national park, diversity of habitats
Moscow
Russia
Kremlin and Red Square
Naples
Italy
historic city center
Asia
Olympia
Greece
ruins of ancient sacred city
Ajanta Caves
India
rock-cut Buddhist monasteries
Palatine Chapel
Germany
imperial chapel of Charlemagne,
Angkor
Cambodia
archaeological remains
(Aachen Cathedral)
Carolingian and Gothic styles
Ayutthaya
Thailand
ruins of capital complex
Paris
France
banks of Seine River
Baikal, Lake
Russia
unique freshwater environment
Pompeii
Italy
ruins of Vesuvius-destroyed town
Borobudur
Indonesia
Buddhist temple compound
Porto (Oporto)
Portugal
historic city center
Chogha Zanbil
Iran
ruins of Elamite city
Prague
Czech Republic
historic city center
Damascus
Syria
historic city center
Reims Cathedral
France
High Gothic architecture
Delhi
India
historic monuments and tomb
Rhodes
Greece
medieval city center
Elephanta Island
India
Hindu cave temple
Rila Monastery
Bulgaria
cradle of Bulgarian "National Revival"
Ellora Caves
India
Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina cave temples
Saint Petersburg
Russia
historic city center and monuments
Everest, Mount
Nepal
montane national park
Salzburg
Austria
historic city center
Forbidden City
China
imperial palace in Beijing
Samos
Greece
ancient port and temple remains
Great Wall of China
China
extensive fortification
Santiago
Spain
old city and pilgrimage route
Ha Long Bay
Vietnam
picturesque island group
Segovia
Spain
old town and Roman aqueduct
Hatra
Iraq
ruins of Parthian city
Split
Croatia
Roman palace, other monuments
Hiroshima
Japan
peace memorial
Stonehenge
England
prehistoric megalith group
Horyu Temple
Japan
Buddhist monuments
Tallinn
Estonia
historic city center
Hue
Vietnam
imperial citadel
Toledo
Spain
historic structures
Jerusalem
Israel
Jewish, Islamic, Christian holy city
Transylvania
Romania
Saxon fortified churches, villages
Kandy
Sri Lanka
sacred Buddhist city
Vatican City
Vatican City
seat of Roman Catholic church
Khiva
Uzbekistan
Islamic architecture
Venice
Italy
island city and surrounding lagoon
Kyoto
Japan
historic imperial capital
Versailles
France
royal palace and park
Lahore
Pakistan
Mughal fortress, palace, gardens
Visby
Sweden
historic Hanseatic town
Palmyra
Syria
ruins of ancient city
Petra
Jordan
remains of ancient city
North America
Potala Palace
China
former residence of the Dalai Lama, in
Banff
Canada
national park, Rocky Mountains
Lhasa, Tibet
Chaco Canyon
United States
historical park, Pueblo ruins
Qin tomb
China
archaeological site, terra-cotta army
Chichen Itza
Mexico
Mayan-Toltec architecture
San'a'
Yemen
historic architecture
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
national park, forest and marine life
Sundarbans
Bangladesh
national park (India), sanctuary,
Copan
Honduras
remains of major Mayan city
and India
mangrove forest and wetlands
Glacier Bay
United States
subarctic national park, preserve
Taj Mahal
India
monumental funerary complex
Grand Canyon
United States
national park
Tyre
Lebanon
ruins of three millennia of habitation
Havana
Cuba
colonial city center
Ujong-Kulon
Indonesia
national park and reserve on Java
Hawaii Volcanoes
United States
national park
Zhoukoudian
China
early hominid habitation
Jasper
Canada
national park, Rocky Mountains
Kluane
Canada
subarctic national park
Australia and Oceania
Kootenay
Canada
national park, Rocky Mountains
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
marine national park
L'Anse aux
Canada
remains of medieval Norse settlement in
Lord Howe Island
Australia
diversity of habitats
Meadows
Newfoundland
Rennell Island
Solomon Islands
unique island ecosystem
Mammoth Cave
United States
cave system and national park
Shark Bay
Australia
rare marine and terrestrial life-forms
Mesa Verde
United States
prehistoric cliff dwellings
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Australia
national park, sandstone monolith
Mexico City
Mexico
historic city center
Palenque
Mexico
national park, Mayan city
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Selected UNESCO World Heritage sites (continued)
site*
country
notes
site*
country
notes
North America (continued)
South America (continued)
Santo Domingo
Dominican Rep.
colonial city
Cordoba
Argentina
Jesuit institutions and estates
Statue of Liberty
United States
national monument
Coro
Venezuela
Spanish, Dutch, local architecture
Teotihuacan
Mexico
extensive pre-Hispanic ruins
Cuzco
Peru
Inca and colonial architecture
Tikal
Guatemala
national park, Mayan ruins
Easter Island
Chile
monumental sculptures
Uxmal
Mexico
Mayan city and ceremonial center
Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
national park, unique ecosystem
Wrangell-St. Elias
United States
subarctic national park, preserve
Huascaran, Mount
Peru
montane national park
Xochimilco
Mexico
Aztec canals and floating gardens
Iguacu (Iquazu)
Brazil and
national parks, waterfalls, subtropical
Yellowstone
United States
national park, geothermal formations
Argentina
rainforests
Yoho
Canada
national park, Rocky Mountains
Los Kaitos
Colombia
national parks on the frontier, rainforest,
and Darien
and Panama
wetlands
South America
Machu Picchu
Peru
Inca ruins
Arequipa
Peru
colonial architecture
Nazca Lines
Peru
extensive geoglyphs
Brasilia
Brazil
urban planning and architecture
Pantanal
Brazil
freshwater wetland ecosystem
Cartagena
Colombia
colonial port, fortresses, monuments
Potosi
Bolivia
colonial industrial city
Chan Chan
Peru
ruins of pre-Inca Chimu capital
Quito
Ecuador
colonial city center
Colonia del
Uruguay
Portuguese, Spanish colonial
Valdes Peninsula
Argentina
seals, whales
Sacramento
architecture
*The spelling or styling of place-names in this table may differ from those given on the World Heritage List; in addition, some place-names represent one or more constituent parts of larger World Heritage sites.
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