Epic Subtitles

Connected Sites: 29

Definition
WHS where the main title of the site is accompanied by a grandiose / epic / flowery subtitle. Descriptive titles must be beyond simple statements of what/where they are. At least 3 words in English and excluding standard phrases like "Historic centre of ", "Cultural Landscape"

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Connected Sites

  • Tiwanaku
    Tiwanaku
    Bolivia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.09
    93
    7
    Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
  • Samarkand
    Samarkand
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.37
    167
    6
    Crossroad of Cultures
  • Pearling
    Pearling
    Bahrain
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.16
    89
    6
    Testimony of an Island Economy
  • Rio de Janeiro
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.62
    195
    6
    Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
  • Hiraizumi
    Hiraizumi
    Japan
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.99
    61
    5
    Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land
  • Necropolis of Bet She'arim
    Necropolis of Bet She'arim
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.86
    62
    4
    A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
  • As-Salt
    As-Salt
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 2021
    1.95
    61
    5
    The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality
  • Modernist Kaunas
    Modernist Kaunas
    Lithuania
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.56
    134
    5
    "Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939"
  • Quanzhou
    Quanzhou
    China
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    59
    4
    Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China
  • Provins
    Provins
    France
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.90
    189
    13
    Town of Medieval Fairs
  • Kujataa
    Kujataa
    Denmark
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.76
    12
    3
    Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap
  • Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
    Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.25
    60
    9
    Microcosm of the Land of the Caves
  • Bethlehem
    Bethlehem
    Palestine
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.15
    194
    9
    Birthplace of Jesus
  • Battir
    Battir
    Palestine
    Inscribed: 2014
    1.38
    61
    5
    Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines
  • Rabat
    Rabat
    Morocco
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.16
    212
    7
    modern capital and historic city: a shared heritage
  • Mount Kumgang
    Mount Kumgang
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.48
    8
    1

    "Diamond Mountain from the Sea"
  • Cambodian Memorial Sites
    Cambodian Memorial Sites
    Cambodia
    Inscribed: 2025
    2.45
    96
    4
    "From centres of repression to places of peace and reflection"
  • White City of Tel-Aviv
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.43
    210
    11
    The Modern Movement
  • Vatnajökull National Park
    Vatnajökull National Park
    Iceland
    Inscribed: 2019
    4.07
    184
    7
    "dynamic nature of fire and ice"
  • Nice
    Nice
    France
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.78
    354
    5
    Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
  • Lumbini
    Lumbini
    Nepal
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.47
    61
    9
    Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
  • Longobards in Italy
    Longobards in Italy
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.81
    227
    14
    Places of Power (568-774AD)
  • Le Havre
    Le Havre
    France
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.62
    202
    10
    the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
  • Historic Jeddah
    Historic Jeddah
    Saudi Arabia
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.54
    74
    4
    the Gate to Makkah
  • Dengfeng
    Dengfeng
    China
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.36
    68
    5
    in "The Centre of Heaven and earth"
  • Chiribiquete National Park
    Colombia
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.53
    2
    1
    Maloca (= traditional long house or “home”) of the Jaguar
  • Bursa and Cumalikizik
    Bursa and Cumalikizik
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.20
    123
    8
    The Birth of the Ottoman Empire
  • Bali Subak system
    Bali Subak system
    Indonesia
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.16
    211
    6
    The subak system as a manifestion of the tri hita kuran philosophy
  • Badain Jaran Desert
    China
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.69
    7
    1
    "Towers of Sand and Lakes"