UNESCO’s role is to ‘encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world, considered to be of outstanding value to humanity’.
The cultural and natural heritage sites identified by UNESCO are listed in a “World Heritage List” on the UNESCO website: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
In addition, UNESCO has defined a Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Intangible cultural heritage is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place or peoples living cultural heritage that requires safeguarding. For example, folklore, customs, language, traditions, food, etc. The full list can be view at: https://ich.unesco.org/en/lists
In 2021, there was a total of 1,121 UNESCO World Heritage sites worldwide, and 549 intangible cultural elements noted as worthy of protection.
We have experienced 421 of these (at March 2021). They are listed below by country.
This post covers countries beginning with U to Z. Other countries are listed in UNESCO posts A-D; E-H; I-L; M-P; Q-T.
We have experienced 421 of these (at March 2021). They are listed below by country.
This post covers countries beginning with U to Z. Other countries are listed in UNESCO posts A-D; E-H; I-L; M-P; Q-T.
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| Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine |
Ukraine
· Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
· L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
· Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans
· Struve Geodetic Arc
United States of America (USA)
· Statue of Liberty
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| Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay |
Uruguay
· Candombe music
· Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
· Tango dancing
Vietnam
· Art of Don Ca Tai Tu music and song in southern Vietnam
· Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi
· Ha Long Bay
· Hoi An Ancient Town
· My Son Sanctuary
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| Conwy Castle, Wales |
Wales (UK)
· Blaenavon
· Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
· Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd, including Beaumaris Castle, Caernarfon Castle and fortified town, Conwy Castle and fortified town, and Harlech Castle
· Pontcysyllte Aqueduct