Tourism Indochina: The Most Recommended World Heritage Site Worldwide is Angkor Wat

Tourism Indochina: The Most Recommended World Heritage Site Worldwide is Angkor Wat

World Heritage Site: A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance. The list is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 states parties which are elected by their General Assembly.

The program catalogues, names, and conserves sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity. Under certain conditions, listed sites can obtain funds from the World Heritage Fund. The programme was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage,[3] which was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on November 16, 1972. Since then, 186 states party have ratified the convention.

As of 2011, 936 sites are listed: 725 cultural, 183 natural, and 28 mixed properties, in 153 States Parties. Italy is home to the greatest number of World Heritage Sites to date with 47 sites inscribed on the list. UNESCO references each World Heritage Site with an identification number; but new inscriptions often include previous sites now listed as part of larger descriptions. As a result, the identification numbers exceed 1200 even though there are fewer on the list.

While each World Heritage Site remains part of the legal territory of the state wherein the site is located, UNESCO considers it in the interest of the international community to preserve each site.

Angkor Wat: Angkor Wat (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត) is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. It is the world's largest religious building. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture, with key features such as the Jagati. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas (guardian spirits) adorning its walls.

Tourism Indochina: The Most Recommended World Heritage Site Worldwide is Angkor Wat:

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2011-03-07):

According to the quarter million of survey conducted under collaboration of UNESCO and Trip Advisor, it revealed that most recommended world heritage site worldwide is Angkor Wat , a human treasure in Kingdom of Cambodia and that 72 % of traveler would do more to contribute to world heritage site conservation if they know how.

Trip Advisor revealed the result of the biggest analysis ever conducted of UNESCO World Heritage Site around the world. This result collected via on site and email campaign of trip advisor from around a quarter of a million (244,690) feedback submission of travelers who have visited 789 of world heritage site list.

The two year- partnership between Trip Advisor and UNESCO world Heritage Site promote awareness to support cultural and natural site of world heritage site and also 1.5 million (USD) is donated by TripAdvisor to help World heritage Center in conservation.

According to Trip Advisor Travelers, the “Top Ten” most recommended sites are:

1. Angkor, Cambodia 2. Historic Center of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See, Italy 3. Historic Center of Florence, Italy 4. Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey 5. Old and New Towns of Edinburgh, Scotland 6. Historic Center of Prague, Czech Republic 7. Venice and its Lagoon, Venezia, Italy 8. Works of Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona, Spain 9. Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Cathedral, London, England 10. Historic Center of Vienna, Austria.

We, Cambodian are very proud to have Angkor as the most recommended world heritage site ever recorded in the world among others site and pleased to warmly welcome for tourism in Cambodia, a kingdom of wonder.

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