On 19 June 2026, a Public Forum entitled “Sustainable protection of World Heritage and the environment in Bosnia and ...

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN – have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritage, a foundational reference document to ...

The Roman aqueduct of Segovia, probably built c. A.D. 50, is remarkably well preserved. This impressive construction, with its two tiers of arches, forms part of the setting of the magnificent ...

Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, this was Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and it encouraged the spread of this style throughout northern Europe. It has been the ...

This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in ...

The goal of this Resource Manual is to help State Parties to manage natural values within World Heritage properties. As such it is aimed at natural and mixed World Heritage properties as well as ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre WHC-12/36.COM/19 Decisions adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) English Français English Français ...

Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal ...

2018 42COM 7B.17 - Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Sri Lanka) (C 451) 2016 40COM 7B.47 - Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (Sri Lanka) (C 451) 2014 38COM 7B.21 - Old Town of Galle and ...

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

2023 45COM 7B.189 - Venice and its Lagoon (Italy) (C 394) 2021 44COM 7B.50 - Venice and its Lagoon (Italy) (C 394) 2019 43COM 8D - Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties ...