Situated on the edge of a plateau that dominates the plain of Cambodia, the Temple of Preah Vihear is dedicated to Shiva. The Temple is composed of a series of sanctuaries linked by a system of ...

UNESCO is deeply alarmed by the 24 March strikes that hit a building in the area of Bernardine Monastery within the World ...

On February 27, UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, and the National Preserve ‘Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’ formalised a ...

The construction of this castle began at the end of the 15th century, in Gothic style. It was subsequently extended and reconstructed, first in the Renaissance and then in the Baroque style. After ...

Established in 1992, the World Heritage Centre is the focal point and coordinator within UNESCO for all matters related to World Heritage. Ensuring the day-to-day management of the Convention, the ...

Inscribing a site on the World Heritage List is not the end of the story. Site managers and local authorities continuously need to work towards managing, monitoring and preserving the World Heritage ...

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Registration for the 48th session will only be possible on this official webpage. No other channel, link or registration form should be used. Note that UNESCO does not charge any fee during the ...

Once a site is inscribed on the World Heritage List (and becomes a “World Heritage property”), the State Party has to ensure that effective and active measures are taken for its protection, ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

A Tentative List is an inventory of those sites which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its ...