World Heritage of the Holy See

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The World Heritage of the Holy See (as of 2020) includes two UNESCO World Heritage Sites that are either in the Vatican City or that are extraterritorial possessions of the Holy See . Both sites are cultural heritage sites. The Holy See , which represents the State of Vatican City externally, ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982. The first World Heritage Sites were added to the World Heritage List in 1984, the last in 1990.

World heritage sites

This table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Holy See in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion on the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

image designation year Type Ref. description
Vatican city
St. Peter's Square with St. Peter's Basilica
(further pictures)
Vatican City
( location ) 		1984 K 286 Vatican City is the only state whose entire territory is recognized as a World Heritage Site.
Historic center of Rome, the extraterritorial sites of the Holy See in the city and Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Lateran Palace
(further pictures)
Historic center of Rome, the extraterritorial sites of the Holy See in the city and Saint Paul Outside the Walls
( location ) 		1990 K 91 cross-border with Italy.

The historical center of Rome and the Basilica of St. Paul were recognized as a World Heritage Site in 1980, and the site was expanded to include the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See in 1990 .

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . As of 2020, there are no sites on the tentative list of the Holy See. All previously registered sites have been included in the world heritage.

See also

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites of the Holy See  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
  • Holy See on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Accordingly, the World Heritage sites are listed in the World Heritage Center's World Heritage List under "Holy See". The entry under "Vatican City" on the website of the German Commission for UNESCO is factually imprecise.
  2. ↑ Holy See. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed August 26, 2020 .
  3. ↑ San Marino had also nominated its entire national territory as World Heritage , but only the city ​​of San Marino and Mount Titano were included in the World Heritage.
  4. ^ Tentative list of the Holy See. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed August 26, 2020 .