UNESCO World heritage sites in India
Sunday, October 31, 2004
World Heritage List India
Ajanta Caves, Cultural site, criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi), inclusion 9/12/83
Ellora Caves, Cultural site, criteria (i), (iii) and (vi), inclusion 9/12/83
Agra Fort, Cultural site, criteria (iii), inclusion 9/12/83
Taj Mahal, Cultural site, criteria (i), inclusion 9/12/83
The Sun Temple, Konarak, Cultural site, criteria (i), (iii) and (vi), inclusion 2/11/84
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Cultural site, criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi), inclusion 2/11/84
Kaziranga National Park, Natural site, criteria (ii) and (iv), inclusion 6/12/85
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Natural site, criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv), inclusion 6/12/85
Keoladeo National Park, Natural site, criteria (iv), inclusion 6/12/85
Churches and Convents of Goa, Cultural site, criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi), inclusion 28/11/86
Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Cultural site, criteria (i) and (iii), inclusion 28/11/86
Group of Monuments at Hampi, Cultural site, criteria (i), (iii) and (iv), inclusion 28/11/86
Fatehpur Sikri, Cultural site, criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv), inclusion 28/11/86
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Cultural site, criteria (iii) and (iv), inclusion 11/12/87
Elephanta Caves, Cultural site, criteria (i) and (iii), inclusion 11/12/87
Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur, Cultural site, criteria (ii) and (iii), inclusion 11/12/87
Sundarbans National Park, Natural site, criteria (ii) and (iv), inclusion 11/12/87
Nanda Devi National Park, Natural site, criteria (iii) and (iv), inclusion 9/12/88
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Cultural site, criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi), inclusion 15/12/89
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, Cultural site, criteria (ii) and (iv), inclusion 11/12/93
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi, Cultural site, criteria (iv), inclusion 11/12/93
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Cultural site, criteria (ii) and (iv), inclusion 1999
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Criteria for the inclusion of cultural properties in the World Heritage List
(i) Represent a masterpiece of human creative genius; or
(ii) exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design; or
(iii) Bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared; or
(iv) Be an outstanding example of a type of building or architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates significant stage(s) in human history; or
(v) be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement or land-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change; or (vi) be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance (the Committee considers that this criterion should justify inclusion in the List only in exceptional circumstances or in conjunction with other criteria cultural or natural).
