WHS+-+Kremlin+and+Red+Square+(Russia)

__WORLD HERITAGE SITE TASK BY SHAH HANNA__
__Kremlin and Red Square, Russia.__

__2. a. What is a world heritage site?__
A World heritage site is a cultural, natural site , monument, city or a natural habitat around the world. Most countries have a World heritage site and some more then one, for example Australia has The Great Barrier Reef or China has the great wall of China. The United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organziation or UNESCO for short. The UNESCO website is the company that names the World Heritage listed places.

====1. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.====

3.to be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history.
====4.to be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.==== ====5.to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features====

=__2. c. what is the purpose of a world heritage site?.__=

====The purpose of a world heritage site to protect and to preserve places that have either a cultural or natural significance from people of all corners around the world. also the purpose of a world heritage site is also to show the great man made or natural site that is a highlight to the country or has something to do with a great deal with the country that the world heritage site is in. another reason is to show off future generations of humanity about the cultural past of the heritage site.====

=__2. d. provide a map of the world heritage site and the latitude and the longitude.__=

The latitude and longitude of Kremlin and Red square is Latitude is oN (55.74648127993295,) and the longitude is oE (37.62338876724243)
Here is a picture.



=__2. e. A brief history of kremlin and red square__=

====Kremlin and Red Square is a World heritage site listed by the UNESCO or World heritage convention. it is located on Russia`s capital Moscow. it has a massive connection with russian history dating back to the 13 century. it was built between the 14th and 17th centuries by russian architects. it was a residence to the Great Prince. it is widely known throughout the world for its religious centre.====

More specific it is a Russian Orthodox monuments. and one of the most beautiful of it kind. its orthodox name, St Basis Basilica was a russian saint. it became a World heritage site in 1990 and is the 545 heritage site to be listed out of 911 that have been listed so far.

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