Tag: UNESCO World Heritage
Prambanan, the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia
Candi Prambanan is one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia.
The temple complex of Borobudur
Borobudur (built 750-850 AD) on the island of Java in Indonesia is the largest Buddhist temple complex in the world. In 1991, the temple complex was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kathmandu
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, lies at an altitude of 1,400 m and has 2.9 million inhabitants.
Taj Mahal
The poet Rabindranath Tagore once described the probably most beautiful building in the world in one of his poems as "a tear on the cheek of time".
Takht-i-Bahi
Buddhist monastery complex from the 1st century BC in northern Pakistan.
![[Translate to English:] Tomb of Bibi Jawindi](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/a/csm_20191211_Tomb-of-Bibi-Jiwandi-016_8ccec771f7.jpg)
Tomb of Bibi Jawindi
In the historic town of Uch Saharif are the tombs of Bibi Jawindi, Baha'al-Halim, Ustead and Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari.
Starry sky over the Lut desert
The starry sky in the Lut Desert is simply breathtaking.
Dasht-e Lut
The Lut Desert is one of the hottest and driest places in the world.
Naqsch-e Rostam
Six kilometres north of Persepolis, impressive rock tombs were hewn into the mountain for four Persian kings from the Achaemenid Dynasty.
Persepolis
The legendary palace city of the Persian Great Kings of Antiquity was founded in 520 BC by Darius I in southern Iran and burned down by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
![[Translate to English:] Yazd bei Nacht](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/6/csm_20191123_Yazd-635_ff0dfd8e52.jpg)
Yazd at night
Yazd has a very special charm at night.
Yazd
The desert city of Yazd is one of the oldest cities in Iran.
