Images of World Heritage Sites |
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The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the UNESCO World
Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
We have over 75,000 photographs of World Heritage Sites on all
continents,
a compelling source for image researchers, publishers and educators.
Organized largely by country and location, the photographs and the accompanying captions detail each individual World Heritage Site. |
Bamiyan Valley, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains
Berat, Historic Centre
Butrint
Iguazú National Park
Ischigualasto Natural Park - 282 Images
Los Glaciares National Park
Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis - 85 Images
Penisula Valdes - 575 Images
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Talampaya Natural Park - 196 Images
Blue Mountains, Greater Area
Great Barrier Reef
Sydney Opera House
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Salzburg, Historic Centre of the City
Vienna, Historic Centre
Vienna, The Palace & Gardens of Schönbrunn
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Paharpur, Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara
Belfries of Belgium and France
Brugge, Historic Centre
Flemish Béguinages
La Grand-Place, Brussels
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
Fuerte de Samaipata
Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
Potosí
Sucre
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
Mostar, Old Bridge Area of the Old City
Iguaçu National Park
Boyana Church
Rila Monastery
Angkor
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Banff National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Jasper National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Kootenay National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Mount Robson Provincial Park
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Yoho National Park
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Gros Morne National Park
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Kluane National Park
L'Anse aux Meadows
Lunenburg
Quebec City
The Rideau Canal
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Churches of Chiloé
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Rapa Nui National Park
Sewell Mining Town
Valparaíso, Historic Quarter of the Seaport City
Beijing, Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Beijing, Imperial Tombs of the Ming & Qing Dynasties
Beijing, Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Beijing, Temple of Heaven, an Imperial Sacrificial Altar
Great Wall
Lhasa, Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace
Macao, Historic Centre
Xian, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Cartagena, Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments
Dubrovnik, Old City
Split, Historical Complex with the Palace of Diocletian
Trogir, Historic City
Havana, Old city and its Fortifications
Prague, Historic Centre - 1,036 Images
Kronborg Castle
Roskilde Cathedral
Quito
Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, Historic Centre
Abu Mena - 123 Images
Cairo, Historic - 859 Images
Memphis and its Necropolis, the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
Saint Catherine Area - 127 Images
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) - 141 Images
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Lalibela, Rock-hewn Churches
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe - 109 Images
Amiens Cathedral - 103 Images
Bourges Cathedral - 107 Images
Chartres Cathedral - 156 Images
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay - 158 Images
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes - 701 Images
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay - 565 Images
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau - 101 Images
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy -172 Images
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs -98 Images
Reims Cathedral of Notre-Dame and Palace of Tau, Reims
Strasbourg – Grande île - 186 Images
Versailles, Palace & Park
Vézelay, Church and Hill -139 Images
Aachen Cathedral - 71 Images
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch - 35 Images
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau
Berlin, Modernism Housing Estates - 186 Images
Berlin, Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg - 47 Images
Cologne Cathedral
Dessau-Wörlitz, Garden Kingdom
Dresden Elbe Valley
Essen, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Hildesheim, St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church
Lübeck, Hanseatic City - 154 Images
Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar - 126 Images
Potsdam and Berlin, Palaces and Parks
Regensburg, Old town with Stadtamhof
Speyer Cathedral - 66 Images
Stralsund Historic Centre - 112 Images
Trier, Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter & Church of Our Lady
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Völklingen Ironworks - 292 Images
Wismar Historic Centre - 112 Images
Wittenberg, Luther Memorials
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Athens, Acropolis
Bassae, Temple of Apollo Epicurius
Corfu, the Old Town
Delos
Delphi, Archaeological Site
Epidaurus, Archaeological Site
Meteora
Mount Athos
Mycenae & Tiryns, Archaeological Sites of Mycenae
Olympia, Archaeological Site
Patmos, Chorá with Monastery of St. John & Cave of the Apocalypse
Rhodes, Medieval City
Vergina, Archeaological Site
Ilulissat Icefjord
Antigua Guatemala
Quirigua, Archaeological Park and Ruins
Tikal National Park
Vatican City
Copán, Maya Site
Budapest
Þingvellir National Park
Agra- Agra Fort
Agra, Taj Mahal
Ajanta Caves
Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple Complex
Delhi, Humayun's Tomb
Delhi, Qutb Minar & its Monuments
Delhi, Red Fort Complex
Elephanta Caves
Ellora Caves
Fatehpur Sikri
Goa, Churches & Convents
Hampi, Group of Monuments
Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
Khajuraho, Group of Monuments
Konarak, Sun Temple
Mahabalipuram, Group of Monuments
Mountain Railways of India- Kalka Shimla Railway
Mountain Railways of India, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Mumbai, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
Pattadakal, Group of Monuments
Sanchi, Buddhist Monuments
Thanjavur, Brihadisvara Temple, Great living Chola Temples
Borobudur Temple Compounds
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Bisotun
Esfahan, Meidan Emam
Pasargadae
Persepolis
Tchogha Zanbil
Hatra
Samarra Archaeological City
Jerusalem, Old City and its Walls
Masada
Florence, Historic Centre
Pisa, Piazza del Duomo
Pompei, Archaeological Areas
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Rome, Historic Centre
Siena, Historic Centre
Venice & its Lagoon
Verona
Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Himeji-jo
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine on Miyajima
Kyoto, Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
Nara, Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Nikko, Shrines & Temples
Petra
Mount Kenya National Park / Natural Forest
Bulguksa Temple
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon
Jongmyo Shrine
Seokguram Grotto
Seoul, Changdeokgung Palace Complex
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Luang Prabang
Riga, Historic Centre
Aanjar
Byblos
Ouadi Qadisha & the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
Tyre
Cyrene, Archaeological Site
Ghadamès, Old Town
Leptis Magna, Archaeological Site
Sabratha, Archaeological Site
Vilnius, Historic Centre
Luxembourg: City, its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Ohrid, Natural and Cultural Heritage
Ambohimanga, Royal Hill
Atsinanana, Rainforests
George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Melaka, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)
Djenné -Old Towns
Timbuktu
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Valletta
Calakmul, Ancient Maya City
Campeche, Historic Fortified Town
Chichen Itza, Pre-Hispanic City
Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl
El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro
Guanajuato, Historic Town and Adjacent Mines
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
Mexico City, Central University City Campus of the UNAM
Mexico City, Historic Centre
Mexico City, Luis Barragán House and Studio
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
Monte Albán, Archaeological Site
Morelia, Historic Centre
Oaxaca, Historic Centre
Palenque, Pre-Hispanic City & National Park
Puebla, Historic Centre
Querétaro, Historic Monuments Zone
San Miguel de Allende
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Teotihuacan, Pre-Hispanic City
Tequila, Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Tlacotalpan, Historic Monuments Zone
Uxmal, Pre-Hispanic Town
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Xochicalco, Archaeological Monuments Zone
Xochimilco
Zacatecas, Historic Centre
Kotor, Natural and Culturo-Historical Region
Fez, Medina
Marrakech, Medina
Meknes, Historic City
Chitwan National Park
Kathmandu Valley
Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha
Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout - 169 Images
Te Wahipounamu, SW New Zealand
Al-Ayn, Archaeological Site
Lahore, Fort
Lahore, Shalamar Gardens
Moenjodaro, Archaeological Ruins
Rothas Fort
Takht-i-Bahi, Buddhist Ruins
Taxila
Thatta, Historical Monuments
Jerusalem, Old City and its Walls
Arequipa, Historical Centre
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
Chavin Archaeological Site
Cuzco
Huascarán National Park
Lima, Historic Centre
Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary
Nasca and Pampas de Jumana Lines and Geoglyphs
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
Vigan, Historic Town
Auschwitz Birkenau, Nazi Concentration & Extermination Camp
Cracow, Historic Centre
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Architectural Complex and Pilgrimage Park
Malbork, Castle of the Teutonic Order
Torun, Medieval Town
Warsaw, Historic Centre
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland
Alcobaça Monastery
Batalha Monastery
Évora- Historic Centre
Lisbon, Monastery of the Hieronymites & Tower of Belem
Sintra, Cultural Landscape
San Juan, La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site
Sighisoara, Historic Centre
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
Baikal Lake
Moscow, Kremlin & Red Square
Moscow, Novodevichi Monastery
Sergiyev Posad, Architectural Ensemble of The Trinity-Sergius Lavra
St. Petersburg, Historic Centre & Related Groups of Monuments
San Marino, Historic Centre and Mount Titano
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Gorée Island
Saint-Louis Island
Avila, Old Town with its Extra-muros Churches
Barcelona, The Palau de la Música Catalana & the Hospital de Sant Pau
Barcelona, Works of Antoni Gaudí
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain - 43 Images
Cordoba, Historic Centre
Granada, The Alhambra, the Generalife & Albayzin
Ibiza
Madrid, El Escorial Monastery & Site of the Escurial
Merida, Archaeological Ensemble
Salamanca, Old City
Segovia, Old Town & its Aqueduct
Toledo, Historic City
Anuradhapura, Sacred City
Galle, Old Town & its Fortifications
Golden Temple of Dambulla
Kandy, Sacred City
Polonnaruwa, Ancient City
Sigiriya, Ancient City
Bern, Old City
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
Aleppo, Ancient City
Bosra, Ancient City
Crac des Chevaliers
Damascus, Ancient City
Palmyra Site
Qal’at Salah El-Din
Ayutthaya, Historic City
Göreme National Park & the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Istanbul, Historic Areas
Nemrut Dagi
Kiev, Saint Sophia Cathedral & Kiev-Pechersk Lavra - 127 Images
Lviv - Ensemble of the Historic Centre - 437 Images
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens
London, The Tower of London
London, Westminster Palace and Abbey & St. Margaret's Church
Stonehenge, Avebury & Associated Sites
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Mesa Verde
New York City, The Statue of Liberty
Olympic National Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Wrangell-St. Elias, Glacier Bay & Tatshenshini-Alsek
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
Bukhara, Historic Centre
Khiva, Itchan Kala
Samarkand, Crossroads of Cultures
Shabshiraz, Historic Centre
Canaima National Park
Halong Bay
Hoi An, Ancient Town
Hué, Complex of Monuments
My Son Sanctuary
Sana'a, Old City
Shibam, Old Walled City
Zabid, Historic Town
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
Great Zimbabwe National Monument