Epic Subtitles
WHS where the main title of the site is accompanied by a grandiose / epic / flowery subtitle. Descriptive titles must be beyond simple statements of what/where they are. At least 3 words in English and excluding standard phrases like "Historic centre of ", "Cultural Landscape"
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
As-Salt | The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality | |
Badain Jaran Desert | "Towers of Sand and Lakes" | |
Bali Subak system | The subak system as a manifestion of the tri hita kuran philosophy | |
Battir | Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines | |
Bethlehem | Birthplace of Jesus | |
Bursa and Cumalikizik | The Birth of the Ottoman Empire | |
Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin | Microcosm of the Land of the Caves | |
Chiribiquete National Park | Maloca (= traditional long house or “home”) of the Jaguar | |
Dengfeng | in "The Centre of Heaven and earth" | |
Hiraizumi | Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land | |
Historic Jeddah | the Gate to Makkah | |
Kujataa | Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap | |
Le Havre | the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret | |
Longobards in Italy | Places of Power (568-774AD) | |
Lumbini | Birthplace of the Lord Buddha | |
Modernist Kaunas | "Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939" | |
Necropolis of Bet She'arim | A Landmark of Jewish Renewal | |
Nice | Winter Resort Town of the Riviera | |
Pearling | Testimony of an Island Economy | |
Provins | Town of Medieval Fairs | |
Quanzhou | Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China | |
Rabat | modern capital and historic city: a shared heritage | |
Rio de Janeiro | Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea | |
Samarkand | Crossroad of Cultures | |
Tiwanaku | Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture | |
Vatnajökull National Park | "dynamic nature of fire and ice" | |
White City of Tel-Aviv | The Modern Movement |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Epic Subtitles?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source