Seat of supreme power for over five centuries (1416-1911), the Forbidden City in Beijing, with its landscaped gardens and many buildings ...
In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural ...
Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor ...
La Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century. ...
The four major town houses - Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta - located in ...
Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Old Town, the Lesser Town and the New Town speak of the great ...
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. ...
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the considerable exchanges in the field ...
Trogir is a remarkable example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the Hellenistic ...
The magnificent 12th-century cathedral at Modena, the work of two great artists (Lanfranco and Wiligelmus), is a supreme example of early ...
Ferrara, which grew up around a ford over the River Po, became an intellectual and artistic centre that attracted the greatest ...
The historic city of Verona was founded in the 1st century B.C. It particularly flourished under the rule of the Scaliger ...