavour in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Queen's House (by Inigo Jones) was the first Palladian building in England, while the complex that was until recently the Royal Naval College was designed by Christopher Wren. The park, laid out on the basis of an original design by André Le Nôtre, contains the Old Royal Observatory, the work of Wren and the scientist Robert Hooke. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/united-kingdom/london/greenwich/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/united-kingdom/london/greenwich/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Tower of London</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The massive White Tower is a typical example of Norman military architecture, whose influence was felt throughout the kingdom. It was built on the Thames by William the Conqueror to protect London and assert his power. The Tower of London – an imposing fortress with many layers of history, which has become one of the symbols of royalty – was built around the White Tower. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/united-kingdom/london/tower/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/united-kingdom/london/tower/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This historic landscape garden features elements that illustrate significant periods of the art of gardens from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The gardens house botanic collections (conserved plants, living plants and documents) that have been considerably enriched through the centuries. Since their creation in 1759, the gardens have made a significant and uninterrupted contribution to the study of plant diversity and economic botany. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/united-kingdom/london/kew/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/united-kingdom/london/kew/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Hôtel Talleyrand</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The “hôtel particulier“, meaning “private residence“, was built for the comte de Saint-Florentin, in 1770. It was then called &quot;Hôtel de Saint-Florentin&quot;. In 1812, the famous Statesman, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, prince de Bénévent, turned the building into his Parisian residence where he received in 1814 the Czar Alexander I, the King of Prussia, and Lord Wellington in order to negotiate peace in Europe and the restoration of the French Monarchy. After WWII the U.S. Government purchased the building. The Marshall Plan, which restored the war-ravaged Western European economies, was administered from the building. Today the building houses several government agencies and The George C. Marshall Center.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/hotel-talleyrand/staircase.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/hotel-talleyrand/staircase.html</guid>
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			<title>Château de Chantilly</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The château's art gallery, the Musée Condé, houses one of the finest collections of historical paintings in France (after the Louvre), with special strength in French paintings and book illuminations of the 15th and 16th centuries. The library of the Petit Château contains over 700 manuscripts and 12,000 volumes, including a Gutenberg Bible.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/chantilly/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/chantilly/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Notre Dame de Senlis</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Notre-dame de Senlis was consecrated on June 16th, 1191. While modest in size (18 m high under the keystone) it is one of the first Gothic vessel. Its western portal shows the crowned Virgin for the first time.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/senlis/outside.html</link>
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			<title>The Ideal Palace of Postman Cheval - Masterpiece of Naïve Art</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ferdinand Cheval better known as &quot;Facteur Cheval&quot; (Postman Cheval) was a French postman who spent 33 years of his life building an &quot;Ideal Palace&quot; which is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/hauterives/the-ideal-palace-by-postman-cheval-western-side.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/hauterives/the-ideal-palace-by-postman-cheval-western-side.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Palace and Park of Versailles</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/versailles/petit-trianon-marie-antoinette-theatre.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/versailles/petit-trianon-marie-antoinette-theatre.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Historic Site of Lyons</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The long history of Lyons, which was founded by the Romans in the 1st century B.C. as the capital of the Three Gauls and has continued to play a major role in Europe's political, cultural and economic development ever since, is vividly illustrated by its urban fabric and the many fine historic buildings from all periods. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/lyons/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/lyons/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge</title>
			<description><![CDATA[In the 14th century, this city in the South of France was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress lavishly decorated by Simone Martini and Matteo Giovanetti, dominates the city, the surrounding ramparts and the remains of a 12th-century bridge over the Rhone. Beneath this outstanding example of Gothic architecture, the Petit Palais and the Romanesque Cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms complete an exceptional group of monuments that testify to the leading role played by Avignon in 14th-century Christian Europe. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/avignon/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/avignon/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Arles is a good example of the adaptation of an ancient city to medieval European civilization. It has some impressive Roman monuments, of which the earliest – the arena, the Roman theatre and the cryptoporticus (subterranean galleries) – date back to the 1st century B.C. During the 4th century Arles experienced a second golden age, as attested by the baths of Constantine and the necropolis of Alyscamps. In the 11th and 12th centuries, Arles once again became one of the most attractive cities in the Mediterranean. Within the city walls, Saint-Trophime, with its cloister, is one of Provence's major Romanesque monuments. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/arles/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the &quot;Triumphal Arch&quot; of Orange</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all the great Roman theatres. Built between A.D. 10 and 25, the Roman arch is one of the most beautiful and interesting surviving examples of a provincial triumphal arch from the reign of Augustus. It is decorated with low reliefs commemorating the establishment of the Pax Romana. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/orange/arc-de-triomphe-winter.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/orange/arc-de-triomphe-winter.html</guid>
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			<title>Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who designed this bridge, which stands almost 50 m high and is on three levels – the longest measuring 275 m – created a technical as well as an artistic masterpiece. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/pont-du-gard/sunset.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/pont-du-gard/sunset.html</guid>
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			<title>Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The outstanding handling of new architectural techniques in the 13th century, and the harmonious marriage of sculptural decoration with architecture, has made Notre-Dame in Reims one of the masterpieces of Gothic art. The former abbey still has its beautiful 9th-century nave, in which lie the remains of Archbishop St Rémi (440–533), who instituted the Holy Anointing of the kings of France. The former archiepiscopal palace known as the Tau Palace, which played an important role in religious ceremonies, was almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/reims/joan-of-arc-and-notre-dame.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/reims/joan-of-arc-and-notre-dame.html</guid>
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			<title>The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The four hydraulic boat-lifts on this short stretch of the historic Canal du Centre are industrial monuments of the highest quality. Together with the canal itself and its associated structures, they constitute a remarkably well-preserved and complete example of a late-19th-century industrial landscape. Of the eight hydraulic boat-lifts built at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, the only ones in the world which still exist in their original working condition are these four lifts on the Canal du Centre. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/central-canal/boat-lift-2.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/central-canal/boat-lift-2.html</guid>
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			<title>Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It is especially distinguished by a Romanesque nave of extraordinary dimensions, a wealth of sculpture on its capitals and a transept topped by five towers, all precursors of the Gothic style. The choir, rebuilt in the 13th century, is in the pure Gothic style.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/tournai/overview-from-the-belfry.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/tournai/overview-from-the-belfry.html</guid>
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			<title>Chartres Cathedral</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent 12th- and 13th-century stained-glass windows, all in remarkable condition, combine to make it a masterpiece. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/chartres/map.html</link>
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			<title>Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The fortified medieval town of Provins is situated in the former territory of the powerful Counts of Champagne. It bears witness to early developments in the organization of international trading fairs and the wool industry. The urban structure of Provins, which was built specifically to host the fairs and related activities, has been well preserved. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/provins/map.html</link>
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			<title>Palace and Park of Fontainebleau</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, standing at the heart of a vast forest in the Ile-de-France, was transformed, enlarged and embellished in the 16th century by François I, who wanted to make a 'New Rome' of it. Surrounded by an immense park, the Italianate palace combines Renaissance and French artistic traditions. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/fontainebleau/cour-des-adieux.html</link>
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			<title>Observatoire du Pic du Midi de Bigorre</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Since the 18th century, the top of the peak has been known as a place for astronomical observations.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/pic-du-midi/morning-in-the-mist.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/pic-du-midi/morning-in-the-mist.html</guid>
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			<title>Église Saint Sulpice</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The present church is the second building, erected over an ancient roman chapel originally constructed during the 10th century. Additions were made over the centuries. The new building was founded in 1646. Work would continue for about 140 years. The 1749 south tower remained unachieved. The north tower is still under restoration in order to become one of the biggest belfry of the city.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/saint-sulpice/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/saint-sulpice/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Paris, Banks of the Seine</title>
			<description><![CDATA[From the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, from the Place de la Concorde to the Grand and Petit Palais, the evolution of Paris and its history can be seen from the River Seine. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Sainte Chapelle are architectural masterpieces while Haussmann's wide squares and boulevards influenced late 19th- and 20th-century town planning the world over. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/map.html</link>
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			<title>Yungang Grottoes</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. The Five Caves created by Tan Yao, with their strict unity of layout and design, constitute a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/yungang/map.html</link>
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			<title>Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The four major town houses - Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison &amp; Atelier Horta - located in Brussels and designed by the architect Victor Horta, one of the earliest initiators of Art Nouveau, are some of the most remarkable pioneering works of architecture of the end of the 19th century. The stylistic revolution represented by these works is characterised by their open plan, the diffusion of light, and the brilliant joining of the curved lines of decoration with the structure of the building.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/victor-horta/house-and-workshop-rue-americaine-front.html</link>
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			<title>La Grand-Place, Brussels</title>
			<description><![CDATA[La Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century. The architecture provides a vivid illustration of the level of social and cultural life of the period in this important political and commercial centre. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/grand-place/east.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/grand-place/east.html</guid>
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			<title>Historic Centre of Macao</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it came under Chinese sovereignty. With its historic street, residential, religious and public Portuguese and Chinese buildings, the historic centre of Macao provides a unique testimony to the meeting of aesthetic, cultural, architectural and technological influences from East and West. The site also contains a fortress and a lighthouse, the oldest in China. It bears witness to one of the earliest and longest-lasting encounters between China and the West, based on the vibrancy of international trade. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/macao/map.html</link>
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			<title>Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders experimented with architectural and structural solutions later used in the construction of Samarkand, the capital of the Timurid Empire. Today, it is one of the largest and best-preserved constructions of the Timurid period. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/kazakhstan/khoja-ahmed-yasawi/southeast.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/kazakhstan/khoja-ahmed-yasawi/southeast.html</guid>
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			<title>Itchan Kala</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Itchan Kala is the inner town (protected by brick walls some 10 m high) of the old Khiva oasis, which was the last resting-place of caravans before crossing the desert to Iran. Although few very old monuments still remain, it is a coherent and well-preserved example of the Muslim architecture of Central Asia. There are several outstanding structures such as the Djuma Mosque, the mausoleums and the madrasas and the two magnificent palaces built at the beginning of the 19th century by Alla-Kulli-Khan. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/itchan-kala/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/itchan-kala/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The historic centre of Shakhrisyabz contains a collection of exceptional monuments and ancient quarters which bear witness to the city's secular development, and particularly to the period of its apogee, under the rule of Amir Temur and the Temurids, in the 15th-16th century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/shakhrisyabz/ak-saray-s-white-palace.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/shakhrisyabz/ak-saray-s-white-palace.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>State Historical and Cultural Park &quot;Ancient Merv&quot;</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Merv is the oldest and best-preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Route in Central Asia. The remains in this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history. A number of monuments are still visible, particularly from the last two millennia. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/turkmenistan/merv/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/turkmenistan/merv/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Herat - Ancient city on historic routes</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Herat is situated favorably on the ancient and historic trade routes of India, China, the Middle East and Europe. At the center of the roads to Iran, Turkmenistan and deeper in Afghanistan, Herat is still today strategically very important.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/herat/gowharshad-s-garden.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/herat/gowharshad-s-garden.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The area contains numerous Buddhist monastic ensembles and sanctuaries, as well as fortified edifices from the Islamic period. The site is also testimony to the tragic destruction by the Taliban of the two standing Buddha statues, which shook the world in March 2001. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/bamiyan/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/bamiyan/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 65m-tall Minaret of Jam is a graceful, soaring structure, dating back to the 12th century. Covered in elaborate brickwork with a blue tile inscription at the top, it is noteworthy for the quality of its architecture and decoration, which represent the culmination of an architectural and artistic tradition in this region. Its impact is heightened by its dramatic setting, a deep river valley between towering mountains in the heart of the Ghur province. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/ghor/minar-e-jam/apricot-tree.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/ghor/minar-e-jam/apricot-tree.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Takht-e Soleyman</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The archaeological site of Takht-e Soleyman, in north-western Iran, is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region. The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in the Ilkhanid (Mongol) period (13th century) as well as a temple of the Sasanian period (6th and 7th centuries) dedicated to Anahita. The site has important symbolic significance. The designs of the fire temple, the palace and the general layout have strongly influenced the development of Islamic architecture. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/takht-e-soleyman/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/takht-e-soleyman/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Soltaniyeh</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded by the Mongols. Situated in the province of Zanjan, Soltaniyeh is one of the outstanding examples of the achievements of Persian architecture and a key monument in the development of its Islamic architecture. The octagonal building is crowned with a 50 m tall dome covered in turquoise-blue faience and surrounded by eight slender minarets. It is the earliest existing example of the double-shelled dome in Iran. The mausoleum's interior decoration is also outstanding and scholars such as A.U. Pope have described the building as ‘anticipating the Taj Mahal'. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/soltaniyeh/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/soltaniyeh/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Tchogha Zanbil</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at Tchogha Zanbil. Founded c. 1250 B.C., the city remained unfinished after it was invaded by Ashurbanipal, as shown by the thousands of unused bricks left at the site. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/tchogha-zanbil/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/tchogha-zanbil/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Pasargadae</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC. Its palaces, gardens and the mausoleum of Cyrus are outstanding examples of the first phase of royal Achaemenid art and architecture and exceptional testimonies of Persian civilization. Particularly noteworthy vestiges in the 160-ha site include: the Mausoleum of Cyrus II; Tall-e Takht, a fortified terrace; and a royal ensemble of gatehouse, audience hall, residential palace and gardens. Pasargadae was the capital of the first great multicultural empire in Western Asia. Spanning the Eastern Mediterranean and Egypt to the Hindus River, it is considered to be the first empire that respected the cultural diversity of its different peoples. This was reflected in Achaemenid architecture, a synthetic representation of different cultures.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/parsagadae/audience-palace.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/parsagadae/audience-palace.html</guid>
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			<title>Persepolis</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where the king of kings created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models. The importance and quality of the monumental ruins make it a unique archaeological site. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/persepolis/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/persepolis/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Meidan Emam, Esfahan</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal Mosque, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah, the magnificent Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the 15th-century Timurid palace. They are an impressive testimony to the level of social and cultural life in Persia during the Safavid era. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/esfahan/ali-qapu-palace.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/esfahan/ali-qapu-palace.html</guid>
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			<title>Yazd - One of the oldest city in the world</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yazd is One of the oldest city in the world. Because of its remote desert location, it had remained largely immune to the ravages of wars. It was visited by Marco Polo in 1272 who remarked on the city's fine silk weaving industry. Yazd is of foremost importance as a centre of Persian architecture. Because of its climate, it has one of the largest networks of qanats (irrigation system) in the world. To deal with the extremely hot summers, many old buildings have magnificent windcatchers, and large underground areas. Yazd is also one of the largest cities built almost entirely out of adobe. Yazd's heritage as a centre of Zoroastrianism is also important.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/yazd/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/yazd/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Bam and its Cultural Landscape</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bam is situated in a desert environment on the southern edge of the Iranian high plateau. The origins of Bam can be traced back to the Achaemenid period (6th to 4th centuries BC). Its heyday was from the 7th to 11th centuries, being at the crossroads of important trade routes and known for the production of silk and cotton garments. The existence of life in the oasis was based on the underground irrigation canals, the qanāts, of which Bam has preserved some of the earliest evidence in Iran. Arg-e Bam is the most representative example of a fortified medieval town built in vernacular technique using mud layers (Chineh).  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/arg-e-bam/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/arg-e-bam/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Arg-e Rayen</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rayen Citadel is considered the biggest earthen structure of Kerman province after Bam Citadel which was destroyed in an earthquake in 2003. The monument dates back to the Sassanid era and covers a 20,000-square-meter area, remaining a symbol of the residential fortresses during the ancient times. It consists of the public quarter and the aristocratic zone. The essential sectors such as Zoor khaneh (gymnasium for a traditional Persian sport), mosque, and stable can be seen in the citadel. Adobe is the main material used in its construction.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/iran/arg-e-rayen/overview-eastern-entrance.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Buddhist monastic complex of Takht-i-Bahi (Throne of Origins) was founded in the early 1st century. Owing to its location on the crest of a high hill, it escaped successive invasions and is still exceptionally well preserved. Nearby are the ruins of Sahr-i-Bahlol, a small fortified city dating from the same period. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/takht-i-bahi/in-the-heart-of-the-monastery.html</link>
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			<title>Taxila</title>
			<description><![CDATA[From the ancient Neolithic tumulus of Saraikala to the ramparts of Sirkap (2nd century B.C.) and the city of Sirsukh (1st century A.D.), Taxila illustrates the different stages in the development of a city on the Indus that was alternately influenced by Persia, Greece and Central Asia and which, from the 5th century B.C. to the 2nd century A.D., was an important Buddhist centre of learning. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/taxila/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/taxila/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Rohtas Fort</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Following his defeat of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1541, Sher Shah Suri built a strong fortified complex at Rohtas, a strategic site in the north of what is now Pakistan. It was never taken by storm and has survived intact to the present day. The main fortifications consist of the massive walls, which extend for more than 4 km; they are lined with bastions and pierced by monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort, also called Qila Rohtas, is an exceptional example of early Muslim military architecture in Central and South Asia. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/rohtas/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/rohtas/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Historical Monuments of Thatta</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The capital of three successive dynasties and later ruled by the Mughal emperors of Delhi, Thatta was constantly embellished from the 14th to the 18th century. The remains of the city and its necropolis provide a unique view of civilization in Sind. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/thatta/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/thatta/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ruins of the huge city of Moenjodaro – built entirely of unbaked brick in the 3rd millennium B.C. – lie in the Indus valley. The acropolis, set on high embankments, the ramparts, and the lower town, which is laid out according to strict rules, provide evidence of an early system of town planning. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/moenjodaro/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/moenjodaro/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Amiens Cathedral</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Amiens Cathedral, in the heart of Picardy, is one of the largest 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation and the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal facade and in the south transept. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/amiens/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Uch Sharif - Alexandria by Alexander the Great</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Uch was an important city of ancient India, as head-city of sufism. It is believed that in 325 BC Alexander the Great founded a city called Alexandria at the site of the last confluence of Punjab rivers with the Indus river]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/uch-sharif/tomb-of-bibi-jiwindi-behind.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/uch-sharif/tomb-of-bibi-jiwindi-behind.html</guid>
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			<title>Multan, City of Sufi Saints and Shrines</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Multan is one of the oldest cities in South Asia. It has seen a lot of warfare because of its location on a major invasion route between South Asia and Central Asia. Multan was ruled by various Hindu empires for over 1000 years. It is believed to have been visited by Alexander the Great. It is famous for its Sufi shrines.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/multan/sheikh-rukn-i-alam-outside.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/multan/sheikh-rukn-i-alam-outside.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Archaeological Ruins at Harrapa</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Indus Valley civilization (also known as Harappan culture) has its earliest roots in approximately 6000 BCE in Mehrgarh. The two greatest cities, Moenjodaro and Harappa, emerged circa 2600 BCE along the Indus River valley. The civilization, with a writing system, urban centers, and diversified social and economic system, was rediscovered in the 1920s after excavations at Moenjodaro (which means &quot;mound of the dead&quot;).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/harrapa/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/harrapa/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore</title>
			<description><![CDATA[These are two masterpieces from the time of the brilliant Mughal civilization, which reached its height during the reign of the Emperor Shah Jahan. The fort contains marble palaces and mosques decorated with mosaics and gilt. The elegance of these splendid gardens, built near the city of Lahore on three terraces with lodges, waterfalls and large ornamental ponds, is unequalled. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/lahore-fort/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/lahore-fort/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Golden Temple in Amritsar</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Golden Temple is the most sacred shrine of Sikhism. Its fourth guru, Guru Ram Das (1574-1581 AD), excavated a tank which subsequently became known as Amritsar (Pool of the Nectar of Immortality) and gave its name to the city that grew around it. Much of the present decorative gilding and marble work date from the early 1800s.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/amritsar/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/amritsar/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the ‘Gothic City' and the major international mercantile port of India. The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878, according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture. It is an outstanding example of the meeting of two cultures, as British architects worked with Indian craftsmen to include Indian architectural tradition and idioms thus forging a new style unique to Bombay.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mumbai/chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mumbai/chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A concentration of largely unexcavated archaeological, historic and living cultural heritage properties cradled in an impressive landscape which includes prehistoric (chalcolithic) sites, a hill fortress of an early Hindu capital, and remains of the 16th-century capital of the state of Gujarat. The site also includes, among other vestiges, fortifications, palaces, religious buildings, residential precincts, agricultural structures and water installations, from the 8th to 14th centuries. The Kalikamata Temple on top of Pavagadh Hill is considered to be an important shrine, attracting large numbers of pilgrims throughout the year. The site is the only complete and unchanged Islamic pre-Mughal city.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/champaner/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/champaner/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/lumbini/ashokan-s-pillar.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/lumbini/ashokan-s-pillar.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Sagarmatha National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848 m). Several rare species, such as the snow leopard and the lesser panda, are found in the park. The presence of the Sherpas, with their unique culture, adds further interest to this site. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/sagarmatha/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/sagarmatha/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Tibet - The roof of the world</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tibetan landscapes on the road from Lhasa to Kathmandu.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary buildings, is built on Red Mountain in the centre of Lhasa Valley, at an altitude of 3,700m. Also founded in the 7th century, the Jokhang Temple Monastery is an exceptional Buddhist religious complex. Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's former summer palace, constructed in the 18th century, is a masterpiece of Tibetan art. The beauty and originality of the architecture of these three sites, their rich ornamentation and harmonious integration in a striking landscape, add to their historic and religious interest. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/tibet/lhasa-photos-inside-are-forbidden/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/tibet/lhasa-photos-inside-are-forbidden/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Changdeokgung Palace Complex</title>
			<description><![CDATA[In the early 15th century, the Emperor T'aejong ordered the construction of a new palace at an auspicious site. A Bureau of Palace Construction was set up to create the complex, consisting of a number of official and residential buildings set in a garden that was cleverly adapted to the uneven topography of the 58-ha site. The result is an exceptional example of Far Eastern palace architecture and design, blending harmoniously with the surrounding landscape. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/seoul/changdeokgung/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/seoul/changdeokgung/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Jongmyo Shrine</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic of the Confucian royal shrines to have been preserved. Dedicated to the forefathers of the Choson dynasty (1392–1910), the shrine has existed in its present form since the 16th century and houses tablets bearing the teachings of members of the former royal family. Ritual ceremonies linking music, song and dance still take place there, perpetuating a tradition that goes back to the 14th century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/seoul/jongmyo/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/seoul/jongmyo/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of the Megalithic culture, found in many parts of the world, but nowhere in such a concentrated form.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/dolmen/bugeun-ri.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/dolmen/bugeun-ri.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Hwaseong Fortress</title>
			<description><![CDATA[When the Choson emperor Chongjo moved his father's tomb to Suwon at the end of the 18th century, he surrounded it with strong defensive works, laid out according to the precepts of an influential military architect of the period, who brought together the latest developments in the field from both East and West. The massive walls, extending for nearly 6 km, still survive; they are pierced by four gates and equipped with bastions, artillery towers and other features. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/hwaseong/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/hwaseong/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Temple of Haeinsa, on Mount Kaya, is home to the Tripitaka Koreana, the most complete collection of Buddhist texts, engraved on 80,000 woodblocks between 1237 and 1248. The buildings of Janggyeong Pangeon, which date from the 15th century, were constructed to house the woodblocks, which are also revered as exceptional works of art. As the oldest depository of the Tripitaka, they reveal an astonishing mastery of the invention and implementation of the conservation techniques used to preserve these woodblocks. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/haeinsa/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/haeinsa/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Gyeongju Historic Areas</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in the form of sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and the remains of temples and palaces from the flowering, in particular between the 7th and 10th centuries, of this form of unique artistic expression. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/gyeongju/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/gyeongju/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Established in the 8th century on the slopes of Mount T'oham, the Seokguram Grotto contains a monumental statue of the Buddha looking at the sea in the bhumisparsha mudra position. With the surrounding portrayals of gods, Bodhisattvas and disciples, all realistically and delicately sculpted in high and low relief, it is considered a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the Far East. The Temple of Bulguksa (built in 774) and the Seokguram Grotto form a religious architectural complex of exceptional significance. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/gyeongju/bulguksa-and-seokguram/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/gyeongju/bulguksa-and-seokguram/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The site includes archaeological remains of three cities and 40 tombs: Wunu Mountain City, Guonei City and Wandu Mountain City, 14 tombs are imperial, 26 of nobles. All belong to the Koguryo culture, named after the dynasty that ruled over parts of northern China and the northern half of the Korean Peninsula from 277 BC to AD 668. Wunu Mountain City is only partly excavated. Guonei City, within the modern city of Ji'an, played the role of a ‘supporting capital' after the main Koguryo capital moved to Pyongyang. Wandu Mountain City, one of the capitals of the Koguryo Kingdom, contains many vestiges including a large palace and 37 tombs. Some of the tombs show great ingenuity in their elaborate ceilings, designed to roof wide spaces without columns and carry the heavy load of a stone or earth tumulus (mound), which was placed above them.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/koguryo-kingdom/map.html</link>
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			<title>Ennis Brown House by architect Frank Lloyd Wright</title>
			<description><![CDATA[&quot;The Ennis House is one of the first residences constructed from concrete block. Wright transforms cold industrial concrete to a warm decorative material used as a frame for interior features like windows and fireplaces as well as columns. His sixteen inch modular blocks with intriguing geometric repeats invite tactile exploration&quot; - In Architectural Digest (October, 1979), by Thomas Heinz.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/ennis-brown-house/footbridge.html</link>
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			<title>San Juan Capistrano Mission</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mission San Juan Capistrano, named for St. John of Capistrano, Italy, a theologian of the 14th century, is founded November 1, 1776, by Fr. Junipero Serra. Previously established by Fr. Fermin Lasuen in 1775, it was abandoned because of Indian unrest at neighboring Mission San Diego. The Great Stone Church began construction in 1796 and was completed in 1806 then was destroyed by an earthquake 1812.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/san-juan-capistrano/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/san-juan-capistrano/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Schindler House</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rudolf M. Schindler's Studio-Residence was the first modern house to respond to the unique climate of California, and as such it served as the prototype for a distinctly Californian style of design part of the modern movement.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/schindler-house/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/schindler-house/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Neutra VDL Research House II</title>
			<description><![CDATA[An experimental house, it was designed for living and working close to nature in an urban residential district. The three-story main house faces the lake. Work spaces are on the ground floor, with the main living spaces above and a small penthouse surrounded by a deck at the top.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/neutra-house/ground-floor-front.html</link>
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			<title>Miguasha National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The palaeontological site of Miguasha National Park, in south-eastern Quebec on the southern coast of the Gaspé peninsula, is considered to be the world's most outstanding illustration of the Devonian Period known as the 'Age of Fishes'. Dating from 370 million years ago, the Upper Devonian Escuminac Formation represented here contains five of the six fossil fish groups associated with this period. Its significance stems from the discovery there of the highest number and best-preserved fossil specimens of the lobe-finned fishes that gave rise to the first four-legged, air-breathing terrestrial vertebrates – the tetrapods. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/miguasha/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/miguasha/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Joggins Fossil Cliffs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a 689 ha palaeontological site along the coast of Nova Scotia (eastern Canada), have been described as the “coal age Galápagos” due to their wealth of fossils from the Carboniferous period (354 to 290 million years ago). The rocks of this site are considered to be iconic for this period of the history of Earth and are the world’s thickest and most comprehensive record of the Pennsylvanian strata (dating back 318 to 303 million years) with the most complete known fossil record of terrestrial life from that time. These include the remains and tracks of very early animals and the rainforest in which they lived, left in situ, intact and undisturbed. With its 14.7 km of sea cliffs, low bluffs, rock platforms and beach, the site groups remains of three ecosystems: estuarine bay, floodplain rainforest and fire prone forested alluvial plain with freshwater pools. It offers the richest assemblage known of the fossil life in these three ecosystems with 96 genera and 148 species of fossils and 20 footprint groups. The site is listed as containing outstanding examples representing major stages in the history of Earth. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/joggins/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/joggins/map.html</guid>
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			<title>L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site</title>
			<description><![CDATA[At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of the first European presence in North America. The excavated remains of wood-framed peat-turf buildings are similar to those found in Norse Greenland and Iceland. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/anse-aux-meadows/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/anse-aux-meadows/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Gros Morne National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Situated on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, the park provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth's mantle lie exposed. More recent glacial action has resulted in some spectacular scenery, with coastal lowland, alpine plateau, fjords, glacial valleys, sheer cliffs, waterfalls and many pristine lakes. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/gros-morne/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/gros-morne/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Old Town Lunenburg</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lunenburg is the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. Established in 1753, it has retained its original layout and overall appearance, based on a rectangular grid pattern drawn up in the home country. The inhabitants have managed to safeguard the city's identity throughout the centuries by preserving the wooden architecture of the houses, some of which date from the 18th century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/lunenburg/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/lunenburg/map.html</guid>
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			<title>World Trade Center – Ground Zero</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Downtown Restoration Program : Ground Zero ready for rebuilding.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/ground-zero/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/ground-zero/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Brooklyn Bridge</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Brooklyn Bridge stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City. On completion (14 years in the making), it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/brooklyn-bridge/georges-dupret-katharine-ratnoff-tito-dupret-carlos-dupret-carlos-dupret-and-carlos-dupret.html</link>
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			<title>Historic Centre of Bukhara</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete example of a medieval city in Central Asia, with an urban fabric that has remained largely intact. Monuments of particular interest include the famous tomb of Ismail Samani, a masterpiece of 10th-century Muslim architecture, and a large number of 17th-century madrasas. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/bukhara/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/bukhara/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Royal Chitwan National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the 'Terai' region, which formerly extended over the foothills of India and Nepal. It has a particularly rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros lives in the park, which is also one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/chitwan/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/chitwan/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Samarkand  – Crossroads of Cultures</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ensemble, as well as Ulugh-Beg's Observatory. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/samarkand/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/samarkand/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Kathmandu Valley </title>
			<description><![CDATA[The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley is world famous. The seven include the Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu), Patan and Bhaktapur, the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Bauddhanath and the Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu Narayan. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/kathmandu/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/nepal/kathmandu/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5th or 6th centuries. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely in brick, still standing in India, from the late Gupta period. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mahabodhi-temple/sacred-bodhi-tree.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mahabodhi-temple/sacred-bodhi-tree.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Mountain Railways of India</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The site includes the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, inscribed in 1999. The site encompasses the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a 46 km long metre-gauge single-track railway in Tamil Nadu State. Its construction was first proposed in 1854, but due to the difficulty of the mountainous location the work only started in 1891 and was completed in 1908. This railway, scaling an elevation of 326 m to 2,203 m and still in use today, represented the latest technology of the time. It was highly significant in facilitating population movement and socio-economic development in the British colonial era. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mountain-railways/darjeeling/belle-vue-hotel.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mountain-railways/darjeeling/belle-vue-hotel.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Manas Wildlife Sanctuary</title>
			<description><![CDATA[On a gentle slope in the foothills of the Himalayas, where wooded hills give way to alluvial grasslands and tropical forests, the Manas sanctuary is home to a great variety of wildlife, including many endangered species, such as the tiger, pygmy hog, Indian rhinoceros and Indian elephant. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/manas/elephant-grass.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/manas/elephant-grass.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Kaziranga National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[In the heart of Assam, this park is one of the last areas in eastern India undisturbed by a human presence. It is inhabited by the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses, as well as many mammals, including tigers, elephants, panthers and bears, and thousands of birds. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/kaziranga/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/kaziranga/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Sundarbans National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Sundarbans covers 10,000  km2 of land and water (more than half of it in India, the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park, including tigers, aquatic mammals, birds and reptiles. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/sundarbans/bay-of-bengal.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/sundarbans/bay-of-bengal.html</guid>
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			<title>Sun Temple, Konârak</title>
			<description><![CDATA[On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic designs and it is led by a team of six horses. Built in the 13th century, it is one of India's most famous Brahman sanctuaries. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/konarak/sun-temple-east.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/konarak/sun-temple-east.html</guid>
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			<title>Great Living Chola Temples</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Great Living Chola Temples were built by kings of the Chola Empire, which stretched over all of south India and the neighbouring islands. The site includes three great 11th- and 12th-century Temples: the Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur, the Brihadisvara Temple at Gangaikondacholisvaram and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram. The Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram, built by Rajendra I, was completed in 1035. Its 53-m vimana (sanctum tower) has recessed corners and a graceful upward curving movement, contrasting with the straight and severe tower at Thanjavur. The Airavatesvara temple complex, built by Rajaraja II, at Darasuram features a 24-m vimana and a stone image of Shiva. The temples testify to the brilliant achievements of the Chola in architecture, sculpture, painting and bronze casting.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/chola-temples/thanjavur/brihadisvara-s-temple-canteen.html</link>
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			<title>Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau. Within massive sandstone outcrops, above comparatively dense forest, are five clusters of natural rock shelters, displaying paintings that appear to date from the Mesolithic Period right through to the historical period. The cultural traditions of the inhabitants of the twenty-one villages adjacent to the site bear a strong resemblance to those represented in the rock paintings. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/bhimbetka/rock-shelter-15.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/bhimbetka/rock-shelter-15.html</guid>
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			<title>Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of Shiva. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Group of Monuments at Hampi</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The austere, grandiose site of Hampi was the last capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. Its fabulously rich princes built Dravidian temples and palaces which won the admiration of travellers between the 14th and 16th centuries. Conquered by the Deccan Muslim confederacy in 1565, the city was pillaged over a period of six months before being abandoned. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/hampi/map.html</link>
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			<title>Group of Monuments at Pattadakal</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India. An impressive series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain sanctuary, can be seen there. One masterpiece from the group stands out – the Temple of Virupaksha, built c. 740 by Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband's victory over the kings from the South. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/pattadakal/map.html</link>
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			<title>Churches and Convents of Goa</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies – particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier – illustrate the evangelization of Asia. These monuments were influential in spreading forms of Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque art in all the countries of Asia where missions were established. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/goa/map.html</link>
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			<title>Elephanta Caves</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close to Bombay, contains a collection of rock art linked to the cult of Shiva. Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, particularly the huge high reliefs in the main cave. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mumbai/elephanta/trimurti-three-forms-in-sanskrit-designate-the-three-deities-presiding-the-different-states-of-the-hinduist-universe.html</link>
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			<title>Ellora Caves</title>
			<description><![CDATA[These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000, brings the civilization of ancient India to life. Not only is the Ellora complex a unique artistic creation and a technological exploit but, with its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/ellora/map.html</link>
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			<title>Ajanta Caves</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original group. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/ajanta/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/ajanta/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi</title>
			<description><![CDATA[On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states of conservation most of which date back to the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. It is the oldest Buddhist sanctuary in existence and was a major Buddhist centre in India until the 12th century A.D. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/sanchi/map.html</link>
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			<title>Khajuraho Group of Monuments</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The temples at Khajuraho were built during the Chandella dynasty, which reached its apogee between 950 and 1050. Only about 20 temples remain; they fall into three distinct groups and belong to two different religions – Hinduism and Jainism. They strike a perfect balance between architecture and sculpture. The Temple of Kandariya is decorated with a profusion of sculptures that are among the greatest masterpieces of Indian art. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/khajuraho/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/khajuraho/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Fatehpur Sikri</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years. The complex of monuments and temples, all in a uniform architectural style, includes one of the largest mosques in India, the Jama Masjid. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/fatehpur-sikri/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/fatehpur-sikri/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Keoladeo National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas is one of the major wintering areas for large numbers of aquatic birds from Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, China and Siberia. Some 364 species of birds, including the rare Siberian crane, have been recorded in the park. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/keoladeo/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/keoladeo/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Taj Mahal</title>
			<description><![CDATA[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, the Taj Mahal is the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/taj-mahal/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/taj-mahal/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Agra Fort</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Near the gardens of the Taj Mahal stands the important 16th-century Mughal monument known as the Red Fort of Agra. This powerful fortress of red sandstone encompasses, within its 2.5-km-long enclosure walls, the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It comprises many fairy-tale palaces, such as the Jahangir Palace and the Khas Mahal, built by Shah Jahan; audience halls, such as the Diwan-i-Khas; and two very beautiful mosques. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/red-fort/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/agra/red-fort/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Humayun's Tomb, Delhi</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This tomb, built in 1570, is of particular cultural significance as it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/new-delhi/humayun-s-tomb/inside.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/new-delhi/humayun-s-tomb/inside.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Built in the early 13th century a few kilometres south of Delhi, the red sandstone tower of Qutb Minar is 72.5 m high, tapering from 2.75 m in diameter at its peak to 14.32 m at its base, and alternating angular and rounded flutings. The surrounding archaeological area contains funerary buildings, notably the magnificent Alai-Darwaza Gate, the masterpiece of Indo-Muslim art (built in 1311), and two mosques, including the Quwwatu'l-Islam, the oldest in northern India, built of materials reused from some 20 Brahman temples. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/new-delhi/qutb-minar/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/new-delhi/qutb-minar/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Sacred City of Kandy</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This sacred Buddhist site, popularly known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years until the occupation of Sri Lanka by the British in 1815. It is also the site of the Temple of the Tooth Relic (the sacred tooth of the Buddha), which is a famous pilgrimage site. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/kandy/devale-grounds.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/kandy/devale-grounds.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Golden Temple of Dambulla</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/dambulla/cave-1-buddha-s-feet.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/dambulla/cave-1-buddha-s-feet.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ancient City of Sigiriya</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sigiriya/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sigiriya/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ancient City of Polonnaruwa</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/polonaruwa/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/polonaruwa/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Sacred City of Anuradhapura</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist nuns. Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years, was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Hidden away in dense jungle for many years, the splendid site, with its palaces, monasteries and monuments, is now accessible once again. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/anuradhapura/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/anuradhapura/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Sinharaja Forest Reserve</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Located in south-west Sri Lanka, Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. There is much endemic wildlife, especially birds, but the reserve is also home to over 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of mammals and butterflies, as well as many kinds of insects, reptiles and rare amphibians. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sinharaja/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/sinharaja/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Founded in the 16th century by the Portuguese, Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, before the arrival of the British. It is the best example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and South-East Asia, showing the interaction between European architectural styles and South Asian traditions. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/galle/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/galle/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>The Sundarbans</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Sundarbans mangrove forest, one of the largest such forests in the world (140,000 ha), lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the border of India's Sundarbans World Heritage site inscribed in 1987. The site is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests, and presents an excellent example of ongoing ecological processes. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species, the Bengal tiger and other threatened species such as the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/bangladesh/sundarbans/the-indian-ocean-wins-on-the-mangrove.html</link>
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			<title>Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. The city's infrastructure reveals considerable technical skill and an exceptional number of mosques and early Islamic monuments, many built of brick, can be seen there. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/bangladesh/bagerhat/map.html</link>
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			<title>Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a renowned intellectual centre until the 12th century. Its layout perfectly adapted to its religious function, this monastery-city represents a unique artistic achievement. With its simple, harmonious lines and its profusion of carved decoration, it influenced Buddhist architecture as far away as Cambodia. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/bangladesh/paharpur/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/bangladesh/paharpur/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Cockcrow Postal Town</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Ming-period Cockcrow Postal Town (Ji Ming Yi), located approximately 145 kilometers northwest of Beijing, was the largest town on the former postal road between Beijing and Datong. A unique remaining example of that period, Cockcrow was constructed in 1420 to protect the military and the public post stations serving the northwest region of the Chinese empire.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/cockcrow/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Saint Ann and the Holy Trinity</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Built in the Brooklyn heights in 1848, the design by architect Minard Lefever for the church of Saint Ann and the Holy Trinity is considered as masterpiece of neo-gothic style.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/saint-ann-and-holy-trinity/altar.html</link>
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			<title>Historic District of Old Québec</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Québec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century. It is the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensive works which still surround Old Québec. The Upper Town, built on the cliff, has remained the religious and administrative centre, with its churches, convents and other monuments like the Dauphine Redoubt, the Citadel and Château Frontenac. Together with the Lower Town and its ancient districts, it forms an urban ensemble which is one of the best examples of a fortified colonial city. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/quebec/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-provinces/quebec/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Statue of Liberty</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework), this towering monument to liberty was a gift from France on the centenary of American independence in 1886. Standing at the entrance to New York Harbour, it has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States ever since. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/statue-of-liberty/freedom-of-the-press.html</link>
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			<description><![CDATA[The A. Conger Goodyear House was constructed in 1938 by Edward Durell Stone. The Goodyear House was designed with a flat roof and floor-to-ceiling glass walls, typical of the Modern Movement, and with deep roof overhangs that were inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2003 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/goodyear-house/entrance-and-corridor.html</link>
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			<title>Ancient City of Jiaohe on the Silk Road</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Jiaohe was situated strategically between two rivers on a plateau. The strip-shaped town was around 0.8 kilometers long and the widest point spanned about 300 meters. The town was surrounded by sheer cliffs, then two twisting 30-meter-deep rivers. That's why the town was so called for Jiaohe means twisting rivers in Chinese. Its history can trace back to late Stone Age.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2003 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/jiaohe/map.html</link>
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			<title>Mogao Caves</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route, at the crossroads of trade as well as religious, cultural and intellectual influences, the 492 cells and cave sanctuaries in Mogao are famous for their statues and wall paintings, spanning 1,000 years of Buddhist art. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/dunhuang/map.html</link>
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			<title>Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Thebes, the city of the god Amon, was the capital of Egypt during the period of the Middle and New Kingdoms. With the temples and palaces at Karnak and Luxor, and the necropolises of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, Thebes is a striking testimony to Egyptian civilization at its height. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/luxor/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/luxor/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This outstanding archaeological area contains such magnificent monuments as the Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae, which were saved from the rising waters of the Nile thanks to the International Campaign launched by UNESCO, in 1960 to 1980. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/nubia/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/nubia/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/the-pyramids/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/the-pyramids/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Historic Cairo</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/cairo/al-aqmar-mosque.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/cairo/al-aqmar-mosque.html</guid>
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			<title>Saint Catherine Area</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine stands at the foot of Mount Horeb where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The mountain is known and revered by Muslims as Jebel Musa. The entire area is sacred to three world religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. The Monastery, founded in the 6th century, is the oldest Christian monastery still in use for its initial function. Its walls and buildings of great significace to studies of Byzantine architecture and the Monastery houses outstanding collections of early Christian manuscripts and icons. The rugged mountainous landscape, containing numerous archaeological and religious sites and monuments, forms a perfect backdrop to the Monastery. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/saint-catherine/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/saint-catherine/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Abu Mena</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in A.D. 296. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/abu-mena/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/abu-mena/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Bibliotheca Alexandrina</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Library of Alexandria is generally thought to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, during the reign of Ptolemy II. It was famous because of the wealth of handwritten books it contained (est. 700,000 volumes) and that have been totally devastated by fire(s). The Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated in 2003 near the site of the old Library and can contain 5,000,000 volumes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/alexandria/bibliotheca-alexandrina-inside.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/north-africa/egypt/alexandria/bibliotheca-alexandrina-inside.html</guid>
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			<title>Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Situated in the north-west of Sichaun Province, the Huanglong valley is made up of snow-capped peaks and the easternmost of all the Chinese glaciers. In addition to its mountain landscape, diverse forest ecosystems can be found, as well as spectacular limestone formations, waterfalls and hot springs. The area also has a population of endangered animals, including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/huanglong/five-color-pool.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/huanglong/five-color-pool.html</guid>
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			<title>Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras</title>
			<description><![CDATA[For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains. The fruit of knowledge handed down from one generation to the next, and the expression of sacred traditions and a delicate social balance, they have helped to create a landscape of great beauty that expresses the harmony between humankind and the environment. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/the-philippines/banaue/a-farmer-sorting-beans.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/the-philippines/banaue/a-farmer-sorting-beans.html</guid>
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			<title>Historic Town of Vigan</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East Asia. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/the-philippines/vigan/crossroads.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/the-philippines/vigan/crossroads.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Baroque Churches of the Philippines</title>
			<description><![CDATA[These four churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century, are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miag-ao. Their unique architectural style is a reinterpretation of European Baroque by Chinese and Philippine craftsmen. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/the-philippines/baroque-churches/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/the-philippines/baroque-churches/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This park features a spectacular limestone karst landscape with an underground river. One of the river's distinguishing features is that it emerges directly into the sea, and its lower portion is subject to tidal influences. The area also represents a significant habitat for biodiversity conservation. The site contains a full 'mountain-to-sea' ecosystem and has some of the most important forests in Asia. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/the-philippines/puerto-princesa/entrance-to-the-underground-river.html</link>
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			<title>Kinabalu Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Kinabalu Park, in the State of Sabah on the northern end of the island of Borneo, is dominated by Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m), the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. It has a very wide range of habitats, from rich tropical lowland and hill rainforest to tropical mountain forest, sub-alpine forest and scrub on the higher elevations. It has been designated as a Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia and is exceptionally rich in species with examples of flora from the Himalayas, China, Australia, Malaysia, as well as pan-tropical flora. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/malaysia/kinabalu/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/malaysia/kinabalu/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Gunung Mulu National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Important both for its high biodiversity and for its karst features, Gunung Mulu National Park, on the island of Borneo in the State of Sarawak, is the most studied tropical karst area in the world. The 52,864-ha park contains seventeen vegetation zones, exhibiting some 3,500 species of vascular plants. Its palm species are exceptionally rich, with 109 species in twenty genera noted. The park is dominated by Gunung Mulu, a 2,377 m-high sandstone pinnacle. At least 295 km of explored caves provide a spectacular sight and are home to millions of cave swiftlets and bats. The Sarawak Chamber, 600 m by 415 m and 80 m high, is the largest known cave chamber in the world. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/malaysia/gunung-mulu/clearwater-s-cave.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/malaysia/gunung-mulu/clearwater-s-cave.html</guid>
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			<title>Sangiran Early Man Site</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found – half of all the world's known hominid fossils. Inhabited for the past one and a half million years, Sangiran is one of the key sites for the understanding of human evolution. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/indonesia/sangiran/museum.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/indonesia/sangiran/museum.html</guid>
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			<title>Ujung Kulon National Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore islands and encompasses the natural reserve of Krakatoa. In addition to its natural beauty and geological interest – particularly for the study of inland volcanoes – it contains the largest remaining area of lowland rainforests in the Java plain. Several species of endangered plants and animals can be found there, the Javan rhinoceros being the most seriously under threat. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/indonesia/ujung-kulon/the-last-java-rhino-among-the-dioramas-at-bogor-s-museum.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (Malaysia) have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. With its government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications, Melaka demonstrates the early stages of this history originating in the 15th-century Malay sultanate and the Portuguese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century. Featuring residential and commercial buildings, George Town represents the British era from the end of the 18th century. The two towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/malaysia/penang/st-george-anglican-cathedral.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/malaysia/penang/st-george-anglican-cathedral.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Champasak cultural landscape, including the Vat Phou Temple complex, is a remarkably well-preserved planned landscape more than 1,000 years old. It was shaped to express the Hindu vision of the relationship between nature and humanity, using an axis from mountain top to river bank to lay out a geometric pattern of temples, shrines and waterworks extending over some 10 km. Two planned cities on the banks of the Mekong River are also part of the site, as well as Phou Kao mountain. The whole represents a development ranging from the 5th to 15th centuries, mainly associated with the Khmer Empire. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/khmer-empire/lao/champasak/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/khmer-empire/lao/champasak/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Stretching over more than 600,000 ha along the Myanmar border, the sanctuaries, which are relatively intact, contain examples of almost all the forest types of continental South-East Asia. They are home to a very diverse array of animals, including 77% of the large mammals (especially elephants and tigers), 50% of the large birds and 33% of the land vertebrates to be found in this region. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/thungyai-huai-kha-khaeng/khaophang-s-falls.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/thungyai-huai-kha-khaeng/khaophang-s-falls.html</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Luang Prabang is an outstanding example of the fusion of traditional architecture and Lao urban structures with those built by the European colonial authorities in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its unique, remarkably well-preserved townscape illustrates a key stage in the blending of these two distinct cultural traditions. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/lao/luang-prabang/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/lao/luang-prabang/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Ban Chiang Archaeological Site</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ban Chiang is considered the most important prehistoric settlement so far discovered in South-East Asia. It marks an important stage in human cultural, social and technological evolution. The site presents the earliest evidence of farming in the region and of the manufacture and use of metals. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/museo/mekong/thailand/ban-chiang.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/museo/mekong/thailand/ban-chiang.html</guid>
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			<title>Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sukhothai was the capital of the first Kingdom of Siam in the 13th and 14th centuries. It has a number of fine monuments, illustrating the beginnings of Thai architecture. The great civilization which evolved in the Kingdom of Sukhothai absorbed numerous influences and ancient local traditions; the rapid assimilation of all these elements forged what is known as the 'Sukhothai style'. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/sukhothai/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/thailand/sukhothai/map.html</guid>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mount Lushan, in Jiangxi, is one of the spiritual centres of Chinese civilization. Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with landmarks of Confucianism, where the most eminent masters taught, blend effortlessly into a strikingly beautiful landscape which has inspired countless artists who developed the aesthetic approach to nature found in Chinese culture. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/lushan/waterfalls.html</link>
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			<title>Mount Wuyi</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mount Wuyi is the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in south-east China and a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them endemic to China. The serene beauty of the dramatic gorges of the Nine Bend River, with its numerous temples and monasteries, many now in ruins, provided the setting for the development and spread of neo-Confucianism, which has been influential in the cultures of East Asia since the 11th century. In the 1st century B.C. a large administrative capital was built at nearby Chengcun by the Han dynasty rulers. Its massive walls enclose an archaeological site of great significance. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/wuyishan/map.html</link>
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			<title>Classical Gardens of Suzhou</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou. They are generally acknowledged to be masterpieces of the genre. Dating from the 11th-19th century, the gardens reflect the profound metaphysical importance of natural beauty in Chinese culture in their meticulous design. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/suzhou/map.html</link>
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			<title>Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The palaces and temples which form the nucleus of this group of secular and religious buildings exemplify the architectural and artistic achievements of China's Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Situated in the scenic valleys and on the slopes of the Wudang mountains in Hubei Province, the site, which was built as an organized complex during the Ming dynasty (14th–17th centuries), contains Taoist buildings from as early as the 7th century. It represents the highest standards of Chinese art and architecture over a period of nearly 1,000 years. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/wudangshan/tianzhu-feng-down.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/wudangshan/tianzhu-feng-down.html</guid>
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			<title>Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A spectacular area stretching over more than 26,000 ha in China's Hunan Province, the site is dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 m high. Between the peaks lie ravines and gorges with streams, pools and waterfalls, some 40 caves, and two large natural bridges. In addition to the striking beauty of the landscape, the region is also noted for the fact that it is home to a number of endangered plant and animal species. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/wulingyuan/map.html</link>
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			<title>Dazu Rock Carvings</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period. They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/dazu/three-deities.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/dazu/three-deities.html</guid>
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			<title>Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace of Taoism, which is celebrated in a series of ancient temples. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/dujiangyan-qincheng/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/dujiangyan-qincheng/map.html</guid>
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			<title>Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into one of Buddhism's holiest sites. Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looking down on the confluence of three rivers. At 71 m high, it is the largest Buddha in the world. Mount Emei is also notable for its exceptionally diverse vegetation, ranging from subtropical to subalpine pine forests. Some of the trees there are more than 1,000 years old. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/leshan-emei/leshan-da-fo-giant-bouddha-in-leshan.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/leshan-emei/leshan-da-fo-giant-bouddha-in-leshan.html</guid>
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			<title>Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Stretching over 72,000 ha in the northern part of Sichuan Province, the jagged Jiuzhaigou valley reaches a height of more than 4,800 m, thus comprising a series of diverse forest ecosystems. Its superb landscapes are particularly interesting for their series of narrow conic karst land forms and spectacular waterfalls. Some 140 bird species also inhabit the valley, as well as a number of endangered plant and animal species, including the giant panda and the Sichuan takin. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2002 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/jiuzhaigou/map.html</link>
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			<title>Old Town of Lijiang</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Old Town of Lijiang, which is perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial and strategic site, has retained a historic townscape of high quality and authenticity. Its architecture is noteworthy for the blending of elements from several cultures that have come together over many centuries. Lijiang also possesses an ancient water-supply system of great complexity and ingenuity that still functions effectively today. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/lijiang/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/lijiang/map.html</guid>
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			<title>South China Karst</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The South China Karst region extends over a surface of half a million km2 lying mainly in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It represents one of the world's most spectacular examples of humid tropical to subtropical karst landscapes. The stone forests of Shilin are considered superlative natural phenomena and a world reference with a wider range of pinnacle shapes than other karst landscapes with pinnacles, and a higher diversity of shapes and changing colours. The cone and tower karsts of Libo, also considered the world reference site for these types of karst, form a distinctive and beautiful landscape. Wulong Karst has been inscribed for its giant dolines (sinkholes), natural bridges and caves. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/karst/shilin-low-angle-shot.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/karst/shilin-low-angle-shot.html</guid>
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			<title>Mount Taishan</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The sacred Mount Tai ('shan' means 'mountain') was the object of an imperial cult for nearly 2,000 years, and the artistic masterpieces found there are in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. It has always been a source of inspiration for Chinese artists and scholars and symbolizes ancient Chinese civilizations and beliefs. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/taishan/nan-tian-men-up-6600-steps.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/taishan/nan-tian-men-up-6600-steps.html</guid>
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			<title>Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The temple, cemetery and family mansion of Confucius, the great philosopher, politician and educator of the 6th–5th centuries B.C., are located at Qufu, in Shandong Province. Built to commemorate him in 478 B.C., the temple has been destroyed and reconstructed over the centuries; today it comprises more than 100 buildings. The cemetery contains Confucius' tomb and the remains of more than 100,000 of his descendants. The small house of the Kong family developed into a gigantic aristocratic residence, of which 152 buildings remain. The Qufu complex of monuments has retained its outstanding artistic and historic character due to the devotion of successive Chinese emperors over more than 2,000 years. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/qufu/family-cemetery.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/qufu/family-cemetery.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Longmen Grottoes</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/longmen/feng-xian-si.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/longmen/feng-xian-si.html</guid>
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			<title>Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor</title>
			<description><![CDATA[No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the famous terracotta warriors, at the centre of a complex designed to mirror the urban plan of the capital, Xianyan. The small figures are all different; with their horses, chariots and weapons, they are masterpieces of realism and also of great historical interest. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/army-of-terracotta/main-pit.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/army-of-terracotta/main-pit.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ancient City of Ping Yao</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ping Yao is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city, founded in the 14th century. Its urban fabric shows the evolution of architectural styles and town planning in Imperial China over five centuries. Of special interest are the imposing buildings associated with banking, for which Ping Yao was the major centre for the whole of China in the 19th and early 20th centuries. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ping-yao/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2001 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/beijing/summer-palace/wanshoushan-south-up.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/beijing/summer-palace/wanshoushan-south-up.html</guid>
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			<title>Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings set in gardens and surrounded by historic pine woods. In its overall layout and that of its individual buildings, it symbolizes the relationship between earth and heaven – the human world and God's world – which stands at the heart of Chinese cosmogony, and also the special role played by the emperors within that relationship. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/beijing/temple-of-heaven/qinian-dian-high-pollution-effect-no-shadow-under-the-sun.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Scientific work at the site, which lies 42 km south-west of Beijing, is still underway. So far, it has led to the discovery of the remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis, who lived in the Middle Pleistocene, along with various objects, and remains of Homo sapiens sapiens dating as far back as 18,000–11,000 B.C. The site is not only an exceptional reminder of the prehistorical human societies of the Asian continent, but also illustrates the process of evolution. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2001 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/zhoukoudian/peking-man-site.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/zhoukoudian/peking-man-site.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties</title>
			<description><![CDATA[It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 and 2003. The Three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning Province include the Yongling Tomb, the Fuling Tomb, and the Zhaoling Tomb, all built in the 17th century. Constructed for the founding emperors of the Qing Dynasty and their ancestors, the tombs follow the precepts of traditional Chinese geomancy and fengshui theory. They feature rich decoration of stone statues and carvings and tiles with dragon motifs, illustrating the development of the funerary architecture of the Qing Dynasty. The three tomb complexes, and their numerous edifices, combine traditions inherited from previous dynasties and new features of Manchu civilization. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/eastern-tombs/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/eastern-tombs/map.html</guid>
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			<title>The Great Wall</title>
			<description><![CDATA[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. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2003 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/great-wall/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty's summer palace), in Hebei Province, was built between 1703 and 1792. It is a vast complex of palaces and administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples of various architectural styles and imperial gardens blend harmoniously into a landscape of lakes, pastureland and forests. In addition to its aesthetic interest, the Mountain Resort is a rare historic vestige of the final development of feudal society in China. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/chengde/map.html</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:59:59 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Albert Jacquard University College</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:59:59 +0100</pubDate>
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