I have always associated modernist architecture with minimalism and utility, but also with grittiness and to some extent, urban decay. It did not help that modernist architecture originated brutalism, which …
Carlo Sarion
Member since January 2019
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My enthusiasm for UNESCO World Heritage Sites is rooted in my love for travel, geography, cultures, and conservation. I am originally from the Philippines but now live in New Zealand. I trained as a biologist, dabbled in human resources, and now works in policy.
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My most impressive site: Quite a few: Namib Sand Sea, Cappadocia, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, Ancient Thebes, Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, and Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand, Machu Picchu, Iguazu Falls
Recent Visits
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10April 19, 2025Wet Tropics of Queensland
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10April 17, 2025Great Barrier Reef
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10Jan. 4, 2025Uxmal
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About Carlo Sarion
- First name
- Carlo
- Member since
- January 2019
- Country of Origin
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- Tentative Sites
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World Heritage Sites
- Namib Sand Sea 5.0
- Pyramids (Memphis) 5.0
- Persepolis 5.0
- Great Barrier Reef 5.0
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras 5.0
- Bagan 5.0
- Iguacu 5.0
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 5.0
- Machu Picchu 5.0
- Iguazu National Park 5.0
- Angkor 5.0
- Taj Mahal 5.0
- Te Wahipounamu 5.0
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Cuzco 4.5
- Borobudur 4.5
- Fraser Island 4.5
- Istanbul 4.5
- Gunung Mulu 4.5
- Ancient Kyoto 4.5
- Great Wall 4.5
- Tongariro National Park 4.5
- Mexico City and Xochimilco 4.5
- Teotihuacan 4.5
- Chichen-Itza 4.5
- Ephesus 4.5
- Medina of Marrakesh 4.0
- Gulf of California 4.0
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 4.0
- Wet Tropics of Queensland 4.0
- St. Petersburg 4.0
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan 4.0
- Luang Prabang 4.0
- Huascaran National Park 4.0
- Fatehpur Sikri 4.0
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan 4.0
- Kremlin and Red Square 4.0
- Ouro Preto 4.0
- Ancient Nara 4.0
- San Miguel de Allende 4.0
- Brasilia 4.0
- Fujisan 4.0
- Québec 4.0
- Imperial Palace 4.0
- Kathmandu Valley 4.0
- Historic Cairo 4.0
- Trinity Sergius Lavra 3.5
- Trang An 3.5
- Guanajuato 3.5
- Greater Blue Mountains 3.5
- Vigan 3.5
- Jaipur City, Rajasthan 3.5
- Gondwana Rainforests 3.5
- Chitwan National Park 3.5
- Kii Mountain Range 3.5
- Uxmal 3.5
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 3.5
- Prambanan 3.5
- Hoi An 3.5
- Anuradhapura 3.5
- Yazd 3.5
- Aphrodisias 3.5
- Cape Floral Region 3.5
- Arequipa 3.5
- Ping Yao 3.5
- Rani-ki-Vav 3.5
- South China Karst 3.5
- Oaxaca and Monte Alban 3.5
- Bali Subak system 3.5
- Sigiriya 3.5
- Sukhothai 3.5
- Rio de Janeiro 3.5
- Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou 3.5
- Agra Fort 3.0
- Vat Phou 3.0
- Fossil Hominid Sites 3.0
- White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal 3.0
- Masjed-e Jâme' 3.0
- Persian Garden 3.0
- Dong Phayayen 3.0
- Volubilis 3.0
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple 3.0
- Kandy 3.0
- Nikko 3.0
- Novodevichy Convent 3.0
- Polonnaruva 3.0
- Horyu-ji Area 3.0
- Bolgar 3.0
- Red Fort 3.0
- Himeji-jo 3.0
- Querétaro 3.0
- Puebla 3.0
- Caves of Yagul and Mitla 3.0
- Xochicalco 3.0
- Okinoshima Island 3.0
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex 3.0
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 3.0
- Medina of Fez 3.0
- Itsukushima Shrine 3.0
- Ayutthaya 3.0
- Diamantina 3.0
- Congonhas 3.0
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs 3.0
- Summer Palace 3.0
- Temple of Heaven 3.0
- Lima 3.0
- Old Town Lunenburg 3.0
- Paraty and Ilha Grande 3.0
- Qutb Minar 3.0
- Humayun's Tomb 3.0
- Hwaseong Fortress 2.5
- Sítio Roberto Burle Marx 2.5
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley 2.5
- Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region 2.5
- Rabat 2.5
- Kazan Kremlin 2.5
- Imperial Tombs 2.5
- Hué 2.5
- Persian Caravanserai 2.5
- Kinabalu Park 2.5
- Ahmadabad 2.5
- Medina of Tétouan 2.5
- Old Town of Galle 2.5
- Sydney Opera House 2.5
- Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor 2.5
- Baroque Churches 2.5
- Jantar Mantar 2.5
- Pasargadae 2.5
- Golestan Palace 2.5
- Tequila 2.5
- Grand Canal 2.5
- Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 2.5
- Rideau Canal 2.5
- Luis Barragán House and Studio 2.5
- Meknes 2.5
- Sviyazhsk 2.5
- Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque 2.5
- Camino Real 2.5
- Central University City Campus of the UNAM 2.5
- My Son 2.5
- Chavin 2.0
- Pampulha 2.0
- Tomioka Silk Mill 2.0
- Australian Convict Sites 2.0
- Royal Joseon Tombs 2.0
- Jongmyo Shrine 2.0
- Central Highlands 2.0
- Singapore Botanic Gardens 2.0
- Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye 2.0
- Genbaku Dome 2.0
- Popocatepetl monasteries 2.0
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier 2.0
- Namhansanseong 2.0
- Yogyakarta 2.0
- Keoladeo National Park 2.0
- Melaka and George Town 2.0
- Elephanta Caves 2.0
- Grand Pré 2.0
- Macao 1.5
- Thang Long 1.5
- Royal Exhibition Building 1.5
- Mozu-Furuichi Kofun 1.5
- The Persian Qanat 1.5
- Valongo Wharf 1.0
Tentative Sites
- Ellis Island
- Chocolate Hills Natural Monument
- Nasqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab
- Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna
- Etosha Pan
- Shwedagon Pagoda
- Hikone-Jo
- That Luang de Vientiane
- Sites of Saytagrah, India's non-violent freedom mo
- Salt Mines of Maras
- El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area
- Mt. Pulag National Park
- Inle Lake
- Waters and seabed of Fiordland (Te Moana O Atawhen
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia
- Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo's Home-Study Museum
- Waitangi Treaty Grounds historic precinct
- Napier Art Deco historic precinct
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Reviews by Carlo Sarion


Congonhas (Inscribed)
Congonhas
The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas is inscribed based primarily on the outstanding works of Baroque art it contains and how it represents a period in religious architecture in …

Ouro Preto (Inscribed)
Ouro Preto
I think that Ouro Preto has got all the characteristics of an outstanding cultural World Heritage site: it contains architecture and artwork of high aesthetic value; its buildings, roads, and …

Diamantina (Inscribed)
Diamantina
The colonial town of Diamantina is situated about 300 kilometers north of the state capital city of Belo Horizonte. It's pretty much evident that its status as a center of …

Grand Pré (Inscribed)
Grand Pré
Grand Pré is comprised mainly of marshland that was first polderised by the Acadians in the 17th century for farming and settlement. Its inscription is based on two justifications: (1) …

Te Wahipounamu (Inscribed)
Te Wahipounamu
I thought that this site did not need any additional reviews. I mean, it’s got heaps of testimonies already, and we all know it’s famous, iconic, and a well-managed site …

Napier Art Deco historic prec… (On tentative list)
Napier Art Deco historic precinct
The lifting of restrictions following months of lockdown allowed me to visit Napier in July 2020. According to its UNESCO WHS webpage, Napier's cityscape is the local government's response to …

Archaeological site of Laodik… (On tentative list)
Archaeological site of Laodikeia
Laodikea was an ancient city during the Hellenistic period that was later assimilated into the Roman republic. As it sits on earthquake-prone terrain, it had been rebuilt several times until …

Dong Phayayen (Inscribed)
Dong Phayayen
I made it a priority to visit Khao Yai National Park during my trip to Thailand in April 2018. It is the most accessible among the five protected areas that …

Meidan Emam, Esfahan (Inscribed)
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
I thought of reviewing an Iranian UNESCO World Heritage Site in light of Trump’s recent threat to the country’s cultural sites. Sheer insanity I thought, but thankfully, the Pentagon just …

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley (Inscribed)
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley
Frederic M has done what I believe is the best way to really appreciate the OUV of this site--taking a multi-day tour. This was what I hoped of doing when …

Sites of Japan's Meiji Indust… (Inscribed)
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution
The previous reviews have already covered the sites that I have visited, so I am not going to repeat what was already mentioned. But I'd like to add to the …

Caves of Yagul and Mitla (Inscribed)
Caves of Yagul and Mitla
Have you ever had that feeling when you didn't expect much from a "minor" site but for some reason, your experience visiting it was fun and satisfying? I would count …

Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque (Inscribed)
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
The Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System wasn't really part of my original itinerary, but having hired a car I knew I was going to regret not to visit the …