World Heritage Sites

World Heritage SitesThe Old City is home to several sites of key religious importance: the Temple Mount and its Western Wall for Jews, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, and the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims.Today, the Old City is roughly divided into the Muslim Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter and the Armenian Quarter. . Boasting over 220 historic monuments -- among them the marvelous 7th century Dome of the Rock, The Wailing Wall and Christ's tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. It is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai which was created by the early Rapanui people. It is a World Heritage Site (as determined by UNESCO) with much of the island protected within Rapa Nui National ParkThe indigenous name of Easter Island, Rapa Nui is a volcanic, Polynesian island watched over by huge stone Maoi, eerie figures supposedly built to represent important ancestors of each clan that weigh hundreds of tons and rise 60 feet. Over 3,000 people live on the island today alongside the statues.

It is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula,in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico.The Maya name "Chich'en Itza" means "At the mouth of the well of the Itza."It is the type of building you can imagine being filled with El Dorado's lost gold.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English country of Wiltshire.It is one of the most famous sites in the world, composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones.Archaeologists have believed that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC.The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 Stonehenge was produced by a culture that left no written records. Many aspects of Stonehenge remain subject to debate. This multiplicity of theories, some of them very colourful, are often called the "mystery of Stonehenge".
One of the most religious and beautiful cities on earth, the Vatican City is actually a landlocked, self-contained sovereign city-state with a population of 900.It is an ecclesiastical or sacerdotal-monarchical state, ruled by the Bishop of Rome—the Pope. Most amazing sites inside the Vatican City is the Apostolic Palace, home of the Pope, including Raphael's Rooms, the Sistine Chapel and frescoes painted by Michelangelo.
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