Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (IPA: [maksimiljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa maʁi izidɔʁ də ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]) (6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) is one of the best-known and most influential figures of the ...

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/  ( Icon.svg listen); born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American ...

The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J. and S.I. or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits. Jesuits are the largest ...

Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, Hindustani pronunciation: [ʋaːˈɾaːɳəsiː]  ( Icon.svg listen)), also commonly known as Benares or Banaras (Hindi: बनारस, Urdu: بنارس, Banāras [bəˈnɑːɾəs]  ( Icon.svg listen)) and Kashi (Hindi: काशी, Urdu: ...

Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India ...

Suriname Date of Inscription: 2002 Criteria: (ii)(iv) Property : 30.0000 ha Buffer zone: 60.0000 ha District of Paramaribo N5 49 34 W55 09 00 Ref: 940rev Brief Description Paramaribo is ...

Date of Inscription: 1984Criteria: (i)(vi)New York, New YorkN40 41 22 W74 2 41Ref: 307 Brief Description Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who ...

Date of Inscription: 1987Criteria: (i)(iv)(vi)VirginiaN38 1 58 W78 30 14Ref: 442 Brief Description Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), author of the American Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, ...

Date of Inscription: 1986Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)Property : 6.0000 haGwynedd, North WalesN53 8 23 W4 16 37Ref: 374 Brief Description The castles of Beaumaris and Harlech (largely the work of the greatest ...

Date of Inscription: 1986Criteria: (i)(iv)North Yorkshire, EnglandN54 6 58 W1 34 23Ref: 372rev Brief Description A striking landscape was created around the ruins of the Cistercian Fountains Abbey and Fountains ...

Date of Inscription: 1987Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)Property : 2900.0000 haAvon, EnglandN51 22 53 W2 21 31Ref: 428 Brief Description Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre ...

Date of Inscription: 1987Extension: 2005,2008Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)Property : 526.9000 haBuffer zone: 5225.7000 haN54 59 33.4 W2 36 3.6Ref: 430ter Brief Description The ‘Roman Limes’ represents the border line of the Roman ...

Suriname Date of Inscription: 2002 Criteria: (ii)(iv) Property : 30.0000 ha Buffer zone: 60.0000 ha District of Paramaribo N5 49 34 W55 09 00 Ref: 940rev Brief Description Paramaribo is ...

South Africa Date of Inscription: 1999 Extension: 2005 Criteria: (iii)(vi) Gauteng, Limpopo and North-west provinces S24 9 30.996 E29 10 36.984 Ref: 915bis Brief Description The Taung Skull Fossil Site, ...

Date of Inscription: 1988Criteria: (ii)(iv)London Borough of Tower Hamlets, EnglandN51 30 29 W0 4 34Ref: 488 Brief Description The massive White Tower is a typical example of Norman military architecture, ...