GATE 2024 AR — Architecture – Question 22

Urban Design and Conservation · Heritage conservation · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which sites were on UNESCO’s World Heritage List by December 2022?

Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
Moth ki Masjid, Delhi
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
Paradesi Synagogue, Kochi

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Correct answer: (A) Capitol Complex, Chandigarh; (C) Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur

Explanation

Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex is included in Le Corbusier’s serial World Heritage property, and Keoladeo is inscribed as a natural property. Thus A, C. The other two monuments were not independently listed World Heritage properties at the stated cutoff.

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