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Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
The castle, ancient city and fortress buildings of Derbent were part of the northern defense line of the Sassanid Empire, stretching to the east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built of stone. It consisted of two parallel walls, forming a barrier from the coast to the mountains. The town of Derbent was built between these two walls, retaining some of its medieval architectural style. The site had great strategic importance until the 19th century.
Trans-Iranian Railway
The Trans-Iran Railway connects the Caspian Sea in the northeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest, crossing two mountain ranges, rivers, plateaus, forests and plains, and four different climatic zones. The 1,394-kilometer railway was started in 1927 and completed in 1938, designed and implemented by the Iranian government in successful cooperation with 43 construction contractors from many countries. The railway is notable for its scale and the engineering required to overcome steep routes and other difficulties. In its construction, some areas required extensive mountaineering, while other areas required the construction of 174 large bridges, 186 small bridges, and 224 tunnels, including 11 spiral tunnels, due to the rugged terrain. Unlike most early railway projects, the construction of the Trans-Iran Railway was funded by state taxes to avoid foreign investment and control.
Petroglyphs of Lake Onega and the White Sea
The site contains 4,500 rock carvings from the Neolithic period (6-7 thousand years ago) and is located in the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation. It is one of the largest rock art sites in Europe and documents the Neolithic culture of Fennoscandia. The property group includes 33 sites in two parts 300 km apart: 22 rock art sites on Lake Onega in the Podolsky District with more than 1,200 figures and 11 rock art sites on the White Sea in the White Sea District with 3,411 figures. The rock art figures on Lake Onega are mostly birds, animals, half-human and half-animal figures, and geometric shapes that may be symbols of the moon and the sun. The rock art on the White Sea mostly consists of carvings depicting hunting and sailing scenes, including related equipment and animal and human footprints. They show important artistic qualities and testify to the creativity of the Stone Age. The rock paintings are associated with sites such as settlements and cemeteries.
Berlin Zen Temple
Berlin Zen Temple is a famous Buddhist temple in China, an important place of Buddhism in the north, and the seat of the Zhaozhou ancestral temple. It houses the Hebei Buddhist College and the Hebei Zen Studies Institute. The current abbot is Zen Master Minghai, and there are more than 160 monks living there. It is located in the southeast corner of Zhao County, Hebei Province (formerly known as Zhaozhou), and is located in the south of Zhao County with the world's first bridge - Zhaozhou Bridge, China's first tower - Dharani Sutra Pillar and Zhaozhou Small Stone Bridge (Zhao County Yongtong Bridge, all of which are national key cultural relics protection sites). The Berlin Zen Temple Relic Pagoda in the temple is also a national key cultural relic protection site.