Here are five reasons why it needs as much protection as a baby polar bear, a Bengal Tiger, or an ancient monument.

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The abbey, listed as an ancient monument, includes the Spanish Barn, which was built to store taxes in the form of grain and hay, and also houses an art collection including pieces by William Blake.

BBC: Torre Abbey

It was here that two years ago archeologists announced the discovery of a large stone which Buddhists believe was placed by an ancient king as a monument to the birthplace of the Buddha.

BBC: By Religious Affairs Correspondent Jane Little

This temple, built in the late 15th century, is a major monument of Jain architecture, an ancient ascetic faith based on nonviolence.

WSJ: Enlightenment on an Intimate Scale | The Adinatha Temple at Ranakpur | Masterpiece by James S. Ackerman