If you think of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, you might conjure an image of Michaelangelo’s famous ceiling. But what does that ...

Rising temperatures, flooding and drought could soon threaten the natural springs that have created Europe’s famed spa towns.

The city of Bath earned its UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1987 — 19 centuries after the thermae was first constructed.

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

Stokes Croft is to join some of the most famous places on the planet when it becomes the newest UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are more than 1,200 sites on the international list, “forming part of ...

Or Machu Picchu?Or the Sistine Chapel? Well now you can find out, as 270 sounds from Unesco World Heritage Sites, along with items of intangible heritage, from 50 countries, have today been posted ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world ...

Every year on April 18, countries around the globe observe World Heritage Day—formally known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. The day is dedicated to promoting awareness about ...

BBC World Service looks first at the origins of the United Nations convention that protects the world's cultural heritage. The programme begins with BBC archive interviews and eyewitness accounts ...