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Explore Historical Sites With Brit on the Move™

Historical sites or heritage sites are places where political, military, cultural, or social history has been preserved because they are culturally significant. Many have the government’s designation of a national historic site and are usually protected by law.

Brit on the Move™ is passionate about history and the events that shape our lives as we know them today.

Be it Tower Green, where Anne Boleyn lost her head, the daunting concentration camps across Europe, or the Plantations of America – Brit on the Move™ will take you on a journey through them all.

Brit on the Move™ is especially fond of Stately homes, mansions, and castles; join us as we explore some of the world’s most significant historical sites.

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What makes a historical place a heritage site?

Inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee, World Heritage Sites are cultural or natural sites considered to be of ‘Outstanding Universal Value.”  As such, all people consider these places or buildings to be important.

What defines something as historic?

Something that belongs to the past is important or famous in the past.

What are the types of historical sites?

You can categorize sites into cultural, natural, and mixed. Sites of cultural heritage include buildings and towns, archaeological remains, and monumental sculptures and paintings.

What is an example of a historical place?

There are hundreds of thousands across the world, and each country has its own.

Some particularly famous ones that most people know are:

  • Angkor Wat – Cambodia
  • Colosseum – Rome
  • Eiffel Tower –  Paris
  • Great Wall of China – China
  • Machu Picchu – Peru
  • Palace of Versailles – France
  • Petra – Jordan
  • Pyramids of Giza – Egypt
  • Stonehenge – England

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