Ajanta Caves - the places I have been

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original group. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence.

Criteria for inclusion as a World Heritage Site

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i	To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.	All
ii	To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.	All
iii	To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared.	All
vi	To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria).	All

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Name	Since	Distance
Ajanta Caves en India		0.2km	site_izi
Ellora Caves en India		80.4km	site_izi
Statue of Aryabhata India	2019	296.2km	site_ao
Statue of Unity India	2018	250.2km	site_ao
The Rare Basalt Crater Lake in India Used to Study the Moon and Mars India	2017	105.6km	site_ao
India’s Giant, Technicolor Squirrels India	2018	282.7km	site_ao
The Forgotten Stepwell of Mandu India	2018	202.6km	site_ao
Prehistoric Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka India	2018	330.8km	site_ao
The Palace that Inspired the Taj Mahal India	2018	100.7km	site_ao

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