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Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
Liverpool's historic centre and six areas of the docklands bear witness to the development of one of the world's major trading centres in the 18th and 19th centuries. Liverpool played a major role in the development of the British Empire and became a major port for large-scale movements of people, such as slaves and immigrants from northern Europe to the United States. Liverpool was a pioneer in the development of modern dock technology, transport systems and port management. The listed site includes a number of important commercial, civic and public buildings, including St George's Plateau.
Ancient City of Sigiriya
The ruins of the capital built by the parricide King Kasyapa I (477-95) are located on a steep hillside, on the summit of a granite peak about 180 meters high ("Lion Rock" overlooking the jungle on all sides). A series of corridors and stairs built of brick and mortar extend from the mouth of a huge lion, leading to the site.
Petra
Located between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, this Nabataean caravan city has been inhabited since prehistoric times and was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syro-Phoenicia. Half built and half carved into the rock, Petra is surrounded by mountains full of passages and canyons. It is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Greek architecture.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna in the Canary Islands has two cores: the original, unplanned Upper Town, and the Lower Town, the first planned according to philosophical principles of an ideal "urban territory". Its wide streets and open spaces are dotted with fine churches and public and private buildings from the 16th to the 18th centuries.