Thanks to the continued support of the Government of Flanders (Belgium), the World Heritage Online Map Platform has evolved ...

UNESCO welcomes efforts to achieve lasting peace, an essential condition for the protection of cultural heritage in Cambodia and Thailand. UNESCO has initiated monitoring of cultural heritage sites ...

On 8 July 2025, UNESCO launched the Dive into Heritage platform at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, marking a key milestone in the field of digital heritage preservation. The ...

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What ...

Chosen from the work of Le Corbusier, the 17 sites comprising this transnational serial property are spread over seven countries and are a testimonial to the invention of a new architectural language ...

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) was the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic bomb exploded on 6 August 1945. Through the efforts of many people, including those ...

In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world's first International Peace Park. Situated on the border ...

Employment and internshipsat the World Heritage Centre The World Heritage Centre is part of UNESCO. If you’re interested in working at UNESCO or the World Heritage Centre, you can see what ...

Implementing New Visions: A Guidebook for Action on the List of World Heritage in Danger This Guidebook aims at providing practical strategies and examples based on the recommendations from the report ...

The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that ...

The site consists of an exceptional urban setting encompassing the key natural elements that have shaped and inspired the development of the city: from the highest points of the Tijuca National ...

Located in the arid Peruvian coastal plain, some 400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nasca and the pampas of Jumana cover about 450 km2 . These lines, which were scratched on the surface of the ...