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UNESCO is an international organization of the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture, which has made it its mission to award and protect outstanding testimonies of human history and natural history with the World Heritage Title. The World Heritage List was first opened in 1978 and today comprises 1,121 sites in more than 167 countries (as of May 2020), which are world-important in their uniqueness, authenticity and integrity. These are currently 869 cultural monuments, 213 natural sites and 39 mixed natural and cultural sites. They are all architectural and artistic masterpieces, diverse cultural landscapes and parks, unique natural areas or testimonies of social and technological developments and testify in their entirety to the diversity of the world’s natural and cultural heritage. There are currently 46 World Heritage Sites in Germany, including seven cross-border or transnational sites.

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Delhi – Travel Guide, Things to do & Photo Spots (India)

Categories: Travel reports, Asia, India

After the countries Japan, China, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia, our trip was going on to India. To get from Denpasar in Bali to New Delhi, we had 2 flights ahead. First it was around lunchtime with Malindo Air from Denpasar to Kuala Lumpur. Here we deliberately did not put in a stopover, as we have already seen the city with the impressive Petrona Towers 2 times. So we went on to Delhi 2 hours later with the next flight, where …

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