Year: 2019

Grave of Fiddlin’ John Carson

Discover Grave of Fiddlin' John Carson in Atlanta, Georgia: The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

Picture Canyon

Discover Picture Canyon in Flagstaff, Arizona: A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

Monolith of Tlaloc

Discover Monolith of Tlaloc in Mexico City, Mexico: This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

Roman Theater of Amman

Discover Roman Theater of Amman in Amman, Jordan: This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

Green’s Mill

Discover Green's Mill in Nottingham, England: A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

Joan of Arc Statue

Discover Joan of Arc Statue in Reims, France: An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

Grand Bé

Discover Grand Bé in Saint-Malo, France: On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

Piraeus Lion

Discover Piraeus Lion in Venice, Italy: Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Palmanova Star Fort

Discover Palmanova Star Fort in Palmanova, Italy: A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

Nyatapola Temple

Discover Nyatapola Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal: Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

St. John’s House

Discover St. John's House in Bridgend, Wales: This 500-year-old Tudor home is a treasure trove of history and mystery.

Menu

i
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

PP ToS