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The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Located in the south of central France, this 302,319-hectare land is a mountainous landscape interspersed with deep valleys that represent the relationship between agro-pastoral systems and their biophysical environment, especially accessed by paths or less travelled roads. The villages of the Causses and the solid stone farmhouses on deep terraces reflect the organization of a large monastery from the 11th century. The Lozère Mountains within the land are one of the last places where summer migratory grazing is still carried out in the traditional way (using paths).
Sewell Mining Town
Located 2,000 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains, 60 kilometers east of Rancagua, in an extreme environment, the mining town of Sevier was built in 1905 by the Braden Copper Company to house workers for what would become the world's largest underground copper mine, El Teniente. It is an outstanding example of company towns that emerged in many remote parts of the world by fusing local labor with the resources of industrialized countries to mine and process high-value natural resources. The town was built on terrain too steep for wheeled vehicles and is organized around a large central staircase that rises from the train station. Irregularly shaped formal plazas along the way, complete with ornamental trees and plants, form the town's main public space or plaza. The buildings that line the streets are of wood, often painted in bright green, yellow, red and blue. In its heyday, Sevier had 15,000 residents, but was mostly abandoned in the 1970s.
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
Located on the banks of the Saraswati River, Rani Jivav was originally built in memory of a king in the 11th century AD. Stepwells are a unique form of groundwater resource and water storage system in the Indian subcontinent, and have been constructed since the 3rd millennium BC. Over time, they evolved from essentially pits in the sand to elaborate multi-layered works of art and architecture. Built at the height of stepwell construction and the Maru-Gurjara architectural style of artisans, Rani Jivav reflects the mastery of this complex technique and the ultimate beauty of detail and proportion. Designed as an inverted temple, it highlights the sacredness of water and is divided into seven levels of stairs, with carved panels of high artistic quality; over 500 major sculptures and more than a thousand minor sculptures combine religious, mythological and secular imagery, often quoting literary works. The fourth level is the deepest, leading to a rectangular pool 9.5 meters long and 9.4 meters wide, with a depth of 23 meters. The well is located at the westernmost end of the property and consists of a vertical shaft 10 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep.