Cultural sites connected to Cliffs

Connected Sites: 32

Cultural sites where the OUV fully or partly derives from being constructed in / on a cliff.

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Connected Sites

Masada
Masada
Israel
Inscribed: 2001
3.77
255
11
Sceilg Mhichíl
Inscribed: 1996
3.79
99
8
"An Early Religious Settlement Deliberately Sited On A Pyramidal Rock In The Ocean" (Ouv)
Meteora
Meteora
Greece
Inscribed: 1988
4.20
305
10
Cliff of Bandiagara
Inscribed: 1989
3.46
38
2
Costiera Amalfitana
Inscribed: 1997
3.93
359
7
Le Morne
Le Morne
Mauritius
Inscribed: 2008
2.59
107
5
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Inscribed: 1981
2.99
107
10
Cuenca
Cuenca
Spain
Inscribed: 1996
3.14
180
9
Ancient Ksour
Ancient Ksour
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1996
3.05
30
3
Ouadane Is Built Into A Cliff
Matera
Matera
Italy
Inscribed: 1993
3.86
263
7
Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde
United States of America
Inscribed: 1978
3.91
246
9
Rio Abiseo National Park
Inscribed: 1990
2.90
5
2
Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
Inscribed: 1996
3.71
133
6
Le Shan Buddha Built Into The Cliff
Bamiyan Valley
Bamiyan Valley
Afghanistan
Inscribed: 2003
3.85
18
2
Bamiyan Buddha Built Into The Cliff
Mont-Saint-Michel
Inscribed: 1979
4.17
436
17
Cliffs Of Champeaux
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
Inscribed: 1997
3.98
390
11
Cinque Terre's Villages Are Built Along The Cliffs
Qadisha Valley
Inscribed: 1998
3.31
81
4
Hermitages
Mount Athos
Inscribed: 1988
3.50
100
8
"Over 1,000 Monks Live There In Communities Or Alone, As Well As In The 'Desert' Of Karoulia Where Cells Cling To The Cliff Face Rising Steeply Above The Sea." (Ab Ev)
Hahoe and Yangdong
Hahoe and Yangdong
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2010
2.83
130
7
Hahoe And Yangdong "Gyeomamjeongsa Study Hall Was Built In 1567 By Ryu Ul-Lyong. Set On The Western End Of The Buyongdae Cliff It Is Framed By Pine Forest, And Has Picturesque Views Out Over The Hwacheon Stream To The Hills Beyond." "Wonjijeongsa Study Hall Was Built In 1576 By Ryu Seong-Ryong On The Edge Of The River For His Own Study And For Teaching. It Consists Of A Study Hall And An Elevated Square Pavilion, From Which There Are Views Out Across The River To The Pine Forests Of Buyongdae Cliff And Beyond To Mount Wonjisan."
See English.Cha.Go.Kr
Wudang Mountains
Inscribed: 1994
3.42
43
3
72 Cliff Temples
Koguryo Kingdom
Inscribed: 2004
2.91
34
2
"Geographical Conditions Were Best Used In The Building Of City Walls, Which Reflected The Architectual Characteristics Of The Koguryeo Mountain City. The Precipitous Cliffs At The Southeastern Corner Were Used As The City Walls. The Seams Were Filled By Stone Tablets. Some Of The Other Parts Of The City Walls Were Also Built This Way." - Nomination File
Mount Wuyi
Inscribed: 1999
3.43
69
4
"Eighteen Wooden Boat Coffins In Rock Shelters High On The Steep Cliffs" (Ab Ev Icomos)
Karlskrona
Inscribed: 1998
2.15
137
6
The Polhem Dock, Is Cut In The Cliff Itself And Is Still In Use
Australian Convict Sites
Inscribed: 2010
2.66
232
13
Great North Road - The Route Up Devines Hill Was Cut Into The Cliff Face
See Www.Convicttrail.Org
Baekje Historic Areas
Baekje Historic Areas
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2015
2.42
83
8
Nakhwaam Rock, The Cliff Of Falling Flowers “Nakhwaam Cliff And Spring Sites In Busosanseong Fortress Form The Background To Many Legends Related To The Royal Family Of Baekje.” - Nomination File
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Inscribed: 1998
2.82
377
14
Rocamadour
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art
Inscribed: 2016
2.38
36
3
Gorham's Cave Complex
Inscribed: 2016
2.18
96
9
City of Luxembourg
Inscribed: 1994
3.18
582
12
"The Bock Is A Promontory In The North-Eastern Corner Of Luxembourg City's Old Historical District. Offering A Natural Fortification, Its Rocky Cliffs Tower Above The River Alzette, Which Surrounds It On Three Sides."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Tower of Hercules
Inscribed: 2009
2.67
190
5
The Large Urban Park Where The Tower Is Situated Used To Be Military Zones And Was "Recovered By The City Council Of A Coruña In Order To Create An Extensive Green Zone. (...) The Value Of This Reclaimed Area's Landscape Is Immense; A Coastline Of Great Natural Beauty, With Sheer Cliffs Dropping Down To The Sea, Forming A Never-Ending Display Of Inlets And Headlands Upon Which The Waves Of The Atlantic Crash." (Nomination File, P. 14) The Lighthouses "That Were Erected On Atlantic Shores Were Built On Coastal Cliffs In Particularly Dangerous Areas In Order To Direct Ships Away From The Shallows, Which Could Threaten Their Wooden Hulls." (Nomination File, P. 137)
Kondoa
Kondoa
Tanzania
Inscribed: 2006
2.39
19
7
The Exact Number Of Rock Art Sites In The Kondoa Area Is Not Yet Known But It Is Estimated That There Are Between 150 And 450 Decorated Rock Shelters, Caves And Overhanging Cliff Faces." (Ouv)
Talayotic Menorca
Inscribed: 2023
2.93
50
4
"Right In The Middle Of The Talayotic Period, (...) A New Kind Of Hypogea Emerged, Dug Into The Top Of Coastal Cliffs And The High Canyon Walls, Forming Large Burial Grounds. These Are Known As The Calascoves Type I Hypogea." (Nomination File, P. 119) - Component C5: "The Funeral Spaces, Hidden And Removed From The Settlements, Are Arranged Around The Ravine Of Cala En Porter And Especially On The Coastal Cliffs." (Nomination File, P. 145)