Since 1972, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named World Heritage Sites across the globe, marking locations of cultural and natural interest that are of significant value to humanity.
In World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World’s Greatest Places, Professor Justin M. Jacobs, a celebrated historian, takes you on a lavish, personally selected tour of 24 of the most outstanding UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
In the 24 illustrated lectures of the course, you’ll discover world-famous sites such as India’s Taj Mahal, the Acropolis of Athens, and Egypt’s Thebes (modern Luxor). Additionally, you’ll uncover others that are less familiar yet equally extraordinary, including:
Angkor Wat—One of the world’s most superlative temples, deep in the jungles of Cambodia, stunningly decorated with epic friezes of Hindu gods and legends; Teotihuacán—The grandest city of ancient Mesoamerica, whose temples, pyramids, and palaces rivalled those of both Egypt and Rome; Virunga National Park—One of Africa’s premier national parks, featuring fabulous landscapes, dormant volcanos, rich biodiversity, and its most famous resident, the remarkable mountain gorilla; Sacred Sites of Tibet—Highlighting the iconic Potala Palace, traditional seat of the Dalai Lamas, and the Jokhang Temple, the most sacred temple in the Tibetan world; China’s Mogao Grottoes—Along a transport route of the ancient Silk Road, 500 man-made caves that hold a breathtaking array of Buddhist paintings and sculptures, plus a vast trove of Buddhist literature and texts; and Persepolis—Majestic capital of ancient Persia’s Achaemenid Empire, containing monumental gateways, palaces, stairways, and audience halls, and whose glorious art pays homage to the many peoples that undergirded its realm.
In World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World’s Greatest Places, you’ll discover and enjoy learning about 24 of the greatest wonders of our planet and of human culture.
