Waterfall in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda.
(Photo: G.R.
2023’s selections include 33 cultural sites and nine natural sites.
Waterfall in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. (Photo: G.R. Vande weghe viaUNESCO(CC Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO)
Thanks to five new inscribed sites, Africa has now passed a milestone.
Here are 6 of the 42 exceptional sites added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Ideas and customs were shared extensively along this route.
Gaya Tumuli, Republic of Korea (Photo: Seo Heun Kang viaUNESCO(Nomination File (non exclusive cession of rights: yes))
(Description viaUNESCO)
Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker (Netherlands)
Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker, Netherlands.
The planets revolve around the Sun in real-time, and the distance between the planets is at scale.
It contains the best preserved fossil record of marine life, covering 10 million years of Earth’s history.
The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments, Thailand (Photo: The Fine Arts Department viaUNESCO(Nomination File (non exclusive cession of rights: yes))
The abundance, diversity, and exquisite preservation of the fossils are exceptional and allow for world-class scientific work.
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Photo: O. Kugaev viaUNESCO(Nomination File (non exclusive cession of rights: yes))
National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj, Guatemala (Photo: National Archaeological Park Tak’alik Ab’aj viaUNESCO(Nomination File (non exclusive cession of rights: yes))
Eisinga Planetarium in Franeker, Netherlands. (Photo: Royal Eise Eisinga Planetarium viaUNESCO(Nomination File (non exclusive cession of rights: yes))
Anticosti, Canada (Photo: Pierre Bertrand/© Municipalité (MIA) viaUNESCO(Nomination File (non exclusive cession of rights: yes))
