Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos
A 19th-century French settlement in Cuba with a range of interesting architecture, from neoclassical to deco and modern.
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Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
A primordial forest of unique endemic palm trees and other endemic species.
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Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Two early and fine examples of Neoclassical architecture, designed by Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the US.
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Hierapolis-Pamukkale
A Greco-Roman spa town and the enormous calcium terraces, waterfalls, basins and pools where it is located.
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Olympic National Park
A large and beautiful park containing mountains, old-growth forests, temperate rainforests and beaches.
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Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno
Two Baja California lagoons used by gray whales for giving birth and mating.
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Te Wāhipounamu – South West New Zealand
A vast wilderness area of great natural beauty with mountains, fjords, sounds, rainforests, glaciers, and a range of fauna and flora.
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Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal
Four sets of pre-Columbian ruins that exemplify Mayan art and architecture when Mayan civilization was at its height.
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Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
Ancient sites with large stone jars that were used in funeral rituals.
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Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Three properties that are central to the history of Spain’s “Golden Age.”
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Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroísmo
An important port in the busy shipping routes between Europe, the Americas and Africa from the 15th-19th centuries.
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Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador)
An 18th-century fortified city incorporating both African and European architectural forms.
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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Seven parks encompassing all the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies with magnificent mountain scenery.
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Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast
An area of seaside cliffs comprising polygonal stone columns that seemingly form a “pavement.”
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The Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
Ruins of a 10th-century fortified Umayyad city.
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Antequera Dolmens Site
Megalithic tombs and the natural features that align with them.
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Doñana National Park
A protected natural wilderness area that is essential for birds migrating between Africa and Europe and for other species.
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Historic Center of Vienna
An urban center with a wide range of outstanding historical architecture, viewed as the music capital of Europe.
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Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy
A traditional communal system interconnecting natural, religious and cultural components.
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Historic Center of Český Krumlov
An intact and very charming medieval city surrounding a large 13th-century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements.
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Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Two castles and the extensive grounds, gardens and outbuildings around them form a harmonious man-made cultural landscape.
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Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
A largely intact earthen fortified village that lends insight into traditional Moroccan life.
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Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
A stunning natural landscape and seascape of tall limestone pillars and islands.
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Tsodilo
Rock formations bearing a huge collection of petroglyphs spanning thousands of years.
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Grand Canyon National Park
A vast gorge cut over the ages by the Colorado River, revealing 2 billion years of geologic history.
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Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
300 years of printing history and domestic life, with art by Rubens.
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Singapore Botanic Gardens
An extensive tropical garden that has evolved since its founding in the colonial period to become a world-class scientific institution.
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Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape
A collection of 9 archeological sites covering several historical periods of an important city’s grand monuments.
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Archaeological Site of Troy
Excavation of the ancient Greek city of Troy, site of the Trojan War.
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Historic Cairo
A collection of more than 800(!) structures – a fortress, religious sites, houses, cemeteries and many more – dating from about 100 AD until the 18th century.
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Vlkolínec
A well-preserved rural mountain village with traditional wooden architecture.
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Vilnius Historic Centre
An Eastern European city center with its original medieval street layout and architectural forms spanning centuries.
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Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
A palace and three gardens, one of which represents the epitome of Baroque garden design.
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My Son Sanctuary
Evocative ruins of Champa kingdom Hindu temples, elaborately carved, with brick towers.
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Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Extensive temples and tombs that illuminate the history of ancient Egyptian civilization in architecture, art and text.
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Grimeton Radio Station
For radio buffs, a surviving operational example of pre-electronic radio technology.
