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UNESCO World Heritage Sites - in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Middle East, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State ...

Description from the UNESCO website:

“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 considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.”

“To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.” Criteria such as “to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius”.

A Selection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
Old City of Jerusalem (Church of the Holy Sepulchre); Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (Segovia Fortress); Old City of Acre (Akko) (Hospitaller Fortress); Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces; Historic Centre of Florence (Uffizi Palace - now a museum); and Tower of London.

Links for Photos & Images of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on this website:

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Middle East, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Austria

• Heiligenkreuz Monastery (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Heiligenkreuz Monastery (Stained glass window - Saint Leopold) - House of Babenberg (Margraves of Austria)

• Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn - House of Habsburg - Holy Roman Emperors (photos to be added soon)

• Historic Centre of Vienna
  • Vienna (Statue of Saint Leopold) - House of Babenberg (Margraves of Austria)
  • Vienna - House of Habsburg - Holy Roman Emperors (photos to be added soon)
  • Burggarten palace garden (Mozart Monument) - 230th Anniversary of the Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Belgium

• Flemish Béguinages (photos to be added soon)
• Turnhout, Lier and Bruges Béguinages - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Belfries of Belgium and France
• Saint Peter's Church - (Sint-Pieterskerk), Leuven - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) (Medieval Rulers)

• Historic Centre of Brugge
  • Bruges Town Hall - Hotel de Ville (on site of former Castle) - House of Flanders - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Basilica of the Holy Blood - Basilique du Saint-Sang - House of Lorraine - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Bruges Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - House of Flanders - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Bruges Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - House of Lorraine - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• La Grand-Place, Brussels
  • La Grand-Place, Brussels - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) - Counts & Dukes of Louvain, Counts of Brussels, Dukes of Lower Lotharingia, Dukes of Brabant ... (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg & North-West Germany) (Medieval Rulers)
  • Brussels Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Brussels Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty
  • Brussels Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) (Medieval Rulers)
  • House of the Dukes of Brabant - Maison des Ducs de Brabant - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) (Medieval Rulers)

• Le Palais de Princes Eveques de Liege (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Statues on the west façade of the Palais Provincial / Palais de Princes Eveques de Liege - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

Canada

• L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 - this was the first year sites were admitted to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites) - 1000th Anniversary of Viking settlement activity at L'Anse aux Meadows
  

• Historic District of Old Quebec (City) - General James Murray (1721-1794) - (Murray Family Line)

Czech Republic

• Historic Centre of Prague (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992)
  • Prague Cathedral - Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic)
  • Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge - Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic)
  • St. George's Basilica - Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic)

Egypt

• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - Exhibit in Geneva Switzerland in 2013
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - Herbert Family - Earls of Carnarvon (link to be added soon)
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - DNA Testing Information (link to be added soon)
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - 100th Anniversary of the 1922 Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun

• Historic Quarters and Monuments of Rosetta/Rachid (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Rosetta Stone - discovered in Rosetta - 200th Anniversary of the 1822 deciphering of the Egyptian Hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone

France

• Amiens Cathedral - Kings & Queens of France (see also Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France) (photos to be added soon)

• Belfries of Belgium and France
  • Statues on main façade of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) Town Hall / Hotel de Ville - House of Flanders - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Bourges Cathedral - Kings & Queens of France (see also Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France) (photos to be added soon)

• Climats, Terroirs of Burgundy - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (photos to be added soon)

• Chartres Cathedral - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)

• Saint Denis Cathedral (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Saint Denis Cathedral (Charles "Martel" & Pepin "le Bref") - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Saint Denis Cathedral (Charles "Martel") - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Palace and Park of Fontainebleau - Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added soon)

• The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
  • Chateau d'Amboise - Counts of Anjou (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Beaugency (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Blois - Counts of Blois (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Chambord - Counts of Blois (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Chaumont - Counts of Blois (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Chenonceaux - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Chinon - Counts of Blois (photos to be added soon)
  • Abbey of Fontrevraud - Kings and Queens of England (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Langeais - Counts of Anjou (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Montsoreau - Counts of Blois (photos to be added soon)
  • Cathedral of Orleans - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Abbey of Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Saumur - Counts of Blois (photos to be added soon)
  • Chateau de Sully-Sur-Loire - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • (other photos to be added soon)

• Royal and Imperial Metz (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Royal and Imperial Metz (Map c.1645) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Statues of Saint Arnoul (Arnulf) of Metz at Sainte-Segolene Church & Metz Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay - Dukes of Normandy (see also Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France) (photos to be added soon)

• Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
  • Nice - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts (photos to be added soon)

• Paris, Banks of the Seine
  • Former Royal Palace on the Île de la Cité (Palais de la Cité) - Kings & Queens of France
  • The former Palais de la Cité - 230th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)
  • Sainte Chapelle - 770th Anniversary of Sainte Chapelle (1248)
  • Sainte Chapelle - Built by Louis IX “the Saint”, King of France
  • Sainte Chapelle - Saint Louis - Patron Saint of France (Feast Day - 25 August)
  • Hotel des Invalides - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty - and Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame - Kings & Queens of France
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame - 220th Anniversary of the Birth of Victor Hugo
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame - 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Pope John Paul II
  • Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty - and Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Church of Saint-Louis en l'Île - 750th Anniversary of the Death of Saint Louis
  • Louvre - 220th Anniversary of the opening of the Louvre Museum
  • Louvre - Kings & Queens of France
  • Louvre - Christine Marie of France (1606-1663) - Genealogy Documentary Series - Who Do You Think You Are?
  • Route for the Opening Ceremony and Sites for Certain Sports Events - Summer Olympic Games 2024 - Paris
  • Eiffel Tower - 100th Anniversary of the Death of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923)

• Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
  • Tour Cesar - Counts of Champagne (photos to be added soon)

• Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
  • Cathedral of Reims (Cathedral of Notre-Dame) - Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added soon)

• Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Cathedral of Rouen - Dukes of Normandy (photos to be added soon)

• Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
  • Tour du Roi (photos to be added soon)

• From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
  • Salins and Chateau Belin (now Fort Belin) - Seigneurs de Salins and Counts of Macon (photos to be added soon)

• Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
  • Amiens Cathedral - Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Mont-Saint-Michel - Dukes of Normandy (photos to be added soon)
  • Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Cadouin - Counts of Toulouse (photos to be added soon)
  • Cathedral Notre-Dame du Puy - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Cathedral of Saint-Andre (Bordeaux) - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Cathedral of Saint-Etienne (Bourges) - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added soon)
  • Basilica of Saint-Eutrope (Saintes) - House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) - Counts of Poitou & Dukes of Aquitaine (Western, Central and Southern France) (Medieval Rulers) (photos to be added soon)
  • Church of Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand (Poitiers) - Counts of Poitou (photos to be added soon)
  • Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Toulouse) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty - and Counts of Toulouse (photos to be added soon)

• Strasbourg, Grande-Ile and Neustadt
  • Cathedral of Strasbourg - Holy Roman Emperors (photos to be added soon)

• Fortifications of Vauban
  • Cathedral of Saint-Jean de Besançon (part of the Citadel, the urban enclosure and Fort Griffon of Besançon) - Counts of Burgundy (photos to be added soon)

• Palace and Park of Versailles
  • Versailles - 100th Anniversary of the World War I (WWI) Peace Treaty of Versailles
  • Versailles - King Louis XIV, King of France
  • The Queen’s Hamlet - 230th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)

Germany

• Aachen Cathedral (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 - this was the first year sites were admitted to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites)
  • Aachen Cathedral (exterior) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral (interior) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral (Charlemagne's Shrine) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty)

• Cologne Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty)

• Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
  • Imperial Palace of Goslar - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty) - Holy Roman Emperors, Kings, Dukes, & Counts (photos to be added soon)

• Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch - Carolingian Dynasty - Holy Roman Emperors, Kings, Dukes, & Counts (photos to be added soon)

• Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty (photos to be added soon)

• Monastic Island of Reichenau
  • Benedictine Abbey of Reichenau - Dukes of Alemannia - Medieval Rulers in Southern Germany, Eastern France, Western Austria & Northern Switzerland
  • Monastic Island of Reichenau - House of Udalrichinger - Medieval Rulers in Southern Germany, Western Austria & Northern Switzerland
  • Monastic Island of Reichenau - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Monastic Island of Reichenau - House of Hunfridings - Early Dukes of Swabia

• Upper Middle Rhine Valley
  • Stahleck Castle - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty) - Holy Roman Emperors, Kings, Dukes, & Counts
    (includes photos of: Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Gutenfels Castle with town of Kaub below, and Marksburg Castle)

• Speyer Cathedral
  • Speyer Cathedral (Conrad II) - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • Speyer Cathedral (Conrad II, Henry III, IV & V) - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • Speyer Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty)

Hungary

• Balaton Uplands Cultural Landscape (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Tihany Abbey - Kings of Hungary (Photos to be added soon)

• Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrassy Avenue
  • Millennium Monument - Kings of Hungary and House of Arpad
  • (other photos to be added soon)

• The “Golden Bull” (on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register)
  • The “Golden Bull” of 1222 - Kings of Hungary and House of Arpad

Italy

• The cultural landscape of the Benedictine settlements in medieval Italy (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Sacra di San Michele - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Historic Centre of Florence
  • Florence - House of de' Medici (Dukes in Italy)
  • Florence - Cosimo I de Medici, Duke of Florence & Grand Duke of Tuscany - Notable & Famous Descendants of European Royalty
  • Florence Cathedral - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - 600th Anniversary of the Start of Construction of the Dome of Florence Cathedral
  • Basilica of Santa Croce (Cenotaph in honour of Dante) - 700th Anniversary of the Death of Dante Alighieri
  • Basilica of Santa Croce (Rossini's Tomb) - 230th Anniversary of the Birth of Rossini
  • Uffizi Gallery Courtyard (Statue of Galileo) and Palazzo Vecchio - 380th Anniversary of the Death of Galileo
  • Vasari Corridor, Florence Cathedral & Basilica of Santa Croce - 510th Anniversary of the Birth of Giorgio Vasari

• Via Francigena in Italy (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Sacra di San Michele (on the Susa Valley route variant) - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Historic Center of Lucca (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Historic Center of Lucca - House of Bosonids (Italy & France)

• Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena (photos to be added soon)

• Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
  • Pompei - 1945th Anniversary of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Burial of the Ancient City of Pompei - 79 AD

• Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
  • Portovenere & Cinque Terre - House of Obertenghi - Margraves in Italy

• Historic Centre of San Gimignano (photos to be added soon)

• Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
  • Castle of Moncalieri - Castello di Moncalieri - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Historic Centre of Siena (photos to be added soon)

• Venice and its Lagoon
  • Venice - 150th Anniversary of Venice joining modern Unified Italy (1866)
  • Venice - Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy - House of Savoy
  • Venice - 275th Anniversary of the death of Antonio Vivaldi - Italian Baroque composer "Four Seasons" ...

• City of Verona
  • City of Verona - Kings of Italy - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Basilica of San Zeno & Pepin I - Kings of Italy - Carolingian Dynasty

Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)

• City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications - Counts of Luxembourg (photos to be added soon)

Middle East

• Old City of Acre (Akko)
  • Hospitaller Fortress - 920th Anniversary of the Knights Hospitaller (c.1099) - now represented by the Order of St. John and the St. John Ambulance ...
  • Hospitaller Fortress - 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land (1219)
  • Old City Wall & Hospitaller Fortress - House of De Quincy - Earls of Winchester

• Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
  • Church of the Nativity - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337)
  • Church of the Nativity - 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land (1219)

• Old City of Jerusalem
  • Church of the Holy Sepulchre - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337)
  • Church of the Holy Sepulchre - 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land (1219)
  • Site of first Hospital of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem - 920th Anniversary of the Knights Hospitaller (c.1099) - now represented by the Order of St. John and the St. John Ambulance ...

Netherlands

• Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
  • Amsterdam - Bird’s-eye view map of Amsterdam (c.1557)
  • Amsterdam - Oude Kerk (Old Church)
  • Amsterdam - Old city gate entrance (the "Waag")

Poland

• Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate) - Kings and Princes of Poland

• Historic Centre of Krakow (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 - this was the first year sites were admitted to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites) - Kings and Princes of Poland

• Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork - Kings of Poland

Portugal

• Historic Centre of Guimaraes and Couros Zone
  • Statue of Afonso Henriques, 1st King of Portugal - Kings of Portugal and Portuguese House of Burgundy
  • Castle of Guimaraes - Kings of Portugal (photos to be added soon)

• Cultural Landscape of Sintra
  • Sintra - Kings of Portugal (photos to be added soon)

• Route of Magellan. First around the World (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • 500th Anniversary of the 1522 Completion of the First Recorded Circumnavigation of the Globe

Russia

• Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (photos to be added soon)

Spain

• Burgos Cathedral (Catedral de Santa María)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Saint Fernando - Patron Saint of Seville & Patron Saint of Engineers (Feast Day - May 30)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Kings & Queens of Spain
  • Burgos Cathedral - Kings & Queens of Spain (with a question)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Burgos Cathedral - House of Jimenez (Medieval Rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Alfonso VI “the Brave”, King of Castile & Leon (House of Jimenez)

• Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid - Kings and Queens of Spain - and Kings & Queens of Scotland (photos to be added soon)

• Site of the Retiro and the Prado in Madrid (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021)
  • El Retiro Park (Statues of Kings & Queens) - Kings & Queens of Spain
  • El Retiro Park (Statues of Kings & Queens) - Jimenez Dynasty - Medieval rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal)
  • El Retiro Park (Statues of Kings & Queens) - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) Medieval rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)

• Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
  • Oviedo Cathedral - Astur-Leonese (or Asturian) Dynasty - Medieval Rulers of Northern Spain (photos to be added soon)

• Poblet Monastery - House of Barcelona - Kings, Dukes & Counts (photos to be added soon)

• La Rioja and Rioja Alavesa Vine and Wine Cultural Landscape (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • La Rioja Alta (Castle of San Vincente de la Sonsierra) - Jimenez Dynasty - Medieval rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal)

• Le Portail du Monastere de Ripoll (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll - House of Barcelona - Kings, Dukes & Counts (photos to be added soon)

• Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
  • Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela - Astur-Leonese (or Asturian) Dynasty - Medieval Rulers of Northern Spain - and Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) (photos to be added soon)

• Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Frances and Routes of Northern Spain
  • Cathedral of San Salvador (Oviedo)- Astur-Leonese (or Asturian) Dynasty - Medieval Rulers of Northern Spain (photos to be added soon)
  • (other photos to be added soon)

• Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
  • Segovia Fortress (Alcázar of Segovia) - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula

• Historic City of Toledo
  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) (photos to be added soon)
  • Castle of San Servando - House of Jimenez - Medieval Rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal) and Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) (photos to be added soon)

Switzerland

• Old City of Berne (photos to be added soon)

• Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007)
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - 730th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation (1291-2021)
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - 725th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation (1291-2016)
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - Kings of Burgundy & House of Savoy (photos to be added soon)
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - 15th Anniversary of the 2007 Admission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

• The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (17 sites spread over seven countries - Switzerland, Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, and Japan)
  • 100th Anniversary of Villa "Le Lac" Corbusier (1923)

• Abbey of St. Gallen - Dukes of Alemannia - Medieval Rulers in Southern Germany, Eastern France, Western Austria & Northern Switzerland


• Abbey of St. John at Mustair - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

Turkey

• Historic Areas of Istanbul
  • Founder of Constantinople (now Istanbul) - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337)
  • (other photos to be added soon)

Ukraine

• Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
  • Saint Sophia Cathedral - House of Rurik (Rurikids) - Medieval Rulers of Kievan (Kyivan) Rus
  • Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra - House of Rurik (Rurikids) - Medieval Rulers of Kievan (Kyivan) Rus

United Kingdom

• Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
  • Canterbury Cathedral (photos to be added soon)

• Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
  • Saint Margaret's Chapel - Edinburgh Castle - Saint Margaret - Patroness Saint of Scotland (Scottish Feast Day - June 16)
  • Edinburgh Castle - Kings & Queens of Scotland
  • Holyrood Abbey - Kings & Queens of Scotland
  • Holyrood Palace - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022)
  • Holyrood Palace & Royal Mile - Kings & Queens of Scotland
  • St. Gile's Cathedral - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022)
  • St. Gile's Cathedral & John Knox House - John Knox - Scottish Reformer (Knox Family Line)
  • St. Gile's Cathedral, John Knox House & Royal Mile - John Knox - Scottish Reformer (Knox Family Line)
  • Scott Monument - Sir Walter Scott - novelist and poet (Scott Family Line)
  • New Town - Freemason Grand Lodge of Scotland - Rose Family Line

• Forth Bridge, Scotland - Bird Family Line

• Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
  • Fountains Abbey (photos to be added soon)

• Maritime Greenwich
  • The Queen's House - 370th Anniversary of the Death of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) - Architect in England
  • The Painted Hall - 296th Anniversary of the 1726 Completion of the Painted Hall
  • Greenwich Hospital (Old Royal Naval College) - 300th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723)

• Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd [Wales]
  • Caernarfon Castle (photos to be added soon)
  • Conway Castle (photos to be added soon)
  • Harlech Castle (photos to be added soon)

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (photos to be added soon)

• Tower of London
  • Tower of London - 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I (WWI)
  • Tower of London - 100th Anniversary of World War I - Memorial
  • Tower of London - 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918) - Canadian Poet, Physician, and Soldier during WWI - poem "In Flanders Fields"

• Magna Carta, issued in 1215 (on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register)
  • Magna Carta - 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta
  • Magna Carta - House of Marshal - Earls of Pembroke (photos to be added soon)
  • Magna Carta - House of Le Bigod - Earls of Norfolk
  • Magna Carta - House of De Clare - Earls of Clare, Hertford & Gloucester
  • Magna Carta - House of De Quincy - Earls of Winchester
  • Magna Carta - Ancestor Summary - Peter HAYES and Sarah BERRY [West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec - 1796] (photos to be added soon)
  • Location of an original copy of the Magna Carta - 800th Anniversary of the Start of Construction of Salisbury Cathedral
  • Location of an original copy of the Magna Carta - Lincoln Castle (photos to be added soon)

• Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
  • Stonehenge - 100th Anniversary of Stonehenge under public ownership

• Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church
  • Palace of Westminster (now the Houses of Parliament) - (photos to be added soon)
  • Big Ben - Palace of Westminster (now the Houses of Parliament) - Sir Winston Churchill - Notable & Famous Descendant of Early New England Settlers
  • Big Ben - Palace of Westminster (now the Houses of Parliament) - Sir Winston Churchill - Notable & Famous Descendant of European Royalty
  • Westminster Hall - Palace of Westminster - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022)
  • Westminster Abbey - Kings Queens of England
  • Westminster Abbey - Royal Wedding 2011
  • Westminster Abbey - 295th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Isaac Newton (2022)
  • Westminster Abbey - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022)
  • Westminster Abbey - Coronation of H.M. King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (2023)
  • Saint Margaret's Church - Overton Family Line

• City of York: historic urban core (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • York Minster (photos to be added soon)

United States

• Statue of Liberty (New York) - 100th Anniversary of the Death of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923)

• Yellowstone National Park - 150th Anniversary in 2022

Vatican City State

• Vatican City
  • St. Peter's Basilica - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty (Charlemagne)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty (Otto I)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty (Otto II)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty) (Frederick I Barbarossa)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) (Agnes of Poitou)

Other Links and Images grouped by theme

• "The Family Tree" & Related Discoveries

An example of some of the clues and the "Gateway Ancestor" that were found on "The Family Tree" - and some of the related research discoveries.

• DNA Testing for Genealogical Research

DNA test results can provide valuable Genealogical information - as a complement to traditional Genealogical Research.

• 2020 - The 75th Anniversary of the UN & UNESCO

United Nations & United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

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