Reclaimed land

Connected Sites: 10

WHS or parts thereof which were built on reclaimed land (reclaimed from water, marshes and other uninhabitable circumstances). Not including the more specific Polders and Artificial Islands, which have their own connections.

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Connected Sites

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
"The Ambitious Backbay Reclamation Scheme Of The 1920s, Which Covers 553 Acres Of Reclaimed Land, Is Where The Art Deco Buildings Of Mumbai Were Constructed In The 1930s And 1940s" (Ab Ev)
Thang Long
Thang Long
Viet Nam
Inscribed: 2010
2.04
207
9
"It Was Constructed On The Remains Of A Chinese Fortress Dating From The 7th Century, On Drained Land Reclaimed From The Red River Delta In Hanoi." (Ouv Brief Synthesis)
Saloum Delta
Inscribed: 2011
2.86
41
4
"All The Shell Mounds Built Up Over A 2,000 Year-Long Cultural Process Have Formed A Physical Structure Of Stable Islets And Reclaimed Land Within The Saloum Delta." (Ouv)
Rio de Janeiro
Inscribed: 2012
3.61
263
6
"As Well As The Extensive Designed Landscapes On Reclaimed Land Along Copacabana Bay" (Ouv Brief Synthesis)
Butrint
Butrint
Albania
Inscribed: 1992
3.32
180
8
"In 44 Bc Butrint Became A Roman Colony And Expanded Considerably On Reclaimed Marshland, Primarily To The South Across The Vivari Channel, Where An Aqueduct Was Built" (Ouv Brief Synthesis)
Colonies of Benevolence
Colonies of Benevolence
Belgium, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2021
2.15
151
7
"Over A Seven-Year Period, Almost 80 Square Kilometres Of Wastelands, Domestic Territory Considered Unfit For Settlement, Were Reclaimed In Colonies." (Ouv)
Amsterdam Canal Ring
Inscribed: 2010
3.80
846
9
"This Was A Longterm Programme That Involved Extending The City By Draining The Swampland Using A System Of Canals In Concentric Arcs And Filling In The Intermediate Spaces." (Ab Ev)
St. Petersburg
Inscribed: 1990
4.22
356
9
"The Metamorphosis Of An Inhospitable Coastal Area Into A Superb City" (Ab Ev), "From 1703 To 1725, Peter The Great Lifted From A Landscape Of Marshes, Peat Bogs And Rocks, Architectural Styles In Stone And Marble For A Capital, St. Petersburg, Which He Wished To Be The Most Beautiful City" (Crit I Ouv)
Melaka and George Town
Inscribed: 2008
3.01
323
8
George Town: "There Is Also A Large Harbour Area, Partly On Reclaimed Land" (Ab Ev)
Lamu Old Town
Inscribed: 2001
3.03
39
5
"During The British Rule Many Houses Were Built On The Reclaimed Seafront" (Ab Ev)