UNESCO World Heritage CentreEnsuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre honors the memory of the Grand Imam of the Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu, Abderahamane Ben ...

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 ...

From the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, from the Place de la Concorde to the Grand and Petit Palais, the evolution of Paris and its history can be seen from the River Seine. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame ...

The Vézère valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic ...

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (2003) Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (2002) ...

Cultural landscapes are briefly noted in a broad historical and intellectual context. They are examined in the context of the World Heritage Convention (1972) and its application. The specific focus ...

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with ...

This serial property comprises six archaeological sites on Crete dating from 1900 to 1100 BCE. These sites represent the Minoan civilization, a major prehistoric Mediterranean culture. The palatial ...

Discover the various archaeological and heritage interventions carried out at the Site of Palmyra by national and international research teams. This map has been developed by the French Ministry of ...

Republic of Moldova - UNESCO World Heritage Convention ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreWHC-10/34.COM/20 Report of the Decisions Adopted By the world heritage committee At its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010) English Français English Français ...