The 25th General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is meeting from 24 to 25 November 2025 at ...

No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the ...

2023 45COM 7B.154 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2021 44COM 7B.141 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2019 43COM 7B.57 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2017 41COM ...

Le patrimoine est l’héritage du passé dont nous profitons aujourd’hui et que nous transmettons aux générations à venir. Ce qui rend exceptionnel le concept de patrimoine mondial est son application ...

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What ...

The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the ...

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru share a common cultural heritage of outstanding value: the Qhapaq Ñan, or Main Andean Road. For the past three years the World Heritage Centre has ...

Once a country signs the World Heritage Convention, and has sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, the resulting prestige often helps raise awareness among citizens and governments for heritage ...

Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for ...

Le Centre du patrimoine mondial fait partie de l’UNESCO. Si vous souhaitez travailler au Centre du patrimoine mondial ou à l’UNESCO, nous vous invitons à consulter la page Emploi du site web de ...

« African Heritage Sites Facing Climate Change » est une série d’ateliers et de sessions de renforcement des capacités, en ...

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