WORLD TOURISM: UNESCO’s Newest World Heritage Sites – Photos 6/20 -10/20

6/20 SLIDES © Photograph by Berthold Steinhilber, Redux

Göbekli Tepe

In the southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey, a group of circular and rectangular megalithic structures and carved, T-shaped pillars date to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. Archaeologists believe the monuments were used for funerary rituals by the people of Upper Mesopotamia between 9,600 and 8,200 B.C.E.

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7/20 SLIDES © Photograph by Gareth Copley, Getty Images

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai

During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city of Mumbai commissioned Victorian Neo-Gothic and Art Deco buildings as part of an urban planning project. These designs, which also incorporated Indian elements, created a unique architectural style known as Indo-Deco.

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8/20 SLIDES © Photograph by Steve Winter, National Geographic Creative

Chiribiquete National Park

Known as the “Maloca of the Jaguar,” Chiribiquete National Park is the largest protected area in Colombia, and is considered a sacred area by indigenous communities. More than 75,000 paintings spanning 20,000 years can be found on rock shelters at the bases of the tepuis, or table-top mountains.

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9/20 SLIDES © Photograph by Ullstein Bild, Getty Images

Naumburg Cathedral

Germany’s striking Naumburg Cathedral began construction in 1028, and is renowned for its use of late Romanesque and early Gothic architectural styles.

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10/20 SLIDES © Photograph by Christina Quicler, Getty Images

Caliphate City of Medina Azahara

In southern Spain, the 10th-century Caliphate city of Medina Azahara was the seat of the Caliphate of Córdoba during the Umayyad dynasty, and later destroyed during a civil war. Remains of the city’s roads, bridges, and water systems were rediscovered in the early 20th century, uncovering clues about the Islamic civilization.

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