[opiniojuris] Kevin Jon Heller: UNESCO Names New World Heritage Sites

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Posted by Kevin Jon Heller:
UNESCO Names New World Heritage Sites
http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1183248558.shtml


   [1]They are:
     * Sydney Opera House, Australia
     * Old town of Corfu, Greece
     * Red Fort Complex, India
     * Bordeaux, France
     * Volcanic island of Jeju, South Korea
     * Iwami Ginzan silver mine, Japan
     * Parthian fortresses of Nisa, Turkmenistan
     * Samarra archaeological city, Iraq
     * Rideau Canal, Canada
     * Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic Bridge, Bosnia-Herzegovina
     * Teide National Park, Spain
     * Primeval beech forests of the Carpathian, Ukraine
     * Lope-Okanda, Gabon
     * Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, South Africa
     * Twyfelfontein, Namibia
     * Diaolou villages in Kaiping, China

   I hope that the new additions will renew interest in preserving the
   [2]30 World Heritage sites that UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has
   listed as "in danger," such as the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan,
   the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, the Old City of Jerusalem in Israel,
   and a number of medieval monuments in Kosovo.
   I have only been to one of the new sites -- the Red Fort, in Delhi. It
   really is an amazing place to visit, even in 115 degree weather.
   Readers? How many have you visited? If we had Opinio Juris coffee
   mugs, I'd give one to the reader who has seen the most...

References

   1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6248244.stm
   2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_danger