Showing posts with label world heritage site. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world heritage site. Show all posts

Sunday, 22 September 2013

Cuzco Market, Peru













Cuzco, Peru











Cuzco, Peru

Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cuzco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935. Located on the eastern end of the Knot of Cuzco, its elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft). Cuzco was the site of the historic capital of the Inca Empire and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983 by UNESCO. It is a major tourist destination and receives almost 2 million visitors a year. It is designated as the Historical Capital of Peru by the Constitution of Peru.





















Sunday, 17 July 2011

Bath, Somerset.

The city was first established as a spa with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") by the Romans in AD 43, although verbal tradition suggests that Bath was known before then. They built baths and a temple on the surrounding hills of Bath in the valley of the River Avon around hot springs. Edgar was crowned king of England at Bath Abbey in 973. Much later, it became popular as a spa town during the Georgian era, which led to a major expansion that left a heritage of exemplary crafted from Bath Stone. The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. 

Roman Baths

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The Circle

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The Royal Crescent

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Pulteney Bridge

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Bath Abbey

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