India · Monument
Rani ki Vav, Patan
Built as a memorial stepwell by Queen Udayamati in the 11th century, Rani ki Vav descends 28 metres…
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Archaeological site
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India · Zone
Rani-ki-Vav
The finest stepwell in India and one of the most extraordinary examples of subterranean architecture in the world…
Chile · Zone
Rano Raraku — The Moai Quarry of Easter Island
On the eastern flank of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), a long-extinct volcanic crater named Rano Raraku served as…
Chile · Area
Rapa Nui (XIII–XVI sec.): l’Isola di Pasqua e i suoi moai (Isola di Pasqua, Cile)
Sull'isola abitata più remota del pianeta, un popolo polinesiano scolpì nella roccia vulcanica centinaia di colossi di pietra,…
Peru · Area
Raqch’i
An Inca ceremonial complex in Peru's Cusco Region, dominated by the Temple of Wiracocha and positioned at 3,480…
Toscana · Building
Real College
Historic Lucca institution founded as Augustinian monastery, later housing the Public Library and University, established by royal decree…
Canada · Zone
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
The best-preserved example of a 16th-century European industrial complex in the Americas — a Basque whaling station that…
Canada · Zone
Rideau Canal
A 202 km military waterway built by the British Royal Engineers (1826–1832) that was never needed for war…
Sri Lanka · Zone
Ritigala
High on an isolated forested mountain in the dry plains of north-central Sri Lanka, the ruins of a…
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