UNESCO World Heritage Site

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cultural heritage protection mechanism heritage designation international conservation status

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
World Heritage Site	14
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	3
World Heritage Sites	3
UNESCO World Heritage City	2
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Brasília)	2
UNESCO World Heritage Site components	2
UNESCO World Heritage component	2
UNESCO World Heritage	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Forth Bridge)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Jeddah)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Makli, Thatta)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Kraków)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Lima)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Prague)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Rome)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Palace and Park of Versailles)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Acropolis area and its surroundings)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Kremlin and Red Square ensemble)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Palladian Villas of the Veneto)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (former)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (historic areas)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (historic centre)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (partial)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Rapa Nui National Park)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Statue of Liberty)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Wieliczka Salt Mine)	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site in China	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination (Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks)	1
UNESCO World Heritage core area via Vatican City	1
UNESCO World Heritage cultural phenomenon	1
UNESCO World Heritage monuments	1
UNESCO World Heritage property component	1
UNESCO World Heritage sites	1
UNESCO cultural site	1
World Heritage	1
World Heritage (serial property)	1
World Heritage Site (1987)	1
World Heritage Site (UNESCO)	1
World Heritage Sites in England	1
World Heritage Sites in Russia	1
World Heritage mixed site	1

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (591)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Agora of Delphi → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

Roman Theatre of Orange → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Room of the Three Windows → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

Rotunda at the University of Virginia → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Royal Chapel of Versailles → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

Sabratha Roman theater → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Sakai Mozu Kofun Group → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Salamanca → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Salzburg → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Salzburg Cathedral Square → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Samarra → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

San Agustin Church → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

San Ildefonso College → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

San Juan National Historic Site → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

San Juan city walls → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Sanssouci Palace → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Sanssouci Park → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Santa Maria delle Grazie with The Last Supper → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Schloss Glienicke → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Schönbrunn Palace → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Selimiye Mosque → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Shlisselburg → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

subject surface form: Shlisselburg Fortress

Shuri Castle → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Siemensstadt housing estate, Berlin → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Simien Mountains → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Skara Brae → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Small Hermitage → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

Sopoćani Monastery → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Speicherstadt warehouse district → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Spiš Castle → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Spišská Kapitula → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St Kilda → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St Leonard Church in Lipnica Murowana → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St Michael Archangel Church in Binarowa → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St Michael Archangel Church in Dębno Podhalańskie → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St Michael Archangel Church in Haczów → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St Philip and St James Church in Sękowa → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St. Basil's Cathedral → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

St. George’s Castle → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

St. Panteleimon Monastery → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component

St. Peter's Basilica → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

State Kremlin Palace → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Statue of Liberty → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

Statue of Liberty National Monument → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Statue of Liberty)

Steffl → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component