These Unesco World Heritage Sites are protecting nature, culture and history, and you should add them to your bucket list immediately
In a world as fraught with division as ours, it’s good to learn a thing or two about Unesco. And if this is the first time you’re hearing about them, you aren’t alone. Unesco stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and is a specialized branch of the United Nations based in Paris. The organization came together after the WWII in November 1945, and has been going strong ever since.Glad...
The U.S. has 24 Unesco Heritage sites of extreme historical and cultural significance. Here are 10 that you should add to your bucket list immediately:The ancient cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde Park are some of the most well preserved in archaeological history and showcase a hardy and technologically savvy Ancestral Pueblo culture. Estimated to be around 830 years old, the indigenous Pueblo people built intricate cliff dwellings while farming the mesas above.
The first California commission for world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright saw the construction of the Hollyhock House in Los Angeles. The house was designed for client Aline Barnsdall, a philanthropist, feminist and 20th-century iconoclast with lots of money to spare. Barnsdale called the talented and iconic Wright to design her Los Feliz home as a sort of artists’ haven. But things soon turned sour when the two shared differing opinions on the design and construction of the house.
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