A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that has special cultural or physical significance. They are located all around the world and are often some of the most beautiful places on the planet. The content on this blog is curated by Josh Leo var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-339212-12']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @worldheritagesites)http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnghwmsCiJ1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Litomyšl Castle Door - Czech Republic</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49316443062http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49316443062Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:13:22 -0400UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteCzech RepublicCastleEuropeTravel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnghtoiVbr1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Scraffito on roofline of Litomysl Castle- Czech Republic</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49283687097http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49283687097Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:56:26 -0400UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteCzech RepublicCastleEuropeTravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnghshhr7q1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Litomyšl Gallery Arches - Czech Republic</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49271367902http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49271367902Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:39 -0400UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteCzech RepublicCastleEuropeTravel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnghdfd9n71qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Litomyšl Castle Panorama - Czech Republic</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49267066554http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49267066554Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:12:10 -0400UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteCzech RepublicCastleEuropeTravel<a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/901">Litomyšl Castle - Czech Republic</a>: <p>Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the type first developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century. Its design and decoration are particularly fine, including the later High-Baroque features added in the 18th century. It preserves intact the range of ancillary buildings associated with an aristocratic residence of this type.</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49267059456http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49267059456Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:12:02 -0400UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteCzech RepublicCastleEuropeTravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngrqwfnEJ1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sigiriya, City on a Rock - Sri Lanka</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49217950643http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49217950643Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:16:16 -0400Sri LankaAsiaCeylonUNESCOWorld Heritage Sitetravel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngrog7g9z1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sigiriya, Frescoes - Sri Lanka</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49211580395http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49211580395Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:57:15 -0400frescoeSri LankaAsiaCeylonUNESCOWorld Heritage Sitetravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngrm3O8Mq1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sigiriya,Lion Mountain - Sri Lanka</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49200402102http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49200402102Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:35:32 -0400Sri LankaAsiaCeylonUNESCOWorld Heritage Sitetravel<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngrjhBel91qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sigiriya Terraces - Sri Lanka</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49192275930http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49192275930Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:40:22 -0400Sri LankaAsiaCeylonUNESCOWorld Heritage Sitetravel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lngrhgshRA1qfnxd7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sigiriya - Sri Lanka</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49183237473http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49183237473Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:55:57 -0400Sri LankaAsiaCeylonUNESCOWorld Heritage Sitetravel<a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/202">Ancient City of Sigiriya - Sri Lanka</a>: <p>The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the ‘Lion’s Rock’, which dominates the jungle from all sides). A series of galleries and staircases emerging from the mouth of a gigantic lion constructed of bricks and plaster provide access to the site.</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49183223425http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/49183223425Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:55:40 -0400Sri LankaAsiaCeylonTravelUNESCOWorld Heritage Site<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d41a2b42a63340a0bf1aed4d1822aab8/tumblr_mlgwj2KE761soaffdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hagiasophiacat.tumblr.com/post/48358535911/hagia-sophia-with-cat-by-mat-booth">hagiasophiacat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hagia Sophia with Cat (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/matbooth/6977314846/">Mat Booth</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Follow this Blog - it’s about the most famous cat in all of Istanbul!</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/48361098696http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/48361098696Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:51:44 -0400hagia sophiacat<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m25hiprUe31rr6ncmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://unescowhs.tumblr.com/post/20704003447/sagrada-familia-works-of-antoni-gaudi-spain">unescowhs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sagrada Familia -</p> <p class="js-tweet-text">Works of Antoni Gaudí <a class=" twitter-hashtag pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23Spain" title="#Spain" data-query-source="hashtag_click">#<strong>Spain</strong></a> [Spain] <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/320"><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/320">http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/320</a></a> <a class=" twitter-hashtag pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23WHS" title="#WHS" data-query-source="hashtag_click">#<strong>WHS</strong></a></p> <div class="stream-item-footer"> <div class="context"></div> </div> <p>  <span class="metadata"> <span title="8:02 AM - 5 Apr 12"></span><span></span></span></p> </blockquote>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/22669840965http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/22669840965Tue, 08 May 2012 16:55:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwgiicRGvo1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/762">Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå</a> - Sweden</h1></p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14464437707http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14464437707Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:31:05 -0500UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteChurchSweden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwgi4dKLwn1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1026">Val d’Orcia</a> - Italy</h1></p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14458449015http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14458449015Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:45:06 -0500ItalyUNESCOWorld Heritage Site<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwghvvuU3J1qfnxd7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/895">Historic Fortified Town of Campeche</a> - Mexico</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14457211738http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14457211738Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:04:43 -0500mexicoUNESCOWorld Heritage Site<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwb0m1dySd1qfnxd7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/954">Saint Catherine Area</a> - Egypt</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14321904212http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14321904212Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:20:06 -0500World Heritage SiteUNESCOEgypt<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwb0cl7Q6X1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/642">Prambanan Temple Compounds</a> - Indonesia</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14315720775http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14315720775Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:31:06 -0500UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteIndonesia<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwb098SfzA1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/635">Bourges Cathedral</a> - France</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14311068671http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14311068671Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:55:55 -0500UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteFranceBourges<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw9g97HezE1qfnxd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/232">Humayun’s Tomb</a> - India</p>http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14271579931http://worldheritagesites.tumblr.com/post/14271579931Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:46:18 -0500UNESCOWorld Heritage SiteIndiaTomb