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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Great Wall of China heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Gregoriou Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hadrian's Wall heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hall of Union heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage component
Harar Jugol heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Harlech heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Harlech heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Harlech Castle
Hatra heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hebron heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hildesheim Cathedral heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Historic Areas of Istanbul heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Historic Centre of Mexico City heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Historic Fortified City of Briançon heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Holy Trinity Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Hopewell tradition heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination (Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks)
Hosios Loukas heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hospicio Cabañas heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Hospicio Cabañas
Hospital de Sant Pau heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Humayun's Tomb heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites in Delhi heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Ibiza, Spain heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Ibiza
Immeuble locatif à la Porte Molitor heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Independence Hall heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: World Heritage Site
Innere Stadt heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jaipur heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage City
Jerónimos Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jirón de la Unión heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
Jvari Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kasbah of the Udayas heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Khami Ruins heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Khomanani Cultural Landscape heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kiyomizu-dera heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Koutloumousiou Monastery heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Krak des Chevaliers heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kremlin heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
La Chaux-de-Fonds heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
La Fortaleza heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
La Lonja de la Seda heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Pico Island heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Lavaux vineyards heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Levoča historic centre heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Lord Howe Island heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
Luang Prabang heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site