World Heritage Sites
designated by
UNESCO
the World Heritage Committee has inscribed 936 properties on the World Heritage List
As of 4/1/2012 I have visited and
taken photos of
309 of the 936 World Heritage Sites in 149 countries.
My Life List of World Heritage sites I have visited
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
Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
The Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site
Belize Barrier-Reef Reserve System
Old Bridge Area of the Old
City of Mostar
Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
Waterton Glacier International
Peace Park
Historic Quarter of the Seaport
City of Valparaíso
Imperial Palace of the
Ming and Qing Dynasties Temple of Heaven -- an
Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
Imperial Tombs of the
Ming and Qing Dynasties
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden
in Beijing
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan
Irrigation System
Sichuan Giant
Panda Sanctuaries
Historical complex of Split
with the Palace of Diocletian
Old Havana and
its Fortifications Denmark
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Rios de
Cuenca
Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
The Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela
Roman
and Romanesque Monuments of Arles
Roman Theatre and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
The
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
James Island and
Related Sites
City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta
Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati
Monastery
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
The Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Museumsinsel (Museum Island),
Berlin
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
Archaeological
Site of Epidaurus
Archaeological Site of Olympia
Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas, and Nea Moni of Chios
Archaeological
Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
National History Park -- Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers
Budapest, the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter
Group of
Monuments at Mahabalipuram Qutb
Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
The City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Early Christian Monuments and Mosaics of Ravenna
The Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Ercolano, and Torre Annunziata
The
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji, and Otsu Cities)
Historic
Monuments of Ancient Nara
Hiroshima Peace
Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Mount
Kenya National Park / Natural Forest
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana
Woodblocks Lao People's
Democratic Republic
Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the
Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna
Archaeological
Site of Sabratha
The City of Luxembourg: Its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Ohrid Region with its Cultural and Historical Aspect and its Natural Environment
Cliff
of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Pre-Hispanic
City and National Park of Palenque
Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
Pre-Hispanic
City of Teotihuacan
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Alban
Historic Town of Guanajuato and its Silver Mines
Pre-Hispanic
City of Chichen-Itza
The
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
Archaeological
Site of Volubilis
Air and Ténéré
Natural Reserves
Fort and
Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
Old City of
Jerusalem and its Walls
The Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
The Historic District of Panamá, with the Salón Bolivar
Historic
Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
The Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana The
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Kremlin and Red
Square, Moscow
The
Church of the Ascension at Kolomenskoye
Brimstone
Hill Fortress National Park
Djoudj National
Bird Sanctuary
The Alhambra, the Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
Monastery and Site of the Escurial in Madrid
Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona
Santiago de
Compostela (Old Town)
Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias, in Seville
The Route of
Santiago de Compostela
Old
Town of Galle and its Fortifications
Historic Inner
City of Paramaribo
Historic Ensemble of the Potala
Palace, Lhasa
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
Rwenzori
Mountains National Park Tombs
of Buganda Kings at Kasubi
Kiev: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings,
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated
Sites
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church
Canterbury Cathedral, Saint Augustine's Abbey, and Saint Martin's Church
Old and New Towns
of Edinburgh
The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Cahokia
Mounds State Historic Site
Great Smoky
Mountains National Park
La Fortaleza and San Juan Historic Site in Puerto Rico
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Chaco
Culture National Historical Park
Hawaii Volcanoes
National Park
Carlsbad Caverns
National Park
Waterton Glacier International
Peace Park
The Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
Historic Centre
of Shakhrisyabz
Samarkand -
Crossroads of Cultures
Mosi-oa-Tunya
/ Victoria Falls
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Port,
Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
Roskilde Cathedral
Kronborg Castle
Historic Centre of
Avignon
Chartres Cathedral
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Villa Romana del Casale
Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
Te
Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue
Central Zone of the Town of
Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra