World Heritage Sites List Growing With Additions From Jamaica, Vietnam, South Africa Among 24 New Locations [PHOTOS]
It might be time to update your bucket list. Unesco, the arm of the United Nations that helps protect sites that are culturally or naturally significant, has just updated its list of World Heritage sites. The organization added 24 places to its list and made major modifications to three sites.
The additions include the likes of the Alamo, the Singapore Botanical Gardens, the Forth Bridge in Scotland and the Blue and John Crow Mountains in Jamaica. They join a list of more than 1,000 other sites, such as Westminster Abbey, the Palace of Versailles, the Taj Mahal and the Great Barrier Reef.
The list of newly inscribed sites includes:
Aqueduct of Padre Temleque Hydraulic System
This 16th Century aqueduct on the Central Mexican Plateau highlights the merging of European influences with Mesoamerican construction.
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churchs of the Cefalu and Monteale
These structures date to the era of the Norman kingdom of Sicily and include both religious and civil structures. These structures feature the mixing of origins and religions in the Mediterranean region.
This railroad bridge spans Scotland's Firth of Forth and is the longest multi-span cantilever bridge in the world. Opening in 1890, it is an important milestone in bridge design and construction.
Unesco just increased the size of the site from roughly 85,000 hectares to more than 126,000 hectares. The site hosts much geological diversity and biodiversity. The extension of this site will better protect the area, says the organization.
Located on the southwestern edge of South Africa, this is one of the world's greatest areas of terrestrial diversity. This includes several species related to the fynbos, a plant unique to the region.
Now, which location will be first on your itinerary?
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