Choirokoitia
Ruins of a Neolithic settlement 6000-9000 years old.
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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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Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
A classical temple with many original columns and the oldest Corinthian capital ever found.
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Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
A group of private Baroque palaces used by government in the 16th-17th-century to house visiting dignitaries.
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Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Four churches built in a uniquely Filipino form of Baroque architecture.
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Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
An area of extraordinary natural beauty with distinctive karst formations and cave ecosystems.
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Zagori Cultural Landscape
46 charming traditional villages connected by a network of cobbled paths, arched bridges and stone staircases.
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Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
Archeological sites showing evidence of 1.83 million years of continuous hominid habitation.
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Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
A 12th-century cathedral with a mix of Romanesque and Gothic elements.
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Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Eight Sicilian towns that were rebuilt in a distinctive Late Baroque style after a 1693 earthquake.
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Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche
Extensive ruins of a Maya city inside a huge biosphere reserve.
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Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
A beautiful vineyard-covered landscape of terraced hillsides, almost a thousand years old.
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Villa d’Este, Tivoli
A 16th-century villa with a garden that epitomizes the Renaissance aesthetic in garden design.
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Paphos
Ruins of an ancient town, much of it Roman-era, and birthplace of the cult of Venus.
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Old Town of Corfu
A strategically-important port city dominated by two Venetian fortresses and showing influences from later French, British and Greek rule.
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Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura
A group of 6th-7th-century Hindu temples where the capital of the Chenla Empire once stood.
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Temple of Preah Vihear
An 11th-century Hindu temple complex in an isolated and dramatic location, with remarkably well-preserved architecture and art.
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Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar
10th-century temples from a short-lived capital city, origin of the Koh Ker style of sculpture.
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Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
A huge trans-national site, significant in terms of geological processes, ecological zones, biodiversity and beauty.
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Taos Pueblo
A centuries-old Puebloan community that still practices the traditional ways, living in distinctive adobe houses.
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Historic Centre of San Gimignano
A charming medieval town known for its tall towers and Sienese Gothic artworks.
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Aachen Cathedral
A monument of religious architecture from the Carolingian period of European unification under Charlemagne.
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Protective Town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
A colorful colonial-era town of Baroque architecture and its church complex with Mexican Baroque murals.
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Historic City of Toledo
A small city where influences from three different world religions are visible in its architecture and art.
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Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
The remarkably-preserved remains of ancient Roman cities destroyed in a sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
A collection of 16th-century architecture designed by Andrea Palladio in what is now known as Palladian style.
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Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
A magnificent 16th-century royal palace, particularly important for its artwork.
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Tongariro National Park
A beautiful park of volcanoes, lakes and waterfalls, perfect for hiking.
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Prambanan Temple Compounds
A 9th-century complex of hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist temples with stone carvings that are masterpieces of Siva art.
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Chitwan National Park
A beautiful subtropical nature reserve that is home to hundreds of species, including endangered animals like the Bengal tiger and the one-horned rhinoceros.
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Rila Monastery
A monastery complex from the Bulgarian Renaissance, important to the spiritual and social life of Bulgaria.
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Teide National Park
A geologically complex volcano and the otherworldly landscape around it.
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
A site used for 6,000 years by Plains people to hunt buffalo by driving them over a cliff.
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Wachau Cultural Landscape
A picturesque segment of the Danube Valley with beautiful scenery and charming towns and villages.
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Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
An exhibition building and surrounding gardens representing the importance of the 19th-century’s international exhibition movement.
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Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
An area of coral reefs, cays, atolls and other features supporting a huge variety of flora and fauna.
