WHS Plaque Collection
The Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention state that "Once a property is inscribed on the World Heritage List, the State Party should place a plaque, whenever possible, to commemorate this inscription".
There are suggestions about how the Plaque should look like, but in reality they vary a lot. On this website we consider as WHS Plaques all markers and information panels found at or near UNESCO World Heritage Sites, that have at least several of the following elements: the UNESCO WH emblem, the official site name, the term "World Heritage Site", the year of inscription, and the reason for inscription (OUV). It doesn't include WHS Inscription Certificates (paper documents, often found framed in a museum or visitor center).
This collection has been brought together as a community effort. It's a work-in-progress: updates can be found and shared at this Forum topic .
The newest additions can be found below. You can view all plaques, ordered alphabetically by country, via following the links:
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Recently Added WHS Plaque locations
| Site | Plaque location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Baekje Historic Areas Royal Tombs in Songsan-ri | stone plaque 36.462222, 127.113225 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Baekje Historic Areas Archeological Site in Wanggung-ri | stone plaque 36.276394, 126.945178 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Baekje Historic Areas Royal Tombs in Neungsan-ri | stone plaque 36.276394, 126.945178 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Baekje Historic Areas Mireuksa Temple Site | stone plaque 36.009850, 127.030467 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Royal Joseon Tombs Jangneung Cluster Gangwon-do | stone plaque 37.195092, 128.454908 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Royal Joseon Tombs Donggureung Cluster | stone plaque 37.616692, 127.136442 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Byeongsan Academy | stone stele 36.540011, 128.552944 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Sosu Academy | stone stele 36.924392, 128.579103 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Museong Academy | stone stele 35.601600, 126.984006 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Pilam Academy | stone stele 35.310131, 126.751919 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Donam Academy | stone stele 36.209856, 127.181406 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Namgye Academy | stone stele 35.548553, 127.782531 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies Dodong Academy | stone stele 35.701639, 128.372281 |  (photo by Paul Schofield) |
| Chongoni Rock Art | Stone marker with all info except the year of inscription |  (photo by Roman Bruehwiler) |
| Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Laguna San Ignacio | At Laguna San Ignacio boat rental office at Kuyima Camp 26.824862479489685, -113.17024133455192 |  (photo by Anthony Sun) |
| Hopewell Hopewell Mound Group | No plaque as of May 2025 and not expected soon | - |
| Schwerin Residence Ensemble | No formal plaque yet as of May 2025, but some of the info panels have the WH emblem and inscription info 53.623861, 11.418289 |  (photo by Els) |
| Stralsund and Wismar Wismar | Perspex plaque on metal, with all elements |  (photo by Randi & Svein) |
| Keoladeo National Park | Metal plaque on stone marker in the middle of park near the Hindu temple 27.1652139, 77.5254023 |  (photo by Christravelblog) |
| Qutb Minar | Shiny metal plaque on a stone marker, just before the exit 28.5248161, 77.1861001 |  (photo by Christravelblog) |
| Hubei Shennongjia Shennongding | Stone plaque 31.488538, 110.308064 |  (photo by Roman Bruehwiler) |
| Mount Hamiguitan | In front of the museum |  (photo by Clyde) |
| Umm Al-Jimāl | No real plaque, but a nicely done brown road sign at the entrance road 32.306731, 36.335231 |  (photo by Els) |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Park uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park (South Africa) | At Royal Natal Visitors Centre -28.685889, 28.954278 |  (photo by Marco Schmidt) |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq The Central Marshes | Large marble plaque with all elements at the entrance to the Martyrs Monument. 30.978878, 47.042675 |  (photo by Els) |
| Tomb of Askia | Right in front of the tomb |  (photo by Roman Bruehwiler) |
| Beijing Central Axis | To the left (east) of the entrance to the area of the Drum Tower. 39.93992, 116.38978 |  (photo by Shwabb) |
| Choirokoitia | Wooden welcome sign |  (photo by Argo) |
| Forts and Castles Gold Coast Elmina Castle (St. George's Castle/ Fort St. Jorge) | Weathered white sign with emblem and year |  (photo by Bram de Bruin) |
| Asante Traditional Buildings Besease | Newish white plaque with emblem and year, right at the corner leading towards the building |  (photo by Bram de Bruin) |