UNESCO World Heritage architecture

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UNESCO World Heritage architecture refers to buildings and sites recognized by UNESCO for their outstanding universal value, cultural significance, and exemplary preservation of human heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural heritage
built heritage
cultural heritage category
definedBy UNESCO World Heritage Convention
hasConservationRequirement adequate management plan
long-term legal protection
regular reporting on state of conservation
hasDefiningAuthority UNESCO
hasExample Angkor
Great Wall of China
Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of Prague
Historic Centre of Rome
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg
Historic Centre of Vienna
Machu Picchu
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Palace and Park of Versailles
Taj Mahal
hasGeographicScope global
hasImpact increased conservation responsibilities
local economic benefits
tourism development
hasKeyConcept authenticity
integrity
outstanding universal value
protection and management
hasPurpose preservation of human heritage
promotion of international cooperation in heritage conservation
protection of culturally significant buildings and sites
hasSelectionCriteriaGroup cultural criteria (i–vi)
hasSelectionCriterion criterion (i) represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
criterion (ii) exhibit an important interchange of human values
criterion (iii) bear a unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
criterion (iv) be an outstanding example of a type of building or architectural ensemble
criterion (v) be an outstanding example of traditional human settlement or land-use
criterion (vi) be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions
includesType cultural landscapes
groups of buildings
monuments
sites
isMonitoredBy UNESCO World Heritage Committee
isPartOf UNESCO World Heritage properties
isProtectedBy national legislation of State Parties
isSupportedBy ICCROM
ICOMOS
World Heritage Centre
isThreatenedBy armed conflict
climate change
mass tourism
natural disasters
urban development

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Monte Sant'Angelo knownFor UNESCO World Heritage architecture
subject linked to: Monte Sant'Angelo (Italy)
Nesvizh knownFor UNESCO World Heritage architecture
Taliesin (Wisconsin estate) heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright)
subject linked to: Taliesin estate in Wisconsin
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage architecture