Asia

• Himeji-jo

  ⓒUNESCO

  Himeji-jo

  country : Japan
  location : Hyogo Prefecture
  coordinate : N34 49 60, E134 41 60
  Enrollment Year : 1993year
  heritage area : 107ha
  buffer zone : 143ha
  

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  Summary(Ⅵ) : : Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating from the beginning of the Shogun period. It is a masterpiece of construction in wood, combining function with aesthetic appeal, both in its elegant appearance unified by the white plastered earthen walls and in the subtlety of the relationships between the building masses and the multiple roof layers.

  

• Site of Palmyra

  ⓒUNESCO

  Site of Palmyra

  country : Syrian Arab Republic
  location : Province of Homs
  coordinate : N34 33 15.012, E38 16 0.012
  Enrollment Year : 1980year
  heritage area : 0ha
  buffer zone : 0ha
  

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  Summary(Ⅵ) : : An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences.