Rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, “New Jerusalem”
“The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century ‘New Jerusalem’ are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia…
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
“The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau….
Rock art in Val Camonica
“Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world’s greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and…
Rietveld Schröder House
“The Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht was commissioned by Ms Truus Schröder-Schräder, designed by the architect Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, and built in…
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
“For 2,000 years, the high rice fields of the Ifugao have followed the contours of the mountains. The fruit of knowledge handed…
Repatriation of Aksum’s Obelisk
To vote for this site : Ancient Kingdom of Aksum. “Weighing 150 tons and 24 meters high, the obelisk is the second…
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
“Built in the early 13th century a few kilometres south of Delhi, the red sandstone tower of Qutb Minar is 72.5 m…
Qal’at al-Bahrain
“Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the…