The Old Town of Lijiang, which is perfectly adapted to the uneven topography of this key commercial and strategic site, has ...
It represents the addition of three Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning to the Ming tombs inscribed in 2000 ...
Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings ...
In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system ...
The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its ...
The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings ...
Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens ...
The capital of Malta is inextricably linked to the history of the military and charitable Order of St John of Jerusalem. ...
Seven megalithic temples are found on the islands of Malta and Gozo, each the result of an individual development. The two ...
Having become a global trading centre, the city of Mumbai implemented an ambitious urban planning project in the second half of ...
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture ...
The fortified city of Jaipur, in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II. Unlike ...