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05-11-2013, 08:08 PM
20 of the world’s most beautiful World Heritage Sites by CNN
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#1: Scattered between the twisting roots of the Cambodian jungle, this site dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu contains the remains of Khmer Empire capitals dating from the 9th to the 15th centuries. Among the most famous of its 100-strong group of monuments is the Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the sculptural Bayon Temple. In 2000, Cambodian authorities allowed action flick "Tomb Raider" to be filmed at the site on the proviso that no guns would be fired.
1. Angkor, Cambodia
2. Acropolis, Greece
3. Bagan, Myanmar
4. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
5. Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, Turkey
6. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
7. Hampi, India
8. Iguazu National Park, Brazil and Argentina
9. Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
10. Machu Picchu, Peru
11. Mont-Saint-Michel, France
12. Petra, Jordan
13. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
14. Rapa Nui, Chile
15. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
16. Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
17. Tulum, Mexico
18. Valletta, Malta
19. Venice and its lagoon, Italy
20. Yellowstone National Park, United States
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/28/travel/20-beautiful-unesco-sites
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130426143821-unesco-angkor-wat-horizontal-gallery.jpg
#1: Scattered between the twisting roots of the Cambodian jungle, this site dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu contains the remains of Khmer Empire capitals dating from the 9th to the 15th centuries. Among the most famous of its 100-strong group of monuments is the Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the sculptural Bayon Temple. In 2000, Cambodian authorities allowed action flick "Tomb Raider" to be filmed at the site on the proviso that no guns would be fired.
1. Angkor, Cambodia
2. Acropolis, Greece
3. Bagan, Myanmar
4. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
5. Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, Turkey
6. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
7. Hampi, India
8. Iguazu National Park, Brazil and Argentina
9. Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
10. Machu Picchu, Peru
11. Mont-Saint-Michel, France
12. Petra, Jordan
13. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
14. Rapa Nui, Chile
15. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
16. Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
17. Tulum, Mexico
18. Valletta, Malta
19. Venice and its lagoon, Italy
20. Yellowstone National Park, United States
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/28/travel/20-beautiful-unesco-sites