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A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the UNESCO. World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other forms of significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".
UNESCO World Heritage plaque at Doñana National Park in Andalucía, Spain
UNESCO World Heritage plaque at Doñana National Park in Andalucía, Spain
UNESCO World Heritage plaque at Þingvellir in Iceland
UNESCO World Heritage plaque at Þingvellir in Iceland
UNESCO World Heritage plaque at Takht-e Soleymān in Iran
UNESCO World Heritage plaque at Takht-e Soleymān in Iran
Site No. 252: Taj Mahal in India, an example of a cultural heritage site
Site No. 252: Taj Mahal in India, an example of a cultural heritage site
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 194 member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental and private sector. Headquartered in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions.
UNESCO offices in Brasília
UNESCO offices in Brasília
UNESCO Institute for Water Education in Delft
UNESCO Institute for Water Education in Delft
The Garden of Peace at UNESCO headquarters
The Garden of Peace at UNESCO headquarters
Carondelet Palace, Presidential Palace – with changing of the guards. The Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador, is one of the largest, least-altered and
Carondelet Palace, Presidential Palace – with changing of the guards. The Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador, is one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved historic centres in the Americas. This centre was, together with the historic centre of Kraków in Poland, the first to be declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 18 September 1978.