Mumbai is home to several sites of architectural and cultural importance, some of which have found a place in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites' list. From monuments reflecting the city’s cultural heritage to cave temples encapsulating the stories of its past, each of these sites embodies Mumbai’s history and heritage. On World Heritage Day 2025, explore the timeless charm of these iconic places.
18 April,2025 04:17 PM IST | Raaina Jain
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Around 80 female Buddhists walk on petals as they gather from 11 countries to honor International Women’s Day and pray for world peace at Magelang's Borobudur Temple, the world’s largest Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Central Java, on March 7, 2025, on the eve of the 50th International Women’s Day. (Pics/ AFP)
07 March,2025 06:57 PM IST | Indonesia | Anisha Shrivastava
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and ambassadors from 61 countries visited Kaziranga National Park for an elephant and jeep safari. The diplomatic delegation arrived in Jorhat on Sunday night before heading to Kaziranga early the next morning. (PICS/PTI)
24 February,2025 12:27 PM IST | Anisha Shrivastava
The Japanese rice drink, sake, recently earned a spot on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Here’s how Mumbai drinks it. (Story by Phorum Pandya)
20 December,2024 12:42 PM IST | Jyoti Shukla
A city that boasts of over 200 libraries and one of Europe’s highest concentrations of bookshops, earned the title of UNESCO City of Literature in 2014. It offers residency stays to foreign writers and translators, which are instituted by organisations and private platforms belonging to Prague’s literary landscape
05 July,2023 05:22 PM IST | Ainie Rizvi
Being associated with the NGO Kartavya Charitable Trust, social worker Khushboo Goel has been instrumental in not only educating girls on menstrual hygiene but also empowering children through education drives and child safety workshops. On Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023, here is a glimpse into the work Goel does to empower young girls. Photo Credit: Raj Patil/Manjeet Thakur
28 May,2023 07:01 PM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
The 169-year-old railway station in India, Byculla has won the prestigous UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for cultural heritage conservation-2022. The Asia-Pacific UNESCO awards were announced in Bangkok on November 26. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum also received the Award of Excellence in this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Pics/ Central Railway.
28 November,2022 01:47 PM IST
Every year, September 27 is celebrated as World Tourism Day. Tourism helps people learn about a country through its cultural and natural landscape. India boasts of 40 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in different parts of the country. As many as 32 of them are cultural sites, seven of them are natural and one is of the mixed criteria, which includes both natural and cultural elements. Interestingly, some of these like the Taj Mahal are also one of the wonders of the world, and closer to Mumbai, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, The Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble and the Elephanta Caves are also on the list. On World Tourism Day, here are seven site across India that will leave you amazed
27 September,2022 02:07 PM IST
Introducing Flora Fountain the first in our series of never-seen-before photos of UNESCO award-winning historic landmarks. Experience the iconic Mumbai monument in our specially curated slideshow. Byline courtesy: Fiona Fernandez, all pictures courtesy/Ashish Raje, Bipin Kokate UNESCO AwardsThe UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation is an award that aims to recognise those individuals and organisations who have successfully helped restore heritage structures. It also aims to encourage private property owners to undertake such projects within their communities. This year, the jury reviewed 57 entries from as many as 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Three heritage structures from Mumbai — Flora Fountain at Fort, Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue at Fort, Our Lady of Glory Church at Byculla along with Vikram Sarabhai Library at the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad were awarded at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards
15 October,2019 05:00 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
