672 Ha Long Bay – 1994
, in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1,600 islands and islets, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Because of their precipitous
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Unesco heritage 1994
701 Canaima National Park – 1994
is spread over 3 million ha in south-eastern Venezuela along the border between Guyana and Brazil. Roughly 65% of the park is covered
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684 Rwenzori Mountains National Park – 1994
The covers nearly 100,000 ha in western Uganda and comprises the main part of the Rwenzori mountain chain, which includes Africa’s third highest
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682 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – 1994
Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 ha and is known for its
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614 City of Safranbolu – 1994
From the 13th century to the advent of the railway in the early 20th century, Safranbolu was an important caravan station on the
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558 Skogskyrkogården – 1994
This Stockholm cemetery was created between 1917 and 1920 by two young architects, Asplund and Lewerentz, on the site of former gravel pits
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557 Rock Carvings in Tanum – 1994
The rock carvings in Tanum, in the north of Bohuslän, are a unique artistic achievement not only for their rich and varied motifs
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685 Doñana National Park – 1994
in Andalusia occupies the right bank of the Guadalquivir river at its estuary on the Atlantic Ocean. It is notable for the great
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634 Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye – 1994
The Church of the Ascension was built in 1532 on the imperial estate of Kolomenskoye, near Moscow, to celebrate the birth of the
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700 Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa – 1994
Located in the arid Peruvian coastal plain, some 400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nasca and the pampas of Jumana cover
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654 Arabian Oryx Sanctuary – 1994
The is an area within the Central Desert and Coastal Hills biogeographical regions of Oman. Seasonal fogs and dews support a unique desert
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702 Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl – 1994
These 14 monasteries stand on the slopes of Popocatepetl, to the south-east of Mexico City. They are in an excellent state of conservation
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699 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications – 1994
Because of its strategic position, Luxembourg was, from the 16th century until 1867, when its walls were dismantled, one of Europe’s greatest fortified
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541 Vilnius Historic Centre – 1994
Political centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 13th to the end of the 18th century, Vilnius has had a profound
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688 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) – 1994
Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation
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712 City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto – 1994
Founded in the 2nd century B.C. in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the
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687 Völklingen Ironworks – 1994
The ironworks, which cover some 6 ha, dominate the city of Völklingen. Although they have recently gone out of production, they are the
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535 Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg – 1994
Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty.
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708 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta – 1994
The historic churches of Mtskheta, former capital of Georgia, are outstanding examples of medieval religious architecture in the Caucasus. They show the high
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710 Gelati Monastery – 1994
Founded in 1106 in the west of Georgia, the Monastery of Gelati is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia, a
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