New in 1997


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New entries to the World Heritage List in 1997:

  • Heard and McDonald Islands (Australia)
  • Macquarie Island (Australia)
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein (Austria)
  • The Sundarbans (Bangladesh)
  • Sao Luis (Brazil)
  • Lijiang (China)
  • Ancient City of Ping Yao (China)
  • Classical Gardens of Suzhou (China)
  • Cocos Island (Costa Rica)
  • Euphrasian Basilica (Croatia)
  • Trogir (Croatia)
  • San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)
  • Morne Trois Pitons (Dominica)
  • Tallinn (Estonia)
  • Pyrénées - Mount Perdu (France)
  • Fortified City of Carcassonne (France)
  • Costiera Amalfitana (Italy)
  • Royal Palace at Caserta (Italy)
  • Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Italy)
  • Botanical Garden, Padua (Italy)
  • Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Italy)
  • Modena (Italy)
  • Pompei (Italy)
  • Agrigento (Italy)
  • Villa Romana del Casale (Italy)
  • Su Nuraxi di Barumini (Italy)
  • Mount Kenya (Kenya)
  • Sibiloi/Central Island (Kenya)
  • Riga (Latvia)
  • Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara (Mexico)
  • Volubilis (Morocco)
  • Medina of Tétouan (Morocco)
  • Lumbini (Nepal)
  • Rohtas Fort (Pakistan)
  • The Historic District of Panamá (Panama)
  • The Medieval Town of Torun (Poland)
  • Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (Poland)
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex (Republic of Korea)
  • Hwasong Fortress (Republic of Korea)
  • Las Médulas (Spain)
  • The Palau & Hopital de Sant Pau (Spain)
  • San Millán Yuso (Spain)
  • Kinderdijk (The Netherlands)
  • Willemstad (The Netherlands)
  • Dougga/Thugga (Tunisia)
  • Maritime Greenwich (United Kingdom)




  • Browse the ones that missed out:
    Tentative list for 2001