I visited 3 out of the 8 inscribed components of this site on a day trip in early December, namely Hetsu-miya on Kyushu, and Nakatsu-miya and Okitsu-miya Yohaisho both on …
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95Sept. 1, 2016
- Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
- Garni and the ‘Basalt Organ’ Columnar Joint
- Gelati Monastery
- Gobustan Rock Art
- Haghpat and Sanahin
- Monastery of Geghard
- Mtskheta
- Sheki
- Surakhany, Atashgyakh
- Tbilisi Historic District
- The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va
- Uplistsikhe Cave Town
- Upper Svaneti
- Walled City of Baku
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40Feb. 1, 2016
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31Dec. 1, 2015
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119Oct. 1, 2015
- Bisotun
- Golestan Palace
- Hegmataneh
- Historic Monument of Kangavar
- Long-lived trees of Iran
- Masjed-e Jâme'
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Monastery of St. Amenaprkich
- Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab
- Pasargadae
- Persepolis
- Persian Garden
- Persian Mosque
- Soltaniyeh
- Takht-e Soleyman
- Taq-e Bostan
- Tehrans Modern Architectural Heritage
- The Historical-Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan
- The Historical Village of Abyaneh
- Yazd
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41May 1, 2014
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50July 1, 2013
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162May 1, 2013
- Bethlehem
- Biblical Tells
- Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik
- Dubrovnik
- Euphrasian Basilica in Porec
- Heritage of Mercury
- Old City of Acre
- Old City of Jerusalem
- Plečnik's Ljubljana
- Plitvice Lakes
- Sea of Galilee
- Skocjan Caves
- Split
- Stari Grad Plain
- The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles
- Trogir
- Venetian Works of Defence
- White City of Tel-Aviv
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40Dec. 1, 2009
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60Oct. 1, 2008
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20Feb. 1, 2008
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80Sept. 1, 2007
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21Dec. 1, 2006
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10Oct. 1, 2006
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21Dec. 1, 2005
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10Dec. 1, 2004
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50June 1, 1998
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Top 10 Missing
- Petra 4.61
- Galapagos Islands 4.60
- Pyramids (Memphis) 4.51
- Yellowstone 4.49
- Victoria Falls 4.47
- Tikal National Park 4.46
- Serengeti 4.41
- Grand Canyon 4.40
- Granada 4.39
- Uluru 4.39
Completed Countries
- Armenia
- Estonia
- Holy See
- Korea (DPR)
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Moldova
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- San Marino
- Singapore
Country visits
- Algeria: Djémila Kasbah of Algiers M'Zab Valley Tassili n'Ajjer Timgad Tipasa Les Mausolées Royaux de l’Algérie antique
- Argentina: Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- Armenia: Haghpat and Sanahin Monastery of Geghard The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va Garni and the ‘Basalt Organ’ Columnar Joint Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
- Australia: Greater Blue Mountains Royal Exhibition Building Sydney Opera House Australian Convict Sites
- Austria: Schönbrunn Vienna Danube Limes Great Spa Towns of Europe
- Azerbaijan: Walled City of Baku Gobustan Rock Art Sheki Surakhany, Atashgyakh
- Belarus: Struve Geodetic Arc
- Belgium: Belfries Brugge Flemish Béguinages Grand Place, Brussels Major Town Houses Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Plantin-Moretus Museum Stoclet House The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Great Spa Towns of Europe
- Cambodia: Angkor Preah Vihear Temple Cambodian Memorial Sites Phnom Kulen
- Canada: Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Québec Rideau Canal
- Chile: Rapa Nui Valparaiso
- China: Great Wall Imperial Palace Imperial Tombs Summer Palace Temple of Heaven Macao Kaiping Diaolou Grand Canal Beijing Central Axis
- Croatia: Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik Dubrovnik Euphrasian Basilica in Porec Plitvice Lakes Split Trogir Stari Grad Plain Venetian Works of Defence
- Cuba: Old Havana Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Viñales Valley Cienfuegos
- Czechia: Cesky Krumlov Holasovice Kutna Hora Prague Telc Great Spa Towns of Europe
- Denmark: Kronborg Castle Roskilde Cathedral
- Estonia: Tallinn Struve Geodetic Arc
- Finland: Fortress of Suomenlinna Old Rauma Struve Geodetic Arc
- France: Belfries Paris, Banks of the Seine Versailles Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Great Spa Towns of Europe
- Georgia: Gelati Monastery Mtskheta Upper Svaneti Tbilisi Historic District Uplistsikhe Cave Town
- Germany: Museumsinsel (Museum Island) Potsdam The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Danube Limes Great Spa Towns of Europe Trier
- Greece: Archaeological Site of Delphi Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios Meteora Thessalonika Acropolis Ancient Greek Theatres
- Holy See: Vatican City Rome
- India: Fatehpur Sikri Khajuraho Group of Monuments Taj Mahal Humayun's Tomb Qutb Minar Red Fort Jantar Mantar Hill Forts of Rajasthan The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Jaipur City, Rajasthan Orchha Sarnath Agra Fort Delhi - A Heritage City Varanasi
- Indonesia: Borobudur Prambanan Bali Subak system Yogyakarta
- Iran: Meidan Emam, Esfahan Persepolis Takht-e Soleyman Yazd Bisotun Pasargadae Soltaniyeh Masjed-e Jâme' Persian Garden Golestan Palace Hegmataneh Long-lived trees of Iran Monastery of St. Amenaprkich Historic Monument of Kangavar The Historical-Cultural Axis of Fin, Sialk, Kashan The Historical Village of Abyaneh Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab Taq-e Bostan Persian Mosque Tehrans Modern Architectural Heritage
- Israel: Old City of Jerusalem Old City of Acre White City of Tel-Aviv Sea of Galilee The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles Biblical Tells
- Italy: Venice and its Lagoon Verona Florence Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) Botanical Garden, Padua Ferrara Matera Naples Pompei Ravenna The trulli of Alberobello Urbino Vicenza and the Palladian Villas Villa Adriana (Tivoli) Villa d'Este Mantua and Sabbioneta Venetian Works of Defence Great Spa Towns of Europe Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles Condominio theatres of Central Italy Rome
- Japan: Ancient Kyoto Genbaku Dome Himeji-jo Horyu-ji Area Itsukushima Shrine Nikko Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Ancient Nara Gusuku of Ryukyu Shirakami-Sanchi Kii Mountain Range Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Hiraizumi Fujisan Tomioka Silk Mill The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Okinoshima Island Jomon Prehistoric Sites Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Hikone-Jo Asuka-Fujiwara Ancient Kamakura Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
- Korea (DPR): Koguryo Tombs Kaesong Mount Kumgang Historic Relics of Pyongyang Mt. Myohyang
- Laos: Luang Prabang Vat Phou Plain of Jars That Luang de Vientiane
- Latvia: Riga Struve Geodetic Arc
- Lithuania: Vilnius Curonian Spit Kernavė Struve Geodetic Arc
- Luxembourg: City of Luxembourg
- Madagascar: Andrefana Dry Forests Ambohimanga Rainforests of the Atsinanana La Haute Ville d’Antananarivo
- Malaysia: Melaka and George Town FRIM Selangor
- Mauritius: Aapravasi Ghat Le Morne Black River Gorges National Park
- Moldova: Struve Geodetic Arc
- Montenegro: Venetian Works of Defence
- Myanmar: Pyu Ancient Cities Bagan Shwedagon Pagoda Inle Lake Mrauk-U Ancient cities of Upper Myanmar Wooden Monasteries of Konbaung Period
- Namibia: Twyfelfontein Namib Sand Sea Etosha Pan
- Netherlands: Amsterdam Canal Ring
- New Zealand: Te Wahipounamu
- Norway: Struve Geodetic Arc
- Palestine: Bethlehem
- Peru: Arequipa Cuzco Lima Machu Picchu Nasca Lines Caral-Supe Nasca Aqueducts
- Poland: Kraków Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines Auschwitz Birkenau
- Portugal: Oporto Belem Sintra Convent of Christ in Tomar Evora Monastery of Alcobaça Monastery of Batalha Guimarães Alto Douro Elvas University of Coimbra Bom Jesus do Monte Vila Viçosa Pombaline Lisbon Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Aguas Livres Aqueduct Alvaro Siza's Architecture Mafra
- Republic of Korea: Gyeongju Changdeokgung Palace Complex Hwaseong Fortress Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Jongmyo Shrine Royal Joseon Tombs Hahoe and Yangdong Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Haeinsa Temple Capital Fortifications of Hanyang
- Russia: Curonian Spit Struve Geodetic Arc
- San Marino: San Marino and Mount Titano
- Singapore: Singapore Botanic Gardens The Padang Civic Ensemble
- Slovakia: Danube Limes
- Slovenia: Skocjan Caves Heritage of Mercury Plečnik's Ljubljana
- South Africa: Robben Island Cape Floral Region
- Spain: Salamanca Segovia Avila El Escurial Toledo Heritage of Mercury Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro Alcala de Henares
- Sri Lanka: Kandy Old Town of Galle Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple Sigiriya
- Sweden: Drottningholm Skogskyrkogarden Birka and Hovgarden Struve Geodetic Arc
- Switzerland: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- Thailand: Ayutthaya Ban Chiang Sukhothai Phu Phrabat Chiang Mai Phra Prang of Wat Arun Ratchawararam Phanom Rung, Muang Tam and Plai Bat Sanctuaries
- Turkiye: Istanbul
- Ukraine: Struve Geodetic Arc
- United Kingdom: Canterbury City of Bath Edinburgh Maritime Greenwich Stonehenge and Avebury Tower of London Westminster Dorset and East Devon Coast Kew Gardens Great Spa Towns of Europe Lake District
- Uruguay: Colonia del Sacramento
- Viet Nam: Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago Hoi An Hué My Son Thang Long
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About AC
- Member since
- April 2014
- Country of Origin
- None
Visits
- Rank
- #197
- WHS
- 250
- Tentative Sites
- 49
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 13
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Plain of Jars 4.5
- Rainforests of the Atsinanana 4.0
- Andrefana Dry Forests 4.0
- Bisotun 4.0
- Phu Phrabat 4.0
- Soltaniyeh 3.5
- Takht-e Soleyman 3.5
- Gusuku of Ryukyu 3.5
- Pyu Ancient Cities 3.5
- Okinoshima Island 3.0
- Hiraizumi 3.0
- Ambohimanga 3.0
- Hegmataneh 2.5
- Kaesong 2.5
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun 2.5
- Beijing Central Axis 2.5
- Koguryo Tombs 2.5
- Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine 2.0
- Aapravasi Ghat 1.5
- Sheki 1.5
Tentative Sites
- 20 9
- Photos
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- Locations
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- Zones
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Reviews by AC

Kaesong (Inscribed)
Kaesong
We were taken on a whirlwind tour of Kaesong city. Within less than two hours we got to see the Sonjuk Bridge, the Namdaemum, the Koryo Museum and the tomb …

Koguryo Tombs (Inscribed)
Koguryo Tombs
I got to see the tomb of King Tongmyoung as well as part of my tour. The local guide at the tomb itself, and of course everyone needs to have …
Phanom Rung, Muang Tam and Pl… (On tentative list)
Phanom Rung, Muang Tam and Plai Bat Sanctuaries
The three temples in this nomination I must say are quite special and definitely worth visiting if in the area. However, and I feel quite sorry to have to say …

Phu Phrabat (Inscribed)
Phu Phrabat
I understand that there are two parts to this nomination. I however only visited the main part where all the strange rock formations are located.
This is an interesting site …

Singapore Botanic Gardens (Inscribed)
Singapore Botanic Gardens
When I first heard that the authorities were considering this nomination, I was extremely skeptical about it. My reaction was "But the place is so altered!" And yet in the …

Elvas (Inscribed)
Elvas
I just got back from Elvas on a day trip from Evora.
At the moment, there are buses between Evora and Elvas, though few. I took the 9 am bus …

City of Luxembourg (Inscribed)
City of Luxembourg
I made it there in September 2009.
I had decided to make Luxembourg the last stop on my trip. The stop before this was Trier. And I will always remember …

Genbaku Dome (Inscribed)
Genbaku Dome
I visited this site on a lovely Sunday afternoon in October 2008. Yes it has taken me this long to make the decision to write this review.
I must state …

Itsukushima Shrine (Inscribed)
Itsukushima Shrine
I love this island! There is a certain atmosphere there that made me feel really comfortable despite the crowds. I wish I could have stayed a night on the island …

Kaiping Diaolou (Inscribed)
Kaiping Diaolou
I visited Zili, Majianglong and Jinjiangli in January 2010.
Before I had set out on my journey to Kaiping, I was of the impression that I could rely on the …

Royal Exhibition Building (Inscribed)
Royal Exhibition Building
I really enjoyed Melbourne. It gave me very good vibes. But can someone please explain to me why this site was inscribed? I do not get it. I cannot. I …

Plain of Jars (Inscribed)
Plain of Jars
Since I cannot read French I assume that what they are planning to apply for world heritage status in this province is the Plain of Jars.
I took a trip …