Year: 2017

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway

Discover Bridgnorth Cliff Railway in Bridgnorth, England: This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

Red Terror Martyrs’ Memorial Museum

Discover Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

Fell’s Point Maritime Museum

Discover Fell's Point Maritime Museum in Baltimore, Maryland: A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.

Great Train Story Diorama

Discover Great Train Story Diorama in Chicago, Illinois: This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Werawsana Jade Pagoda

Discover Werawsana Jade Pagoda in Kyaukse, Myanmar (Burma): The tower claims to be the world's only pagoda made entirely from Myanmar's lucrative gemstone.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 261 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 480 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 642 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 137 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 172 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 256 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 151 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 98 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 168

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