Year: 2017

Mackwoods Tea Plantation Sign

Discover Mackwoods Tea Plantation Sign in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka: A Sri Lankan tea factory's ironic take on the Los Angeles landmark.

Al Bidya Mosque

Discover Al Bidya Mosque in Al Bidya, United Arab Emirates: The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

Center of the Universe Sign

Discover Center of the Universe Sign in Seattle, Washington: Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Fish on a Bicycle

Discover Fish on a Bicycle in University City, Missouri: University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

The Folsom Powerhouse

Discover The Folsom Powerhouse in Folsom, California: This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

Ouray Alchemist

Discover Ouray Alchemist in Ouray, Colorado: A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

Santa Monica’s Origami Intersections

Discover Origami Intersections in Santa Monica, California: Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

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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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