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- Acropolis, Athens
- Angkor
- Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
- Baalbek
- Bam and its Cultural Landscape
- Borobudur Temple Compounds
- City of Cuzco
- Cologne Cathedral
- Goreme and Cappadocia
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Great Barrier Reef
- Historic Areas of Istanbul
- Historic Centre of Cesky Krumlov
- Historic Centre of Florence
- Historic Centre of Prague
- Historic Centre of Rome
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg
- Historic Centre of Vienna
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace
- Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
- Iguacu National Park
- Kathmandu Valley
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Kilimanjaro National Park
- Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca
- Memphis and its Necropolis
- Meteora
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
- Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
- Old City of Dubrovnik
- Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
- Old Towns of Djenne
- Old Walled City of Shibam
- Palace and Gardens of Schonbrunn
- Palace and Park of Versailles
- Persepolis
- Petra
- Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
- Rapa Nui National Park
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
- Taj Mahal
- Tikal National Park
- Tongariro National Park
- Tower of London
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Venice and its Lagoon
- Works of Antoni Gaudi
- Yosemite National Park
World Heritage News
February 23, 2012
- Pledge to protect World Heritage site as golf course gets go-ahead
- The green light for a £100m golf resort on the fringes of the Giant's Causeway will not endanger the famous landmark's world heritage designation, Northern Ireland's Environment Minister has pledged. Granting the long-sought planning permission for the ...
- Call for meeting with Minister over Clonmacnoise World Heritage bid
- by Deirdre Verney Clonmacnois Action Group is seeking a meeting with Minister Jimmy Deenihan as soon as possible amid fears that the department is pushing ahead with another bid to gain the controversial World Heritage status for the historic site ...
- Education Minister urges Tongans to preserve cultural and natural heritage
- Tonga's Minister of Education, Dr 'Ana Taufe'ulungaki, challenged participants at a World Heritage National Capacity Building Workshop, on 20 February to become responsible for the conservation of cultural and natural heritage. "On some future date, ...
- 3 top-notch hotels that let Barcelona really show off
- The 1992 Olympics transformed this into a world-class city with a bold mix of ancient and contemporary art, architecture and gastronomy. Throw in nine UNESCO World Heritage sites and eight sandy beaches on its Mediterranean coast, ...
- 'Piece of world heritage' lost after thieves raid Ancient Olympia
- They smashed display cases and stole more than 60 bronze and pottery artifacts from the UNESCO World Heritage site, which dates back 2800 years. Efthimios Kotzas, the mayor of Olympia, criticized lax security at the museum, saying: "A piece of world ...
- Aztec Ruins celebrate worldly heritage
- Twenty-five years ago, Aztec Ruins National Monument received designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a special celebration in honor of this event will take place Friday at the ruins. "We are really excited about this anniversary, ...
- 'Bid' report spreads confusion
- A BBC report that Berwick is to bid for World Heritage status is not correct, according to the town's Cittaslow chairman Bernard Shaw. The report appeared on the BBC Tyne and Wear's online site last Thursday and immediately spread confusion with its ...
- Chappies: Unesco steps in
- After a call from environmental campaigner and polar swimmer Lewis Pugh, Unesco has agreed to investigate the plans to build the Chapman's Peak toll plaza and luxury office in the Table Mountain National Park which is also a World Heritage Site.
World Heritage Centre News: UNESCO
- Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
- Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi
- Panasonic Eco Picture Diary Global Contest Ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters
- The Rapid Response Facility Contributes to avoiding the ecological isolation of Romania's Retezat Massif
- UNESCO and Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock launch 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
- Statement of the United Nations Foundation in Support of the World Heritage Convention's 40th Anniversary
- World Heritage Convention turns forty
- ICOMOS advisory mission to the World Heritage site of Seville
- Rapid Response Facility awards grant to Côte d'Ivoire component of Mount Nimba
- Panasonic 2012 World Heritage calendar released in online version