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World Heritage Sites: Exploring the World’s Greatest Places

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<p>Encounter some of the most astounding treasures of our world, both man-made and natural, in this tour of UNESCO World Heritage sites.</p>

Syllabus

  • 01: Paleolithic Cave Art of Spain and France
  • 02: The Taj Mahal of Agra
  • 03: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
  • 04: The Mogao Grottoes and Manuscripts
  • 05: Persepolis, the Great Persian Capital
  • 06: Easter Island and the Moai
  • 07: Canada’s Rocky Mountains
  • 08: Teotihuacán, Largest City of Mesoamerica
  • 09: Samarkand, Crossroads of Central Asia
  • 10: Ancient Egyptian Thebes
  • 11: The Forbidden City of Beijing
  • 12: Mount Fuji, the Symbol of Japan
  • 13: Timbuktu, Islam’s Center by the Sahara
  • 14: The Ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • 15: Virunga National Park, Gorilla Sanctuary
  • 16: Angkor Wat, the Great Khmer Temple
  • 17: Earliest China: Yinxu and the Oracle Bones
  • 18: The Inca Estate of Machu Picchu
  • 19: Iceland’s Great Assembly at Thingvellir
  • 20: Afghanistan’s Lost Bamiyan Buddhas
  • 21: The Acropolis of Athens
  • 22: Tibet’s Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple
  • 23: Palmyra, Oasis in the Syrian Desert
  • 24: The Redwood Forests of California
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Justin M. Jacobs

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