UNESCO World Heritage Site

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a landmark or area recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as having outstanding universal value to humanity and deserving legal protection and conservation.

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Observed surface forms (46)

Surface form Occurrences
UNESCO World Heritage Site component 71
World Heritage List 17
UNESCO World Heritage List 15

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage protection mechanism
heritage designation
international conservation status
administeredBy UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Programme
surface form: World Heritage Committee
adoptedAt General Conference of UNESCO
surface form: UNESCO General Conference
adoptedInCity Paris
adoptedInYear 1972
aimsTo ensure long-term conservation of listed properties
associatedWithDocument Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
definedBy UNESCO World Heritage Convention
emphasizes outstanding universal value to humanity
evaluatedBy International Council on Monuments and Sites
IUCN
surface form: International Union for Conservation of Nature

UNESCO World Heritage Programme
surface form: World Heritage Centre
hasAbbreviation WHS
hasCategory cultural site
mixed site
natural site
hasConservationTool buffer zone
management plan
hasCriterionType cultural criteria
mixed criteria
natural criteria
hasGeographicScope global
hasLanguageVariant UNESCO World Heritage Site self-linksurface differs
surface form: World Heritage Site
hasLegalBasisIn UNESCO World Heritage Convention
surface form: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
hasPurpose promotion of international cooperation in heritage conservation
protection of cultural heritage
protection of natural heritage
safeguarding sites of outstanding universal value
inscribedOn UNESCO World Heritage Programme
surface form: World Heritage List
linkedTo UNESCO World Heritage Programme
surface form: World Heritage Fund
mayBePlacedOn List of World Heritage in Danger
monitoredBy UNESCO World Heritage Programme
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
protects geological formations
groups of buildings
monuments
natural features
natural habitats
sites
requires adequate protection and management system
integrity or authenticity
outstanding universal value
requiresInclusionIn national tentative list
requiresNominationBy State Party to the World Heritage Convention
subjectTo periodic reporting
reactive monitoring

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Carcassonne heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Cité de Carcassonne
classical gardens of Suzhou heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Cloth Hall heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Kraków)
Constitution Square heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Conwy Castle heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cumalıkızık heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Curia Julia heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Cusco heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dahshur necropolis heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Daphni Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Derbent heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Derby Silk Mill heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Dessau-Törten housing estate heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Dečani Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dougga / Thugga heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Dougga
Douro Demarcated Region heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Drottningholm Palace heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Durham Castle heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Durham Cathedral heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
El Jem Amphitheatre heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Elmina Castle heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Episcopal City of Albi heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Etchmiadzin Cathedral heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fagus Factory heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Fagus Factory in Alfeld
Fatehpur Sikri heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fes el-Bali heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Forth Bridge heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Forum Romanum heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fountain of the Four Rivers heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Fourvière Hill heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Gelati Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Genbaku Dome heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jan Letzel heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Genbaku Dome
Giza Pyramids heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Golestan Palace heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Goslar heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gothic silk exchange heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Grachtengordel heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Grand Place / Grote Markt heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Grand Trianon heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gračanica Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Great Court heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Great Hall heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Great Lavra heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Great Mosque of Córdoba heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site