Monday, December 21, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "H"


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Haiti
  • National History Park– Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers

Holy See

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

Honduras

  • Maya Site of Copan
  • Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve

Hungary

  • Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
  • Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
  • Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
  • Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
  • Hortobágy National Park- the Puszta
  • Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
  • Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
  • Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Sunday, December 20, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "G"


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Gabon
  • Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda

Gambia

  • James Island and Related Sites
  • Stone Circles of Senegambia

Georgia

  • Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery
  • Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
  • Upper Svaneti

Germany

  • Aachen Cathedral
  • Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
  • Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
  • Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
  • Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
  • Classical Weimar
  • Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg
  • Cologne Cathedral
  • Frontiers of the Roman Empire
  • Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
  • Hanseatic City of Lübeck
  • Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
  • Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
  • Maulbronn Monastery Complex
  • Messel Pit Fossil Site
  • Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar
  • Monastic Island of Reichenau
  • Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
  • Muskauer Park/ Park Mużakowski
  • Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
  • Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
  • Pilgrimage Church of Wies
  • Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
  • Speyer Cathedral
  • St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
  • The Wadden Sea
  • Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
  • Town of Bamberg
  • Upper Middle Rhine Valley
  • Völklingen Ironworks
  • Wartburg Castle
  • Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
  • Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
  • Ghana
  • Asante Traditional Buildings
  • Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

Greece

  • Acropolis, Athens
  • Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
  • Archaeological Site of Delphi
  • Archaeological Site of Mystras
  • Archaeological Site of Olympia
  • Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
  • Delos
  • Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
  • Medieval City of Rhodes
  • Meteora
  • Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
  • Mount Athos
  • Old Town of Corfu
  • Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
  • Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
  • Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

Guatemala

  • Antigua Guatemala
  • Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua
  • Tikal National Park

Guinea

  • Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve

Saturday, December 19, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "F"


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Finland
  • Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
  • Fortress of Suomenlinna
  • High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
  • Old Rauma
  • Petäjävesi Old Church
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
  • Verla Groundwood and Board Mill

France

  • Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
  • Amiens Cathedral
  • Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
  • Belfries of Belgium and France
  • Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
  • Bourges Cathedral
  • Canal du Midi
  • Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
  • Chartres Cathedral
  • Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
  • Fortifications of Vauban
  • From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt
  • Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
  • Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
  • Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
  • Historic Site of Lyons
  • Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
  • Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
  • Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
  • Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
  • Palace and Park of Versailles
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
  • Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy
  • Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
  • Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
  • Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
  • Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
  • Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
  • Strasbourg– Grande île
  • The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
  • Vézelay, Church and Hill

Friday, December 18, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "E"


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Ecuador
  • City of Quito
  • Galápagos Islands
  • Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
  • Sangay National Park

Egypt

  • Abu Mena
  • Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
  • Historic Cairo
  • Memphis and its Necropolis– the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
  • Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
  • Saint Catherine Area
  • Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

El Salvador

  • Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Estonia

  • Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
  • Struve Geodetic Arc

Ethiopia

  • Aksum
  • Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
  • Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
  • Lower Valley of the Awash
  • Lower Valley of the Omo
  • Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
  • Simien National Park
  • Tiya

Thursday, December 17, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "D"


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Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Garamba National Park
  • Kahuzi-Biega National Park
  • Okapi Wildlife Reserve
  • Salonga National Park
  • Virunga National Park

Denmark

  • Ilulissat Icefjord
  • Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
  • Kronborg Castle
  • Roskilde Cathedral

Dominica

  • Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominican Republic

  • Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "C"



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Cambodia
  • Angkor
  • Temple of Preah Vihear

Cameroon

  • Dja Faunal Reserve

Canada

  • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
  • Dinosaur Provincial Park
  • Gros Morne National Park
  • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  • Historic District of Old Québec
  • Joggins Fossil Cliffs
  • Kluane/ Wrangell-St Elias/ Glacier Bay/ Tatshenshini-Alsek
  • L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
  • Miguasha National Park
  • Nahanni National Park
  • Old Town Lunenburg
  • Rideau Canal
  • SGang Gwaay
  • Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
  • Wood Buffalo National Park

Cape Verde

  • Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande

Central African Republic

  • Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park

Chile

  • Churches of Chiloé
  • Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
  • Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
  • Rapa Nui National Park
  • Sewell Mining Town

China

  • Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
  • Ancient City of Ping Yao
  • Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui– Xidi and Hongcun
  • Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom
  • Classical Gardens of Suzhou
  • Dazu Rock Carvings
  • Fujian Tulou
  • Historic Centre of Macao
  • Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
  • Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
  • Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
  • Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  • Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
  • Kaiping Diaolou and Villages
  • Longmen Grottoes
  • Lushan National Park
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
  • Mogao Caves
  • Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
  • Mount Huangshan
  • Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
  • Mount Sanqingshan National Park
  • Mount Taishan
  • Mount Wutai
  • Mount Wuyi
  • Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde
  • Old Town of Lijiang
  • Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
  • Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries- Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
  • South China Karst
  • Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
  • Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
  • Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
  • The Great Wall
  • Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
  • Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
  • Yin Xu
  • Yungang Grottoes

Colombia

  • Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
  • Los Katíos National Park
  • Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
  • National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
  • Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
  • San Agustín Archaeological Park

Costa Rica

  • Area de Conservación Guanacaste
  • Cocos Island National Park
  • Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Comoé National Park
  • Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
  • Taï National Park

Croatia

  • Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
  • Historic City of Trogir
  • Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
  • Old City of Dubrovnik
  • Plitvice Lakes National Park
  • Stari Grad Plain
  • The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik

Cuba

  • Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
  • Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
  • Desembarco del Granma National Park
  • Historic Centre of Camagüey
  • Old Havana and its Fortifications
  • San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba
  • Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
  • Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
  • Viñales Valley

Cyprus

  • Choirokoitia
  • Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
  • Paphos

Czech Republic

  • Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
  • Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
  • Historic Centre of Prague
  • Historic Centre of Telč
  • Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
  • Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
  • Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč
  • Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
  • Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
  • Litomyšl Castle
  • Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
  • Tugendhat Villa in Brno

Monday, December 14, 2009

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "B"


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Bahrain
  • Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
Bangladesh


  • Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
  • Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
  • The Sundarbans

Belarus

  • Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
  • Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
  • Mir Castle Complex
  • Struve Geodetic Arc

Belgium

  • Belfries of Belgium and France
  • Flemish Béguinages
  • Historic Centre of Brugge
  • La Grand-Place, Brussels
  • Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
  • Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
  • Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
  • Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
  • Stoclet House
  • The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault)

Belize

  • Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

Benin

  • Royal Palaces of Abomey

Bolivia

  • City of Potosí
  • Fuerte de Samaipata
  • Historic City of Sucre
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
  • Noel Kempff Mercado National Park
  • Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
  • Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar

Botswana

  • Tsodilo

Brazil

  • Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
  • Brasilia
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex
  • Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
  • Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
  • Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia
  • Historic Centre of São Luís
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás
  • Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
  • Historic Town of Ouro Preto
  • Iguaçu National Park
  • Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
  • Pantanal Conservation Area
  • Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
  • Serra da Capivara National Park

Bulgaria

  • Ancient City of Nessebar
  • Boyana Church
  • Madara Rider
  • Pirin National Park
  • Rila Monastery
  • Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
  • Srebarna Nature Reserve
  • Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
  • Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

Burkina Faso

  • Ruins of Loropéni

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "A"

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Afghanistan
  • Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
  • Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam

Albania

  • Butrint
  • Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastr

Algeria

  • Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
  • Djémila
  • Kasbah of Algiers
  • M'Zab Valley
  • Tassili n'Ajjer
  • Timgad
  • Tipasa

Andorra

  • Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Argentina

  • Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas
  • Iguazu National Park
  • Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
  • Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
  • Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil)
  • Los Glaciares
  • Península Valdés
  • Quebrada de Humahuaca

Armenia

  • Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
  • Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin
  • Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley

Australia

  • Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh/Naracoorte)
  • Fraser Island
  • Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Greater Blue Mountains Area
  • Heard and McDonald Islands
  • Kakadu National Park
  • Lord Howe Island Group
  • Macquarie Island
  • Purnululu National Park
  • Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
  • Shark Bay, Western Australia
  • Sydney Opera House
  • Tasmanian Wilderness
  • Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
  • Wet Tropics of Queensland
  • Willandra Lakes Region

Austria

  • City of Graz - Historic Centre
  • Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
  • Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
  • Historic Centre of Vienna
  • Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
  • Semmering Railway
  • Wachau Cultural Landscape

Azerbaijan

  • Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
  • Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower