Rachel Heller

A big view over mountains and forests with clouds over the sea beyond.

Teide National Park

A geologically complex volcano and the otherworldly landscape around it.

A cobbled street lined with 2-storey white houses.

Historic Centre of Évora

A museum city of architecture of the Portuguese golden age.

An ornate bas-relief in stone with a variety of Buddha and god figures.

Ajanta Caves

Thirty ancient caves carved into a cliff wall, many of them filled with Buddhist paintings and sculpture.

A big landscape of mountains and hills with a town in a valley below and vineyards on the hillsides. In front, a hand holds a glass of Port.

Alto Douro Wine Region

A river valley landscape shaped by centuries of Port wine cultivation and production.

A row of seated Buddha statues against a painted wall.

Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple

Five cave temples decorated with Buddhist paintings and sculpture, a place of pilgrimage for 2000 years.

Seen across a green field, a classical building with columns and a dome.

Maritime Greenwich

An elegant ensemble of architecturally important buildings from the 17th and early 18th century.

A huge palace, only a few stories high but very wide, with a huge flat plaza in front of it.

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

Peter the Great’s planned city of stunning Baroque architecture.

A view down the coastline: rocky outcroppings and a jumble of stone buildings.

City of Valletta

A fortified port city with a long military history and a Renaissance urban plan.

The main entrance facade of CST with arched entrances and towers framing the entrance.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)

A busy 19th-century Gothic Revival train station in Mumbai that blends Victorian and Indian influences.

A view of a broad stretch of Victoria Falls at is tumbles over a steep cliff.

Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls

A huge and exceedingly beautiful waterfall on the Zambezi River.

A white castle with many turrets, set on a series of arches over the Loire River.

The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes

A beautiful river valley landscape dotted with stunning castles and charming medieval towns.

A large square entranceway of very large rough stones, with a carving above it.

Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns

Two sets of ruins from the Mycenaean civilization in the Peloponnese, which preceded the Ancient Greeks.

Looking down a ruined church with intact walls but no ceiling. Walls in stripes of stone and brick, archways along both sides.

Butrint

A little-known archeological site in southern Albania with ruins from centuries of occupiers.

High stone walls on two sides, with huge rectangular blocks. People standing at the base of the wall, quite nearby it.

Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

An ancient and disputed city, holy to three major religions.

The exterior of Selimiye Mosque with two very tall minarets.

Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex

A mosque complex representing the height of Ottoman architectural achievement.

Taj Mahal

The most famous monument in India, a landmark of Mughal-era architecture and a symbol of eternal love.

Megalithic Temples of Malta

Seven impressive stone structures used for ritual purposes during the Bronze Age.

A large elegant palace of five stories or so.

Royal Domain of Drottningholm

A magnificent and remarkably well-preserved 18th-century palace and grounds.

A view of the whole Pontcysyllte aqueduct: tall arches over low-lying ground.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

A 19th-century engineering achievement; an elegant structure that still functions to carry a canal high above the ground.

Looking up at a very large satellite dish on a complicated structure of steel bars and struts.

Jodrell Bank Observatory

Location where radio astronomy was developed, leading to a host of new discoveries about the universe.

A bridge over a pond or river, with a square tower at each end, all of it lit up in bright colors at night.

Gyeongju Historic Areas

Ruins of the capital of the ancient Silla dynasty, rich in Buddhist artworks and architecture.

An arch of ice on very smooth reflective water.

Ilulissat Icefjord

A fjord in Greenland where a very active glacier called Sermeq Kujalleq calves enormous icebergs into the sea: a breathtaking sight.

Looking straight down the canal, a small bridge crosses it, with a bicycle passing over it.

Canal du Midi

A 360-km canal plus locks, tunnels and bridges: a 17th-century feat of engineering.

A park bench in the foreground, a big view of valley and mountains in the background.

Durmitor National Park

An area of dramatic mountainous scenery, dense forests, glacial lakes and deep canyons.

Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán

A vibrant Spanish colonial city and an ancient pre-Columbian city.

A point of land and a cluster of red-roofed buildings, seen from above.

Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

A beautiful area around the Bay of Kotor with authentic, well-preserved architecture.

An evening shot on the town square, which is partly visible with some trees on the right. Facing the square is the cathedral, brightly lit up with two tall towers.

Historic Fortified Town of Campeche

A colorful Spanish colonial town surrounded by fortifications.

A Romanesque church, round arched entryway open on three sides, a small tower.

Byblos

Ruins of many layers of civilizations and the birthplace of the Phoenician alphabet.

An entire temple, on a high base, surrounded by Corinthian columns.

Baalbek

An astoundingly large and well-preserved Roman temple complex.

A path straight ahead with bushes on either side, leading to a large domed building with an arched entryway.

Kunya-Urgench

Ruins of the capital of the ancient state of Khorezm and a major stop on the medieval Silk Road.

Front of a church - 2 storeys, arches along the edge of the roof as well as above the entrances.

Archaeological Site of Mystras

Atmospheric ruins of a complete Late Byzantine city.

An entrahce with 3 arches, decorated in tile and brick. Symmetrical wings of the building one either side.

Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau

Two exceptional examples of Catalan Art Nouveau architecture in Barcelona designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

The mausoleum is a small square building with an arched entrance with one window above it. The base of what used to be a dome still stands on top.

Ancient City of Qalhat

The ruins of a major trade-route city of the Kingdom of Hormuz.

An attractive narrow city street, with buildings only 2-3 stories high; one of them looks like a gateway.

The Historic Centre of Guimarães

A charming medieval city center, considered the birthplace of Portuguese nationhood.

An gorilla sits in the green undergrowth, only visible from the chest up.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

An area of astounding biodiversity, best known for its mountain gorilla population.

A view of the vineyards seems to go on forever: very flat land, with small areas divided by lots of stone walls, vines growing between them, close to the ground.

Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

Viniculture in a hostile environment made possible through human ingenuity.