Khangchendzonga Park in Sikkim and buildings in Chandigarh added to World Heritage Site list

• Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP) in Sikkim has been named a world heritage site by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) of UNESCO.
• The listing was announced at the 40th session of the WHC, currently under way at Istanbul in Turkey.  
• The KNP became India’s first mixed World Heritage Site .
•  A ‘mixed site’ exhibits qualities of both natural and cultural significance.

• Earlier, the archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) in Bihar was also marked as a heritage site. 
• The Capitol Complex in Chandigarh also made it to the list, thus bringing all three nominations this session into the heritage roll of honour
• This is the first time that any country got three sites inscribed in the Word Heritage List at a single session of the committee meeting.
• India now has 35 sites, including 27 cultural properties, 7 natural sites and one mixed site, notified as World Heritage Sites.

Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP)

• It boasts of a unique diversity of lowlands, steep valleys and snow-clad mountains, including the world’s third highest peak, Mt. Khangchendzonga, besides numerous lakes and glaciers, the communication said.
• The KNP, which covers 25 per cent of Sikkim, is home to a significant number of endemic, rare and threatened plant and animal species.
• The park combines the religious and cultural practices of Buddhism as well as the ecological significance of the region, and stands out as an outstanding example of traditional knowledge and environmental preservation.

Capitol marvel

• Chandigarh’s famed Capitol Complex, which includes the Legislative Assembly, Secretariat and High Court, was designed by French architect Le Corbusier. 
• The complex was designed by Le Corbusier in the 1950s when the city was constructed as a symbol of independent, modern India. 

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