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Tuesday 28 June 2011

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites I have visited

(44  altogether)

Europe

Austria

1. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
2. Historic Centre of Vienna

Czech Republic

3. Historic Centre of Prague

Germany

4. Palaces  and Parks of Berlin and Potsdam
5. Modernist Housing Estates in Berlin

Hungary

6. Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrassy Avenue

Poland

7. Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp

8. Centennial Hall in Wroclaw

9. Krakow’s Historic Centre

10. Wieliczka Salt Mine

Portugal

11.Cultural Landscape of Sintra
12.Historic Centre of Oporto
13.Monastery of the Hieronymites and the Tower of Belem in Lisbon

Spain

14. Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
15. Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
16. Historic City of Toledo
17. La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
18. Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
19. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
20. Palau de la Musica Catalana and Hospital  de Sant Pau, Barcelona
21. Works of Antoni Gaudi

Turkey

22. Archaeological Site of Troy
23. Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
24. Hierapolis-Pamukkale
25. Historic Areas of Istanbul

United Kingdom

26. Tower of London
27. Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint  Margaret’s Chruch

Americas

United States of America

28. Statue of Liberty, New York

Asia and Australasia

Australia

29. Sydney Opera House

China

30. The Great Wall
31. Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasty in Beijing (The Forbidden City)
32. Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan Province
33. Summer Palace in Beijing
34. Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
35. South China Karst, Yunnan Province

Japan

36. Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji  Area
37. Himeji Castle
38. Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
39. Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
40. Shrines and Temples of Nikko
41. Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range 

South Korea

42. Changdeokgung Palace Complex

Malaysia

43. Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca 

The Philippines

San Agustin Chruch, Manila