'Threatened' by Tunnels

Connected Sites: 6

WHS where there are/have been plans to build a tunnel regarded by UNESCO/ICOMOS as potentially damaging to the OUV of the site (irrespective of whether the site of the Tunnel is inside the Inscribed/Buffer zones or not).

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Connected Sites

Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park
Australia
Inscribed: 1981
3.84
115
9
Jabiluka Uranium Mine Tunnel
See Www.Wise-Uranium.Org
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Works of Antoni Gaudí
Spain
Inscribed: 1984
4.12
728
18
Madrid-Barcelona High Speed Train Line
See Www.Sossagradafamilia.Org
Prague
Prague
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
4.27
789
16
"The Blanka Tunnel, Which Is To Form Part Of A Planned Ring Road Around The City, Runs Only A Few Hundred Metres From The Protected Area Of Prague Castle."
See Praguemonitor.Com
Old City of Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem
Israel
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
The Western Wall Tunnel
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.75
589
18
Icomos-Uk Have Ojected To Numerous Tunnel Options For Stonehenge
See Www.Scribd.Com
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Iran
Inscribed: 1979
3.80
130
2
"State Of Conservation Report Raised Concerns About The Metro Now Well Under Construction Parts Due To Open In 2012) Whc.Unesco.Org/En/Soc/252 The 2012 Whc Decided As Follows "... Requests The State Party To Invite A Joint World Heritage Centre/Icomos Reactive Monitoring Mission To The Property To Consider The Impact Of The Current Metro Constructions On The Property And Its Wider Setting;"