Marco Polo

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Marco Polo':

  • Imperial Palace At least some of the inscribed area of the "Imperial Palace" is within the "Dadu" visited by Marco Polo
  • Istanbul Passed through on his return to Venice
  • Old City of Acre He received his credentials and picked up his 2 "Friar" travelling companions there
  • Old City of Jerusalem He visited to pick up the holy oil following Kublai Khan's request to his father Niccolo on his own earlier trip
  • Venice and its Lagoon Born and returned there