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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thilzz" data-source="post: 6358539" data-attributes="member: 103868">The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/comittee/" target="_blank">World Heritage Committee</a> considers as having outstanding universal value.            These include 689 cultural <img src="http://whc.unesco.org/graphics/c.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />, 176 natural <img src="http://whc.unesco.org/graphics/n.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> and 25 mixed <img src="http://whc.unesco.org/graphics/m.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> properties in 148 <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/" target="_blank">States Parties</a>.   World heritage sites in Sri Lanka:                              <ul style="text-align: center"> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/201" target="_blank">Ancient City of Polonnaruwa</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/202" target="_blank">Ancient City of Sigiriya</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/200" target="_blank">Sacred City of Anuradhapura</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/451" target="_blank">Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/450" target="_blank">Sacred City of Kandy</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/405" target="_blank">Sinharaja Forest Reserve</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/561" target="_blank">Golden Temple of Dambulla</a></li> </ul>        You can see the full list of World Heritage Sites <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list" target="_blank">here</a>. Below are some of the site included in the list. Great Barrier Reef, Australia <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-13ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />AFP - Getty Images A colorful underwater scene at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The thriving ecosystem includes the world’s biggest collection of coral reefs, including 400 types of coral and 1,500 fish species. The Great Barrer Reef was added to the World Heritage List in 1981. Petra, Jordan <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-14ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Thomas Coex / AFP - Getty Images Camels rest in front of the main monument in Jordan's ancient city of Petra, the 'Khazneh' or Treasury, that was carved out of sandstone to serve as a tomb for a Nabatean king. The city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia, according to the World Heritage Web site. Petra was added to the World Heritage List in 1985. Potala Palace, Tibet <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-22ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Goh Chai Hin / AFP - Getty Images A Tibetan pilgrim spins prayer wheels as she offers prayers while encircling the grounds of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Since UNESCO named the Potala Palace as a World Heritage site in 1994, the Chinese authorities have felt that the Potala Palace now belongs to the people of the world, and no longer to the Dalai Lama, and even if the exiled Dalai Lama were permitted to return to Tibet, it is highly unlikely he would be allowed to live in his traditional home, the 1,300-year-old Potala Palace. Machu Picchu, Peru <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-23ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Eitan Abramovich / AFP - Getty Images The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is located near the Peruvian city of Cusco. Machu Picchu was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, and was added to the World Heritage List in 1983. The popular tourist site was considered for the List in Danger in 2008, but was not added. Mount Koya, Japan <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-24ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Everett Kennedy Brown / EPA The Buddhist pagoda called Konpon Daito at Mount Koya, in Wakayama province, Japan, represents the central point of a mandala covering all of Japan according to Shingon Buddhist doctrine. Mount Koya, located east of Osaka, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 and was first settled in 819 by the Buddhist monk Kukai, founder of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Yellowstone National Park, USA <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-28ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Kevork Djansezian / AP A herd of elk graze in the meadows of Yellowstone National Park. In the background stand Mt. Holmes, left, and Mt. Dome. Yellowstone contains half of the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples, the World Heritage Web site says. Yellowstone was added to the World Heritage List in 1978. Shrine of the Bab, Israel <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-11ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />David Silverman / Getty Images Terraced gardens surround the golden-domed Shrine of the Bab of the Bahai faith in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. The world spiritual center of the Bahai faith, whose devotees number less than six million worldwide, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on July 8, 2008. St. Peters Square, Vatican City <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-12ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Giulio Napolitano / AFP - Getty Images An aerial view of St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City. According to the World Heritage Web site, a unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces lie within the boundaries of this small state. Vatican City was added to the World Heritage List in 1984. Easter Island, Chile <img src="http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/thilzz/ss-090625-wld-heritage-19ss_full.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Martin Bernetti / AFP - Getty Images A view of some of the 390 abandoned huge statues (moais in Rapa Nui language), in the hillside of the Rano Raraku volcano in Easter Island, 3,700 km off the coast of Chile. The Chilean island, located in the Polynesian archipielago, has many archeological sites and its Rapa Nui National Park is included on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list since 1995. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31544796/ns/travel-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1" target="_blank"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" data-shortname=":D" /></a> Post a comment if you like this thread <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/P.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":P" title=":P    :P" data-shortname=":P" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/rofl.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL    :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> </blockquote>

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