Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

Brief Description

Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The property represents the apogee of Paleolithic cave art that developed across Europe, from the Urals to the Iberian Peninusula, from 35,000 to 11,000 BC. Because of their deep galleries, isolated from external climatic influences, these caves are particularly well preserved. The caves are inscribed as masterpieces of creative genius and as the humanity’s earliest accomplished art. They are also inscribed as exceptional testimonies to a cultural tradition and as outstanding illustrations of a significant stage in human history.

 

Spain

Santillana del Mar, Province and Autonomous Community of Cantabria

N43 22 57.1 W4 6 58.2

Date of Inscription: 1985

Extension: 2008

Criteria: (i)(iii)

Buffer zone: 2,235 ha

Ref: 310bis

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Kinabalu Park

Brief Description

Kinabalu Park, in the State of Sabah on the northern end of the island of Borneo, is dominated by Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m), the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. It has a very wide range of habitats, from rich tropical lowland and hill rainforest to tropical mountain forest, sub-alpine forest and scrub on the higher elevations. It has been designated as a Centre of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia and is exceptionally rich in species with examples of flora from the Himalayas, China, Australia, Malaysia, as well as pan-tropical flora.

  Malaysia

State of Sabah

N6 15 0 E116 30 0

Date of Inscription: 2000

Criteria: (ix)(x)

Property : 75,370 ha

Ref: 1012

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Gunung Mulu National Park

Important both for its high biodiversity and for its karst features, Gunung Mulu National Park, on the island of Borneo in the State of Sarawak, is the most studied tropical karst area in the world. The 52,864-ha park contains seventeen vegetation zones, exhibiting some 3,500 species of vascular plants. Its palm species are exceptionally rich, with 109 species in twenty genera noted. The park is dominated by Gunung Mulu, a 2,377 m-high sandstone pinnacle. At least 295 km of explored caves provide a spectacular sight and are home to millions of cave swiftlets and bats. The Sarawak Chamber, 600 m by 415 m and 80 m high, is the largest known cave chamber in the world.

Malaysia

northern Sarawak, island of Borneo

N4 7 59.988 E114 55 0.012

Date of Inscription: 2000

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

Property : 52,864 ha

Ref: 1013

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Old City of Dubrovnik

Brief Description

The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration programme co-ordinated by UNESCO.

Croatia

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva, Adriatic Coast

N42 39 2.016 E18 5 29.004

Date of Inscription: 1979

Extension: 1994

Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)

Property : 97 ha

Buffer zone: 54 ha

Ref: 95bis

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Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments

The 'Venice of the North', with its numerous canals and more than 400 bridges, is the result of a vast urban project begun in 1703 under Peter the Great. Later known as Leningrad (in the former USSR), the city is closely associated with the October Revolution. Its architectural heritage reconciles the very different Baroque and pure neoclassical styles, as can be seen in the Admiralty, the Winter Palace, the Marble Palace and the Hermitage.

Russian Federation

St. Petersburg region

N59 57 0 E30 19 5.988

Date of Inscription: 1990

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

Ref: 540

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Prambanan Temple Compounds

Brief Description

Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the centre of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana, dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) and three temples dedicated to the animals who serve them.

  Indonesia

Province of Central Java

S7 45 7.992 E110 29 30.012

Date of Inscription: 1991

Criteria: (i)(iv)

Ref: 642

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Vilnius Historic Centre

Brief Description

Political centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 13th to the end of the 18th century, Vilnius has had a profound influence on the cultural and architectural development of much of eastern Europe. Despite invasions and partial destruction, it has preserved an impressive complex of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and classical buildings as well as its medieval layout and natural setting.

Lithuania

City of Vilnius

N54 41 12.012 E25 17 35.016

Date of Inscription: 1994

Minor modification inscribed year: 2012

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 352 ha

Buffer zone: 1,912 ha

Ref: 541bis

Source: http://whc.unesco.org