| Fortifications on the Cari[500×375] Russian Spanish | Jim Williams © UNESCO More pictures Publishing origin | |
| panama8 jpg[504×342] Portobello Magnificent examples of 17th and 18th century military architecture these Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast form part of the defence system built by the Spanish Crown to Publishing origin | |
| panamacity10 jpg[432×439] cathedral facade 1673 Panamá was the first European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas founded in 1519 by the conquistador Pedrarias Dávila The Historic District which Publishing origin | |
| morocco01 jpg[360×576] in the medina Founded in the 9th century Fez reached its height first in the 14th century under the Marinides and again in the 17th century In 1912 when France established Rabat as the Publishing origin | |
| morocco18 jpg[391×576] entrance to the Medina Founded in the 11th century by Almoravid rulers as a military town Meknes became a capital under Sultan Moulay Ismaïl 1672 1727 the founder of the Alaouite Publishing origin | |
| mexico28 jpg[576×426] monument to the miners Founded by the Spaniards in the early 16th century it became the world s leading silver extraction centre in the 18th century This past can be seen in its Publishing origin | |
| nicarag4 jpg[432×308] León León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas It did not develop and so its ruins are outstanding testimony to the social and economic structures of Publishing origin | |
| oman01 jpg[648×349] The Oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan which dominated other tribes in the area from the 12th to the end of the 15th century The ruins of the immense fort with walls Publishing origin | |
| morocco19 jpg[720×363] Marrakesh at night Marrakesh founded in 1071 1072 was the capital of the Almoravids and later the Almohades The lively medina contains an impressive number of architectural masterpieces Publishing origin | |
| nepal4 jpg[288×203] Nepal Architecture At the crossroads of the great civilizations of Asia seven groups of Hindu and Buddhist monuments as well as the three residential and palace areas of the royal cities Publishing origin |