Built in the 3rd century BC

Connected Sites: 18

WHS whose OUV derives entirely or significantly from 3rd century BC constructions.

Connected Sites

  • Kerkuane
    Kerkuane
    Tunisia
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.84
    83
    4
    This Phoenician City Was Probably Abandoned During The First Punic War (C. 250 B.C.) And As A Result Was Not Rebuilt By The Romans. The Remains Constitute The Only Example Of A Phoenicio-Punic City To Have Survived (Ab).
  • Sanchi
    Sanchi
    India
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.53
    65
    5
    Stupa No. 1
  • Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.85
    98
    6
    Dates Back To The 3rd Century Bc (Ab Ev)
  • Meroe
    Meroe
    Sudan
    Inscribed: 2011
    4.04
    38
    4
    The Property Consists Of The Royal City Of The Kushite Kings From The 3rd Century Bce (Ab)
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.03
    299
    8
    "The Figures, Dating From 3rd Century Bc, Were Discovered In 1974 By Some Local Farmers In Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Near The Mausoleum Of The First Qin Emperor Qin Shi Huang)." - Wiki
  • Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.36
    209
    7
    Established In The 3rd Century B.C (Ab Ev)
  • Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.40
    101
    4
    "Construction Of The Dujiangyan Irrigation System Began In The 3rd Century B.C. This System Still Controls The Waters Of The Minjiang River And Distributes It To The Fertile Farmland Of The Chengdu Plains. Mount Qingcheng Was The Birthplace Of Taoism, Which Is Celebrated In A Series Of Ancient Temples." - Nomination File
  • Great Wall
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.44
    494
    14
    "In 220 B.C., Under Qin Shi Huang, Sections Of Earlier Fortifications Were Joined Together To Form A United Defence System Against Invasions From The North. Construction Continued Up To The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), When The Great Wall Became The World's Largest Military Structure." - Nomination File
  • Nisa
    Nisa
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.07
    57
    5
    "... The Mid 3rd Century Bce, When Impressive Buildings Were Erected By The Parthians" (Ab Ev)
  • Djenné
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.66
    41
    2
    "Djenné-Jéno, The Original Site Of Djenne Is Considered To Be Among The Oldest Urbanized Centers In Sub-Saharan Africa ...And Has Been Dated To The 3rd Century Bc". It Had Developed Into A Large Walled Urban Complex By 850 Ad, But After 1100 Ad The Population Of The Town Declined And By 1400 The Site Had Been Abandoned. (Wiki)
  • Incense Route of the Negev
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.92
    103
    7
    "The Towns, Fortresses, Caravanserai And Fossilised Agricultural Landscapes.. Reflect The Prosperity Of The Nabatean Spice Trade Over 500 Years From The 3rd Century Bc, .. And Then Its Subsequent Decline In The 2nd Century Ad With The Roman Occupation Of Petra. The Sites Have Been Preserved Due To Their Almost Total Abandonment In The 7th Century Ad" (Ab)
  • Lumbini
    Lumbini
    Nepal
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.47
    74
    9
    The Emperor Ashoka Visited The Site Of Buddha's Birth In 249 Bc. He Erected The Ashoka Pillar, And Monasteries And Stupa's Were Added.
  • Tarraco
    Tarraco
    Spain
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.86
    217
    9
    Tárraco "Was Seized And Fortified By The Roman Proconsul Scipio Africanus In 218 Bc ... The Surviving Remains Of Tárraco Make It Possible To Study The Spread Of Roman Rule From The 3rd/2nd Century Bc, When The Roman Town Was Founded, Until The Early Christian Period." Its Remains Cover The Entire Roman Period Through To 3c Ad
  • Pergamon
    Pergamon
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.56
    171
    6
    The First Hellenistic City Of Pergamon Was Established By The Former Macedonian Army Officer Philetairos From 282 To 263bc (Ab Ev)
  • Nalanda
    Nalanda
    India
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.84
    34
    3
    A Monastic-Cum-Scholastic Institution Dating From The 3rd Century Bc To The 13th Century Ad (Ab Ev)
  • Aphrodisias
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.65
    122
    4
    The First Temple To Aphrodite Dates To The 3rd Century Bce (Ab Ev)
  • Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.71
    21
    3
    Has Defined Chankillo´S Occupation Between 250 And 200 B.C. (Ab Ev)
  • Anuradhapura
    Anuradhapura
    Sri Lanka
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.37
    174
    7