World Heritage Site
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World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judge
UNESCO World Heritage plaque at Takht-e Soleymān in Iran
Site No. 252: Taj Mahal in India, an example of a cultural heritage site
Site No. 156: Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, a natural heritage site
Site No. 274: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in Peru, an example of a mixed (natural and cultural) heritage site
Taj Mahal
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The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was commissioned in 1631 by the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the
World Heritage Site
…set of ten criteria. Nominated sites must be of "outstanding universal value" and must meet at least one of the ten criteria. Cultural Site No. 252: Taj Mahal in India, an example of a cultural heritage site "To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius" "To exhibit an important interchange of human…
Taj Mahal
The western building, a mosque, faces the tomb
Shah Jahan, 17th century painting
Artistic depiction of Mumtaz Mahal