Around the WorldUNESCO World Heritage Sites
A Seminar
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United KingdomUNESCO World Heritage Sites
Robyn Jay Lachica
ThailandUNESCO World Heritage Sites
Marichelle Janeo
IsraelUNESCO World Heritage Sites
Marvin Jason Hernandez
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
• Second most populous city in all Israel with 404,400 people
• Situated on the Israeli Mediterranean Coastline
• Known as the “City That Never Sleeps”
Religion
• Judaism- 93%• Islam- 1%• Christianity- 1%• Not classified by religion- 5%
Famous Sites in Tel Aviv
Western Wall
• an important Islamic shrine and Jerusalem landmark located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
• one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount, Wailing Wall
• 516 BC- 70 AD
What’s so special about it?
• remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple's courtyard
• It has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries
First Temple
Second Temple
Third Temple
Dome of The Rock
Dome of The Rock
• an important Islamic shrine and Jerusalem landmark located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem
• 691 AD
Occupations
• 637 AD, Jerusalem was conquered by the Muslims during the Muslim Conquest of Syria
• 12th Century, Crusaders• October 2, 1187, Saladin recaptured the
city
Occupations
• 1517-1917, Ottoman Empire• 1917-1948, British Mandate• 1948- Present, Israel
FranceUNESCO World Heritage Sites
Jon Michael Gregorio
France
Bordeaux
Wines
Eiffel Tower
IndiaUNESCO World Heritage Sites
Lotta Franz Angelica Aquino
Taj Mahal
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Churches and Convents of Goa
South KoreaUNESCO World Heritage Sites
Christina Pedroche
JapanUNESCO World Heritage Sites
Leonnicol Maeda
Horyuji
Kyoto
Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Peace Memorial Park
Itsukushima Shrine