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World Heritage site
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World Heritage site

Any of various areas or objects designated as having “outstanding universal value” under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. This convention, adopted by UNESCO in 1972, provides for international cooperation in preserving and protecting cultural and natural treasures throughout the world. Each site on the list is under strict legal protection by the government of the nation in which it is situated. Among the cultural sites are many of the world's most famous buildings. The ratio of cultural to natural sites on the list is roughly three to one.



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Through the UN's World Heritage program, important American properties like Independence Hall, Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon, and the Statue of Liberty have been designated as World Heritage Sites under the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, better known as the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
Stalking the beast: with The Beast on the East River, author Nathan ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
is known, is backing OUR PLACE - The World's Heritage, a project that will create the largest ever photographic collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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The building will occupy a transitional zone between the indeterminate, sprawling fringe of suburbia and the industrial vestiges of a disused coal mine, now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Designs on business: a management school in the Ruhr suggests new ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
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