TNPSC Thervupettagam

Nomination for World Heritage List

September 15 , 2022 802 days 729 0
  • Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India's nomination for consideration as World Heritage sites for the year 2022-2023.
  • All three Hoysala temples are protected monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India.
  • If the Hoysala temples attain this status, these monuments will be fourth on the state’s list of World Heritage Sites.
  • The other three includes
    • The Hampi Monuments of Vijayanagara,
    • Pattadakallu Temples complex of the Chalukyan era and
    • The Western Ghats.
  • A World Heritage site is classified as a natural or man-made area or a structure that is of international importance, and a space that requires special protection.

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