UNESCO world heritage sites

18 photos of the Red Fort in Agra, which was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar between 1565 and 1573.

24 photos of the Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife.

25 photos of Fatehpur Sikri, the red sandstone capital of the Mughal empire

15 photos of the cathedral of Florence built between 1294 and 1418

17 photos of Piazza della Signoria, the political heart of the city from the Middle Ages to the present day.

30 photos of the leaning tower, Campo dei Miracoli with the cathedral and downtown Pisa with the Normale university

8 photos of the Colosseum an amphitheatre built in ancient Rome times

23 photos of the Roman Forum, the political, commercial and juridical centre of Rome

28 photos of the basilica of St Peter in Rome which dates back to the 2nd century AD.

28 photos of the Vatican museums in Rome, which host one of the most valuable art collections in the world.

37 photos of the Himeji castle, the finest surviving example of early 17th century Japanese fortress architecture

27 photos of the Peace Memorial Park, the area of Hiroshima at the epicentre of the atomic explosion, containng several monuments and memorials

18 photos of the Heian Shinto shrine, a large and relatively new shrine with beautiful red and green structures

14 photos of Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto

32 photos of Kiyomizu-dera, a large Buddhist temple built on a hill overlooking Kyoto

10 photos of the Nijo castle in Kyoto, consisting of two concentric rings of fortifications and several palaces

18 photos of the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island, famous for its red torii gate

23 photos of the famous red torii gates of the Itsukushima Shinto shrine on Miyajima island