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Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kiyomizu-dera) | Japan


Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, which has influenced landscape gardening the world over.

Year of Inscription: 1994

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Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero (Gisozi A) | Rwanda

Between April and July 1994, an estimated one million people were killed across Rwanda by armed militias called Interahamwe that targeted Tu...