795 Maritime Greenwich – 1997
The ensemble of buildings at Greenwich, an outlying district of London, and the park in which they are set, symbolize English artistic and
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Unesco heritage 1997
794 Dougga / Thugga – 1997
Before the Roman annexation of Numidia, the town of Thugga, built on an elevated site overlooking a fertile plain, was the capital of
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805 San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries – 1997
The monastic community founded by St Millán in the mid-6th century became a place of pilgrimage. A fine Romanesque church built in honour
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773 Pyrénées – Mont Perdu – 1997
This outstanding mountain landscape, which spans the contemporary national borders of France and Spain, is centred around the peak of Mount Perdu, a
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804 Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona – 1997
These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona’s architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The Palau de
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803 Las Médulas – 1997
In the 1st century A.D. the Roman Imperial authorities began to exploit the gold deposits of this region in north-west Spain, using a
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817 Hwaseong Fortress – 1997
When the Joseon King Jeongjo moved his father’s tomb to Suwon at the end of the 18th century, he surrounded it with strong
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816 Changdeokgung Palace Complex – 1997
In the early 15th century, the King Taejong ordered the construction of a new palace at an auspicious site. A Bureau of Palace
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835 Medieval Town of Toruń – 1997
Torun owes its origins to the Teutonic Order, which built a castle there in the mid-13th century as a base for the conquest
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847 Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork – 1997
This 13th-century fortified monastery belonging to the Teutonic Order was substantially enlarged and embellished after 1309, when the seat of the Grand Master
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790 Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá – 1997
Founded in 1519 by the conquistador Pedrarías Dávila, Panamá Viejo is the oldest European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas. It
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586 Rohtas Fort – 1997
Following his defeat of the Mughal emperor Humayun in 1541, Sher Shah Suri built a strong fortified complex at Rohtas, a strategic site
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818 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout – 1997
The outstanding contribution made by the people of the Netherlands to the technology of handling water is admirably demonstrated by the installations in
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819 Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao – 1997
The people of the Netherlands established a trading settlement at a fine natural harbour on the Caribbean island of Curaçao in 1634. The
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666 Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha – 1997
Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage.
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837 Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) – 1997
Tétouan was of particular importance in the Islamic period, from the 8th century onwards, since it served as the main point of contact
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836 Archaeological Site of Volubilis – 1997
The Mauritanian capital, founded in the 3rd century B.C., became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and was graced with many fine
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815 Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara – 1997
The Hospicio Cabañas was built at the beginning of the 19th century to provide care and shelter for the disadvantaged – orphans, old
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852 Historic Centre of Riga – 1997
Riga was a major centre of the Hanseatic League, deriving its prosperity in the 13th–15th centuries from the trade with central and eastern
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800 Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest – 1997
At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of
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