UNESCO World Heritage ListA '''UNESCO World Heritage Site''' is a site that has been nominated for the United National Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's international World Heritage program. The program aims to catalogue and preserve sites of outstanding importance, either cultural or natural, to the common heritage of humankind. =Africa= ===Algeria=== *Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad *Tassili n'Ajjer *M'Zab Valley *Djémila *Tipasa *Timgad *Kasbah of Algiers ===Benin=== *Royal palaces of Abomey ===Botswana=== *Tsodilo ===Cameroon=== *Dja Faunal Reserve ===Central African Republic=== *Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park ===Cote d'Ivoire=== *Tai National Park *Comoe National Park ===Democratic Republic of the Congo=== *Virunga National Park *Kahuzi-Biega National Park *Garamba National Park *Salonga National Park *Okapi Wildlife Reserve ===Egypt=== *Memphis (Egypt)|Memphis and its necropolis - the pyramid fields from Cairo/Giza|Giza to Dahshur *Ancient Luxor|Thebes with its necropolis *Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae *Islamic Cairo *Abu Mena *Saint Catherine (Egypt)|Saint Catherine area ===Ethiopia=== *Rock-hewn churches, Lalibela *Simien National Park *Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar region *Aksum *Lower valley of the Awash Valley|Awash *Lower valley of the Omo Valley|Omo *Tiya ===South Africa=== *Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park *The Cape Flora Region in the Overberg *Robben Island in Cape Town *Drakensberg Park for it's landscape, biodiversity and rock art. *Mapungubwe Kingdom in the North-West (South Africa)|North-West *Sterkfontein Fossils near Johannesburg. Also known as the Cradle of Mankind. ===Tunisia=== *Medina of Tunis *Site of Tunis|Carthage *Amphitheatre of El Jem *Bizerte|Ichkeul National Park *Punic Town of Tunis|Kerkuane and its Necropolis *Medina of Sousse *Kairouan *Dougga / Thugga =Americas= ===Argentina=== *Los Glaciares National Park|Los Glaciares *Iguaçu Falls|Iguazu National Park *Cueva de las Manos, Rio Pinturas *Valdes Peninsula *The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Cordoba (Argentina)|Cordoba *Ischigualasto Natural Park|Ischigualasto/Talampaya Natural Parks *Quebrada de Humahuaca in Jujuy ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Argentina & Brazil|Argentina & Brazil ===Argentina & Brazil=== *Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) | San Ignacio Mini (Argentina) | Nuestra Señora de Santa Ana (Argentina) | Nuestra Señora de Loreto (Argentina) | Santa Maria la Mayor (Argentina) ===Belize=== *Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System ===Bolivia=== *City of Potosi *Jesuit missions of the Chiquitania region|Chiquitos *Historic city of Sucre *Fuerte de Samaipata *Noel Kempff Mercado National Park *Tiwanaku: spiritual and political centre of the Tiwanaku culture ===Brazil=== *Historic town of Ouro Preto *Historic centre of the town of Olinda *Historic centre of Salvador | Salvador da Bahia *Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas *Iguaçu National Park - see Iguaçu Falls *Brasilia *Serra da Capivara National Park *Historic centre of São Luis *Historic centre of the town of Diamantina *Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves: Una Biological Reserve | Pau Brasil CEPLAC Experimental Station | Sooretama Biological Reserve | Monte Pascoal National Park | Pau Brasil National Park | Descobrimento National Park | Veracruz Station Private Natural Heritage Reserve | Linhares Forest Reserve *Atlantic Forest Southeast Reserves: Guareque-Çaba Ecological Station | Xituê Ecological Station | Chauás Ecological Station | Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station | Ilha do Mel Ecological Station | Guaraguaçu Ecological Station | Carlos Botelho State Park | Intervales State Park | Ilha do Cardoso State Park | Jacupiranga State Park | Pariquera-Abaxio State Park | Alto Ribeira State Tourist Park | Superagüi National Park | Lauraceas State Park | Pico do Marumbi State Park | Roberto E. Lange State Park | Serra do Graciosa State Park | Pau Oco State Park | Serras do Cordeiro, Paratiu, Itapuã e Itinga Wildlife Zone | Serras de Arrepiado e Tombador Wildlife Zone | Mangues Wildlife Zone | Serra do Itapitangui (e Mandira) Wildlife Zone | Ilhas oceânicas Wildlife Zone | Ilha Comprida Wildlife Zone | Salto Morato Private Reserve of Natural Protection | Cananéia-Iguape-Peruibe Environmental Protection Area | Guaraque-Çaba Environmental Protection Area | Ilha Comprida Environmental Protection Area | Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area | Marumbi Environmental Protection Area *Pantanal Conservation Area *Central Amazon Conservation Complex: Jau National Park *Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park|Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks *Brazilian Atlantic islands: Fernando de Noronha and Rocas Atoll|Atol das Rocas Reserves *Historic centre of the town of Goias (town)|Goias ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Argentina & Brazil|Argentina & Brazil ===Canada=== *L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site *Nahanni National Park *Dinosaur Provincial Park *SGaang Gwaii (Anthony Island) *Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump *Wood Buffalo National Park *Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks: Banff National Park | Hamber Provincial Park | Jasper National Park | Kootenay National Park | Mount Robson Provincial Park | Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park | Yoho National Park *Historic district of Quebec *Gros Morne National Park *Old town Lunenburg *Miguasha Park ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Canada & the United States of America|Canada & the United States of America ===Canada & the United States of America=== *Kluane National Park|Kluane/Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve|Wrangell-St. Elias/Glacier Bay National Park|Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park|Tatshenshini-Alsek *Waterton Glacier International Peace Park: Waterton Lakes National Park | Glacier National Park ===Chile=== *Rapa Nui National Park - see Easter Island *Churches of Chiloé: Achao, Quinchao and Caguach churches, Quinchao | Castro, Rilán, Nercón and Chel?n churches, Castro | Aldachildo, Ichuac and Detif churches, Puqueldón | Vilupuili and Chonchi churches, Chonchi | Tenaún and Colo churches, Quemchi | San Juan and Dalcahue churches, Dalcahue *Historic quarter of the seaport city of Valparaiso ===Colombia=== *Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena *Los Katios National Park *Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox *National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro *San Agustin Archaeological Park ===Costa Rica=== *Cocos Island National Park *Area de Conservación Guanacaste ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Costa Rica & Panama|Costa Rica & Panama ===Costa Rica & Panama=== *Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/La Amistad National Park ===Cuba=== *Old Havana (city)|Havana and its fortifications *Trinidad (Cuba)|Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios *San Pedro de la Roca castle, Santiago de Cuba *Desembarco del Granma National Park *Vinales Valley *Archaeological landscape of the first coffee plantations in the Southeast of Cuba (Sierra Maestra) *Alejandro de Humboldt National Park ===Dominica=== *Morne Trois Pitons National Park ===Dominican Republic=== *Colonial city of Santo Domingo ===Ecuador=== *Galapagos Islands *City of Quito *Sangay National Park *Historic centre of Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca (Ecuador)|Cuenca ===El Salvador=== *Joya de Ceren archaeological site ===Guatemala=== *Antigua Guatemala *Quirigua *Tikal ===Honduras=== *Copan *Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve ===Mexico=== *Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche *Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco *Archeological Zone of Paquim?, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua *Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocat?petl *El Taj?n, Pre-Hispanic City *Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco *Historic Centre of Morelia *Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alb?n *Historic Centre of Puebla *Historic Centre of Zacatecas *Historic Fortified Town of Campeche *Historic Monuments Zone of Quer?taro *Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan *Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines *Hospicio Caba?as, Guadalajara *Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque *Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen Itza *Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan *Prehispanic City of Uxmal *Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco *Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, Quintana Roo *Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino *Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Quer?taro ===Panama=== ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Costa Rica & Panama|Costa Rica & Panama ===Paraguay=== * Jesuit Missions of La Santisima Trinidad de Parana and Jesus de Tavarangue near Encarnacion ===Peru=== *Chan Chan near Trujillo *Chavin *Cuzco *Lima *Machu Pichu *Nazca|Nasca Lines ===United States of America=== * Mesa Verde National Park * Yellowstone National Park * Grand Canyon National Park * Everglades National Park * Independence Hall * Redwood National Park * Mammoth Cave National Park * Olympic National Park * Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site * Great Smoky Mountains National Park * La Fortaleza and San Juan Historic Site in Puerto Rico * Statue of Liberty, New York * Yosemite National Park * Chaco Culture National Historical Park * Hawaii Volcanoes National Park * Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville * Pueblo de Taos * Carlsbad Caverns National Park ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Canada & the United States of America|Canada & the United States of America =Asia= ===Afghanistan=== *Minaret and archaeological remains of Jam *Cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley: Bamiyan Cliff including niches of the 38 meter Buddha, seated Buddhas, 55 meter Buddha and surrounding caves | Kakrak Valley caves including the niche of the standing Buddha | Qoul-I Akram Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Kalai Ghamai Caves in the Fuladi Valley | Shahr-i-Zuhak | Qallay Kaphari A | Qallay Kaphari B | Shahr-i-Ghulghulah ===Armenia=== *The monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin *The monastery of Geghard and the upper Azat Valley *The cathedral and churches of Echmiatsin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots ===Azerbaijan=== *The Walled city of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower ===Bangladesh=== *Historic mosque city of Bagerhat *Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur *The Sundarbans ===Cambodia=== *Angkor Archaeological Park|Angkor ===China=== *The Great Wall of China|Great Wall *Mount Taishan *Forbidden City|Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Forbidden City), Beijing *Mogao Caves (Dunhuang) *Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer (Xian) *Peking Man site at Zhoukoudian *Mount Huangshan *Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area *Huanglong Valley|Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area *Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area *Mountain Resort and its outlying Temples, Chengde *Temple and cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong family mansion in Qufu *Ancient building complex in the Wudang Mountains *Historic ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa: Potala Palace | Jokhang Temple Monastery | Norbulingka *Lushan National Park *Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area *Old town of Lijiang *Ancient city of Ping Yao *Classical gardens of Suzhou *Summer Palace, an Imperial garden in Beijing *Temple of Heaven: an Imperial sacrificial altar in Beijing *Mount Wuyi *Dazu rock carvings *Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan irrigation system *Ancient villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun *Longmen Grottoes (Luoyang) *Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Xianling tomb, Zhongxiang | Eastern Qing tombs, Zunhua | Western Qing tombs, Yixian and Baoding | Ming tombs, Changping | Xiaoling, Chang Yushun, Qiu Cheng, Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong tombs, Nanjing *Yungang Grottoes (Datong) *Three parallel rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas: Gaoligong and Yunling Mountains, Nujiang | Baimang-Meili and Haba Snow Mountains, Red and Qianghu Mountain, Diqing | Laowoshan, Nujiang and Diqing | Laojunshan, Lijiang ===Georgia (country)|Georgia=== *Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery *City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta|City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta *Upper Svaneti ===India=== *Agra Fort - see also Agra *Ajanta Caves *Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi *Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park *Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (railway station formerly called Victoria Terminus) Mumbai *Churches and Convents of Old Goa|Goa *Darjeeling Himalayan Railway *Elephanta Caves *Ellora Caves *Fatehpur Sikri *Great Living Chola Temples, including the Brihadisvara Temple of Thanjavur; Brihadisvara Temple of Gangaikondacholisvaram; and the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram *Group of Monuments at Vijayanagara|Hampi *Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram *Group of Monuments at Pattadakal *Humayun's Tomb, Delhi *Kaziranga National Park *Keoladeo National Park *Khajuraho Group of Monuments *Mahabodhi Temple|Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya *Manas Wildlife Sanctuary *Nanda Devi National Park *Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi *Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka *Konarak Sun Temple|Sun Temple, Konarak *Sundarbans National Park *Taj Mahal ===Indonesia=== *Borobudur Temple Compounds *Komodo National Park *Lorentz National Park *Prambanan Temple Compounds *Sangiran Early Man Site *Ujung Kulon National Park *Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, including Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park ===Iran=== *Bam Cultural Landscape *Meidan Emam, Esfahan *Pasargadae *Persepolis *Tchogha Zanbil *Takht-e Soleyman ===Iraq=== *Hatra *Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) ===Israel=== *Masada *Old City of Acre *White City of Tel Aviv - the Modern Movement *Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls ===Japan=== * Buddhist Monuments in the Horyuji Area * Himeji Castle * Yakushima * Shirakami-Sanchi * Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) * Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama * Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) * Itsukushima Shinto Shrine * Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara * Shrines and Temples of Nikko * Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu (Okinawa) * Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ===Jordan=== *Petra *Quseir Amra *Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a) ===Kazakhstan=== *The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi *Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly ===North Korea|Korea, Democratic People's Republic of=== * Complex of Goguryeo Tombs ===South Korea|Korea, Republic of=== *Changdeokgung Palace Complex *Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites *Gyeongju Historic Areas *Haeinsa|Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks *Hwaseong Fortress *Jongmyo shrine|Jongmyo Shrine *Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple ===Laos|Lao People's Democratic Republic=== *Town of Luang Phrabang *Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape ===Lebanon=== *Anjar *Baalbek *Byblos *Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) *Tyre ===Malaysia=== *Gunung Mulu National Park *Kinabalu Park ===Mongolia=== *Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape ===Mongolia / Russian Federation=== *Uvs Nuur Basin ===Nepal=== *Kathmandu Valley *Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha *Royal Chitwan National Park *Sagarmatha National Park ===New Zealand=== *New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (The Snares|Snares Islands, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Islands) *Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand (Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Westland National Park|Westland/Tai Poutini National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park, Fiordland National Park) *Tongariro National Park ===Oman=== *Arabian Oryx Sanctuary *Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn *Bahla Fort *The frankincense trail|Frankincense Trail ===Pakistan=== *Archaeological Ruins at Mohenjo-daro|Moenjodaro *Buddhist Ruins at Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol *Lahore Fort|Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore *Historic Monuments of Thatta *Rohtas Fort *Taxila ===Philippines=== *Baroque Churches of the Philippines *Historic Town of Vigan *Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park *Banaue Ifugao|Rice Terraces of the Cordillera Administrative Region|Philippine Cordilleras *Tubbataha Reef Marine Park ===Pitcairn Islands=== *Henderson Island ===Solomon Islands=== *East Rennell ===Sri Lanka=== *Ancient City of Polonnaruwa *Ancient City of Sigiriya [http://thecolombo.com/data/sigiriya.htm Sigiriya] *Golden Temple of Dambulla *Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications *Sacred City of Anuradhapura *Sacred City of Kandy *Sinharaja Forest Reserve ===Syria=== *Ancient City of Aleppo *Ancient City of Bosra *Ancient City of Damascus *Site of Palmyra ===Thailand=== *Ban Chiang Archaeological Site *Historic City of Ayutthaya historical park|Ayutthaya and Associated Historic Towns *Historic Town of Sukhothai historical park|Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns - this includes the Kampang Phet historical park and the Si Satchanalai historical park *Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary|Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary|Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries ===Turkey=== *Archaeological Site of Troy *City of Safranbolu *Goreme National Park|Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia *Mosque of Divrigi|Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi|Hospital of Divrigi *Hattusha *Hierapolis-Pamukkale *Historic Areas of Istanbul *Nemrud Dagi *Xanthos-Letoon ===Turkmenistan=== *State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv" ===Uzbekistan=== *Historic Centre of Bukhara *Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz *Itchan Kala *Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures ===Vietnam=== *Complex of Hué Monuments *Ha Long Bay *Hoi An Ancient Town *My Son Sanctuary near Hoi An *Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park ===Yemen=== *Historic Town of Zabid *Old City of Sana'a *Old Walled City of Shibam =Australasia= ===Australia=== *Great Barrier Reef *Kakadu National Park *Willandra Lakes region *Tasmanian Wilderness: Central Plateau (Tasmania)|Central Plateau Conservation and Protected Areas | Walls of Jerusalem National Park | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park|Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park | Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park | Adamsfield Conservation Area | Southwest National Park | Hartz Mountains National Park *Lord Howe Island Group *Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves: Border Ranges National Park Limpinwood Nature Reserve | Numinbah Nature Reserve | Mount Nothofagus Flora Reserve | Mount Warning National Park | Nightcap National Park | Washpool National Park | Gibraltar Ranger National Park | Iluka Nature Reserve | New England National Park | Dorrigo National Park | Mt Hyland Nature Reserve | Werrikimbe National Park | Mt Seaview Nature Reserve | Banda Banda Flora Reserve | Barrington Tops National Park | Springbrook National Park (part) | Lamington National Park | Mount Chinghee National Park | Mount Barney National Park (part) | Main Range National Park | Mount Mistake National Park (part) | Turtle Rock Environmental Park | Telemon Environmental Park | Goomburra State Forest | Spicers Gap State Forest | Gilbert State Forest | Emu Vale State Forest | Gambubal State Forest | Teviot State Forest | Killarney State Forest | Burnett Creek State Forest | Cronan Creek State Forest | 'Palen Creel' State Forest | Rabbitt Board Paddock Reserves | Prison Purposes Land | Wilsons Peak Flora Reserve | Mount Clunie Flora Reserve | Amaroo Flora Reserve | Fenwicks Scrub Flora Reserve | Kerripit Beech Flora Reserve *Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park *Wet Tropics of Queensland: (to be expanded) *Shark Bay, Western Australia *Fraser Island *Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte) *Heard Island|Heard and McDonald Islands *Macquarie Island *The greater Blue Mountains area *Purnululu National Park ===New Zealand=== *Tongariro National Park *Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand **Aoraki Mount Cook National Park **Westland National Park **Mount Aspiring National Park **Fiordland National Park *Sub-Antarctic Islands (New Zealand)|New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands =Europe= ===Albania=== *Butrint ===Austria=== *Historic centre of the city of Salzburg (city)|Salzburg *Palace and gardens of Schönbrunn (Vienna (city)|Vienna) *Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut cultural landscape *Semmering railway *City of Graz - historic centre *The Wachau cultural landscape *Historic centre of Vienna (city)|Vienna ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Austria & Hungary|Austria & Hungary ===Austria & Hungary=== *Fertö Lake|Fertö/Neusiedler Lake|Neusiedlersee cultural landscape ===Belarus=== *Mir Castle complex ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Belarus & Poland|Belarus & Poland ===Belarus & Poland=== *Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park|Belovezhskaya Pushcha/Bialowieza Forest ===Belgium=== *Flemish Beguinages: Beguinage of Hoogstraten | Beguinage of Lier | Grand beguinage of Mechelen | Beguinage of Turnhout | Beguinage of Sint-Truiden | Beguinage of Tongeren | Beguinage of Dendermonde | Small beguinage of Ghent | Beguinage of Sint-Amandsberg | Beguinage of Diest | Grand beguinage of Leuven | Beguinage of Bruges | Beguinage of Kortrijk *The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx *Grand-Place, Brussels *Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia: Belfry and aldermen's house, Aalst | Catherdral of Our Lady, Antwerp | City hall, Antwerp | Belfry and halls, Bruges | City hall with belfry, Dendermonde | City hall with belfry, Diksmuide | City hall with belfry, Eeklo | Belfry, clothmakers' hall and ''Mammelokker'' (old prison), Ghent | Former city hall / clothmakers' hall, Herentals | Belfry with clothmakers' hall, Ypres | Belfry or hall tower, Kortrijk | St. Peter's church / Belfry, Leuven | City hall and belfry tower, Lier | Former city hall with belfry, Lo-Reninge | Old hall with belfry, Mechelen | St. Rumbold's tower, Mechelen | Belfry and City hall, Menen | Hall with belfry, Nieuwpoort | City hall with belfry, Oudenaarde | City hall, hall and belfry, Roeselare | City hall with tower, Sint-Truiden | Hall tower or belfry, hall and aldermen's room, Tielt | St. Germain's church with city tower, Tienen | Basilica of Our Lady with city tower, Tongeren | Country house with belfry, Veurne | St. Leonard's church, Zoutleeuw | City hall belfry, Binche | City hall belfry, Charleroi | Belfry, Mons | Belfry, Namur | Belfry, Thuin | Belfry, Tournai *Historic Centre of Bruges *Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta, Brussels: Hotel Tassel | Hotel Solvay | Hotel van Eetvelde | Horta house and studio *Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes *Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai ===Bulgaria=== *Boyana Church (Sofia) *Madara Rider *Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo *Thracian tomb of Kazanlak *Ancient City of Nessebar *Srebarna Nature Reserve *Pirin National Park *Rila Monastery *Thracian tomb of Sveshtari ===Croatia=== *Old city of Dubrovnik *Historic complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian *Plitvice Lakes National Park *Episcopal complex of the Euphrasian basilica in the historic centre of Porec *Historic city of Trogir *Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik ===Cyprus=== *Paphos *Painted churches in the Troodos region: Church of Ayios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Steyis, Kakopetria | Ayios Ionannis (St. John) Lambadhistis Monastery, Kalopanayiotis | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou), Nikitart | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) tou Arakou, Lagoudhera | Church of Panayia (the Virgin), Moutoullas | Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael), Pedhoulas | Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), Pelendria | Church of Panayia (the Virgin) Podhithou, Galata | Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Ayiasmati, Platanistasa | Church of Ayia Sotira (of the transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros, Palaichori *Choirokoitia ===Czech Republic=== *Historic centre of Prague *Historic centre of Cesky Krumlov *Historic centre of Telc *Pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora *Kutna Hora: historical town centre with the church of Saint Barbara and the cathedral of our Lady at Sedlec *Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape *Holasovice historical village reservation *Gardens and castle at Kromeriz *Litomysl castle *Holy Trinity column in Olomouc *Tugendhat villa in Brno *The Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' basilica in Trebic ===Denmark=== *Jelling mounds, runic stones and church (Vejle) *Roskilde cathedral *Kronborg Castle (Helsingor) ===Estonia=== *Historic centre (old town) of Tallinn ===Finland=== *Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki, Finnish Lapland *Fortress of Suomenlinna, Helsinki *Old Rauma - wooden city center of Rauma *Petäjävesi Old Church *Verla Groundwood and Board Mill - in Jaala ===France=== *Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay *Chartres Cathedral *Palace and Park of Versailles *Vézelay, Church and Hill *Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley *Palace and Park of Fontainebleau *Amiens Cathedral *Orange (Provence)|Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange *Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles *Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay *Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans *Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy *Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe *Cape Girolata, Cape Porto, Scandola Nature Reserve and the Piana Calanches in Corsica *Le Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) *Strasbourg - Grande île *Paris, Banks of the Seine *Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims *Bourges Cathedral *Historic Centre of Avignon *Canal du Midi, which runs from Toulouse to Sète *Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne *Pyrénées - Mont Perdu *Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France *Historic Site of Lyon|Lyons *Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion *The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes *Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs ===Germany=== * Aachen Cathedral * Speyer Cathedral * Wurzburg | Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square * Pilgrimage Church of Wies * Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl * St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim * Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier * Hanseatic City of Lübeck * Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin * Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch * Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar * Maulbronn Monastery Complex * Town of Bamberg * Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg * Völklingen Ironworks * Messel Pit Fossil Site * Cologne Cathedral * Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau * Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg * Classical Weimar * Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin * Wartburg Castle near Eisenach * Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz * Monastic Island of Reichenau * Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen * Upper Middle Rhine Valley * Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar * Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen * Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski * Dresden Elbe Valley ''See also:'' #Germany & Poland|Germany & Poland ===Germany & Poland=== * Bad Muskau (''Germany''), Leknica|Leknica (''Poland''): Muskauer Park (pl: ''Park Muzakowski'') ===Hungary=== *Budapest, the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter *Hollókö *Hortobágy National Park *Millenary Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment *Pécs (Sopianae) Early Christian Cemetery *Tokaji Wine Region Cultural Landscape ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Austria & Hungary|Austria & Hungary ===Hungary and Slovakia=== *Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst ===Iceland=== *Þingvellir National Park ===Ireland=== *Archaeological Ensemble of the Newgrange|Bend of the Boyne *Skellig Michael ===Italy=== *18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and the San Leucio Complex *Amalfi Coast *Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia *Archaeological Area of Agrigento *Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata *Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites *Padua Botanical Garden|Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padova *Castel del Monte, Andria (Bari) *Modena Cathedral|Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena *Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie|Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by "Leonardo da Vinci" in Milan *Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Elea|Velia, and the Certosa di Padula *City of Verona, Italy|Verona *City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto *Crespi d'Adda *Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna *Etruscan civilization|Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia *Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po River|Po Delta *Historic Centre of Florence *Historic Centre of Naples *Historic Centre of San Gimignano *Historic Centre of Siena *Historic Centre of Urbino *Historic Centre of the City of Pienza *I Sassi di Matera *Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) *The Landscape of Val d’Orcia *Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto : Noto, Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli (South-eastern Sicily) *Campo dei Miracoli|Piazza del Duomo, Pisa *Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) *Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in and around Turin *Rock Drawings in Valcamonica *Su Nuraxi di Barumini *The trulli of Alberobello, (Bari) *Val d'Orcia *Venice and its Lagoon of Venice|Lagoon *Villa Adriana (Tivoli, Italy|Tivoli) *Villa Romana del Casale - see Piazza Armerina *Villa d'Este, Tivoli *Sacri Monti of Piedmont (Italy)|Piedmont and Lombardy ===Italy/Holy See=== *Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura ===Latvia=== *Historic Centre of Riga ===Lithuania=== *Kernave Archeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernave) *Vilnius Historic Centre ===Lithuania / Russian Federation=== *Curonian Spit ===Luxembourg=== *City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications ===Republic of Macedonia=== *Ohrid Region with its Cultural and Historic Aspect and its Natural Environment ===Malta=== *City of Valletta *Hal Saflieni Hypogeum *Megalithic Temples of Malta ===Netherlands|The Netherlands=== *Stelling van Amsterdam, a ring of forts and land that could be flooded around Amsterdam *Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) *Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer (mun. Lemsterland) *Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (mun. Nieuw-Lekkerland) *Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schroder House|Rietveld Schröder House), Utrecht (city) *Schokland and Surroundings (mun. Noordoostpolder) ===Norway=== *Røros *Vega Islands *Bryggen i Bergen *Urnes stavkirke *Helleristningene i Alta ===Poland=== * Warsaw Old Town * Krakow Old Town, Wieliczka Salt Mine (actually in nearby Wieliczka city)  * Auschwitz Nazi Concentration Camp (''near Krakow'') * Malbork Castle of the Teutonic Order * Torun|Torun Old Town * Zamosc|Zamosc Old Town * Jawor Church of Peace * Swidnica|Swidnica Church of Peace * Southern Little Poland (''Malopolska'') wooden churches * Kalwaria Zebrzydowska ''See also:'' UNESCO World Heritage List#Belarus & Poland|Belarus & Poland, #Germany & Poland|Germany & Poland ===Portugal=== *Alto Douro Wine Region *Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroísmo on Terceira Island, Azores *Convent of Christ in Tomar *Cultural Landscape of Sintra *Historic Centre of Évora *Historic Centre of Guimaraes|Guimarães *Historic Centre of Porto *Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture *Laurisilva forests of Madeira *Monastery of Alcobaca|Alcobaça *Monastery of Batalha *Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon *Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Coa Valley|Côa Valley ===Romania=== *Churches of Moldavia *Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains (see also Sarmizegetusa) *Danube Delta *Historic Centre of Sighisoara *Monastery of Horezu *Villages with fortified churches in Transylvania *Wooden Churches of Maramures ===Russian Federation=== *Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiyev Posad *Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park *Central Sikhote-Alin *Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye *Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands, see Solovki *Curonian Spit (shared with Lithuania) *Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery *Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent *Golden Mountains of Altai *Historic Center of St. Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments *Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings *Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin *Kizhi Pogost *Moscow Kremlin|Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow *Lake Baikal *Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve *Virgin Komi Forests, northern Ural Mountains. *Volcanoes of Kamchatka *Western Caucasus *white monuments|White Monuments of Vladimir, Russia|Vladimir and Suzdal *Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent ===Serbia and Montenegro=== *Decani Monastery (2004) *Durmitor Durmitor National Park|National Park (1980) *Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979) *Stari Ras and Sopocani (1979) *Studenica Studenica monastery|Monastery (1986) ===Slovakia=== *Banska Stiavnica *Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve *Spissky Hrad|Spiský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments *Vlkolinec ===Slovenia=== *Skocjan Caves ===Spain=== *The Alhambra|Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada (city)|Granada *Altamira Cave near Santander *Aranjuez Cultural Landscape *Archaeological Ensemble of Merida, Spain|Mérida *Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco|Tárraco in Tarragona, Catalonia *Archaeological Site of Atapuerca *Cathedral of Burgos|Burgos Cathedral, Burgos *Catalan romanesque architecture|Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boi|Vall de Boí, Catalonia *Cathedral of Seville|Cathedral, Reales Alcázares de Sevilla|Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville *Doñana National Park *Garajonay National Park *Historic Centre of Cordoba, Spain|Cordoba *Historic City of Toledo (Spain)|Toledo *Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (Spain)|Cuenca *Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture *La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia, Spain|Valencia *Medulas|Las Médulas *Monastery and Site of the El Escorial, Madrid *Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias *Mudejar Architecture of Aragon *Old City of Salamanca *Old Town of Ávila, with its Extra-Muros churches *Old Town of Cáceres *Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct *Palmeral d'Elx|Palm tree forest of Elche *Parc Güell, Palau Guell|Palau Güell and Casa Milà in Barcelona, Catalonia *Poblet Monastery, Catalonia *rock art|Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula *Roman Walls of Lugo *Route of Santiago de Compostela *Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, La Puebla *San Cristobal de La Laguna|San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands *San Millan|San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries *Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) *The Palau de la Música Catalana and the Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia *University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares|Alcalá de Henares *Ubeda-Baeza: Urban duality, cultural unity ===Sweden=== *The Agricultural Landscape of Southern Oelandia|Öland *Birka and Hovgården on the islands Björkö and Adelsö in Mälaren *The Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå *Drottningholm Palace, Drottningholm Palace Theatre|Theatre, and Royal Domain *Engelsberg Ironworks *The Hanseatic league|Hanseatic town of Visby *The "Höga Kusten|High Coast" of Angermannia *Laponian area *The Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun *The Naval Port of Karlskrona *Rock Carvings in Tanum *Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm *Varberg Radio Station ===Switzerland=== *The Convent of St. Gall *The Benedictine Convent of St. John at Müstair *The Old Town of Bern *The Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-town of Bellinzone *Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn above Interlaken *Monte San Giorgio near Lugano in Ticino ===Ukraine=== *Kiev: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra *Lviv - the Ensemble of the Historic Center ===United Kingdom=== *The Giant's Causeway *Durham (city)|Durham Castle *Durham (city)|Durham Cathedral *Ironbridge Gorge near Telford *Studley Royal Park near Ripon and Harrogate *Stonehenge *Caernarfon Castle, Conwy Castle, Beaumaris Castle & Harlech Castle *St Kilda, Hebrides *Blenheim Palace near Oxford *Bath *Hadrian's Wall *The London/Westminster|Palace of Westminster *Henderson Island in the Oceania|South Pacific *The London/City_of_London|Tower of London *Canterbury|Canterbury Cathedral *Edinburgh, Old and New towns *Gough Island Wildlife Reserve, a South Atlantic islands|South Atlantic Island *Maritime London/Greenwich|Greenwich *Neolithic Orkney *Blaenavon Industrial Landscape *Dorset and East Devon Coast, West England *Derwent Valley|Derwent Valley Mills *New Lanark near Glasgow *Saltaire *London/Kew|Kew Gardens =External links= *[http://whc.unesco.org/heritage.htm UNESCO World Heritage list] - the official website *[http://www.worldheritagesite.org/ Worldheritagesite.org] - A very good unofficial site ro:Patrimoniul Mondial al UNESCO WikiPedia:World Heritage Site First page | Prev | Next | Last page |

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