A new assessment by IUCN, released during the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, reveals deepening risks to natural World ...

Discover the various archaeological and heritage interventions carried out at the Site of Palmyra by national and ...

UNESCO launches the flagship publication “Indigenous Knowledge, Ancestral Places: Navigating Change in UNESCO Designated ...

It is with profound sadness that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre acknowledges the passing of Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII, paramount chief of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, on 23 September 2025. His loss is ...

Africa–China Symposium on World Heritage Capacity-Building and Cooperation" in Quanzhou, China. This landmark event builds on ...

On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic ...

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its ...

This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in ...

The four edifices of the site reflect the high points of the Byzantine-Romanesque ecclesiastical culture, with its distinct style of wall painting, which developed in the Balkans between the 13th and ...

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Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, ...

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. These criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines ...