Kolkata: UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in its 37th
session approved six Rajputana hill forts in Rajasthan to be inscribed in World
Heritage list, a release from ministry of culture said.
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| Kumbhalgarh Fort |
The six forts to be enlisted in the World Heritage list are Chittaurgarh, Kumbhalgarh , Ranthambhore Fort, Jaisalmer Fort, Amber Fort and
Gagron Fort.
“They (the forts) represent Rajput military hill
architecture, which are exceptional examples of centres of Rajput power and
control, are reflections of courtly culture and patronage of arts and music,
their mercantile business, etc.” the statement said.
The forts were built between 8th to 19th century A.D. have
multi-gated approaches through massive and high fortification walls. Inside of
the forts comprises of palaces, temples, memorials and water reservoirs.
“The extensive fortifications – up to 20 kilometres in
circumference – exploit the contours of the hills, and specifically the river
at Gagron, the dense forest at Ranthambhore, and the desert at Jaisalmer,” said
the statement.
Rajasthan State Government in 2011 had sent a proposal to
the World heritage Committee following which a two member team comprising of Mrs.
Susan Denyor and Dr. Giles Tillotson visited Jaipur on 23rd November, 2012 and
held a meeting with ASI and State Government of Rajasthan officials.
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| Great Himalayan National Park. Source himachaltourism.gov.in |
The statement further said, India’s another proposal
“relating to ‘Great Himalayan National Park’ for inscription on the World
Heritage list under ‘Natural’ category has also been upgraded from ‘Deferral’
to ‘Referral’ which means that its outstanding universal value has been
accepted by the Advisory Body of World Heritage Committee.”
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