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World Heritage

Everyone recognises a World Heritage site or two, and many pass one every day, like the thousands of Sydney commuters who steam past that thing with the sails every time they embark from Circular Quay: the Sydney Opera House was inscribed on the World Heritage List in June 2007.

Many are the obvious icons (Taj Mahal, Tower of London, Uluru), a few are regrettably lost to us already (the Buddhas of Bamiyan, Afghanistan), others must be little-known gems (pick a ranforest reserve somewhere in central Africa) and a handful appear to be politically inspired (the monuments of Kosovo?). Closer examination might even turn up a few surprising omissions, like the cultural monuments of Burma.

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Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Queensland Tropics
Queensland Tropics
The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland
Lake Mackenzie, Fraser Island, Queensland
Lord Howe Island, NSW
Lord Howe Island, NSW
Kakadu National Park, NT
Kakadu National Park, NT
Rock art at Kakadu National Park, NT
Rock art at Kakadu National Park, NT
Kakadu National Park, NT
Kakadu National Park, NT
Domes of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas)
Domes of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas)
Dawn strikes Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Dawn strikes Uluru (Ayers Rock)
High noon, Uluru (Ayers Rock)
High noon, Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Dusk at Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Dusk at Uluru (Ayers Rock)
In or out? Tasmania's Tarkine wilderness
In or out? Tasmania's Tarkine wilderness
Komodo dragons, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Komodo dragons, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Borobodur, Central Java, Indonesia
Borobodur, Central Java, Indonesia
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Luang Prabang, Laos: Royal Palace
Luang Prabang, Laos: Royal Palace
Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Huangshan Mountains, China
Huangshan Mountains, China
Taj Mahal, India
Taj Mahal, India
Qutab Minar, Delhi, India
Qutab Minar, Delhi, India
Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 1974
Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 1974
Petra, Jordan
Petra, Jordan
Essaouira, Morocco
Essaouira, Morocco
Colosseum of El Jem, Tunisia, North Africa
Colosseum of El Jem, Tunisia, North Africa
Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco
Roman mosaic at Volubilis, Morocco
Roman mosaic at Volubilis, Morocco
Pompeii, Italy (Stabiana Baths)
Pompeii, Italy (Stabiana Baths)
Pompeii, Italy
Pompeii, Italy
Pont du Gard, France
Pont du Gard, France
Canal du Midi, France
Canal du Midi, France
Canal du Midi, France
Canal du Midi, France
Tower of London
Tower of London
Beefeater, Tower of London
Beefeater, Tower of London
Caernarfon Castle, where Princes of Wales are inaugurated
Caernarfon Castle, where Princes of Wales are inaugurated
Welsh flag flies over Harlech Castle
Welsh flag flies over Harlech Castle
Cathedral of St James, Santiago de Compostella, Spain
Cathedral of St James, Santiago de Compostella, Spain
Santiago de Compostella, Spain
Santiago de Compostella, Spain
The medieval university city of Salamanca, Spain (Plaza Mayor)
The medieval university city of Salamanca, Spain (Plaza Mayor)
University city of Salamanca, Spain
University city of Salamanca, Spain
Novodevichy, 18th C. convent of the 'New Maidens' in Moscow
Novodevichy, 18th C. convent of the 'New Maidens' in Moscow
Domes of Ivan the Great Belltower, the Kremlin
Domes of Ivan the Great Belltower, the Kremlin
St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow
St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow
St Petersburg, Russia: The Hermitage
St Petersburg, Russia: The Hermitage
Twelfth-century Vladimir cathedral, Russia
Twelfth-century Vladimir cathedral, Russia
Medieval capital of Suzdal, Russia
Medieval capital of Suzdal, Russia
Suzdal, Russia
Suzdal, Russia
Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
Old City of Tallinn, Estonia
Old City of Tallinn, Estonia
Old city of Vilnius, Lithuania
Old city of Vilnius, Lithuania
African fish eagle takes a bait on Lake Malawi
African fish eagle takes a bait on Lake Malawi
Bored.... Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Bored.... Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Mesa Verde National Park, USA
Mesa Verde National Park, USA
Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA