Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, Rajasthan’s six grand hill forts—Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore, Gagron, Amber, and Jaisalmer—stand as remarkable examples of ...

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the ...

To identify sites currently at risk, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. There are 52 sites the World Heritage Committee has decided to include on the list.

The first Official New 7 Wonders of the World competition was held in 2007 and drew more than 100 million voters who ... UNESCO recognized the area in 1994 as a world heritage site due to its ...

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites ...

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by ...

The World Heritage Committee announced the new sites at a meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week. The list already included world-famous sites like the Grand Canyon and India's Taj Mahal.

8 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings — 2 in the Chicago area — named World Heritage sites The Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago and the Unity Temple in Oak Park were among the eight added to the list.

April 18 is World Heritage Day, which is an international observance for UNESCO World Heritage sites all around the globe." At Fort Ancient, Site Manager Bill Kennedy will lead guided tours.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Integrated management, Decision making, Governance 23. [The World Heritage Committee,] noting with concern that the lack of an integrated management approach is reported ...