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			<title>Debre Berhan Selassie Church</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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			<title>Heritage of Konso</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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			<title>Bahrain Pearl</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain has been inhabited by humans since ancient times and has even been proposed as the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden. Bahrain has been ruled and influenced by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, and finally the Arabs. Bahrain was in the ancient times known as Dilmun. A strategic position between East and West, fertile lands, fresh water, and pearl diving made Bahrain long a center of urban settlement.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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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>
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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>
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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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			<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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			<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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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&amp;#39;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>
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			<title>Old Jaffa Hostel</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Read in situ : &quot;&quot;Recommended as being one of the Top 50 best budget hotels in the world according to The Independent - London&quot;.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/middle-east/dead-sea/israel/jaffa/old-jaffa-hostel/room-17.html</link>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>Zongshan</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
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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>
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			<title>Exhibition of panographies at the World Monuments Fund</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/world-monuments-fund/whtourorg-exhibition.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/east-coast/new-york/world-monuments-fund/whtourorg-exhibition.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&amp;#39;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/</link>
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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Ancient Beijing observatory</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/beijing/observatory/overview.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/beijing/observatory/overview.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Beihai Park</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Beihai Park is an imperial garden northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Initially built in the 10th century, it is typical of Chinese gardens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/beijing/behai/gongyuan-down.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/ming-qing/beijing/behai/gongyuan-down.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Hong Kong</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/hong-kong/kowloon-clocktower-by-day.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/hong-kong/kowloon-clocktower-by-day.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/cambodia/angkor/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/southeast-asia/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>Wed, 10 Sep 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>Rock-Hewn Churches of Tigrai</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/east-africa/ethiopia/tigrai/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/africa/east-africa/ethiopia/tigrai/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>Far-East Museum</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This exotic complex is amongst the last architectural achievement that king Leopold II (1835-1909) has financed in Brussels. Only the outside looks Asian but in order to stick to authenticity, some of the work was executed in Yokohama or Tokyo (for the Japanese Tower), or in Shanghai (for the Chinese pavilion). This place shows the fascination of Europeans for the Far-East in the beginning of the 20th century.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/far-east-museum/chinese-pavilion.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/far-east-museum/chinese-pavilion.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Atomium</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Conceived by engineer André Waterkeyn and built by architects André and Jean Polack for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair, the 102 m (335-foot) tall Atomium monument represents a unit cell of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. The monument is half-way between architecture and sculpture.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/atomium/following-renovation-ended-on-february-2006.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/atomium/following-renovation-ended-on-february-2006.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>Amsterdam</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/amsterdam/cafe-mooy.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/amsterdam/cafe-mooy.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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/netherlands/beemster-polder/map.html</guid>
			<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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Schokland and Surroundings</title>
			<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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Cologne Cathedral</title>
			<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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/germany/cologne/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Belfries of Belgium and France</title>
			<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>
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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&amp;#39;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 B&amp;eacute;guines were women who dedicated their lives to God without retiring from the world. In the 13th century they founded the b&amp;eacute;guinages, enclosed communities designed to meet their spiritual and material needs. The Flemish b&amp;eacute;guinages 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 B&amp;eacute;guines 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 Andr&amp;eacute; Le N&amp;ocirc;tre, 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>
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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>
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			<title>Rue Jean Nicot</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/jean-nicot-street/boulangerie-secco.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/jean-nicot-street/boulangerie-secco.html</guid>
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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>Contemporary Art Gallery Yvon Lambert</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mise en abyme of contemporary art in an expensive, haughty and hermetic parisian gallery : &quot;Qu'y suis-je ?&quot; (literaly : &quot;What am I here ?&quot;).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2006 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/yvon-lambert/mise-en-cube-literally-cube-canned.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/yvon-lambert/mise-en-cube-literally-cube-canned.html</guid>
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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>
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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&amp;#39;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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/arles/map.html</guid>
			<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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/provins/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/fontainebleau/cour-des-adieux.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Literature - Amelie Nothomb</title>
			<description><![CDATA[&quot;To change the point of view : this is our grand-work. (...) A novelist is a person who asks questions, not one who answers them&quot; - In &quot;Hygiène de l'Assassin&quot;, Amélie Nothomb.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/amelie-nothomb/dedication-session.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/amelie-nothomb/dedication-session.html</guid>
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			<title>Poetry - Serge Gainsbourg</title>
			<description><![CDATA[&quot;Yes, but girls have no shame. I've an ugly face. I'm nothing but a scoundrel. But on my neck they all hang&quot; - Serge Gainsbourg.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/serge-gainsbourg/rue-de-verneuil.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/serge-gainsbourg/rue-de-verneuil.html</guid>
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			<title>UNESCO</title>
			<description><![CDATA[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/unesco/room-1-address-by-mr-koichiro-matsuura-director-general-of-unesco.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/unesco/room-1-address-by-mr-koichiro-matsuura-director-general-of-unesco.html</guid>
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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/telescope.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/pic-du-midi/telescope.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Song - Juliette</title>
			<description><![CDATA[&quot;I am irresistible. I am the way God made me&quot; - Juliette Noureddine.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/juliette/cafe-des-ondes.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/juliette/cafe-des-ondes.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/france/paris/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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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			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Shu Bu Village</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The village from where Bijuan Chen is. She's is a post-production assistant for WHTour.org since 2003.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/shu-bu/ricefields.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/shu-bu/ricefields.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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;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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/victor-horta/house-and-workshop-rue-americaine-front.html</guid>
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			<title>The Belgian Parliament</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy and a bicameral parliamentary democracy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/parliament/senate.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/parliament/senate.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>Avenue Bel-Air de Bonne-Maman</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/bel-air/family-meeting.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/benelux/belgium/brussels/bel-air/family-meeting.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>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>Thu, 05 May 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/macao/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/macao/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>Kabul</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Kabul is over 3,000 years old. Many empires long fought over the city, due to its strategic location along the trade routes of Southern and Central Asia. In 1504, the Timurid prince Babur made it the capital of his Mughal Empire. Finally, in 1776, Timur Shah Durrani made it the capital of modern Afghanistan. The city's population is multicultural and multi-ethnic, reflecting the diversity of the entire country. Kabul is currently in the process of being rebuilt following decades of wars.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/kabul/remains-of-darulaman-palace.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/kabul/remains-of-darulaman-palace.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/monks-caves.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/bamiyan/monks-caves.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>Deretar</title>
			<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2005 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/ghor/deretar.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/central-asia/afghanistan/ghor/deretar.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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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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			<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>
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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>
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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>
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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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			<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>
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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>
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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>University of Mumbai at Fort Campus</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The University of Bombay was established at the Fort Campus in 1857. It houses the administrative division of the university. It is built in the Gothic style of architecture and also includes a library which holds many original manuscripts.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mumbai/university/rajabai-tower-and-library.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/south-asia/india/mumbai/university/rajabai-tower-and-library.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>Shanghai</title>
			<description><![CDATA[If human kind is born to amass money, then heaven can be found in Shanghai. Nevertheless this lady doesn't seem completely convinced yet.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/shanghai/crossroad-of-ya-an-and-chengdu-streets.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/shanghai/crossroad-of-ya-an-and-chengdu-streets.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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			<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&amp;#39;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/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/tibet/lhasa/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>
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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>
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			<title>Changgyeonggung</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/northeast-asia/korea/seoul/yeonglo-s-50th-birthday-ceremony-rehearsal.html</link>
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			<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&amp;#39;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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/koguryo-kingdom/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/ennis-brown-house/footbridge.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/united-states/west-coast/california/los-angeles/neutra-house/ground-floor-front.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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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&amp;#39;s most outstanding illustration of the Devonian Period known as the &amp;#39;Age of Fishes&amp;#39;. 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-canada/miguasha/map.html</link>
			<guid>http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/america/canada/eastern-canada/miguasha/map.html</guid>
			<author>contact@whtour.org (Tito Dupret)</author>
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			<title>The 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 &amp;ldquo;coal age Gal&amp;aacute;pagos&amp;rdquo; 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&amp;rsquo;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 anima