UNESCO World Heritake Site: OTHER a man madestructure thatmasterpiece that reflectacultural change ofrepresents a unique cultureOR a place with incrediblenatural beauty rare naturalfeatures a vitaloendangered ecosystemACROSS CULTURES 8ew Look at the definition. What makes the places in thetext UNESCO World Heritage Sites?.. Listen and read to find out.Man-made MasterpiecesVIDEO212TordedBlenheim Palace, UKIn 19th century England, Queen AnneVisitors are welcome to stroll around theordered a palace to be built as a gift forgrounds and see the Great Lake and theJohn Churchill, a celebrated war hero whoancient oak trees, which are almostwon the Battle of Blenheim Work began in1, 000 years old. A lot of the palace's 1871705 and the palace was completed inrooms are open to the public with a huge1722. It was the grandest project of its agecollection of paintings and fumiture fromand one of the first buildings created in thethe past. The current Duke and DuchessEnglish Romantic style of architecture.have their privacy, though - in a four-Blenheim Palace is located inside anstorey section of the palace with 46enormous park, landscaped by the rooms, including 12 bedrooms and 10famous designer Capability Brown.bathrooms!The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Kazakhstanimur was a military leader who project was never finished, but itof 121stretched from modern-day Turkey in century architecture. The structure hasthe west to Pakistan in the east. Timur 35 rooms, including the mausoleumwas more than a fierce warrior, and a mosque, and is covered by thehowever. He loved art and architecture, largest dome of its kind in Central Asia.and was very religious. One of his Visitors can see the original paintingsgreatest projects was rebuilding the and tiles on the walls inside. TheMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi ispoet and wise man who died in 1166. not only a fascinating example ofConstruction began in 1389. but Timurd architecture, but also a popularstopped when Timur died in 1405. The site for pilgrims and tourists.Check these wordsgrand locateandscape privacy : 29.4.5.1 Read the texts. Then, read the sentences (1-5) and write Mmausoleumfor the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi and B for Blenheim Palace.nilitary leadertretch-modern-day1 It was built in the 18th century.4 People still live there.arrior religious 2 It is visited by religious travellers.5 The building wasonstruction - dome3 It was a present for a national hero.never completede • pilarim​