The World's Heritage A Complete Guide to the Most Extraordinary Places

by UNESCO

Book Overview

Updated for 2010, this guide fully describes every official UNESCO World Heritage site. In 1959, UNESCO launched an international campaign to safeguard the world's most important sites, which led to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007845502
• ISBN13: 9780007845507
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

World Heritage Sites

It was interesting to see the complete list and descriptions of the World Heritage Sites. I was interested in discovering how many of these sites I have been to. I have been to 139 of these sites in my travels.

great gift

We gave this book as a gift as she travels so much everywhere in the world. Have heard from her that itis very helpful.

Fantastic deal for the money

I got interested in World Heritage Sites when I was looking for an assignment topic for my graduate students. I've been hooked every since. This book is basically a recap of the online World Heritage List, [...], without the updates, threats, and the user photos input thanks to a partnership with TripAdvisor. But for those who prefer to settle back and armchair travel with a real book, this one can't be beat. The book -- all 832 pages -- is organized chronologically, beginning with the very first World Heritage Site (Galapagos Islands, 1978) up to the publication date (Al-Hijr Archaeological Site, 2008). This is not the most logical way that readers would look for information. Nevertheless there are good maps and an index for finding the Sites geographically and alphabetically. Each site has 1/2-1 page description, a map, and an enticing color photo. I will use this book for my travel daydreams. I can also see it being useful for parents and children to share, for educational purposes and for reference. Though the content doesn't match the website, it surely is a good substitute for browsing, learning, and daydreaming. Would make a great gift!

WOW -- a perfect gift for the well traveled explorer !

this is a fabulous document! it's the perfect gift at a bargain price, for the well traveled explorer ! as an architect, i was delighted to receive my own personal copy ... it certainly has helped me realize how many special places throughout the world .. that I MUST see ! this book includes everything from A to Z ... and i continue to buy more and more copies ... and give them to my friends who love to travel ! i can't think of a better way to excite another about the treasures of this planet !

a nice book

I'm no expert on World Heritage sites but I think this book is pretty good. You get all the basic background to every site and it's a seriously weighty volume for it's compact size. It's not perfect as noted in the other reviews but I like it a lot. Good value for money too.