WebSinharaja Forest Reserve is a forest reserve and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka.It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO.. According to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest.More than …

WebGreat Books of the Western World is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952, by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., to present the great books in a 54-volume set.. The original editors had three criteria for including a book in the series drawn from Western Civilization: the book must have been relevant to contemporary matters, and not …

WebHistory. James Parton (1912–2001) was a grandson of the English-born American biographer James Parton (1822–1891). He was the founder, publisher and co-owner of the magazines American Heritage and Horizon, and was appalled by the permissiveness of Webster's Third, published in 1961.(Webster's Third presented all entries without labeling …

WebThe WCW World Television Championship was a professional wrestling television championship owned by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotion.. The title was created in 1974 by Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) as a secondary title. Initially known as the Mid-Atlantic Television Championship, as Mid …

WebThe South Devon Railway (SDR) is a 6.64-mile (10.69 km) heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon.Mostly running alongside the River Dart, it was initially known as the Dart Valley Railway.The railway is now operated by the South Devon Railway Trust, a registered charity.. The railway's headquarters and museum are located at Buckfastleigh …

WebKathmandu Durbar Square (Basantapur Durbar Kshetra) is located in front of the old royal palace of the former Kathmandu Kingdom and is one of three Durbar (royal palace) Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.. Several buildings in the Square collapsed due to a major earthquake on 25 April 2015.Durbar …

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WebThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as …

WebHistory and society. A heritage asset is a preexisting thing of value today . Cultural heritage is created by humans; Natural heritage is not; Heritage language; Biology. Heredity, biological inheritance of physical characteristics; Kinship, the relationship between entities that share a genealogical origin; Arts and media Music. Heritage (Earth, Wind & Fire …

WebNov 22, 2022 · New Orleans is a one-of-a-kind destination in the United States. Famous for our Creole and Cajun cuisine, jazz music and brass bands, historic architecture, world-class museums and attractions, and renowned hospitality. From the French Quarter to the streetcar and Jazz Fest to Mardi Gras, there are so many reasons to visit New Orleans. …

WebThe Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approximately 8,940 km 2 of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range.The Wet Tropics of Queensland meets all four of the criteria for natural heritage for selection as a World Heritage Site. World Heritage status was …