On Passports

WHS displayed on national passports

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Abbey of St Gall On Swiss passport version 2003, on page 24
Alto Douro Portuguese passport
Angra do Heroismo Portuguese passport
Bagerhat Bangladesh passport (Shat Gombuj mosque)
Belem Portuguese passport (Belém Tower)
Belfries "Inside of Passport version 2008 shows town halls of capitals"
Bellinzone On Swiss passport version 2003, on page 28
Blenheim Palace For anti counterfeiting reasons UK Passports contain pages overprinted with pictures of Blenheim Palace: Fountain in Gardens (Pages 5 + 28)
Brugge The Belgian passport has pictures of the city halls of the provinces' capital cities, including Bruges.
Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur Bangladesh passport
China Danxia Chinese passport: Guangdong -> Danxia
Classical Gardens of Suzhou Chinese passport: Jiangsu -> Suzhou Gardens
Coa Valley and Siega Verde Coa Valley on Portuguese passport
Convent of Christ in Tomar Portuguese passport
Dorset and East Devon Coast For anti counterfeiting reasons UK Passports contain pages overprinted with pictures of the Dorset Coast (Durdle Door) (Pages 17 + 43)
Elvas Portuguese passport
Evora Portuguese passport
Fujisan Japan's new passport - to be released in 2020 - will have artists impressions of the 36 views of Mt. Fuji.
Giant's Causeway For anti counterfeiting reasons UK Passports contain pages overprinted with pictures of Giants Causeway (Pages 15 + 42)
Grand Place, Brussels The Belgian passport has pictures of the city halls of the provinces' capital cities, including Brussels
Great Wall The Great Wall brightens up from the Chinese passport when seen under ultraviolet rays. The wall is also represented on the Hebei page (Shanhai Pass), in the Special Middle Section 2-pager and on the reverse of the hard cover.
Guimarães Portuguese passport
Huangshan Chinese passport: Anhui -> Huangshan
Hwaseong Fortress Inside of passport (last page, right side) shows Hwaseong Fortress. Interestingly the fortress covers the passport security device.
Imperial Palace Chinese passport: Beijing -> Forbidden City
Independence Hall Liberty Bell and Independence Hall on pages 8 and 9 of the US passport
Jelling Page two in the Danish passport displays the ancient Christ figure in red from the carved Jelling rune stone raised by Viking king Harald Bluetooth in the 10th century.
Laurisilva of Madeira Portuguese passport
Longmen Grottoes Chinese passport: Henan -> Longmen Grottos
Maritime Greenwich Royal Observatory at Maritime Greenwich
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Chinese passport: Shaanxi -> Terracotta Warriors
Mogao Caves Chinese passport: Gansu -> Dunhuang
Monastery of Alcobaça Portuguese passport
Monastery of Batalha Portuguese passport
Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan Chinese passport: Sichuan -> Dujiangyan
Mount Taishan Chinese passport: Shandong -> Taishan
Mount Wuyi Chinese passport: Fujian -> Wuyishan
Old City of Berne On Swiss passport version 2003, on page 9
Oporto Portuguese passport
Potala Palace Chinese passport: Tibet -> Potala Palace
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River Philippine Passport
Qadisha Valley Cedar Tree
Québec Pages 24+25 of the Canadian passport have a photo of Quebec City
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras On Philippine passport
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Inside of passport (right side) shows Dabotap, one of two famous stone pagodas in Bulguksa Temple.
Silk Roads Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Chinese passport: Xinjiang -> Silk Road
Sintra Portuguese passport
South China Karst Chinese passport: Yunan -> Shilin Stone Forest
Statue of Liberty On page 26 of the US passport
Temple of Heaven Chinese passport: Extra page Temple of Heaven
The Sundarbans Bangladesh passport
University of Coimbra Portuguese passport
Vigan Philippine Passport
West Lake Chinese passport: Zhejiang -> West Lake
West Norwegian Fjords Norway's passport features a design impression of Geirangerfjord.
Westminster Houses of Parliament at Westminster in 2015 passport
Wulingyuan Chinese passport: Hunan -> Zhangjiajie

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