Thanks for watching.... Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Centre_of_Saint_Petersburg_and_Related_Groups_of_Monuments Kizhi Pogost http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizhi_Pogost Moscow Kremlin and Red Square http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Kremlin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veliky_Novgorod Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solovetsky_Islands White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Monuments_of_Vladimir_and_Suzdal Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Lavra_of_St._Sergius Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolomenskoye Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan_Kremlin Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferapontov_Monastery Curonian Spit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curonian_Spit Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbent Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novodevichy_Convent Historic Centre of the City of Yaroslavl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslavl Struve Geodetic Arc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struve_Geodetic_Arc Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolghar Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Russia Music: Smart Riot,Huma-Huma; YouTube Audio Library A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place (such as a forest, mountain, lake, island, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as of special cultural or physical significance . The list is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 UNESCO member states which are elected by the General Assembly. The programme catalogues, names, and conserves sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity. Under certain conditions, listed sites can obtain funds from the World Heritage Fund. The programme was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972. Since then, 191 states parties have ratified the Convention, making it one of the most adhered to international instruments. Only Liechtenstein, Nauru, Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste and Tuvalu are not Party to the Convention. As of 2014, 1007 sites are listed: 779 cultural, 197 natural, and 31 mixed properties, in 161 states parties. By sites ranked by country, Italy is home to the greatest number of World Heritage Sites with 57 sites, followed by China (47), Spain (44), France (39), Germany (39), Mexico (32) and India (32). UNESCO references each World Heritage Site with an identification number; however, new inscriptions often include previous sites now listed as part of larger descriptions. As a result, the identification numbers exceed 1,200 even though there are fewer on the list. In 1954, the government of Egypt decided to build the Aswan Dam (Aswan High Dam), an event that would deluge a valley containing treasures of ancient Egypt such as the Abu Simbel temples. UNESCO then launched a worldwide safeguarding campaign. The Abu Simbel and Philae temples were taken apart, moved to a higher location, and put back together piece by piece. Meanwhile, the Temple of Dendur was moved to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Temple of Debod was moved to Parque del Oeste in Madrid. The cost of the project was US$80 million, about $40 million of which was collected from 50 countries. The project was regarded as a success, and led to other safeguarding campaigns, saving Venice and its lagoon in Italy, the ruins of Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan, and the Borobodur Temple Compounds in Indonesia. UNESCO then initiated, with the International Council on Monuments and Sites, a draft convention to protect the common cultural heritage of humanity.

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