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World Heritage Sites

designated by

UNESCO

 

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 the World Heritage Committee has inscribed 936 properties on the World Heritage List

Link to the UNESCO site

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As of 4/1/2012 I have visited and taken photos of
 309 of the 936 World Heritage Sites in 149 countries.

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My Life List of World Heritage sites I have visited

 

Albania

Butrint

Museum-City of Gjirokastra
 

Argentina

 Iguazú National Park

Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor

 

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

 

Australia

Great Barrier Reef

Kakadu National Park

Wet Tropics of Queensland

 

Austria

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg

The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn

Historic Centre of Vienna

 

Azerbaijan

The Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

 

Bahrain

Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site

 

Belgium

 Grand-Place, Brussels

Historic Centre of Brugge

 

Belize

Belize Barrier-Reef Reserve System

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar

 

Brazil

Historic Town of Ouro Preto

Brasilia

Historic Centre of Olinda

Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia

Iguaçu National Park

 

Bulgaria

Ancient City of Nessebar

Boyana Church

Madara Rider

Rila Monastery

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

 

Cambodia

Angkor

 

Canada

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Historic District of Québec

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

 

Chile

Rapa Nui National Park

The Churches of Chiloé

Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
 

China

The Great Wall

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

Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing

Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System

Historic Centre of Macao

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries

 

Colombia

Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena

 

Croatia

Old City of Dubrovnik

Historical complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian

Plitvice Lakes National Park

 

Cuba

Old Havana and its Fortifications

 

Czech Republic

Historic Centre of Prague

 

Denmark

Roskilde Cathedral

Kronborg Castle

 

Dominica

Morne Trois Pitons National Park

 

Dominican Republic

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

 

Ecuador

Galápagos Islands

City of Quito

Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca

 

Egypt

Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae

Islamic Cairo

 

Estonia

The Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn

 

Ethiopia

Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela

Aksum

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region

 

Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna

 

France

Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles

Historic Centre of Avignon

Chartres Cathedral

Roman Theatre and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange

Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes

Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay

Palace and Park of Versailles

Paris, Banks of the Seine

 Canal du Midi

Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)

The Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne

Strasbourg - Grande île

 

the Gambia

James Island and Related Sites

 

Georgia

City-Museum Reserve of Mtskheta

Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery

 

Germany

Town of Bamberg

Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin

Cologne Cathedral

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

The Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg

Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square

Pilgrimage Church of Wies

Hanseatic City of Lübeck

Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin

 

Ghana

Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

 

Greece

Archaeological Site of Delphi

Acropolis, Athens

Meteora

Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika

Archaeological Site of Epidaurus

Medieval City of Rhodes

Mystras

Archaeological Site of Olympia

Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas, and Nea Moni of Chios

Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns 

 

Guatemala

Tikal National Park

Antigua Guatemala

Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua

 

Haiti

National History Park -- Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

 

Holy See

Vatican City

 

Honduras

Maya Site of Copan

 

Hungary

Budapest, the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter

 

Iceland

Þingvellir National Park

 

India

Agra Fort

Taj Mahal

Churches and Convents of Goa

Humayun's Tomb, Delhi

The Sun Temple, Konarak

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

 Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Fatehpur Sikri

Great Living Chola Temples

 

Indonesia

Borobudur Temple Compounds

Komodo National Park

 

Iran

Persépolis

Meidan Emam, Esfahan

 

Israel

Masada

Old City of Acre

Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba

 

Italy

Historic Centre of Florence

Venice and its Lagoon

Piazza del Duomo, Pisa

The City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

Historic Centre of Siena

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

City of Verona

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying
Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura

Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)

Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica

Villa Romana del Casale
 

Japan

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji, and Otsu Cities)

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

Shrines and Temples of Nikko

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine 

 

Jordan

Petra

 

Kenya

Mount Kenya National Park / Natural Forest

 

Korea

Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

 

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Town of Luang Prabang

 

Latvia

The Historic Centre of Riga
 

 

Lebanon

Anjar

Baalbek

Byblos

Tyre

Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the
 Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)

 

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna

Archaeological Site of Sabratha

Archaeological Site of Cyrene

 Old Town of Ghadames

 

Lithuania

Vilnius Historic Centre

 

Luxembourg

The City of Luxembourg: Its Old Quarters and Fortifications

 

Macedonia

Ohrid Region with its Cultural and Historical Aspect and its Natural Environment

 

Malaysia

The Gunung Mulu National Park

Kinabalu Park

 

Mali

Old Towns of Djenné

Timbuktu

 Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)

 

Malta

Hal Saflieni Hypogeum

City of Valetta

Megalithic Temples of Malta

 

Mexico

 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

Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara

Historic Town of Guanajuato and its Silver Mines

Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza

The Prehispanic Town of Uxmal

The Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
 

 

Montenegro

Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

 

Morocco

Medina of Fez

Medina of Marrakesh

 Historic City of Meknes

Archaeological Site of Volubilis

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou

Medina of Tétouan

 

 Nepal

Kathmandu Valley

 

New Zealand

Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand

 

Nicaragua

Ruins of León Viejo

 

Niger

Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves

 

Norway

Bryggen

Urnes Stave Church

 

Oman

Bahla Fort

 

Pakistan

Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore

 

Palestine

Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls

 

Panama

The Fortifications on the Caribbean side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo

The Historic District of Panamá, with the Salón Bolivar

 

Paraguay

Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

 

Peru

City of Cuzco

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Historic Centre of Lima

The Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana

 

Poland

Cracow's Historic Centre

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Historic Centre of Warsaw

 The Medieval Town of Torun

 The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork

 

Portugal

 

Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores

Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon

Cultural Landscape of Sintra

The Historic Centre of Oporto

The Laurisilva of Madeira

Alto Douro Wine Region

Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture

 

Russia

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow

The Church of the Ascension at Kolomenskoye

Lake Baikal

 

Saint Christoper and Nevis

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

 

Senegal

Island of Gorée
 

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
 

Island of Saint-Louis
 

 

Seychelles

Aldabra Atoll

Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

 

South Africa

 Robben Island

 

Spain

Historic Centre of Cordoba

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)

Historic City of Toledo

Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias, in Seville

Old City of Salamanca

The Route of Santiago de Compostela

 

Sri Lanka

Sacred City of Anuradhapura

Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

Ancient City of Sigiriya

Sacred City of Kandy

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

 Golden Temple of Dambulla

 

Suriname

Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

 

Sweden

Royal Domain of Drottningholm

Birka and Hovgården


 

Switzerland

Old City of Berne

 

Syrian Arab Republic

Ancient City of Damascus

Ancient City of Bosra

Site of Palmyra

Ancient City of Aleppo

 

Tibet

Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa

 

Tunisia

Amphitheatre of El Jem

Site of Carthage

Medina of Tunis

Medina of Sousse

Kairouan

Dougga / Thugga

 

Turkey

Historic Areas of Istanbul

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia

Nemrut Dag

Hierapolis-Pamukkale

Archaeological Site of Troy

 

Turkmenistan

State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"

Kunya-Urgench

 

Uganda

Rwenzori Mountains National Park

 Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi

 

Ukraine

Kiev: Saint Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings,
the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

 

United Kingdom

Durham Castle and Cathedral

Blenheim Palace

 City of Bath

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church

Tower of London

Canterbury Cathedral, Saint Augustine's Abbey, and Saint Martin's Church

Old and New Towns of Edinburgh

Maritime Greenwich

The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda

 

United Republic of Tanzania

The Stone Town of Zanzibar

 

United States of America

Mesa Verde

Yellowstone

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

Statute of Liberty

Yosemite National Park

Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Pueblo de Taos

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
 

 

Uruguay

The Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

 

Uzbekistan

Historic Centre of Bukhara

Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz

Samarkand - Crossroads of Cultures

 

Venezuela

Canaima National Park

 

Vietnam

The Complex of Hué Monuments

 

Yemen

Old City of Sana'a

 

Zambia / Zimbabwe

Mosi-oa-Tunya  / Victoria Falls

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