Countries & the World’s Heritage Sites I Had Visited
Asia:
1) Afghanistan; 1970
2) China; 1989, 1993, 2007 x 2, 2009, 2010
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
2) Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Beijing
3) The Great Wall: Northern China
4) The Potala Palace, Lhasa (Tibet)
5) Mt. Huanglong: Sichuan Province
6) Jiuzhaigou Valley: Sichuan Province
7) Mt. Emei Scenic Area & Leshan Giant Buddha: sichuan
8) Mt Qingsheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System: Sichuan
9) Mt. Wuyi: Fujian Province
10) Old town of Lijiang: Yunnan Province
11) Summer Palace and Imperial Garden in Beijing
12) Temple of Heaven in Beijing
13) Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Area
14) Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor: Xi’an, Shaanxi Province
15) Classical Gardens of Suzhou: Jiangsu Province
3) Cambodia; 2005
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Angkor Temples
4) Hong Kong; 1989
5) India; 1970
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Agra Fort
2) Taj Mahal
3) Mountain Railway of India
6) Indonesia (Bali); 1981
7) Iran; 1970
8) Japan; 2008
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Historic Monument of Kyoto
9) Korea; 2008
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Changdeokgung Palace Complex
10) Laos; 2007, 2008, 2009
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Town of Luang Prabang
11) Malaysia; 1971, 1972, 1973. 1976, 1994, 2010
World’s Heritage sites:
1) Melaka
2) George Town
12) Myanmar (Burma); 2009
13) Nepal; 2010
World Heritage Sites:
1) Katmandu Valley; Katmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square
2) SwayamBhunath Stupa
3) Pashupatinath Temple
4) Bouddhanath Stupa
13) Pakistan; 1970
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Fort and Shalamar Garden in Lahore
14) Philippines; 1991
15) Singapore; 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2010
16) Thailand; 1946-1970, 1991-1994, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Ban Chiang Archaeological Site
2) Historic City of Ayutthaya
3) Historic Town of Sukhothai
) Tibet; 2007
World’s Heritage Site :
1) Potala Palace
17) Vietnam; 2009
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Complex of Hue Monuments
2) Ha Long Bay
3) Hoi An Ancient Town
Europe:
18) Austria; 1971,
World’s Heritage:
1) Historic Centre of Vienna
19) Belgium; 1971
World’s Heritage Site:
1) La Grand Palace of Brussels
20) Denmark; 1971, 1972, 1982, 2002
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Kronborg Castle
21) Finland; 1972, 1973, 1982, 2002
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Fortress of Suomenlinna
22) France; 1972, 1973
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Cathedral of Notre- Dame
2) Historic Site of Lyons
3) Palace and park of Versailles
4) Paris, Banks of the Seine
23) Germany; 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982, 2002
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
24) Greece; 1973
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Acropolis, Athens
2) Archaeological site of Olympia
25) Italy; 1972
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Archaeological Area of Pompei
2) Historic Centre of Florence
3) Historic Centre of Naples
4) Historic Centre of Rome
5) Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
6) Venice and its Lagoon
26) Latvia (Riga); 2011
World’s Heritage site:
Historic Centre of Riga
27) Lichtenstein; 1971
28) Luxembourg; 1971
29) Monaco, 19722)
30) Netherland; 1971, 1972
31) Norway; 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 2001
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Bryggen
2) Urnes Stave Church
3) West Norwegian Fjords
32) Russia Federation; 2002
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
2) Historic Centre of St. Petersburg
33) Spain (Canary Island); 1974
34) Sweden; 1970-1974, 1987-1991, 2011
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Agricultural Landscape of southern Oland
2) Royal Domain of Drottningholm
3) Skogskyrkogarden
35) Switzerland; 1972
36) Turkey; 1970
World’s Heritage Site:
1) Historic Areas of Istanbul
37) United Kingdom; 1988
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Tower of London
2) Westminster Palace
3) Kew Royal Botanic Garden
North America:
38) Canada: 2002 Toronto; Niagara Falls
39) The United States of America; 1988, 1989-1990, 1994, 2001
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Grand Canyon National park
2) Yosemite National Park
California: Los Angelis, San Francisco,
Nevada: Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Yosemite
New York: New York City
South America:
40) Argentina: 2010 Buenos Aires, Iguaçu Falls
World Heritage Site:
1) Iguaçu Falls (Iguaçu National Park)
41) Bolivia: 2010; La Paz, Lake Titicaca
42) Brazil: 2010; Iguaçu Falls, Rio de Janeiro
World Heritage Site:
1) Iguaçu Falls (Iguaçu National Park)
43) Chile: 2010; Santiago
44) Peru: 2010; Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Puno, Lake Titicaca
World Heritage Sites:
1) City of Cusco
2) Historic Centre of Lima
3) Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Oceania region:
45) Australia; 1974-1987, 1988, 1994-……
World’s Heritage Sites:
1) Frazer Island
2) Wet Tropics of Queensland
3) Great Barrier reef
4) Greater Blue Mountains Area
5) Royal Exhibition building
6) Shark Bay
7) Sydney Opera House
8) Uluru National Park
46) New Caledonia; 2010
47) New Zealand; 1975, 1978, 2007, 2008
48) Vanuatu; 1976
