Author: Amitava Ray
Mistaken Point Newfoundland
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve is a wild area in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016.
Tatshenshini Alsek Provincial Park
Tatshenshini Alsek Provincial Park, Canada, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that is part of the Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek park system
Wrangell St Elias National Park
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska is the largest national park in the US with over 13 million acres, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
Monticello Thomas Jefferson
Monticello Thomas Jefferson: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville were added to the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1987.
Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright is a group of eight buildings across the United States that are all UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, includes Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada and Glacier National Park in the US, are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Vatican City
Vatican City, one of Christianity’s holiest sites and a symbol of a long spiritual journey, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.
Leh Ladakh
Leh was the capital of Ladakh, an Indian kingdom in the Himalayas. The town is dominated by the ruined Leh Palace, which was once the residence of Ladakh’s royal family.
Etruscan Necropolises
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia show how people were buried in different ways from the 9th century BC to the 1st century BC in Italy.
Ravenna Italy
Ravenna was the 5th-century Roman capital. It was Byzantine Italy’s capital from 6th to 8th centuries and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Val d’Orcia
Val d’Orcia, Tuscany, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004, blends nature, history, and art in Italy during the time of the Etruscans.
Christmas History
Christmas is a religious holiday observed on December 25. Cultural and commercial events occur worldwide. For 2,000 years, everyone has celebrated it.