Major City Centres
WHS which consist of an entire and "living" mixed zone (i.e not just selected structures) of significant size (200 ha or greater) in the centre of a "Major" City (defined as having a "city" population - excluding surrounding "urban" and "metropolitan" areas - though definitions of this vary by country - of over 1 million people.) Size of inscribed areas are taken where available from UNESCO or approximated where missing.
(City Population/Size of Inscribed Area)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Budapest | 1.7 million/473ha | |
| Historic Cairo | 6.8 million /523ha | |
| Istanbul | 12,5 milion 678 ha | |
| Lima | 7.6 million/200ha | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | 8.8 million/910ha | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | 2.2 million/365ha | |
| Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro | Madrid: 3 million / 218.91 ha | |
| Prague | 1.2 million/866ha | |
| Puebla | 1.4million/597ha | |
| Quito | 1.4million/320ha | |
| Rome | 2.7 million/1485ha | |
| St. Petersburg | 4.6 million/No inscribed area size given in UNESCO but is much bigger than 200ha | |
| Vienna | 1.6 million/371ha |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Major City Centres?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source