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Relics of Takht-e-Babri

August 13, 2018August 23, 2018

Mughals created gardens through a period of more than 300 years (1526-1857) in the Indo-Pak subcontinent that represent an era of landscape design. In this …

Asia, Built Heritage, Travel, World Heritage Sites

Exploring the Swayambhunath stupa

July 30, 2018July 29, 2018

Swayambhunath, also known as Svayambhu Mahachaitya, is an ancient religious monument perched on a hill 2 km west of Thamel in Kathmandu city. Affiliated with …

Asia, Built Heritage, Public Spaces

Urban Courtyards at Lahore and Kathmandu

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018

Cities have developed through time forming different urban characteristics such as urban courtyards at Lahore and Kathmandu. A courtyard is an enclosed area, often by …

Asia, Built Heritage, My UNESCO Trip, Religious

Pilgrimage to South Korea’s World Heritage Sites

July 17, 2018July 14, 2018

The Korea Tourism Organization launched a program back in 2012 called “Pilgrimage to Korea’s World Heritage Sites” to encourage locals and foreigners to visit South …

Archaeology, Asia, Built Heritage

The Woman Married to Mount Nemrut

July 15, 2018July 25, 2018

In late 1881, the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin received a strange letter from the German Consul of Izmir, mentioning some mysterious statues found …

Asia, Built Heritage, Religious

A visit to the Basilica of Bom Jesus

July 14, 2018July 13, 2018

As a child when I had studied about the spread of Christianity and I had studied about St. Xaviers body being displayed in the church …

Archaeology, Asia, Built Heritage

The Temples of Khajuraho

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Lost in the forest for centuries, when T.S. Burt, a British engineer heard about it from his palanquin bearers, he ventured into the jungles to …

Archaeology, Built Heritage, North America

Xochicalco and the digitization go history

July 1, 2018June 19, 2018

Xochicalco is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a fortified political, religious and commercial center from the troubled period of 650–900 that followed the break-up of …

Asia, Built Heritage, Heritage, World Heritage Sites

The mysteries behind Saint Basil’s Cathedral

June 16, 2018June 12, 2018

Located at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Saint Basil’s Cathedral has also functioned as a museum. There are several mysteries associated with the structure. Discussing its …