BEAUTIFUL WORLD PRIDE! 10 NEW WORLD HERITAGE SITES TO VISIT NOW!
The world takes pride in places of exceptional beauty and significance. UNESCO just listed a collection of sites that meet their extremely high standards for cultural and/or natural significance. We are sharing 10 of the most beautiful sites to visit now. For more info on all of the newly listed UNESCO sites, check here.
1. THE CLIMATS TERRIORS -- BURGUNDY, FRANCE (ABOVE)
2. SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS - SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
3. TUSI SITES -- LAOSICHENG, CHINA
4. THE PAR FORCE HUNTING LANDSCAPE -- NORTH ZEALAND, DENMARK
5. BAEKJE HISTORIC AREAS -- REPUBLIC OF KOREA
6. AQUEDUCT OF PADRE TEMBLEQUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM -- MEXICO
7. RJUKAN-NOTODDEN INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE SITE -- RJUKAN-NOTODDEN, NORWAY
8. SINGAPORE BOTANICAL GARDENS -- SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA
9. DIYARBAKIR FORTRESS & HEVSEL GARDENS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE -- TURKEY
10. OLD CITY OF SANA’A, YEMEN
Full list of UNESCO's newly inscribed World Heritage sites
- China: Tusi sites
- Denmark: Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church settlement
- Denmark: Par Force hunting landscape in North Zealand
- France: Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars
- France: Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
- Germany: Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
- Iran: Cultural landscape of Maymand
- Iran: Susa
- Israel: Necropolis of Bet She'arim, a landmark of Jewish renewal
- Italy: Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalú and Monreale
- Jamaica: Blue and John Crow mountains
- Japan: Sites of Japan's Meiji industrial revolution
- Jordan: Baptism site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" (Al-Maghtas)
- Republic of Korea: Baekje historic areas
- Mexico: Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque hydraulic system
- Mongolia: Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape
- Norway: Notodden industrial heritage site in Rjukan
- Saudi Arabia: Rock art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia
- Singapore: Singapore Botanical Gardens
- South Africa: Cape Floral Region protected areas (significant extension of "Cape Floral Region protected areas" site)
- Spain: Routes of Santiago in Northern Spain (significant extension of "Routes of Santiago de Compostela" site)
- Turkey: Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens cultural landscape
- Turkey: Ephesus
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: The Forth Bridge
- United States: San Antonio Missions
- Uruguay: Fray Bentos cultural-industrial landscape
- Viet Nam: Ke Bang National Park (significant extension of "Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park" site)
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IMAGE CREDITS:
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Mosaic of the Climats. Burgundy, France. © Jean-Louis Bernuy.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. San Antonio Missions. San Antonio, Texas. © National Park Service.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Tusi Sites. Core area of the domain and Lingxi River. Laosicheng, China. © Management Office of Laosicheng Tusi Domain.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. The Par Force Hunting Landscape. North Zealand, Denmark. © Ib Welling.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Baekhwajeong Pavilion. Republic of Korea. © Baejke Historic Sites Nomination Office.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Main Arcade at Dawn. Central Mexican Plateau, Mexico. © Espacio de la Imagen.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Rjukan seen from top of Krosso Aerial Cableway. Rjukan-Notodden, Norway. © Hans-Dieter Fleger.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Swan Lake. Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore. © Singapore Botanic Gardens.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. St George Church. Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, Turkey. © Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Old City. Sana’a, Yemen. © Maria Gropa.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Newly Declared 2015 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
- Image: by Dûrzan Cîrano. Hevsel Gardens and Ten-Arched Bridge. Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, Turkey.
- Image: Courtesy of UNESCO. Ten-eyed Bridge. Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, Turkey. © Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality.
- Image: by BN App - Download now!
- Image: by Gisling. Tuisi Garden (Retreat & Reflection Garden) 江苏吴江同里退思园 — Suzhou. Suzhou, China.
