Cultural criterion
Criterion (vi)
A plain-language explanation of this criterion is being written. The sites that meet it are listed below.
- Sites
- 256
- Cultural
- 244
- Mixed
- 12
- In danger
- 8
Sites that meet it
256 places, in alphabetical order
- Aachen CathedralGermanyCultural
- Aapravasi GhatMauritiusCultural
- Acropolis, AthensGreeceCultural
- Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaMexicoCultural
- Ajanta CavesIndiaCultural
- Amazonia TheatersBrazilCultural
- Amphitheatre of El JemTunisiaCultural
- Ancient Buddhist Site of SarnathIndiaCultural
- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang MountainsChinaCultural
- Ancient City of BosraSyriaCultural
- Ancient City of DamascusSyriaCultural
- Ancient City of PolonnaruwaSri LankaCultural
- Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites of Burkina FasoBurkina FasoCultural
- Ancient Thebes with its NecropolisEgyptCultural
- AphrodisiasTürkiyeCultural
- Appian WayItalyCultural
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of AquileiaItalyCultural
- Archaeological Site of CarthageTunisiaCultural
- Archaeological Site of CyreneLibyaCultural
- archaeological Site of DelphiGreeceCultural
- Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, BiharIndiaCultural
- Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of PanamáPanamaCultural
- Archaeological Site of TroyTürkiyeCultural
- Archaeological Site of VolubilisMoroccoCultural
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and TirynsGreeceCultural
- Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at NesvizhBelarusCultural
- Armenian Monastic Ensembles of IranIranCultural
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan SitesItalyCultural
- At-Turaif DistrictSaudi ArabiaCultural
- Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)PolandCultural
- Australian Convict SitesAustraliaCultural
- BaganMyanmarCultural
- Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)JordanCultural
- Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural LandscapesSenegalCultural
- Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and BernauGermanyCultural
- Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944FranceCultural
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer ShebaIsraelCultural
- Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test SiteMarshall IslandsCultural
- Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, BethlehemPalestineCultural
- Bolgar Historical and Archaeological ComplexRussiaCultural
- Borobudur Temple CompoundsIndonesiaCultural
- Buddhist Monuments at SanchiIndiaCultural
- Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji AreaJapanCultural
- Burgos CathedralSpainCultural
- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman EmpireTürkiyeCultural
- ByblosLebanonCultural
- Cambodian Memorial Sites: From centres of repression to places of peace and reflectionCambodiaCultural
- Canal du MidiFranceCultural
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's ChurchUnited KingdomCultural
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, ReimsFranceCultural
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in SevilleSpainCultural
- Central Axis of BeijingChinaCultural
- Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - HanoiVietnamCultural
- Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the AzoresPortugalCultural
- Champagne Hillsides, Houses and CellarsFranceCultural
- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkIndiaCultural
- Chief Roi Mata’s DomainVanuatuCultural
- Churches and Convents of GoaIndiaCultural
- Churches of Peace in Jawor and ŚwidnicaPolandCultural
- Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira GrandeCabo VerdeCultural
- City of PotosíBoliviaCultural
- Classical WeimarGermanyCultural
- Colonial City of Santo DomingoDominican RepublicCultural
- Convent of Christ in TomarPortugalCultural
- DelosGreeceCultural
- Durham Castle and CathedralUnited KingdomCultural
- Ellora CavesIndiaCultural
- ESMA Museum and Site of Memory – Former Clandestine Center of Detention, Torture and ExterminationArgentinaCultural
- Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po DeltaItalyCultural
- Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western RegionsGhanaCultural
- Fossil Hominid Sites of South AfricaSouth AfricaCultural
- Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspirationJapanCultural
- Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionSudanCultural
- Golden Temple of DambullaSri LankaCultural
- Great Burghan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscapeMongoliaCultural
- Great Zimbabwe National MonumentZimbabweCultural
- Group of Monuments at MahabalipuramIndiaCultural
- Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of RyukyuJapanCultural
- Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana WoodblocksSouth KoreaCultural
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanadaCultural
- Hebron/Al-Khalil Old TownPalestineCultural
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)JapanCultural
- Historic CairoEgyptCultural
- Historic Centre of BruggeBelgiumCultural
- Historic Centre of BukharaUzbekistanCultural
- Historic Centre of FlorenceItalyCultural
- Historic Centre of MacaoChinaCultural
- Historic Centre of MoreliaMexicoCultural
- Historic Centre of PragueCzechiaCultural
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le MuraItaly, Holy SeeCultural
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of MonumentsRussiaCultural
- Historic Centre of Salvador de BahiaBrazilCultural
- Historic Centre of the City of SalzburgAustriaCultural
- Historic Centre of ViennaAustriaCultural
- Historic Centre of WarsawPolandCultural
- Historic District of Old QuébecCanadaCultural
- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, LhasaChinaCultural
- Historic Jeddah, the Gate to MakkahSaudi ArabiaCultural
- Historic Monuments of Ancient NaraJapanCultural
- Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”ChinaCultural
- Historic Monuments of Novgorod and SurroundingsRussiaCultural
- Historic Town of ZabidYemenCultural
- Hopewell Ceremonial EarthworksUnited StatesCultural
- Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesSouth AfricaCultural
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing DynastiesChinaCultural
- Independence HallUnited StatesCultural
- Ironbridge GorgeUnited KingdomCultural
- Island of GoréeSenegalCultural
- Island of MozambiqueMozambiqueCultural
- Itsukushima Shinto ShrineJapanCultural
- Jaipur City, RajasthanIndiaCultural
- Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry SitesChinaCultural
- JodensavanneSurinameCultural
- Jodrell Bank ObservatoryUnited KingdomCultural
- KairouanTunisiaCultural
- Kakadu National ParkAustraliaMixed
- Kathmandu ValleyNepalCultural
- Khangchendzonga National ParkIndiaMixed
- Koutammakou, the Land of the BatammaribaBenin, TogoCultural
- Kremlin and Red Square, MoscowRussiaCultural
- L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic SiteCanadaCultural
- La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto RicoUnited StatesCultural
- Lamu Old TownKenyaCultural
- Landscape of Grand PréCanadaCultural
- Le Morne Cultural LandscapeMauritiusCultural
- Longobards in Italy, Places of PowerItalyCultural
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord BuddhaNepalCultural
- Lushan National ParkChinaCultural
- Luther Memorials in Eisleben and WittenbergGermanyCultural
- Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh GayaIndiaCultural
- Maratha Military Landscapes of IndiaIndiaCultural
- Maritime GreenwichUnited KingdomCultural
- Marquesas IslandsFranceMixed
- MasadaIsraelCultural
- Mausoleum of the First Qin EmperorChinaCultural
- Maya Site of CopanHondurasCultural
- Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of KongoAngolaCultural
- Medici Villas and Gardens in TuscanyItalyCultural
- Meidan Emam, EsfahanIranCultural
- Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and BiseseroRwandaCultural
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to DahshurEgyptCultural
- Minoan Palatial CentresGreeceCultural
- Mogao CavesChinaCultural
- Monastery and Site of the Escurial, MadridSpainCultural
- Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in LisbonPortugalCultural
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its BayFranceCultural
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleUnited StatesCultural
- Mount AthosGreeceMixed
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic AreaChinaMixed
- Mount Mulanje Cultural LandscapeMalawiCultural
- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation SystemChinaCultural
- Mount TaishanChinaMixed
- Mount WutaiChinaCultural
- Mount WuyiChinaMixed
- Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern MicronesiaFederated States of MicronesiaCultural
- National History ParkHaitiCultural
- New LanarkUnited KingdomCultural
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining BasinFranceCultural
- Novodevichy ConventRussiaCultural
- Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeEgyptCultural
- Old Bridge Area of the Old City of MostarBosnia and HerzegovinaCultural
- Old City of Sana'aYemenCultural
- OlympiaGreeceCultural
- Osun-Osogbo Sacred GroveNigeriaCultural
- Palace and Park of FontainebleauFranceCultural
- Palace and Park of VersaillesFranceCultural
- Pannonhalma ArchabbeyHungaryCultural
- PapahānaumokuākeaUnited StatesMixed
- PaphosCyprusCultural
- Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and SciencesSpainCultural
- Pegulingan TempleIndonesiaCultural
- Peking Man Site at ZhoukoudianChinaCultural
- Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural LandscapeTürkiyeCultural
- PersepolisIranCultural
- Piazza del Duomo, PisaItalyCultural
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum ComplexBelgiumCultural
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaColombiaCultural
- Pre-Hispanic City of TeotihuacanMexicoCultural
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road SystemArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, PeruCultural
- Reichenau IslandGermanyCultural
- Robben IslandSouth AfricaCultural
- rock drawings in ValcamonicaItalyCultural
- Rock Mosques and Associated Sacred Sites of MangystauKazakhstanCultural
- Rock-Hewn Churches of IvanovoBulgariaCultural
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in TrierGermanyCultural
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of OrangeFranceCultural
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in FranceFranceCultural
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern SpainSpainCultural
- Royal Court of TiébéléBurkina FasoCultural
- Royal Hill of AmbohimangaMadagascarCultural
- Royal Monastery of Saint Mary of GuadalupeSpainCultural
- Royal Tombs of the Joseon DynastySouth KoreaCultural
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at PaharpurBangladeshCultural
- Sacred City of AnuradhapuraSri LankaCultural
- Sacred City of KandySri LankaCultural
- Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain RangeJapanCultural
- Saint Catherine AreaEgyptCultural
- San Millán Yuso and Suso MonasteriesSpainCultural
- Sanctuary of Asclepius, EpidaurusGreeceCultural
- Sangiran Early Man SiteIndonesiaCultural
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)SpainCultural
- SantiniketanIndiaCultural
- Shrines and Temples of NikkoJapanCultural
- ShUM Sites of Speyer, Worms and MainzGermanyCultural
- Sidi Bou SaidTunisiaCultural
- Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorChina, Kyrgyzstan, KazakhstanCultural
- Site of XanaduChinaCultural
- Statue of LibertyUnited StatesCultural
- Stećci Medieval Tombstones GraveyardsBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, SerbiaCultural
- Struve Geodetic ArcBelarus, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Norway, Russia, Sweden, UkraineCultural
- Studenica monasterySerbiaCultural
- Sukur Cultural LandscapeNigeriaCultural
- Sulaiman-Too Sacred MountainKyrgyzstanCultural
- Sun Temple, KonârakIndiaCultural
- Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of PantalicaItalyCultural
- Takht-e SoleymanIranCultural
- TaputapuāteaFranceCultural
- Tasmanian WildernessAustraliaMixed
- TaxilaPakistanCultural
- Tell Umm el-'AmrPalestineCultural
- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in QufuChinaCultural
- Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient IshanapuraCambodiaCultural
- The Archaeological Ensemble of 17th Century Port RoyalJamaicaCultural
- The Grand CanalChinaCultural
- The Great WallChinaCultural
- The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of PátmosGreeceCultural
- The Persian GardenIranCultural
- The wider area of Mount OlympusGreeceMixed
- Tombs of Buganda Kings at KasubiUgandaCultural
- Tongariro National ParkNew ZealandMixed
- Town Hall of BremenGermanyCultural
- Tr’ondëk-KlondikeCanadaCultural
- TsodiloBotswanaCultural
- TyreLebanonCultural
- Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkAustraliaMixed
- Umm ar-RasasJordanCultural
- Umm el-JimalJordanCultural
- Universidade de Coimbra – Alta e SofiaPortugalCultural
- University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de HenaresSpainCultural
- Val d'OrciaItalyCultural
- VallettaMaltaCultural
- Valongo Wharf Archaeological SiteBrazilCultural
- Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural LandscapeLaosCultural
- Vatican CityHoly SeeCultural
- Venice and its LagoonItalyCultural
- Vézelay, Church and HillFranceCultural
- Villa d'EsteItalyCultural
- Wartburg CastleGermanyCultural
- Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, Nakhon Si ThammaratThailandCultural
- West Lake Cultural Landscape of HangzhouChinaCultural
- Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta (Tatehuarí Huajuyé)MexicoCultural
- Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem-Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and LandscapesVietnamCultural
- Yin XuChinaCultural
- Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural LandscapeChinaCultural
- Þingvellir National ParkIcelandCultural
- ǂKhomani Cultural LandscapeSouth AfricaCultural