Inscriptions in 1981
The following sites were inscribed in the 1981 WHC Session.
| Site | Countries | Locations | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amiens Cathedral | 1 | 3.5 | 12 | |
| Arles | 1 | 3.35 | 8 | |
| Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay | 1 | 3.04 | 6 | |
| Darien National Park | 1 | 4.02 | 2 | |
| Djoudj | 1 | 3.23 | 2 | |
| Fontainebleau | 1 | 3.56 | 7 | |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | 2 | 3.03 | 2 | |
| Great Barrier Reef | 1 | 4.38 | 7 | |
| Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump | 1 | 3.27 | 9 | |
| Kakadu National Park | 3 | 4.17 | 8 | |
| Los Glaciares | 1 | 4.58 | 5 | |
| Makli, Thatta | 1 | 3.05 | 1 | |
| Mammoth Cave | 1 | 3.19 | 4 | |
| Medina of Fez | 2 | 3.77 | 8 | |
| Mount Nimba | 2 | 2.65 | 1 | |
| Niokolo-Koba National Park | 1 | 2.17 | 1 | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | 1 | 4.5 | 12 | |
| Olympic National Park | 2 | 4.06 | 8 | |
| Orange | 2 | 2.87 | 10 | |
| Quirigua | 1 | 3.36 | 6 | |
| Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara | 2 | 3.62 | 3 | |
| Serengeti | 1 | 4.54 | 5 | |
| SGang Gwaay | 1 | 3.11 | 1 | |
| Speyer Cathedral | 1 | 2.96 | 13 | |
| Willandra Lakes | 1 | 3.5 | 3 | |
| Würzburg Residence | 2 | 3.28 | 13 |
Complete List in 1981
In 1981 the World Heritage list consisted of 110 sites.
- Aachen Cathedral
- Abu Mena
- Aksum
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
- Amiens Cathedral
- Amphitheater of El Jem
- Ancient Thebes
- Antigua Guatemala
- Arles
- Asante Traditional Buildings
- Augustow Canal
- Auschwitz Birkenau
- Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest
- Bosra
- Boyana Church
- Bryggen
- Carthage
- Chartres Cathedral
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
- Copán
- Cracow
- Damascus
- Darien National Park
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Djoudj
- Dubrovnik
- Durmitor National Park
- Everglades
- Fasil Ghebbi
- Fontainebleau
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens
- Forts and Castles Gold Coast
- Galapagos Islands
- Garamba National Park
- Glacier parks
- Grand Canyon
- Great Barrier Reef
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- Hin Nam
- Historic Cairo
- Ichkeul National Park
- Independence Hall
- Island of Gorée
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Kakadu National Park
- Kathmandu Valley
- Kotor
- L'Anse aux Meadows
- Lalibela
- Los Glaciares
- Lower Valley of the Awash
- Lower Valley of the Omo
- Madara Rider
- Makli, Thatta
- Mammoth Cave
- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Tunis
- Megalithic Temples of Malta
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Mesa Verde
- Moenjodaro
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Mount Nimba
- Nahanni National Park
- Ngorongoro
- Niokolo-Koba National Park
- Nubian Monuments
- Ohrid Region
- Old City of Jerusalem
- Olympic National Park
- Orange
- Ouro Preto
- Palmyra
- Paphos
- Persepolis
- Plitvice Lakes
- Portobelo-San Lorenzo
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Quirigua
- Quito
- Redwood
- Rijal Almaa
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Rome
- Røros
- Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Serengeti
- SGang Gwaay
- Simien National Park
- Speyer Cathedral
- Split
- Stari Ras and Sopocani
- Takht-i-Bahi
- Taxila
- Tchogha Zanbil
- Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
- Tikal National Park
- Tiya
- Urnes Stave Church
- Valletta
- Versailles
- Vézelay
- Vézère Valley
- Virunga National Park
- Warsaw
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Willandra Lakes
- Würzburg Residence
- Yellowstone