UNESCO World Heritage Sites Adds More Sites to Its List

UNESCO has added more sites from around the globe to its World Heritage Sites List. The list contains 1,200 of the most cultural and historical places in the world. UNESCO decided that they would add more sites to its list at their meeting in France. Here are some of them:

The palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Germany

Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen, and Herrenchiemsee are all palaces that King Ludwig II of Bavaria built from 1864 to 1886. “Neuschwanstein castle, which is said to have inspired some of Walt Disney’s creations, sits up in the hills in the Bavarian Alps,” BBC said. 1.4 million people travel to this site every year.

Carnac stones, Brittany

The Carnac stones contain 3,000 megaliths (huge standing stones). They were built during the Neolithic (when people settled down to grow crops instead of moving around a lot), and they are similar to Stonehenge.

Minoan palatial centers, Crete

In reality, this site is a combination of six sites in Crete that were built from 1900 to 1100 BCE. This site represents the Minoan civilization during the Bronze Age. They were used as religious buildings, space for businesses, and they were also used for politics and ceremonies.

Mount Mulanje landscape, Malawi

This site is a mountain range in southern Malawi. The mountain range is one of the world’s only inselbergs, which are isolated mountains that rise from a flat plain, instead of being formed by tectonic plates crashing into each other.

Murujuga landscape, Western Australia

This site is mostly indigenous rocks that are inscribed with art. The one to two million pictures are known as petroglyphs, and this is one of the biggest collections of petroglyphs in the world.

All the sites are extremely unique and should be well-preserved. If not, all the traditions and cultures are gone. If you preserve them, then future generations can enjoy them.

BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c8j1v1g1x8xo