Statistics: The most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Gothic-style Benedictine monastery dedicated to Archangel Michael and the settlement that grew up at the foot of its huge walls are called the "Miracle of the West."

Petra, half built, half carved into the rocks and surrounded by mountains that are dissected by passes and gorges, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world

This is the most extensive glacial region of the Alps. It is here that the largest mountain glacier in Europe is located

In the capital of the Egyptian Ancient Kingdom there are magnificent funerary monuments, including rock tombstones, ornate "mastaba", temples and pyramids.

Founded in the 5th century and located on 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. The whole city is an outstanding architectural ensemble

A horseshoe-shaped waterfall with a height of about 80 m collapses with a 2,700 m wide front into a basalt gorge lying right on the border of Argentina and Brazil

A Japanese island in the East China Sea, 60 km south of Kyushu Island, is part of Kagoshima Prefecture.

The Acropolis, which contains a reminder of more than a thousand years of development of civilizations, mythology and religion that flourished in Greece, is the location of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Greek art

It is the largest living organism on Earth, which is visible even from space. The 2,300 km ecosystem consists of several thousand reefs and hundreds of islands

Candidate for inclusion in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Romantic castle of the Bavarian King Ludwig II near the town of Fussen and Hohenschwangau Castle in southwestern Bavaria

The dividing wall is almost 9,000 km long, built in ancient China and is the largest architectural monument.

One of the deepest canyons in the world. Developed by the waters of the Colorado River, this canyon with a depth of up to 1,500 m is the most grandiose of all the canyons on the planet. It stretches across the territory of the state of Arizona

An Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ located at the top of Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro. It is a symbol of the city and Brazil as a whole. In 2007, she was unofficially elected one of the New 7 Wonders of the World

The region of Cambodia, which was the center of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from about the IX to the XV centuries, in which the ruins of numerous temples and buildings are now preserved

The amphitheater, an architectural monument of Ancient Rome, is the most famous and one of the most grandiose structures of the Ancient World that have survived to our time.

Waterfall on the Zambezi River in South Africa. It is located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls is one of the main attractions of South Africa, belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage Site

A city-state in Italy on the territory of Rome. It is the residence of the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church, and is famous for its architecture and world-famous works of art.

The city of the Inca civilization. It was founded in the XV century, and later abandoned. Machu Picchu is known for the fact that all walls are built without the use of adhesive material

Buddhist temple complex in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto. It is one of the main attractions of Kyoto city. The temple was founded in 778, but the modern buildings date back to 1633.

The Cathedral in Florence, the capital of Tuscany, is the most famous of the architectural structures of the Florentine Quattrocento. It is located in the city center, on Cathedral Square

A huge ancient lake in the mountains of Siberia north of the Mongolian border. Baikal is considered to be the deepest lake in the world. It is surrounded by a network of hiking trails called the Great Baikal Trail.

A national park located in Patagonia, on the territory of the Argentine province of Santa Cruz. The area of the park is 445,900 hectares. It was added to the World Heritage List in 1981.

After the eruption of Vesuvius on August 24, 79, two prosperous ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, along with many rich villas in the vicinity, were buried under ashes.

Kamchatka resembles a cake with candles: there are so many active volcanoes here, and 28 of the 29 are in the eastern part. Klyuchevskoy is the highest volcano not only in Russia, but also in the whole of Eurasia

The temple, built in the first half of the XI century in the center of Kiev, according to the chronicle, by Prince Yaroslav the Wise at the site of the victory over the Pechenegs in 1036.

The main square of Moscow and Russia is located between the Moscow Kremlin and Kitay-Gorod.

The largest remnant of the relict primitive lowland forest, which, according to the ideas developed in modern science, grew in prehistoric times on the territory of Europe

This monument to freedom, erected on the tower, created in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, was presented by France to America in 1886 for the centenary of its independence

The historical city of Verona was founded in the I century BC. Its greatest heyday occurred during the reign of the Scaliger family in the XIII–XIV centuries and during the period when the city was part of the Venetian Republic

This is one of the few large alpine massifs in Europe where nature has not yet been significantly influenced by anthropogenic factors.

The mausoleum is a mosque located in Agra, India, on the banks of the Jamna River. It was built by order of the Padishah of the Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan I, in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to the 14th child

The palace and Park ensemble in France, the former residence of the French kings in the city of Versailles, now a suburb of Paris; a center of tourism of world importance

The historical center of Havana, the capital of Cuba. Together with its historical and cultural attractions, it is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Lviv, founded in the late Middle Ages, has been a thriving administrative, religious and commercial center for several centuries. The medieval layout of the city has been preserved

A natural UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of forests in 20 European countries

The Altai Nature Reserve and the buffer zone of Lake Teletskoye, the Katunsky Nature Reserve and the buffer zone of Mount Belukha, as well as the Ukok Plateau became World Heritage Sites

This World Heritage Site includes the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon, the center of the New Babylonian Kingdom that existed between 626 and 539 BC.

The famous Buddhist temple, dating from the VIII-IX centuries, is located in the center of Java Island. In the 1970s, the monument was restored with the help of UNESCO.

Built in 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, the city of Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the XIX century.

An area surrounded by ancient walls. On its territory there is a Wailing Wall, a Muslim sanctuary Dome of the Rock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built in the IV century, and other religious buildings

On the wide green lawns of Cathedral Square there is a group of monuments known all over the world. These four masterpieces of medieval architecture are the cathedral, baptistery, bell tower, cemetery

An archipelago of volcanic origin in the Pacific Ocean, which is considered one of the best places on the planet to observe wild animals.

This sacred place was one of the greatest centers of the Maya Indians on the Yucatan Peninsula. Over the course of about a thousand years of history, various peoples have left their mark on the appearance of the city.

The most extensive palace complex in the world. It is located in the center of Beijing, north of the main Tiananmen Square and east of the lake district

An ancient fortress on the Castle Rock in the center of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. Until recently, it was at the disposal of the British Ministry of Defense. The castle is open to the public

The evolution of Paris and its entire history can be traced along the banks of the Seine River – from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower, and from the Place de la Concorde to the Grand and Small Palaces.

Komi forests are the first Russian site to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is home to brown bear, sable, elk, more than 200 species of birds, and valuable fish species

The historical center of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque palaces and parks, as well as the Ring (Ringstrasse) of the late 19th century, with majestic buildings and monuments located along it

Sikhote-Alin in eastern Russia is a mix of coniferous and deciduous trees, taiga and subtropics, southern and northern animal species.

The Tower of London has become a symbol not only of London, but of the whole of Great Britain. It holds a special place in British history, which is why the Tower is now one of the most visited attractions in the world.

Away from the bustling modern districts of Cairo, there is one of the world's oldest complexes of Islamic urban planning, with famous mosques, madrasas, baths ("hammams") and fountains.

The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four sacred sites associated with the life of the Buddha and, in particular, with his enlightenment

This object includes Lake Ubsu-Nur, which belongs to both Mongolia and Russia. There are contrasting landscapes — highlands, mountain taiga massifs, forest-steppe, steppe and semi-desert areas

Founded in the 3rd millennium BC, Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was a center of flourishing crafts, famous for its blades and lace.

These are the majestic ruins of two of the most significant cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the Eastern Mediterranean in the XV-XII centuries BC.

The National Museum, one of the largest and most important museums of European fine art, located in Madrid. It is one of the top twenty most visited art museums in the world

The "Venice of the North", with its many canals and more than 400 bridges, is the result of the greatest urban planning project begun in 1703 under Peter the Great.

The picture shows the Pashupatinath temple. The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by 7 groups of monuments and buildings representing the most significant achievements in architecture and art

The facility, located in downtown Singapore, is a prime example of the transformation of an originally colonial tropical botanical garden into a first-class modern botanical garden

This is the name given to some areas in the center of Tel Aviv due to the large number of white or light-colored buildings

A national park in the state of Piaui in northeastern Brazil. There are many monuments of prehistoric rock art in the park, which were discovered by archaeologist Nyede Gidon

An architectural and historical monument located in Warsaw, Poland. The building was built in the Baroque and classicism style. Originally the residence of the Mazovian princes

A group of giant geometric and figured geoglyphs on the Nazca Plateau in southern Peru

One of the five observatories built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, whose tasks are to revise the calendar and astronomical tables. The observatory is located in New Delhi