Dawn of textile factory system - Derwent Valley Mills 1030 Belper North Mill What and Why The Derwent Valley Mills in the United Kingdom represents the birthplace of the modern mass-production factory system . Stretching around 20 km along the River Derwent area, this particular WHS preserves a number of 18th and 19th century cotton mills and transport infrastructure, all originating and benefitting from the invention of the water frame by Richard Arkwright in the 1770s.

World most beautiful town square - La Grand-Place, Brussels 857; Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular...

Centre of Art Nouveau and a showcase of architectural innovation - Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) 1005;...

Once the world's largest commercial canal-based city with a picturesque mediaeval urbanscape - Flemish Béguinages 855; Belfries of Belgium and France 943; Historic Centre of Brugge 996; Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raising 01017; Beer culture in Belgium 01062 Boatrip at Rozenhoedkaai What and Why Bruges ( Dutch : Brugge ) was at one point the commercial heart of the world, due its port and rivers. The city connects wi

Former papal residence before Vatican - Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge 1995; Gastronomic...

Mini Rome - Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange 163 What and Why The Roman city of Orange was...

Highest three-tier Roman aqueduct - Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) 344 What and Why Pont du Gard is the world's most famous aqueduct built...

Roman city in Southern France - Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments 164; Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 868; Art of dry...

Episcopal city with a heretic history - Episcopal City of Albi 1337; Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or...

A 1800 year-old fortified town - Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne 345; Gastronomic meal of the French 00437 What and Why The...

Glacial valley landscape high up in the mountain - Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley 1160 What and Why The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley...

An ultra-modern bridge overlooking ancient farmlands - The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape 1153;...

Mediaeval village along Saint James's Way - Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 868; Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and...

Centre of transportation with a pink hue : old canal, pilgrimage routes and new aeroplane - Canal du Midi 770; Routes of Santiago de...

British colonial garden - Singapore Botanic Gardens 1483 ; Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a...

Complex of Jain and Hindu temple - Group of Monuments at Pattadakal 239 What and Why The sacred temple complex of Pattadakal (Hindi:...

Origin of Southeast Asian - Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley 1396; Silat 01504 What and Why Lenggong is one of the most...

Beginning of Thailand - Historic City of Ayutthaya 576; Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand 01385 What and Why Founded around mid-14th...

Ancestral Puebloan palace in a cavern - Mesa Verde National Park 27 What and Why One of the most remarkable ancestral Pueblos to be seen,...

Ancestral pueblos of prehistoric American Indian communities - Chaco Culture 353 What and Why Between the 9th to 12th century CE, the...