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Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior, Orchha on UNESCO World Heritage Cities List

Context: Gwalior and Orchha in Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of UNESCO’s world heritage cities under its urban landscape city programme.

Gwalior

Gwalior was established in the 9th century and ruled by GurjarPratiharRajvansh, Tomar, BaghelKachvaho and Scindias.
The memorabilia left by them are found in abundance in memorials, forts and palaces in the area.
Gwalior is known for its palaces and temples, including the intricately carved SasBahuKaMandir temple.
The Gwalior Fort occupies a sandstone plateau overlooking the city and is accessed via a winding road lined with sacred Jain statues.
Within the forts, high walls are the 15th-century GujariMahal Palace, now an archaeological museum.

Orchha

Orchha is popular for its temples and palaces and was the capital of the Bundela kingdom in the 16th century.
The famous spots in the town are Raj Mahal, JehangirMahal, Ramraja Temple, Rai Praveen Mahal,
and Laxminarayan Mandir.
After inclusion in the World Heritage City list, chemical treatment of historic spots like Mansingh Palace, GujriMahal and Sahastrabahu Temple will be done so that art inscribed on them will become more visible.
‘Historic Urban Landscape’ based planning by UNESCO
UNESCO defi nes HUL as an integrated approach towards managing heritage resources found within dynamic and evolving environments.
HUL acknowledges the interconnections within a city, which occur between the built and natural environments, the tangible and intangible values, as well as within the cultural and social practices of a community.
The approach considers these factors as key pillars towards sustainable urban heritage management and the development of the city.

Which Indian cities are under HUL?

Gwalior and Orchha are among the few ciƟ es of India selected for the ambiƟ ous project.
Before this, Varanasi, Ajmer-Pushkar and Hyderabad were included among the pilot ciƟ es for HUL recommendaƟ on based planning in the year 2015.

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