So, I've been mentioning these UNESCO World Heritage Sites that I've visited. I just learned about UNESCO a couple of years ago, so I never intentionally went to a UNESCO site until recently.
What is UNESCO? It stands for: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It was founded on November 16, 1945. Its primary purpose is create the conditions for genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the dignity of each civilization and culture.
The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
These include 689 cultural [Cultural site] , 176 natural [Natural site] and 25 mixed [Mixed site] properties in 148 States Parties. As of April 2009, 186 States Parties have rati
fied the World Heritage Convention.
Wow! That's a lot of places to visit. Here's what I've seen so far:
Belize
* Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
Ecuador
* Galápagos Islands
* City of Quito
Egypt* Historic Cairo
* Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
* Saint Catherine Area
Holy See* Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura * 11
* Vatican City
Italy
* Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights
* Historic Centre of Florence
* Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
* Venice and its Lagoon
* Cinque Terre
* City of Verona
* Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Jordan* Petra
Netherlands
* Defence Line of Amsterdam
Syrian Arab Republic
* Ancient City of Damascus
* Ancient City of Bosra
* Site of Palmyra
* Ancient City of Aleppo
* Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland* Stonehenge
* Westminster Abbey
* Canterbury Cathedral
* Tower of London
* Maritime Greenwich
United States of America
* Grand Canyon National Park
* Independence Hall
* Mammoth Cave National Park
* Great Smoky Mountains National Park
* Statue of Liberty
What is UNESCO? It stands for: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It was founded on November 16, 1945. Its primary purpose is create the conditions for genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the dignity of each civilization and culture.
The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
These include 689 cultural [Cultural site] , 176 natural [Natural site] and 25 mixed [Mixed site] properties in 148 States Parties. As of April 2009, 186 States Parties have rati
fied the World Heritage Convention. Wow! That's a lot of places to visit. Here's what I've seen so far:
Belize
* Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
Ecuador
* Galápagos Islands
* City of Quito
Egypt* Historic Cairo
* Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
* Saint Catherine Area
Holy See* Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura * 11
* Vatican City
Italy
* Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights
* Historic Centre of Florence
* Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
* Venice and its Lagoon
* Cinque Terre
* City of Verona
* Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Jordan* Petra
Netherlands
* Defence Line of Amsterdam
Syrian Arab Republic
* Ancient City of Damascus
* Ancient City of Bosra
* Site of Palmyra
* Ancient City of Aleppo
* Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland* Stonehenge
* Westminster Abbey
* Canterbury Cathedral
* Tower of London
* Maritime Greenwich
United States of America
* Grand Canyon National Park
* Independence Hall
* Mammoth Cave National Park
* Great Smoky Mountains National Park
* Statue of Liberty
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