Two Indian sites make it to UNESCO World Heritage list

While the stepwell was nominated in the cultural category, the GNHP was nominated in the natural category.

1 min readNew DelhiJun 14, 2014 12:48 AM IST First published on: Jun 14, 2014 at 12:48 AM IST

Two sites from the country have found their way into the UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List. The ancient stepwell in Gujarat — Rani ki vav (Queen’s stepwell) — and the Great Himalaya National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh are set to be included in the UNESCO list this month, sources confirmed.
While the stepwell was nominated in the cultural category, the GNHP was nominated in the natural category.

First proposed for the list in 1998, the Rani ki vav, in the Patan district of Gujarat, is described as a stepped corridor, compartmented with pillared multi-storeyed pavilions. Originally the monument was estimated to have 800 sculptures of Hindu gods and goddesses, apsaras and miscellaneous themes, of which nearly 400 have survived out .

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