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Tourist or Traveller: What is the difference?
What are the differences and similarities between these two terms: Tourist or traveller? The answer might be found by exploring perceptions,...
World Heritage #1714 – Beijing Central Axis
Beijing Central Axis is a site that demonstrates both the Imperial and Communist Chinese interest in symmetry and symbolism. The UNESCO World...
World Heritage #1708 – Via Appia
We often say that all roads lead to Rome. The Via Appia used to be the most important of these roads. It is still there, partially. The UNESCO World...
World Heritage #1676 – Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites
There are 14 Nelson Mandela legacy sites in South Africa representing the country's struggle for human rights, liberation and reconciliation. The...
The New World Heritage Sites of 2024
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee announced 24 new World Heritage Sites in 2024. The List now includes 1223 sites of a cultural, natural or mixed...
World Heritage #0367 – Trier
Trier used to be second only to Rome, in the Roman Empire. Discover a number of surviving monuments and structures of a very high quality in the...
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