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World Heritage Site Collection

"Journey through Time

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: New Zealand, Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park

New Zealand, Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Avebury Stone Circle J900435

Avebury Stone Circle J900435
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Sunrise over the stones

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge sunset J870232

Stonehenge sunset J870232
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Mid-Summer sunset

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003

Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003
STONEHENGE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. A car drives past an a box towards Stonehenge. Photograph 1930, from the Ministry of Works Blue Album

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Fountains Abbey N950001

Fountains Abbey N950001
FOUNTAINS ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge J940486

Stonehenge J940486
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing of Stonehenge as it might have appeared in 1000 BC by Alan Sorrell

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge J850008

Stonehenge J850008
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Stones at sunset with snow in the foreground

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: The Old Royal Naval College a065204

The Old Royal Naval College a065204
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. View from a hill in Greenwich Park, looking north-west across the park towards the Queens House and the Old Royal Naval College

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge K021103

Stonehenge K021103
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View from the North East at sunrise

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge at sunrise N120064

Stonehenge at sunrise N120064
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view of Stonehenge at sunrise

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge N071215

Stonehenge N071215
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. A floodlit view of Stonehenge. Late evening / dusk

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Avebury Stone Circle J880248

Avebury Stone Circle J880248
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing " Harvest Ceremony at the Cove in Northern Inner Circle " by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge from the air K040315

Stonehenge from the air K040315
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view of the site looking south east

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Rhine Westphalia

Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Rhine Westphalia

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Avebury Stone Circle N071124

Avebury Stone Circle N071124
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge sunset M890091

Stonehenge sunset M890091
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of the stone circle looking south west along axis. Mid-winter sunset with snow

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Durdle Door sunset K020292

Durdle Door sunset K020292
DURDLE DOOR, West of Lulworth, Dorset. View of the eyelet looking west at sunset

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Tenerife, satellite image

Tenerife, satellite image. Satellite image of Tenerife showing Mount Teide (lower centre). Vegetation is green, and water is blue

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge and crop circle N960002

Stonehenge and crop circle N960002
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view of Stonehenge with crop circle in the foreground

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Silbury Hill N060151

Silbury Hill N060151
SILBURY HILL, Avebury, Wiltshire. View from the east looking towards the snow covered mound. Part of the Avebury World Heritage Site

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Perseus and Medusa statue at Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Perseus and Medusa statue at Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park, California USA

Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park, California USA

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge N130045

Stonehenge N130045
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich N060940

The Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich N060940
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. An aerial view of the baroque Naval College, Queens House, National Maritime Museum and Greenwich Park with The Royal Observatory

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Spain, Barcelona. Sagrada Familia ceiling

Spain, Barcelona. Sagrada Familia ceiling

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Old Town Market Square and the Warsaw Mermaid at dawn, UNESCO world heritage site

Old Town Market Square and the Warsaw Mermaid at dawn, UNESCO world heritage site, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Erbil, Iraq XAWK00229

Erbil, Iraq XAWK00229
Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq. This city has survived 6 thousand years more or less on the same site. It formed a provincial centre for whichever of the numerous empires that once held sway over

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge in snow N100786

Stonehenge in snow N100786
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view of Stonehenge in the snow

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217

Stonehenge. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel in 1958 P50217
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Re-erection of Trilithon lintel 158 by the 60 ton Brabazon Crane, the larger of two cranes used to lift stones

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Avebury Stone Circle N071125

Avebury Stone Circle N071125
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge J870257

Stonehenge J870257
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. View of the stones against a cloudy summer sky

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Moraine Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Moraine Lake at sunrise

Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Moraine Lake at sunrise

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Zambezi River view with the spray from Victoria Falls in the distance. Livingstone. Zambia

Zambezi River view with the spray from Victoria Falls in the distance. Livingstone. Zambia

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Durrington Walls N130053

Durrington Walls N130053
DURRINGTON WALLS, Wiltshire. Reconstruction showing the settlement at Durrington Walls near Stonehenge in about 2500BC, this view looking north, in summer

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge N130044

Stonehenge N130044
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, Europe, Napoleon, Wellington, France, Britain, war, cavalry

Battle of Waterloo, Belgium, Europe, Napoleon, Wellington, France, Britain, war, cavalry, Europe

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge K030970

Stonehenge K030970
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Detailed view of the stones from the south

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: West Kennet Long Barrow K910277

West Kennet Long Barrow K910277
WEST KENNET LONG BARROW, Wiltshire. Stones at the entrance

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Avebury Stone Circle N070083

Avebury Stone Circle N070083
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Stonehenge J040120

Stonehenge J040120
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. General view against a blue sky

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town

A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Avebury Stone Circle N080684

Avebury Stone Circle N080684
AVEBURY STONE CIRCLE, Wiltshire. View of the sarsens which form part of the south west side of the circle

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Fountains Abbey engraving N070733

Fountains Abbey engraving N070733
FOUNTAINS ABBEY, North Yorkshire. The South View of the Ruins of Fountains Abbey in Skeldale; three Miles from Rippon by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Fountains Abbey J940477

Fountains Abbey J940477
FOUNTAINS ABBEY, North Yorkshire. Interior reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: St Catherines Chapel K020298

St Catherines Chapel K020298
ST CATHERINEs CHAPEL, Abbotsbury, Dorset. Looking across Chesil Beach towards Portland Bill

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: Iron Bridge N060047

Iron Bridge N060047
IRON BRIDGE, Shropshire. General view of the bridge, gorge and River Severn

Background imageWorld Heritage Site Collection: The Royal Crescent, Bath K991513

The Royal Crescent, Bath K991513
THE ROYAL CRESCENT, Bath, Avon. An oblique view of the Crescent showing its curvature with an ornate street lamp in the foreground




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"Journey through Time: Exploring UNESCO World Heritage Sites" Step into the mystical Avebury Stone Circle J900435 and witness the ancient wonders that have stood for centuries. Marvel at the iconic Stonehenge J940486, a testament to human ingenuity and an enigma of prehistoric engineering. Prepare to be captivated as you approach Stonehenge ahead FL01500_02_003, where history unfolds before your eyes. Delve into the mysteries of Stonehenge J850008 and uncover its secrets amidst a landscape steeped in legend. Experience a breathtaking sunset at Stonehenge sunset J870232, where nature's beauty intertwines with man-made marvels. Discover the timeless allure of Stonehenge N071215, an awe-inspiring monument that continues to intrigue scholars and visitors alike. Immerse yourself in artistry as you encounter Perseus and Medusa statue at Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy – a masterpiece frozen in time. Wander through history at The Old Royal Naval College a065204; its grandeur echoes tales from Britain's maritime past. Return to Avebury Stone Circle N071124 for another glimpse into our ancestors' profound connection with the land they inhabited. Find solace amidst architectural splendor at Fountains Abbey N950001 – an abbey ruin nestled within serene Yorkshire landscapes. Capture moments of wonderment as you explore Stonehenge K021103 - let this ancient site transport you back in time. Bask in divine magnificence as Cologne Cathedral towers above Cologne, Germany - behold its majesty as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site North Rhine Westphalia. Embark on an extraordinary journey across continents and epochs by visiting these remarkable UNESCO World Heritage sites – each one preserving our shared heritage for generations to come.