Costiera Amalfitana

The Amalfi coast is an area of great physical beauty and natural diversity. It has been intensively settled by human communities since the early Middle Ages. There are a number of towns such as Amalfi and Ravello with architectural and artistic works of great significance. The rural areas show the versatility of the inhabitants in adapting their use of the land to the diverse nature of the terrain, which ranges from terraced vineyards and orchards on the lower slopes to wide upland pastures.

 Italy

Province of Salerno, Campania

N40 38 60 E14 35 60

Date of Inscription: 1997

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(v)

Property : 11,231 ha 

Ref: 830

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

La Grand-Place, Brussels

La Grand-Place in Brussels is a remarkably homogeneous body of public and private buildings, dating mainly from the late 17th century. The architecture provides a vivid illustration of the level of social and cultural life of the period in this important political and commercial centre.

 Belgium

City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region

N50 50 48.048 E4 21 8.712

Date of Inscription: 1998

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 1.48 ha 

Buffer zone: 21 ha

Ref: 857

Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/857

Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville

The Cathedral and  Archivo de Indias in Seville

Puerta del León (Lion Gate) of Alcazar Real

Together these three buildings form a remarkable monumental complex in the heart of Seville. The cathedral and the Alcázar – dating from the Reconquest of 1248 to the 16th century and imbued with Moorish influences – are an exceptional testimony to the civilization of the Almohads as well as that of Christian Andalusia. The Giralda minaret is the masterpiece of Almohad architecture. It stands next to the cathedral with its five naves; the largest Gothic building in Europe, it houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus. The ancient Lonja, which became the Archivo de Indias, contains valuable documents from the archives of the colonies in the Americas.

• Cathedral Seville
• Alcazar
• Archivo de Indias

 Spain

Province of Seville, Autonomous Community of Andalusia

N37 23 1.824 W5 59 29.58

Date of Inscription: 1987

Minor modification inscribed year:2010

Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(vi)

Property : 12 ha 

Buffer zone: 187 ha

Ref: 383bis

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

Palazzo Reale (Genoa) Stefano Balbi

The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa’s historic centre date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries when the Republic of Genoa was at the height of its financial and seafaring power. The site represents the first example in Europe of an urban development project parcelled out by a public authority within a unitary framework and associated to a particular system of ‘public lodging’ in private residences, as decreed by the Senate in 1576. The site includes an ensemble of Renaissance and Baroque palaces along the so-called ‘new streets’ (Strade Nuove). The Palazzi dei Rolli offer an extraordinary variety of different solutions, achieving universal value in adapting to the particular characteristics of the site and to the requirements of a specific social and economic organization. They also offer an original example of a public network of private residences designated to host state visits.

The 44 Palaces

1. Antonio Doria
2. Clement Della Rovere
3. Giorgio Spinola
4. Tomaso Spinola
5. Giacomo Spinola
6. Augustine Ayrolo
7. Paolo e Nicolò Interiano
8. Agostino Pallavicini
9. Pantaleo Spinola
10. Franco Lercari
11. Tobia Pallavicini
12. Angelo Giovanni Spinola
13. Gio Battista Spinola
14. Nicolosio Lomellino
15. Lazzaro and Giacomo Spinola
16. Nicolò Grimaldi
17. Baldassarre Lomellini
18. Luca Grimaldi
19. Rodolfo and Francesco Brignole Sale
20. Gerolamo Grimaldi
21. Gio Carlo Brignole
22. Bartholomew Lomellini
23. Stefano Lomellini
24. Giacomo Lomellini and Cattaneo De Marini
25. Antoniotto Cattaneo
26. G. Agostino Balbi
27. Gio Francesco Balbi
28. Giocomo and Pantaleo Balbi
29. Francesco Balbi Piovera
30. Stefano Balbi
31. Cosma Centurione
32. Giorgio Centurione
33. Gio Battista Centurione
34. Cipriano Pallavicini
35. Nicolò Spinola
36. Francesco Grimaldi
37. Gio Battista Grimaldi
38. Stefano De Mari
39. Ambrose De Nigro
40. Emanuele Filiberto Di Negro
41. Croce De Marini

 Italy

Liguria Region, Genoa Province

N44 24 44 E8 55 52

Date of Inscription: 2006

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 16 ha 

Buffer zone: 113 ha

Ref: 1211

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Tusi Sites

Site of Tangya Tusi Domain

Located in the mountainous areas of south-west China, this property encompasses remains of several tribal domains whose chiefs were appointed by the central government as ‘Tusi’, hereditary rulers from the 13th to the early 20thcentury. The Tusi system arose from the ethnic minorities’ dynastic systems of government dating back to the 3rd century BCE. Its purpose was to unify national administration, while allowing ethnic minorities to retain their customs and way of life. The sites of Laosicheng, Tangya and Hailongtun Fortress that make up the site bear exceptional testimony to this form of governance, which derived from the Chinese civilization of the Yuan and Ming periods.

• 1474-001 - Site of Laosicheng Tusi Domain
• 1474-002 - Site of Tangya Tusi Domain
• 1474-003 - Site of Hailongtun Tusi Fortress

 China

N28 59 55 E109 58 1

Date of Inscription: 2015

Criteria: (ii)(iii)

Property : 781 ha 

Buffer zone: 3,125 ha

Ref: 1474

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)

The Tempietto Longobardo. of  Cividale del Friuli (Province of Udine)

The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power, 568 - 774 A.D. comprises seven groups of important buildings (including fortresses, churches, and monasteries) throughout the Italian Peninsula. They testify to the high achievement of the Lombards, who migrated from northern Europe and developed their own specific culture in Italy where they ruled over vast territories in the 6th to 8th centuries. The Lombards synthesis of architectural styles marked the transition from Antiquity to the European Middle Ages, drawing on the heritage of Ancient Rome, Christian spirituality, Byzantine influence and Germanic northern Europe. The serial property testifies to the Lombards' major role in the spiritual and cultural development of Medieval European Christianity, notably by bolstering the monastic movement.

• Cividale del Friuli (Province of Udine)
• Brescia
• Castelseprio (Province of Varese)
• Spoleto (Province of Perugia)
• Campello sul Clitunno (Province of Perugia)
• Benevento
• Monte Sant'Angelo (Province of Foggia)

 Italy

N46 5 39 E13 25 59

Date of Inscription: 2011

Criteria: (ii)(iii)(vi)

Property : 14 ha 

Buffer zone: 306 ha

Ref: 1318

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape

Human activity in the magnificent natural landscape of the Salzkammergut began in prehistoric times, with the salt deposits being exploited as early as the 2nd millennium BC. This resource formed the basis of the area’s prosperity up to the middle of the 20th century, a prosperity that is reflected in the fine architecture of the town of Hallstatt.

 Austria

States of Upper Austria, Styria and Salzburg

N47 33 34 E13 38 47

Date of Inscription: 1997

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 28,446 ha 

Buffer zone: 20,014 ha

Ref: 806

Source: http://whc.unesco.org

Białowieża Forest

Belarus Postcard of Białowieża Forest

The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of 141,885 hectares. Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, this transboundary property is exceptional for the opportunities it offers for biodiversity conservation. It is home to the largest population of the property’s iconic species, the European bison.

 Belarus

 Poland

N52 43 39 E23 58 52

Date of Inscription: 1979

Extension: 1992,2014

Criteria: (ix)(x)

Ref: 33ter

Source: http://whc.unesco.org