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Santiniketan

Cultural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (iv), (vi).

Santiniketan, India
Photo: Name - Sagnik Samanta Email Address - [email protected] · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
ivvi
Location
Bolpur
What it is
neighborhood
Founded or built
1863
Elevation
56 m
Reference
WHC 1375 · Wikidata Q1026431

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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