A swampy city which sparked modernist architecture - Tugendhat Villa in Brno 1052 What and Why Villa Tugendhat is an architecturally...

Cross-road of East and West, Islam and Catholic, Old and New - Historic Areas of Istanbul 356; Arts of the Meddah, public storytellers...

Pink historic city brimming with Mughal royalty - Hill Forts of Rajasthan 247; The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur 1338; Jaipur City, Rajasthan...

Mediaeval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town - Old and New Towns of Edinburgh 728; The Forth Bridge 1485 What and Why Edinburgh ...

The city of the Chinese icon: panda and the UNESCO city of gastronomy - Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System 1001;...

Heat, gorges, hotpot, paper-art, pollution - Dazu Rock Carvings 912; Chinese calligraphy 00216; Art of Chinese seal engraving 00217;...

The world's largest container of UNESCO sites - Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church 426; Royal Botanic...

The world's largest container of UNESCO sites - Tower of London 488; Maritime Greenwich 795 What and Why London is one of the two world...

Model village for textile - Saltaire 1028 Saltaire What and Why During the mid-19th century CE, there was a wave of model village being...

Former Chinese spice-trade port brimming with energy - Hoi An Ancient Town 948; Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother...

Portuguese fishing harbour and centre of argan oil - Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) 753; Argan, practices and know-how concerning the argan tree 00955; Gnawa 01170 Goats on argan tree What and Why Essaouira ( Tamazight : ⵜⴰⵚⵚⵓⵔⵜ, Taṣṣort ) is a fishing port established by the Portuguese during the 16th century. In the early 16th century, the king of Portugal , Dom Manuel I (né Manuel Aviz) , ordered a fortress to be built there and named it Royal Castle of Mogador (

Whitewashed multicultural city - Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) 837 Tétouan cityscape What and Why The story of the city itself gives a hint of the multi-cultural history of Tétouan ( Tamazight : ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ, Tiṭṭawin ) . Founded in the 3rd century BCE, Tetouan became an important centre during the Roman era and it served as the main point of contact between Morocco (ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, Lmeɣrib ) and Andalusia until the 15th century. After the reconquest (Spanish: Reconq

Capital of art nouveau and pickpockets - Works of Antoni Gaudí 320; Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona 804; Human Towers 00364; Mediterranean diet 00884 Parc Guell What and Why Barcelona is now one of the most popular tourist cities, offering its visitors good art, football, food, culture, commerce and even science. It has developed itself as a significant global brand as a city and is considered one of the economic powerhouse in Spain ( Spanish

Derelict city of maritime history, Beatles and football - Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City 1150 Anfield What and Why Liverpool 's prominence as a major port city was unparalleled throughout the Industrial Revolution . The city was a pioneer in the development of modern dock technology, transport systems and port management, and building construction. As a result it became a major shipbuilding city and home to famous shipbuilders like the White Star Line , the owner of

Ancient capital with a recent dark history - Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 1004; Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade 00200 Xiaoling mausoleum What and Why One of the surprises in travels is really you do not know what to expect. I was travelling to Nanjing ( Chinese : 南京) for work without realising that I step into a UNESCO WHS. For a fetish like me, this is blasphemous that I did not do enough homework. I have to say before I stepped into Nanjing, I o