The presentation deals with the top 10 monuments and heritage sites of the world.

1. CULTURAL
HERITAGE:
CONSTITUENTS
AND SIGNIFICANCE
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2. WHAT IS CULTURAL
HERITAGE?

3. is the legacy of physical artifacts (cultural
property) and intangible attributes of a group or society that are
inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and
bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Cultural heritage
includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes,
books, works of art, and artifacts), intangible culture (such as folklore,
traditions, language, and knowledge), and natural heritage (including
culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity).

4.  The deliberate act of keeping cultural
heritage from the present for the future
is known as Preservation.
 Cultural heritage is unique and
irreplaceable, which places the
responsibility of preservation on the
current generation.
 Smaller objects such as artworks and
other cultural masterpieces
are collected in museums and art
galleries.
 Grass roots organizations and political
groups, such as the international body
UNESCO, have been successful at
gaining the necessary support to
preserve the heritage of many nations
for the future.

5. TYPES OF HERITAGE

6.  Cultural property includes
the physical, or "tangible"
cultural heritage, such
as buildings and historic
places, monuments, books,
documents, works of art,
machines, clothing, and
other artifacts, that are
considered worthy of
preservation for the future.
These include objects
significant to the
archaeology, architecture,
science or technology of a
specific culture.

8.  "Intangible cultural heritage" consists of
non-physical aspects of a particular culture,
often maintained by social customs during
a specific period in history. The ways and
means of behavior in a society, and the
often formal rules for operating in a
particular cultural climate. These include
social values and traditions, customs and
practices, aesthetic and spiritual
beliefs, artistic expression, language and
other aspects of human activity. The
significance of physical artifacts can be
interpreted against the backdrop of
socioeconomic, political, ethnic, religious
and philosophical values of a particular
group of people. Naturally, intangible
cultural heritage is more difficult to
preserve than physical objects.

9. Aspects of the preservation and conservation of
cultural intangibles include:
 Folklore
 Oral history
 Language preservation

10. NATURAL HERITAGE
 "Natural heritage" is also an
important part of a society's
heritage, encompassing
the countryside and natural
environment, including
flora and fauna, scientifically known
as biodiversity, as well as geological
elements scientifically known
as geodiversity. These kind of
heritage sites often serve as an
important component in a
country's tourist industry, attracting
many visitors from abroad as well as
locally. Heritage can also include
cultural landscapes (natural features
that may have cultural attributes).

11. Aspects of the preservation and conservation of
natural heritage include:
 Ethnobotany
 Rare breeds conservation
 Heirloom plants

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13. monument is any structure that is
created to mark an important event,
to commemorate a person, something
that has become important to a social
group as remembrance of their
cultural and historical heritage or
some important historic heritage.

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16. TAJ MAHAL, INDIA
• Taj Mahal, a mausoleum located in India, is
one of the 7 wonders of the world. It was
built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan,
in the memory of his wife, Mumtaz. Taj
Mahal is believed to be completed in the
year 1653 and Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is
considered to be the Chief Architect of
Taj Mahal.
• Taj Mahal is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site and gets more than 3 million visitors
every year.

18. EIFFEL TOWER, FRANCE
• Eiffel Tower, built in 1889 and named
after its designer and engineer Gustave
Eiffel is one of the most famous
architectural structures in the world.
• Eiffel Tower is an observation & radio
broadcasting tower. It is 324 meters tall
and is the tallest building in Paris, also
second tallest in the whole of France. It
was also the tallest man-made structure
of the world from 1889 to 1930.

20. STONEHENGE, UNITED KINGDOM
• Stonehenge is an amazing structure built
of standing stones in a circular form. It is
one of the most ancient structures of the
world, believed to built before 2000 B.C.
Stonehenge has been destroyed several
times, and the present day structure is
believed to be remains of the structure
built in 1600 B.C.
• Stonehenge is owned by The Crown and is
also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It
is managed by English Heritage and
National Trust.

22. SAINT BASIL'S CATHEDRAL, RUSSIA
• Saint Basil's Cathedral is a Russian
Orthodox Church built in the 16th century
in Moscow. It is operated as State
Historical Museum and is a property of
Russian Federation. The design of the
building forms a shape like that of flame
of bonfire rising to the sky.
• Saint Basil's Cathedral is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.

24. THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA,
ITALY
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a unique structure,
leaned at one side. It is campanile in the Italian
city of Pisa.
• The Tower is 56.70 high, 4.09m wide and leaned
at 3.99 degrees. The construction of the tower
started in 1173 and was completed in 1372. The
tower has eight stories, including chamber of
bells. It was not planned originally as a
something like this, but during the construction
it started leaning, and today although it weighs
more than 14,000 metric tons, miraculously and
proudly stands as one of the most beautiful
structures of the world.

26. STATUE OF LIBERTY, UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
• The Statue of Liberty is a sculpture of Libertas,
Roman Goddess of Freedom, situated in the
United States of America. The statue designed
by Frederic Bartholdi, was a gift from the People
of France to the USA.
• The statue was inscribed on July 4, 1776, on the
date of American Declaration of Independence.
There is a broken chain at the feet of the statue,
representing icon of freedom of United States.
• The statue is 93 meters high and has more than 3
million visitors annually. It is also a UNESCO
World Heritage Site.

28. BOROBUDUR, INDONESIA
• Borobudur is a Mahayana Buddhist
monument in Indonesia.
• The monument was built in the 9th century
with 504 Buddha statues, and is one of the
most holy pilgrimage places in Buddhism.
The total surface area of the monument is
more than 2000 sq.m. Gunadharma is
believed to be the architect of the
monument.
• Borobudur was declared as UNESCO
World Heritage Site in 1991.

30. CHRIST THE REDEEMER, BRAZIL
• Christ The Redeemer, located in Brazil,
is one of the Seven Wonders of the
World. It is also the fifth largest statue
of Jesus Christ, and largest Art Deco
statue in the World.
• Built between 1921 and 1931, the statue
is 39.6m. tall, 30m wide, and weighs over
600 tonnes.

32. ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA
• Angkor Wat is a religious complex of
Hinduism and Buddhism, built by King
Suryavarman II in the 12th Century. The
outside perimeter of Angkor Wat is more
than 5000m. and is considered to be
largest religious building in the world.
• Angkor Wat is a proud symbol of
Cambodia, represented in the National
Flag as well as the Currency notes. It is
also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

34. CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO
• Chichen Itza is one of the Seven
Wonders of the World, built by Maya
Civilization in the Yucatan state of
Mexico.
• It is the property of the Government and
is maintained by Instituto Nacional de
Antropologia e Historia of Mexico.

35. SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURAL
HERITAGE

36.  .
1.
•Culture can give people a connection to certain social
values, beliefs, religions and customs. It allows them
to identify with others of similar mindsets and
backgrounds. Cultural heritage can provide an
automatic sense of unity and belonging within a group
and allows us to better understand previous
generations and the history of where we come from.
2.
•Another benefit that comes from preserving cultural
heritage as a whole is the communal support. Those
that identify strongly with a certain heritage are often
more likely to help out others in that same
community. Real estate mogul Carl Mattone and his
family, for example, are often sighted at fundraisers
for local Catholic schools. Mattone was raised Catholic
and attended Holy Cross High School in New York,
where he has also been on the Board of Directors