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The Precolumbian Site Of Coctaca Has Agricultural Terraces
Bahai Gardens
Cortile Del Belvedere (Never Completed)
Terraced Fields
Shalamar Gardens Are Terraced
Roman City Plan (Which Is Still Intact) Was Based On Terraces
Vat Phou Temple (Stone Terraces Attached To The Hills Forming Entraces And Temple Grounds)
(Stone Terraces Attached To The Hills Forming Entraces And Temple Grounds)
"Agricultural Terraces Were Also Constructed On The Lower Hill-Slopes." (Ab Ev)
Gran Pajat
"Some Of The Fields Are Terraces On The Hills."
By The Incas
Sans Souci Palace Vineyard Terrace
The Cistercians (And Their Lay Brothers) Made Them For Water Management Purposes
Villa Della Regina's Terrace Garden
Persepolis Is Located Over A Half Artificial Terrace.
"The Monasteries Demonstrate A Flexible Architectural Style That Adapts To The Landscape. Some, Such As The Halls Of Baoguosi, Are Built On Terraces Of Varying Levels" (Wiki)
Sarmizegetusa Regia Was Constructed On Five Terraces (Wiki)
A Highly Elaborate System Of Pyramids, Terraces, And Staircases (Ab Ev)
Monte Alban: "The Site Is Characterized By Several Hundred Artificial Terraces" (Wiki)
"This Funerary Mound, Whose Interior Layout Remains Unknown Despite Numerous Attempts To Locate The Dromos, Is Surrounded On The East, West And North Sides By Artificial Terraces" (Ab Ev)
Surrounding El Castillo
"Huge Monumental Platforms, Terraces And Mounds"
Vine Terraces
Used For The Vineyards
Built In A Series Of Terraces
Agricultural Terraces
Rice Field Terraces Of Tujia Villages
"The Main Ceremonial Center Is Atop An Artificially Leveled Hill, With Remains Of Residential Structures, Mostly Unexcavated, On Long Terraces Covering The Slopes" W(Wiki)
Built On Terraces
Patamares
"... Over 1,000 Man-Made Flat Terraces, Large And
Small, Have Been Identified. The Flat Areas Are
The Sites Of Workshops Where Silver Production Was Carried Out" (Nom File)
Fields Are Organised In Terraces (Ab Ev)
Cultivated Terraces Were Built By Damming The Bottom Of Local Wadis With Low Terrace Walls (Nom File)
"The Garden Was Landscaped With A Series Of Terraces Planted With Lawns, Flowering Trees, Flowers, A Lotus Pool And Pavilions Set Against A Wooded Background." - Ab Document (Unesco Description)
Terraced Gardens
Huacahuasi, Rumiqolqa, Choqetakarpu
Pumapungo
Funerary Terraces (Ab Ev)
To Construct The Buildings On Different Terraces, The Mountainside Had To Be Specially Prepared. The Bare Rock Was Cut And The Foundations Filled In With The Resulting Stone Blocks To Create A Wall, And Then On The Outside, The Foundations Were Filled In And Supported By Thick Retaining Walls. (Ab Ev)
The Landscape Has Been Shaped To Create Unique Farming Terraces (Ab Ev)
"In The Nominated Property A Peculiar Form Of Terracing Called "Ciglioni" Was Chosen. They Respond To The Same Need To Create A Flat Surface On Which Cultivating Is Possible, But With A Very Unusual Technique Using Grass Instead Of Dry Stone Walls, As Is More Popular In Most Regions." (Nomination File, P. 86)
Below The Bock, Dating From The 17th Century. Used For Gardens.
".. The Isolated Hermitage Perched On Narrow, Human-Made Terraces Just Below The South Peak" (Ouv)
"Among Major Ancient Innovations In Hawraman/Uramanat Is The Clever Technical Terracing In Mountain Slopes. The Intelligent Method Of Setting Up These Terraces And Their Creative Architecture Shows Wisely Observance Of Structural, Architectural And Scientific Principles Beside An Innovate Construction Of Water Drainage System And Foundation. Some Of These Terraces Dates Back To Hundreds Of Years Ago But They Are Still Intact And Functioning." (Nomination File, P. 73)
Crit I: "Its Stepped, Unroofed Pyramid Consisting Of Ten Superimposing Terraces"
"The Slopes Descending From The Volcanic
Piedmont To The Coastal Plains Were Modified Into A Series Of Ten Successive Terraces" (Ab Ev)
"The Terraces As Well As The Gravityfed
Irrigation Systems For Pastures And Hayfields Remain Important Evidence Of Adaptation To The Local Natural Conditions." (Ab Ev)
Bianjiashan Terrace, Meirendi Terrace,
Mojiaoshan Terrace
"Building Remains Within The Walls
Follow A Street And Drainage System On The Terraced Hillside Sloping Down To The Tangya River On The East." (Ab Ev)
"Geometric Terraced Mounds Reinforced By Stone" (Ab Ev)
"Icomos Further Observes That, Based On The Nomination Dossier, The Key Tangible Attributes Of The Nominated Property Can Be Grouped As Follows: Human-Modified Landforms, Terracing, (...)." (Ab Ev)
"Attributes Encompass The Consecutive Stepped Terraces.." (Ab Ev)
"All Structures Belonging To This Period Were Built On Terraces Along The Slope, Their Different Height Levels Determining The Siting Of Buildings Depending On Their Different Functions And Symbolic Contexts" (Ab Ev)