Discover the work of managing world heritage sites through our report on the inscription of 26 new cultural and natural ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is selected for places that possess outstanding universal value for humanity in terms or ...

There are 1,248 locations on the World Heritage List, from ancient cities to natural wonders. Visiting them is growing in ...

Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle, which famously served as Walt Disney's inspiration for Sleeping Beauty's palace, is one of several new additions to UNESCO's prestigious World Heritage List. The list, ...

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The World Heritage Committee inscribed five new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List this afternoon. Among them are two natural sites, one in France and one in Iceland, a mixed, i.e. natural and ...

Krakow, Poland, 7 July—The World Heritage Committee, in this afternoon’s session, inscribed natural sites in Argentina and China on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as well as a transboundary site in ...

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee came to a close in Paris with the inscription of 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Once again this year, the ...

The journey of protecting the world’s most valuable cultural and natural heritage began in 1978, when the UNESCO World Heritage Committee met for the first time. This session marked the beginning of ...