UNESCO adds 13 New World Heritage Sites

UNESCO has recently added new sites to its list of World Heritage sites.  A World Heritage site is a place of either great physical or cultural significance.  Thirteen new sites have been added to the list, two natural sites and 11 cultural, bring the total list to 890.

Here’s what’s been added:

1. Wadden Sea – Germany and the Netherlands
2. The Dolomites – Italy
3. Stoclet House – Belgium
4. The Ruins of Loropeni – Burkina Faso
5. Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande – Cape Verde
6. Mount Wutai – China
7. Shushtar, Historical Hydraulic System – Iran
8. Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain – Kyrgyzstan
9. The Sacred City of Caral-Supe – Peru
10. The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty – Republic of Korea
11. The Tower of Hercules – Spain
12. La Chaux-de-Fonds (Le Locle watch making town-planning) – Switzerland
13. Pontcysylite – United Kingdom

One site was removed from the list, the Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany.  The reason?  The construction of a 4-lane bridge.

You can view the entire list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites here.

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