Rwenzori Mountains
“The Rwenzori Mountains National Park covers nearly 100,000 ha in western Uganda and comprises the main part of the Rwenzori mountain chain,…
Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
“Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a…
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani
“The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast….
Ruins of Fountains Abbey
“A striking landscape was created around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey and Fountains Hall Castle, in Yorkshire. The 18th-century landscaping,…
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
“The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, begun in 1775, was the first major achievement of industrial architecture, reflecting the ideal of progress of…
Roman Theatre and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
“Situated in the Rhone valley, the ancient theatre of Orange, with its 103-m-long facade, is one of the best preserved of all…
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
“Trier, which stands on the Moselle River, was a Roman colony from the 1st century AD and then a great trading centre…
Rohtas Fort
“Following his defeat of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1541, Sher Shah Suri built a strong fortified complex at Rohtas, a strategic…
Rock-hewn churches of Tigray
“Many monolithic or rock-hewn churches are found near Wukro in the Tigray province of Ethiopia. These churches are made from a single…