A terrace of the Taj Majal in early morning light In 1983 the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was cited as the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the worlds heritage INDIA Agra

Mural painting in a cave at the Buddhist cave site of Ajanta, carved from a gorge in the Waghore River, Ajanta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra State, India, Asia

Bayon Temple, late 12th century, Buddhist, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kailasa Hindu temple, 1200 years old, carved in in_situ basalt bedrock, Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

View to the Chateau Lake Louise Hotel from the western lakeshore trail, Banff National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Canada, North America

Castle Geyser erupting, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Interior and mosaic at Herculaneum, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Temple of the Great Jaguar in the Grand Plaza, Mayan ruins, Tikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peten, Guatemala, Central America

The Yellow Water wetlands on floodplain of the Alligator River, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Dead tree trunks, Canary Spring, top Main Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Penha Building, Punda District, Willemstad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

View from Musamman Burj looking to the Taj Mahal where Shah Jahan spent the last seven years of his life placed under house arrest by his son Aurangzeb Red Fort complex a UNESCO World Heritage site in Agra Uttar Pradesh India Asia

Painting in Cave 17, one of the world_heritage Buddhist caves at Ajanta, carved from a gorge in the Waghore River, Maharashtra State, India

Argentina, Südamerika, Amerika, March 2009, Patagonia, Lago Argentino, Lake Perito Moreno, Perito Moreno Glacier, ice, UNESCO world heritage site, people, tourists

Frescoes at the ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Lake reflecting trees and the Cathedral Rocks in the Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, California, United States of America, North America

Preah Palilai, dating from 13th and 14th century, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Qala'at ibn Maan castle seen through monumental arch, archaelogical ruins, Palmyra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East

Buddhist statues of Yungang Caves cut during the Northern Wei Dynasty in 460 AD, UNESCO World Heritage Site near Datong, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Murals, Teotihuacan, 150AD to 600AD and later used by the Aztecs, UNESCO World Heritage Site, north of Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Looking west from Cave 4, largest vihara in the cave site, carved from a horseshoe gorge in the Waghore River, Ajanta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Patio de las Doncellas Patio of the Maidens, Real Alcazar, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia Andalucia, Spain, Europe

A monk lights butter lamps on gilded shrine at base of stupa at dawn, Swayambhunath Swayambhu Monkey Temple Buddhist stupa on a hill overlooking Kathmandu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nepal, Asia

The ruins of Pompeii, a large Roman town destroyed in 79AD by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Interior dome of the church of Iglesia de San Diego in Guanajuato, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Trees beside a river frame the snow capped Half Dome mountain in Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, California, United States of America, North America

Angkor Wat temple, 12th century, Khmer, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Camels, with the backs of the tall mud brick houses on the south side of the walled city of Shibam beyond, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wadi Hadramaut, south Yemen, Middle East

Panorama of dramatic evening sky over the Potala Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the red flag of China flutters over the Dalai Lama's former home, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Looking west from Kings Hill to Housesteads fort and Crag, Cuddy and Hotbank Crags, Hadrians Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

International Confucius Cultural Festival, Qufu City, birthplace of Confucius the great philosopher politician and educator of the 6th to 5th centuries BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shandong Province, China, Asia