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What is a World Heritage Site? A World Heritage Site a ﻿Cultural or Natural site that holds information on monuments, cites and geographical habitat that is thought and threatened by change which gives them protection from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). They believe that any natural sites provide massive benefits for the world and should be protected and taken care of no matter what. These places like The Pyramids, Old City of Jerusalem and The Temples of Borobudur. All these sites are under the protection of the United Nations.

UNESCO Criteria of World Heritage. .Represent a great achievement of human design and work .Shows a change of human values over a long period of time and within a cultural area of the world such as town planning or landscape design .Shows a unique cultural tradition or civilization which is living or has disappeared over time .Represents a type of building design that is not present today but shows stages of our lifetime . An outstanding representation of human settlement, land-use or sea-use

What is the purpose of a World Heritage Site
To protect and preserve places that have cultural and natural significance to people from around the world. World Heritage Sites are mostly to remind us of our achievements that have been made in the past. All World Heritage Site mean alot to groups of people and that is why we must have protect and preserve Sites What would the world be without The Pyramids of Egypt and the Statue of liberty.These sites remind us of what we have achieved in the past and what is capable in the further on constructions. If we didn't have the Pyramids of Egypt we would not have know how to build other buildings that stand today.

A Map of Old City of Jerusalem

31° 46' 48" N / 35° 13' 48" E
__A Brief History Of the Old City of Jerusalem__ Jerusalem was first settled in 3500BCE. The city has being destroyed by fire twice being under siege many times, captured and retaken many times. It has being and still is a focal point for the three main religions in the world, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. In particular Judaism and Islam are still fighting over control of the city.

There have been many periods where Jerusalem has been dominated by different rulers. The Hyksos Period 1750BCE- 1500BCE wher King David ruled from 1010BCE- 970BCE followed by the reign of King Solomon from 970 BCE- 931BCE. That period ended with the 12 tribes of Judea being exiled to Babylon. The Persian Period was next and it was followed The Hellenistic Period. The Roman Period followed the The Hasmonean Period and lasted from 63BCE to 324 CE/AD.

This period has a great significance for modern history. In this period the Roman Empire from Northern Europe to Egypt and King Herod was appointed King of Judea. It was the time of the birth of Jesus Christ and his crucifixion and the beginnings of Christianity. In 66CE/AD the Jews revolted against the Romans and the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70CE/AD. There followed many turbulent years when the city was under the control of the Muslims and the years of the Crusaders and the fight for control of the city. There followed The Mameluk Period and the Otterman Turkish Period from 1517 -1917 and the British ruled from 1917 to 1948. This brought the formation of the state of Israel which now is responsible for the city of Jerusalem.