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Yungang Grottoes
The Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, have a total of 252 caves and more than 51,000 statues, representing the outstanding achievements of Chinese Buddhist cave art from the 5th to 6th centuries. The five Tan Yao Grottoes have a rigorous and unified layout and patterns, forming a classical masterpiece of the first peak of Chinese Buddhist art.
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
The Mahabodhi Temple complex is one of the four holy sites associated with the life of Buddha, and especially with enlightenment. The first temple was built by Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, and the current temple was built in the 5th or 6th century AD. It is one of the earliest surviving Buddhist temples in India built entirely in brick, and was built during the late Gupta period.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
This famous temple dedicated to the sun god and the god of healing was built in the middle of the 5th century BC in the remote heights of the Arcadian Mountains. The temple has the oldest Corinthian capitals ever found and blends the Archaic style with the serene Doric style, with some bold architectural features.
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
The site is the remains of a city founded by the Dorian Greeks on the northern shore of the Black Sea in the 5th century BC. It includes six component sites, including urban remains and agricultural fields, divided into hundreds of rectangular plots of equal size. These plots supported vineyards, the output of which was exported by the city, which flourished until the 15th century. The site features several public building complexes and residential areas, as well as early Christian monuments, remains of Stone Age and Bronze Age settlements, Roman and Medieval tower fortifications and water supply systems, and well-preserved vineyard plantings and partition walls. In the 3rd century AD, the site was known as the most productive wine center on the Black Sea and remained a hub for communication between the Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires and populations north of the Black Sea. It is an outstanding example of democratic land organization associated with ancient city-states, reflecting the social organization of the city.
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
These 38 rock art sites, located on steep cliffs on China's southwestern border, reveal the life and rituals of the Luoyue people. The sites date back to the 5th century BC to the 2nd century AD. Surrounded by karst landforms, rivers and plateaus, the rituals depicted at these sites are interpreted as a microcosm of the Bronze Drum Culture that once flourished in southern China. This cultural landscape is the only surviving remnant of this culture.
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
The monastic community founded by San Millan in the middle of the 6th century became a place of pilgrimage. The fine Romanesque church built in honor of this saint still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first documents in Castilian were written, and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world today is derived from Castilian. At the beginning of the 16th century, the community was settled in the fine new convent of Suso, below the ancient complex; today it is still a thriving community.
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Itsukushima in the Seto Inland Sea has been a sacred place for Shintoism since ancient times. The earliest shrine buildings here were probably built in the 6th century. The current shrine was built in the 12th century, and the buildings are arranged harmoniously, showing a high level of art and technology. The shrine uses the contrast of colors and shapes of mountains and sea to embody the Japanese concept of scenic beauty, integrating nature and human creativity.
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Agrigento was founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century BC and became one of the major cities of the Mediterranean world. Its pre-eminence and pride are reflected in the remains of its magnificent Doric temples, many of which remain intact today beneath fields and orchards. Selected excavation areas reveal the burial customs of later Hellenistic and Roman towns, as well as the early Christian inhabitants.