Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

This memorial column, erected in the early years of the 18th century, is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. In the characteristic regional style known as Olomouc Baroque and rising to a height of 35 m, it is decorated with many fine religious sculptures, the work of the distinguished Moravian artist Ondrej Zahner.

Czech Republic

Olomouc Region

N49 35 38.17 E17 15 01.65

Date of Inscription: 2000

Criteria: (i)(iv)

Property : 0.02 ha

Buffer zone: 75 ha

Ref: 859rev

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)

 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)

The Kernavė Archaeological site, about 35 km north-west of Vilnius in eastern Lithuania, represents an exceptional testimony to some 10 millennia of human settlements in this region. Situated in the valley of the River Neris, the site is a complex ensemble of archaeological properties, encompassing the town of Kernavė, forts, some unfortified settlements, burial sites and other archaeological, historical and cultural monuments from the late Palaeolithic Period to the Middle Ages. The site of 194,4 ha has preserved the traces of ancient land-use, as well as remains of five impressive hill forts, part of an exceptionally large defence system. Kernavė was an important feudal town in the Middle Ages. The town was destroyed by the Teutonic Order in the late 14th century, however the site remained in use until modern times.

Lithuania

Vilnius county, Širvintos district, Kernave town.

N54 53 16 E24 49 50

Date of Inscription: 2004

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 194 ha

Buffer zone: 2,455 ha

Ref: 1137

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Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

The island of Itsukushima, in the Seto inland sea, has been a holy place of Shintoism since the earliest times. The first shrine buildings here were probably erected in the 6th century. The present shrine dates from the 12th century and the harmoniously arranged buildings reveal great artistic and technical skill. The shrine plays on the contrasts in colour and form between mountains and sea and illustrates the Japanese concept of scenic beauty, which combines nature and human creativity.

Japan

Hiroshima Prefecture

N34 17 39.9 E132 19 28.7

Date of Inscription: 1996

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)

Property : 431 ha

Buffer zone: 2,634 ha

Ref: 776

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Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, which has influenced landscape gardening the world over.

Japan

Kyoto and Shiga prefectures

N34 58 50 E135 46 10

Date of Inscription: 1994

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 1,056 ha

Buffer zone: 3,579 ha

Ref: 688

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Petäjävesi Old Church

 Petäjävesi Old Church

Petäjävesi Old Church, in central Finland, was built of logs between 1763 and 1765. This Lutheran country church is a typical example of an architectural tradition that is unique to eastern Scandinavia. It combines the Renaissance conception of a centrally planned church with older forms deriving from Gothic groin vaults.

Finland

Petäjävesi, Region of Central Finland, Province of Western Finland

N62 15 0 E25 10 59.988

Date of Inscription: 1994

Criteria: (iv)

Ref: 584

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Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona

 

Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona

The Bellinzona site consists of a group of fortifications grouped around the castle of Castelgrande, which stands on a rocky peak looking out over the entire Ticino valley. Running from the castle, a series of fortified walls protect the ancient town and block the passage through the valley. A second castle (Montebello) forms an integral part of the fortifications, while a third but separate castle (Sasso Corbaro) was built on an isolated rocky promontory south-east of the other fortifications.

Switzerland

Bellinzona - Canton of Ticino

N46 11 35.304 E9 1 20.712

Date of Inscription: 2000

Criteria: (iv)

Property : 5.00 ha

Ref: 884

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Cultural Landscape of Sintra

 Cultural Landscape of Sintra

In the 19th century Sintra became the first centre of European Romantic architecture. Ferdinand II turned a ruined monastery into a castle where this new sensitivity was displayed in the use of Gothic, Egyptian, Moorish and Renaissance elements and in the creation of a park blending local and exotic species of trees. Other fine dwellings, built along the same lines in the surrounding serra , created a unique combination of parks and gardens which influenced the development of landscape architecture throughout Europe.

Portugal

Sintra/Serra

N38 46 59.988 W9 25 0.012

Date of Inscription: 1995

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(v)

Property : 946 ha

Buffer zone: 3,641 ha

Ref: 723

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

 

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

Built on a site inhabited since the Palaeolithic period, the Walled City of Baku reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sasanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian presence in cultural continuity. The Inner City (Icheri Sheher) has preserved much of its 12th-century defensive walls. The 12th-century Maiden Tower (Giz Galasy) is built over earlier structures dating from the 7th to 6th centuries BC, and the 15th-century Shirvanshahs' Palace is one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture.

Azerbaijan

Apsheron peninsula

N40 22 0 E49 49 60

Date of Inscription: 2000

Criteria: (iv)

Property : 22 ha

Buffer zone: 12 ha

Ref: 958

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Historic Centre of Bukhara

Brief Description

Bukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete example of a medieval city in Central Asia, with an urban fabric that has remained largely intact. Monuments of particular interest include the famous tomb of Ismail Samani, a masterpiece of 10th-century Muslim architecture, and a large number of 17th-century madrasas.

Uzbekistan

Bukhara region

N39 46 28.992 E64 25 42.996

Date of Inscription: 1993

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)

Property : 200 ha

Buffer zone: 275 ha

Ref: 602rev

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Sceilg Mhichíl

Brief Description

This monastic complex, perched since about the 7th century on the steep sides of the rocky island of Skellig Michael, some 12 km off the coast of south-west Ireland, illustrates the very spartan existence of the first Irish Christians. Since the extreme remoteness of Skellig Michael has until recently discouraged visitors, the site is exceptionally well preserved.

Ireland

County Kerry

N51 46 18.984 W10 32 18.996

Date of Inscription: 1996

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 22 ha

Ref: 757

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Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures

Brief Description

The historic town of Samarkand is a crossroad and melting pot of the world's cultures. Founded in the 7th century B.C. as ancient Afrasiab, Samarkand had its most significant development in the Timurid period from the 14th to the 15th centuries. The major monuments include the Registan Mosque and madrasas, Bibi-Khanum Mosque, the Shakhi-Zinda compound and the Gur-Emir ensemble, as well as Ulugh-Beg's Observatory.

Uzbekistan

Samarkand Region

N39 40 6.996 E67 0 0

Date of Inscription: 2001

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)

Property : 1,123 ha

Buffer zone: 1,369 ha

Ref: 603rev

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg

Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop. Its Flamboyant Gothic art attracted many craftsmen and artists before the city became even better known through the work of the Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini Solari, to whom the centre of Salzburg owes much of its Baroque appearance. This meeting-point of northern and southern Europe perhaps sparked the genius of Salzburg’s most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose name has been associated with the city ever since.

Austria

Salzburg

N47 48 2 E13 2 36

Date of Inscription: 1996

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)

Property : 236 ha

Buffer zone: 467 ha

Ref: 784

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Volcanoes of Kamchatka

Brief Description

This is one of the most outstanding volcanic regions in the world, with a high density of active volcanoes, a variety of types, and a wide range of related features. The six sites included in the serial designation group together the majority of volcanic features of the Kamchatka peninsula. The interplay of active volcanoes and glaciers forms a dynamic landscape of great beauty. The sites contain great species diversity, including the world's largest known variety of salmonoid fish and exceptional concentrations of sea otter, brown bear and Stellar's sea eagle.

Russian Federation

N56 19 60 E158 30 0

Date of Inscription: 1996

Extension: 2001

Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)

Property : 3,830,200 ha

Ref: 765bis

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Røros Mining Town and the Circumference

Røros Mining Town and the Circumference

Røros Mining Town and the Circumference is linked to the copper mines, established in the 17th century and exploited for 333 years until 1977. The site comprises the Town and its industrial-rural cultural landscapes; Femundshytta, a smelter with its associated area; and the Winter Transport Route. Completely rebuilt after its destruction by Swedish troops in 1679, Røros contains about 2000 wooden one- and two-storey houses and a smelting house. Many of these buildings have preserved their blackened wooden façades, giving the town a medieval appearance. Surrounded by a buffer zone, coincident with the area of privileges (the Circumference) granted to the mining enterprise by the Danish-Norwegian Crown (1646), the property illustrates the establishment and flourishing of a lasting culture based on copper mining in a remote region with a harsh climate.

Norway

N62 34 26 E11 23 8

Date of Inscription: 1980

Extension: 2010

Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)

Ref: 55bis

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns, smallholdings, ports and harbours, and their ancillary industries together reflect prolific innovation which, in the early 19th century, enabled the region to produce two-thirds of the world’s supply of copper. The substantial remains are a testimony to the contribution Cornwall and West Devon made to the Industrial Revolution in the rest of Britain and to the fundamental influence the area had on the mining world at large. Cornish technology embodied in engines, engine houses and mining equipment was exported around the world. Cornwall and West Devon were the heartland from which mining technology rapidly spread.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Cornwall and Devon Counties

N50 8 10 W5 23 1

Date of Inscription: 2006

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Property : 19,719 ha

Ref: 1215

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve

Located well above the Arctic Circle, the site includes the mountainous Wrangel Island (7,608 km2), Herald Island (11 km²) and surrounding waters. Wrangel was not glaciated during the Quaternary Ice Age, resulting in exceptionally high levels of biodiversity for this region. The island boasts the world’s largest population of Pacific walrus and the highest density of ancestral polar bear dens. It is a major feeding ground for the grey whale migrating from Mexico and the northernmost nesting ground for 100 migratory bird species, many endangered. Currently, 417 species and subspecies of vascular plants have been identified on the island, double that of any other Arctic tundra territory of comparable size and more than any other Arctic island. Some species are derivative of widespread continental forms, others are the result of recent hybridization, and 23 are endemic.

Russian Federation

Chukot Autonomous Area

N71 11 20 W179 42 55

Date of Inscription: 2004

Criteria: (ix)(x)

Property : 916,300 ha

Buffer zone: 3,745,300 ha

Ref: 1023rev

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)

The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is is an exceptional example of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in accordance with classical and Renaissance planning principles.

Netherlands

Province of Noord-Holland

N52 32 56 E4 54 40

Date of Inscription: 1999

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)

Ref: 899

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)

The Wouda Pumping Station at Lemmer in the province of Friesland opened in 1920. It is the largest steam-pumping station ever built and is still in operation. It represents the high point of the contribution made by Netherlands engineers and architects in protecting their people and land against the natural forces of water.

Netherlands

Lemmer, Lemsterland Municipality, Province of Friesland

N52 50 44.988 E5 40 44.004

Date of Inscription: 1998

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)

Property : 7.32 ha

Buffer zone: 21 ha

Ref: 867

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site

Brief Description

Joya de Cerén was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an insight into the daily lives of the Central American populations who worked the land at that time.

El Salvador

Department of La Libertad, Canton Joya de Ceren, jurisdiction of San Juan Opico

N13 49 39 W89 22 9

Date of Inscription: 1993

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 3,200 ha

Ref: 675

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Sangiran Early Man Site

Brief Description

Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found – half of all the world's known hominid fossils. Inhabited for the past one and a half million years, Sangiran is one of the key sites for the understanding of human evolution.

Indonesia

Province of Central Java

S7 24 0 E110 49 0

Date of Inscription: 1996

Criteria: (iii)(vi)

Property : 5,600 ha

Ref: 593

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora

 Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora

This pilgrimage church, built in honour of St John of Nepomuk, stands at Zelená Hora, not far from Ždár nad Sázavou in Moravia. Constructed at the beginning of the 18th century on a star-shaped plan, it is the most unusual work by the great architect Jan Blazej Santini, whose highly original style falls between neo-Gothic and Baroque.

Czech Republic

South Moravian Region

N49 34 48.72 E15 56 31.41

Date of Inscription: 1994

Criteria: (iv)

Property : 0.64 ha

Buffer zone: 628 ha

Ref: 690

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans

Brief Description

The Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans represents a masterful synergy of architectural styles built by Czech architect Josef Hlavka from 1864 to 1882. The property, an outstanding example of 19th-century historicist architecture, also includes a seminary and monastery and is dominated by the domed, cruciform Seminary Church with a garden and park. The complex expresses architectural and cultural influences from the Byzantine period onward and embodies the powerful presence of the Orthodox Church during Habsburg rule, reflecting the Austro-Hungarian Empire policy of religious tolerance.

Ukraine

N48 17 48 E25 55 29

Date of Inscription: 2011

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)

Property : 8.00 ha

Buffer zone: 245 ha

Ref: 1330

 

Source: http://whc.unesco.org