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| This year, the Forth (Rail) Bridge in Scotland was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. Competed March 4, 1890, the three double cantilever towers connected Edinburgh with Dundee and Aberdeen by rail. |
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) added 24 more sites to its
worldwide collection of the world’s most important cultural and natural
wonders—from the watery coasts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to the top of
the Pyramids of Giza.
The list
now includes 1,031 different sites, located in 163 countries.
The Newest 24.
--Aqueduct
of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System: Mexico
--Arab-Norman
Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale: Italy
--Alamo,
USA
-- Blue
and John Crow Mountains: Jamaica
--Baekje
Historic Areas: Republic of Korea
--Champagne
region, France
--Christiansfeld,
a Moravian Church Settlement: Denmark
--Climats,
terroirs of Burgundy: France
--Cultural
Landscape of Maymand: Iran
--Diyarbakır
Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape: Turkey
--Ephesus,
Turkey
--Fray
Bentos Cultural-Industrial Landscape: Uruguay
--Great
Burkhan Khaldun Mountain, Mongolia
--
Hashima Island
--Jesus
baptism site along east bank of Jordan River
--Rjukan–Notodden
Industrial Heritage Site: Norway
--
Necropolis
of Bet She’arim, Israel
--Rock
Art in the Hail Region: Saudi Arabia
--Singapore
Botanical Gardens: Singapore
--Susa:
Iran
--Speicherstadt
and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus: Germany
--Tusi
Sites: China
--The par
force hunting landscape in North Zealand: Denmark
--The
Forth Bridge: Scotland
SOURCE: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/alamo-battleship-island-and-frances-champagne-region-amoung-new-world-heritage-sites-180955835/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist
World Heritage Sites:
There are
1031 sites worldwide.
For a
list go to:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
Photo gallery of new sites:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/newproperties/
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
Photo gallery of new sites:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/newproperties/
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| Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System: Mexico |
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| Botanical Gardens in Singapore |
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| Turkey's Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape |
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| Champagne Regional Cellars of France |
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| Blue and John Crow Mountains of Jamaica |
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