quinta-feira, 1 de fevereiro de 2024

Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat | Bangladesh


Situated in the suburbs of Bagerhat, at the meeting-point of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, formerly known as Khalifatabad, was founded by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan in the 15th century. The city’s infrastructure reveals considerable technical skill and an exceptional number of mosques and early Islamic monuments, many built of brick, can be seen there.

Year of Inscription: 1985

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Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar (Fort of St. Nikola, Šibenik-Knin County) | Croatia

This property consists of 6 components of defence works in Italy, Croatia and Montenegro, spanning more than 1,000 km between the Lombard re...