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Tyre
According to legend, purple dye was invented in Tyre. This great Phoenician city dominated the seas and founded prosperous colonies such as Cadiz and Carthage, but its historical importance gradually declined at the end of the Crusades. There are many important archaeological remains here, mainly from the Roman period.
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza
The urban form of the small cities of Úbeda and Baeza in southern Spain can be traced back to the Moors in the 9th century and the Reconquista in the 13th century. An important development took place in the 16th century, when these cities followed the vein of the emerging Renaissance. This planning intervention was part of the introduction of new Italian humanist ideas into Spain, which had a great influence on the architecture of Latin America.
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
The capital of the ancient kingdom of Egypt is home to some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock-cut tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.