Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the ...

From underwater pirate cities to secret Chinese tombs, UNESCO just minted some of the planet's most extraordinary ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee met in Paris this month to add to its list of cultural sites around the world deemed to ...

The Tombs of the Kings are part of a large necropolis lying north of Paphos Harbor at the westernmost point of the island of ...

A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to ...

All of the new places added to the list this year have “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of 10 ...

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by ...

From its fabled châteaux and flower-filled villages to the fêted river at its heart, the magic of the Loire Valley never ...

South Korea will host its first U.N. World Heritage Convention summit in July 2026 after joining the convention in 1988, ...

Rising from the heart of Lake Chiemsee, Herrenchiemsee Palace embodies the extragavant dream of King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Inspired by Versailles, this jewel of architecture was officially designated ...

UNESCO, the Church of England Pensions Board, Greenbank, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and WWF call on ...