UNESCO World Heritage Sites

List of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites that I visited

Following is a collection of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites that I visited. The description links to he UNESCO entry for the site, the thumbnail links to my page that contains the site.

The list is sorted by country name.

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All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Shqipëri (Albania) (1) Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

albania_nature.html

Argentina (1) Iguazu National Park

brazil_iguazu_falls.html

Australia (3) Great Barrier Reef

australia_nature.html

Greater Blue Mountains Area

australia_nature.html

Sydney Opera House

australia_misc.html#sydney

البحرين (Bahrain) (3) Dilmun Burial Mounds

bahrain_dilmun.html

Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy

bahrain_today.html

Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

bahrain_dilmun.html

বাংলাদেশ (Bangladesh) (3) Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat

bangladesh_islam.html

Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur

bangladesh_buddhist.html

bangladesh_nature.html

Benin (2) Royal Palaces of Abomey

benin_people.html#townsandvillages

W-Arly-Pendjari Complex

benin_nature.html

Bolivia (2) Fuerte de Samaipata

bolivia_samaipata.html

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System

bolivia_andes.html#laketiticaca

Borneo/Malaysia (1) Kinabalu Park

borneo_landscapes.html

Bosna i Hercegovina (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1) Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar

bosnia_mostar.html

Botswana (1) Okavango Delta

botswana_misc.html

Brasil (Brazil) (3) Iguaçu National Park

brazil_iguazu_falls.html

Pantanal Conservation Area

brazil_nature.html

Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea

brazil_rio.html

България (Bulgaria) (1) Rila Monastery

bulgaria_rila_monastery.html

Kâmpuchéa (Cambodia) (1) Angkor

cambodia.html

Cameroun (Cameroon) (1) Sangha Trinational

cameroon_nature.html

Chile (1) Rapa Nui National Park

chile_easter_island.html

中国 (China) (7) Classical Gardens of Suzhou

china_people.html#hangzhouandsuzhou

Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang

china_people.html#forbiddencity

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains

china_nature.html

South China Karst

china_nature.html

Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing

china_people.html#summerpalace

Temple of Heavens: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing

china_people.html#templeofheavens

china_people.html#greatwall

Colombia (1) San Agustín Archaeological Park

colombia_san_agustin.html

Hrvatska (Croatia) (4) Historic City of Trogir

croatia_trogir.html

Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian

croatia_split.html

Old City of Dubrovnik

croatia_dubrovnik.html

Plitvice Lakes National Park

croatia_nature.html

Cuba (3) Old Havana and its Fortification System

cuba_towns.html

Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios

cuba_towns.html#trinidad

Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos

cuba_towns.html#cienfuegos

Κυπρος (Cyprus) (2) Choirokoitia

cyprus_stoneage.html

Painted Churches in the Troodos Region

cyprus_troodos.html

Česká Republika (Czech Republic) (1) Historic Centre of Prague

czech_republic_country.html#prague

República Dominicana (Dominican Republic) (1) Colonial City of Santo Domingo

dominican_republic_santo_domingo.html

Ecuador (2) City of Quito

ecuador_people.html

Galápagos Islands

ecuador_galapagos.html

مصر (Egypt) (4) Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

egypt_karnak_temple.html

egypt_misc_arch.html

Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

egypt_great_pyramids.html

Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae

egypt_abu_simbel.html

ኢትዮጵያ (Ethiopia) (5) Aksum

ethiopia_aksum.html

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region

ethiopia_gondar.html

human_ancestors.html#nationalmuseuminaddisababa

Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela

ethiopia_lalibela.html

Simien Mountains National Park

ethiopia_nature.html

Deutschland (Germany) (1) Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier

germany_trier.html

Ghana (1) Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions

ghana_people.html#fortsandcastles

Ελλας (Greece) (10) Acropolis, Athens

greece_athens.html

Archaeological Site of Aigai

greece_aigai.html

Archaeological Site of Delphi

greece_delphi.html

Archaeological Site of Mystras

greece_mystras.html

Archaeological Site of Olympia

greece_olympia.html

Archaeological Site of Philippi

greece_philippi.html

Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns

greece_mycenae.html

greece_meteora.html

Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika

greece_thessaloniki.html

Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus

greece_epidaurus.html

Guatemala (1) Tikal National Park

guatemala_tikal.html

Honduras (1) Maya Site of Copan

honduras_copan.html

Magyarország (Hungary) (3) Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

hungary_country.html

Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst

hungary_country.html

Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta

hungary_country.html

Lýðveldið Ísland (Iceland) (2) Þingvellier National Park

iceland_people.html#history

Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice

iceland_nature.html

भारत गणराज्य (India) (9) Fatehpur Sikri

india_architecture.html#fatehpursikri

Jaipur City, Rajasthan

india_architecture.html

Keoladeo National Park

india_birds.html

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

india_architecture.html#khajurahotemplecomplex

Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi

india_architecture.html#qutbminar

Red Fort in Agra

india_architecture.html#redfortinagra

Red Fort in Delhi

india_architecture.html#redfortindelhi

india_architecture.html#tajmahal

The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

india_architecture.html#astronomicalarchitecture

Indonesia (4) Borobudur Temple Compounds

indonesia_java.html#candiborobudur

Komodo National Park

indonesia_komodo.html

Prambanan Temple Compounds

indonesia_java.html#candiprambanan

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

indonesia_nature.html

Éire (Ireland) (1) Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne

ireland_stoneage.html

Italia (Italy) (11) Archaeological Area of Agrigento

italy_temples.html

Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata

italy_pompeii.html

Cathedral Church of Cefalù

italy_cefalu.html

Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula

italy_paestum.html

Costiera Amalfitana

italy_amalfi.html

Historic Centre of Rome

italy_rome.html

Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto

italy_noto.html

italy_etna.html

Piazza del Duomo, Pisa

italy_pisa.html

Venice and its Lagoon

italy_venice.html

Villa Romana del Casale

italy_villa_casale.html

日本国 (Japan) (2) Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

japan.html

Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

japan.html

الأردنّ (Jordan) (2) Petra

jordan.html#petracityi

Wadi Rum Protected Area

jordan.html#wadiram

Kenya (1) Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

kenya_lake_nakuru.html

ເມືອງ ລາວ (Laos) (3) Plain of Jars

laos_phonsavan.html

Town of Luang Prabang

laos_luang_prabang.html

Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape

laos_pakse.html#vatphou

Lietuvos (Lithuania) (1) Vilnius Historical Center

lithuania.html

Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourg) (1) City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

luxembourg_architecture.html

Malawi (1) Lake Malawi National Park

malawi_nature.html

Mali (3) Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)

mali_towns.html

Old Town of Djenné

mali_towns.html#djenne

Tombouctou (Timbuktu)

mali_towns.html#tombouctou

Malta (2) City of Valletta

malta_towns.html

Megalithic Temples of Malta

malta_stoneage.html

México (4) Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco

mexico_xochicalco.html

Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco

mexico_people.html

Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque

mexico_palenque.html

Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan

mexico_teotihuacan.html

Монгол улс (Mongolia) (1) Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape

mongolia_people.html

Црна Гора, Crna Gora (Montenegro) (2) Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor

montenegro_people.html

Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries

montenegro_people.html

المغرب (Morocco) (6) Archaeological Site of Volubilis

morocco_volubilis.html

Historic City of Meknes

morocco_volubilis.html#meknes

Ksar of Aït-Ben Haddou

morocco_atlas.html#aitbenhaddou

morocco_fez.html

Medina of Marrakesh

morocco_marrakesh.html

Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage

morocco_rabat.html

Myanmar (1) Bagan

myanmar_bagan.html

Namibia (1) Namib Sand Sea

namibia_nature.html

नेपाल (Nepal) (2) Chitwan National Park

nepal_nature.html

Kathmandu Valley

nepal_kathmandu.html

Македонија (North Macedonia) (1) Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region

north_macedonia_people.html

Panamá (1) Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá

panama_people.html#panamacity

Perú (3) City of Cusco

peru_inca.html#cusco

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

peru_inca.html#machupicchu

Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System

peru_inca.html#machupicchu

Polska (Poland) (4) Auschwitz and Birkenau

ww2.html

Białowieża Forest

poland_nature.html

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork

poland_people.html

Historic Centre of Warsaw

poland_people.html

قطر (Qatar) (1) Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

qatar_country.html#alzubara

Россия (Russia) (4) Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

russia_stpetersburg.html

Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings

russia_novgorod.html

Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow

russia_moscow.html

russia_lakebaikal.html

Saint Lucia (1) Pitons Management Area

st_lucia_st_lucia.html

San Marino (1) San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

san_marino.html

Sénégal (2) Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

senegal_birds.html

Island of Saint-Louis

senegal_towns.html#saintlouis

Singapore (1) Singapore Botanical Gardens

singapore.html

Slovensko (Slovakia) (3) Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve

slovakia.html

Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments

slovakia.html

Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Mountains

slovakia.html

Slovenija (Slovenia) (2) Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija

slovenia_people.html

The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design

slovenia_people.html

South Africa (2) Drakensberg Park

south_africa_nature.html

Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa

human_ancestors.html#sterkfontein

ශ්‍රී ලංකා/இலங்கை (Sri Lanka) (7) Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

sri_lanka_polonnaruwa.html

Ancient City of Sigiriya

sri_lanka_sigiriya.html

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

sri_lanka.html

Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

sri_lanka_people.html#towns

Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple

sri_lanka_temples.html#cavetempleindambulla

Sacred City of Kandy

sri_lanka_temples.html#templeofthetoothinkandy

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

sri_lanka_birds.html

Suriname (1) Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

suriname_country.html#paramaribo

Tanzania (3) Kilimanjaro National Park

tanzania_kilimanjaro.html

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

tanzania_ngorongoro.html

Serengeti National Park

tanzania_serengeti.html

བོད་ (Tibet) (1) Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa

tibet_country.html

Togo (1) Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba

togo_country.html

Türkiye Cumhurieti (Turkey) (10) Aphrodisias

turkey_aphrodisias.html

Archaeological Site of Troy

turkey_troy.html

turkey_ephesus.html

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia

turkey_goreme.html

Hattuşa: the Hittite Capital

turkey_hattusa.html

Hierapolis-Pamukkale

turkey_hierapolis.html

Historic Areas of İstanbul

turkey_istanbul.html

turkey_mt_nemrut.html

Neolithic Site of Çatal Höyük

turkey_catal_hoyuk.html

turkey_pergamum.html

Uganda (1) Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

uganda.html

دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة (United Arab Emirates) (1) Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)

uae_al_ain.html

United Kingdom (3) Jodrell Bank Observatory

uk_today.html

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

uk_stoneage.html

The English Lake District

uk_nature.html

Uruguay (1) Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

uruguay.html

USA (4) Everglades National Park

usa_fl.html

Grand Canyon National Park

usa_az.html#grandcanyon

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

usa_hi.html

Statue of Liberty

usa_ny.html

O'zbekiston (Uzbekistan) (1) Samarkand

uzbekistan.html

Holy See (Vatican) (2) Historic Centre of Rome

vatican.html

vatican.html

Zimbabwe/Zambia (1) Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

vic_falls.html

Việt Nam (3) Complex of Huế Monuments

vietnam_people.html#buildingsandtowns

Hội An Ancient Town

vietnam_people.html#buildingsandtowns

vietnam_nature.html#h

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