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UNESCO World Heritage Sites - in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Middle East, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State ...

Description from the UNESCO website:

“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.”

“To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria.” Criteria such as “to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius”.

A Selection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
Old City of Jerusalem (Church of the Holy Sepulchre); Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (Segovia Fortress); Old City of Acre (Akko) (Hospitaller Fortress); Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces; Historic Centre of Florence (Uffizi Palace - now a museum); and Tower of London.

Links for Photos & Images of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on this website:

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Middle East, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales), United States, Vatican City State

Austria

• Heiligenkreuz Monastery (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Heiligenkreuz Monastery (Stained glass window - Saint Leopold) - House of Babenberg (Margraves of Austria)

• Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn - House of Habsburg - Holy Roman Emperors (photos to be added) [Cousin Links]

• Historic Centre of Vienna
  • Vienna (Statue of Saint Leopold) - House of Babenberg (Margraves of Austria)
  • Vienna - House of Habsburg - Holy Roman Emperors (photos to be added) [Cousin Links]
  • Burggarten palace garden (Mozart Monument) - 230th Anniversary of the Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [Historical Site & Figure]

• Wachau Cultural Landscape (a stretch of the Danube Valley between Melk and Krems)
  • Melk Abbey (Stift Melk) - House of Babenberg (photos to be added)

Belgium

• Historical core of Antwerp from the Scheldt to the former ramparts of around 1250 (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
• Belfry of the Cathedral of Our Lady - 385th Anniversary of the Death of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) [Historical Site & Figure]

• Flemish Béguinages
• Turnhout, Lier and Bruges Béguinages - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
• Beguinage of Saint Elisabeth of Courtrai / Kortrijk - (photos to be added) [Cousin Link]

• Belfries of Belgium and France
• Saint Peter's Church - (Sint-Pieterskerk), Leuven - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) (Medieval Rulers)
• Belfry of the Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp - 385th Anniversary of the Death of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) [Historical Site & Figure]

• Historic Centre of Brugge
  • Bruges Town Hall - Hotel de Ville (on site of former Castle) - House of Flanders - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Basilica of the Holy Blood - Basilique du Saint-Sang - House of Lorraine - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Bruges Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - House of Flanders - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Bruges Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - House of Lorraine - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• La Grand-Place, Brussels
  • La Grand-Place, Brussels - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) - Counts & Dukes of Louvain, Counts of Brussels, Dukes of Lower Lotharingia, Dukes of Brabant ... (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg & North-West Germany) (Medieval Rulers)
  • Brussels Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Brussels Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty
  • Brussels Town Hall - Hotel de Ville - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) (Medieval Rulers)
  • House of the Dukes of Brabant - Maison des Ducs de Brabant - House of Brabant (House of Reginar) (Medieval Rulers)

• Le Palais de Princes Eveques de Liege (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Statues on the west façade of the Palais Provincial / Palais de Princes Eveques de Liege - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Meuse Citadels (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Citadel of Namur - House of Namur - Counts of Namur, Luxembourg, la Roche, Durbuy, and Longwy

Canada

• L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 - this was the first year sites were admitted to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites) - 1000th Anniversary of Viking settlement activity at L'Anse aux Meadows [Historical Site & Event]
  

• Historic District of Old Quebec (City) - General James Murray (1721-1794) - (Murray Family Line) [Cousin Link]

Czech Republic

• Historic Centre of Prague (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992)
  • Prague Cathedral - Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic)
  • Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge - Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic)
  • St. George's Basilica - Kings & Dukes of Bohemia (Western Czech Republic)

Egypt

• Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - Exhibit in Geneva Switzerland in 2013 [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - Herbert Family - Earls of Carnarvon (link to be added) [Cousin Links]
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - DNA Testing Information (link to be added) [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Valley of the Kings - Tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) - 100th Anniversary of the 1922 Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun [Historical Site & Figure]

• Historic Quarters and Monuments of Rosetta/Rachid (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Rosetta Stone - discovered in Rosetta - 200th Anniversary of the 1822 deciphering of the Egyptian Hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone [Historical Site & Figure]

France

• Amiens Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty and Kings & Queens of France (see also Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France) (photos to be added)

• Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
  • Avignon Bridge / Pont d'Avignon - 840th Anniversary of the Completion of the Original Pont d'Avignon (Pont Saint-Bénézet) [Historical Site]

• Belfries of Belgium and France
  • Statues on main façade of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) Town Hall / Hotel de Ville - House of Flanders - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Bourges Cathedral - Kings & Queens of France (see also Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France) (photos to be added)

• Climats, Terroirs of Burgundy - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (photos to be added)

• Chartres Cathedral - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)

• Palace and Park of Fontainebleau - Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added)

• The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
  • Chateau d'Amboise - Counts of Anjou (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Beaugency (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Blois - Counts of Blois (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Chambord - Counts of Blois (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Chaumont - Counts of Blois (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Chenonceaux - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Chinon - Counts of Blois (photos to be added)
  • Abbey of Fontevraud - Kings and Queens of England
  • Chateau de Langeais - Counts of Anjou (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Montsoreau - Counts of Blois (photos to be added)
  • Cathedral of Orleans - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Abbey of Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Saumur - Counts of Blois (photos to be added)
  • Chateau de Sully-Sur-Loire - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • (other photos to be added)

• Royal and Imperial Metz (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Royal and Imperial Metz (Map c.1645) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Statues of Saint Arnoul (Arnulf) of Metz at Sainte-Segolene Church & Metz Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay - Dukes of Normandy (see also Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France) (photos to be added)

• Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
  • Nice - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts (photos to be added)

• Paris, Banks of the Seine
  • Former Royal Palace on the Île de la Cité (Palais de la Cité) - Kings & Queens of France
  • The former Palais de la Cité - 230th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) [Cousin Link]
  • Sainte Chapelle - 770th Anniversary of Sainte Chapelle (1248)
  • Sainte Chapelle - Built by Louis IX “the Saint”, King of France
  • Sainte Chapelle - Saint Louis - Patron Saint of France (Feast Day - 25 August)
  • Hotel des Invalides - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty - and Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame - Kings & Queens of France
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame - Mystery Royal Statue (photos to be added)
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame - 220th Anniversary of the Birth of Victor Hugo [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Cathedral of Notre Dame - 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Pope John Paul II [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty - and Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Church of Saint-Louis en l'Île - 750th Anniversary of the Death of Saint Louis
  • Louvre - 220th Anniversary of the opening of the Louvre Museum [Historical Site with Ancestor Links]
  • Louvre - Kings & Queens of France
  • Louvre - Christine Marie of France (1606-1663) - Genealogy Documentary Series - Who Do You Think You Are? [Cousin Link]
  • Eglise de la Madeleine - Statues of Saint Margaret of Scotland (Queen of Scotland), Saint Adelaide of Burgundy, Saint Louis (Louis IX, King of France), and Saint Ferdinand (Fernando/Ferdinand III, King of Castile, Leon, Toledo & Galicia) (photos to be added)
  • Route for the Opening Ceremony and Sites for Certain Sports Events - Summer Olympic Games 2024 - Paris [Historical Sites & Event]
  • Eiffel Tower - 100th Anniversary of the Death of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) [Historical Site & Figure]

• Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
  • Tour Cesar - Counts of Champagne (photos to be added)

• Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
  • Cathedral of Reims (Cathedral of Notre-Dame) - Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added)

• Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Cathedral of Rouen - Dukes of Normandy (photos to be added)

• Saint Denis Cathedral (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Saint Denis Cathedral (Charles "Martel" & Pepin "le Bref") - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Saint Denis Cathedral (Charles "Martel") - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

• Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
  • Tour du Roi (photos to be added)

• From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
  • Salins and Chateau Belin (now Fort Belin) - Seigneurs de Salins and Counts of Macon (photos to be added)

• Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
  • Amiens Cathedral - Kings & Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Mont-Saint-Michel - Dukes of Normandy (photos to be added)
  • Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Nativité de Cadouin - Counts of Toulouse (photos to be added)
  • Cathedral Notre-Dame du Puy - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Cathedral of Saint-Andre (Bordeaux) - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Cathedral of Saint-Etienne (Bourges) - Kings and Queens of France (photos to be added)
  • Basilica of Saint-Eutrope (Saintes) - House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) - Counts of Poitou & Dukes of Aquitaine (Western, Central and Southern France) (Medieval Rulers) (photos to be added)
  • Church of Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand (Poitiers) - Counts of Poitou (photos to be added)
  • Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Toulouse) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty - and Counts of Toulouse (photos to be added)

• Strasbourg, Grande-Ile and Neustadt
  • Strasbourg Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg) - Equestrian Statues of Holy Roman Emperors (photos to be added)
  • Strasbourg Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg) - Stained Glass Window Portraits of Holy Roman Emperors (photos to be added)

• Fortifications of Vauban
  • Cathedral of Saint-Jean de Besançon (part of the Citadel, the urban enclosure and Fort Griffon of Besançon) - Counts of Burgundy (photos to be added)

• Palace and Park of Versailles
  • Palace of Versailles - Royal Statues (Château de Versailles) (photos to be added)
  • Versailles - King Louis XIV, King of France [Cousin Link]
  • The Queen’s Hamlet - 230th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) [Cousin Link]
  • Versailles - 100th Anniversary of the World War I (WWI) Peace Treaty of Versailles [Historical Site & Event]

Germany

• Aachen Cathedral (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 - this was the first year sites were admitted to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites)
  • Aachen Cathedral (exterior) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral (interior) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral (Charlemagne's Shrine) - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • Aachen Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty)

• Cologne Cathedral
  • Cologne Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty (photos to be added)
  • Cologne Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty)

• Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System
  • Imperial Palace of Goslar - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty) - Holy Roman Emperors, Kings, Dukes, & Counts (photos to be added)
  • Kaiserworth Guildhall (beside Goslar Town Hall) - Statues of Holy Roman Emperors adorn the façade (photos to be added)

• Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch - Carolingian Dynasty - Holy Roman Emperors, Kings, Dukes, & Counts (photos to be added)

• Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty (photos to be added)

• Monastic Island of Reichenau
  • Benedictine Abbey of Reichenau - Dukes of Alemannia - Medieval Rulers in Southern Germany, Eastern France, Western Austria & Northern Switzerland
  • Monastic Island of Reichenau - House of Udalrichinger - Medieval Rulers in Southern Germany, Western Austria & Northern Switzerland
  • Monastic Island of Reichenau - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Monastic Island of Reichenau - House of Hunfridings - Early Dukes of Swabia

• Upper Middle Rhine Valley
  • Stahleck Castle - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty) - Holy Roman Emperors, Kings, Dukes, & Counts
    (includes photos of: Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, Gutenfels Castle with town of Kaub below, and Marksburg Castle)

• Speyer Cathedral
  • Speyer Cathedral (Conrad II) - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • Speyer Cathedral (Conrad II, Henry III, IV & V) - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • Speyer Cathedral - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty)

• Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
  • Würzburg Residence - overlooking the Old Main Bridge (Alte Mainbrücke) that is adorned with Statues - Carolingian Dynasty (photos to be added)

Hungary

• Balaton Uplands Cultural Landscape (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Tihany Abbey - Kings of Hungary (Photos to be added)

• Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrassy Avenue
  • Hungarian Parliament Building - Statues of Rulers of Hungary - including 12 Generations of the House of Arpad [Dand Ancestors and Hayes Ancestors & Cousins]
  • Matthias Church (Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle) - Kings of Hungary and House of Arpad (Photos to be added)
  • Millennium Monument - Kings of Hungary and House of Arpad
  • (other photos to be added)

Ireland

• The Royal Sites of Ireland: Cashel, Dún Ailinne, Hill of Uisneach, Rathcroghan Complex, and Tara Complex (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • The Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig) - High Kings of Ireland

Italy

• The cultural landscape of the Benedictine settlements in medieval Italy (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Sacra di San Michele - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Historic Centre of Florence
  • Florence - House of de' Medici (Dukes in Italy) [Cousin Links]
  • Florence - Cosimo I de Medici, Duke of Florence & Grand Duke of Tuscany - Notable & Famous Descendants of European Royalty [Cousin Link]
  • Florence Cathedral - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - Equestrian portrait fresco of Sir John Hawkwood "Giovanni Acuto" (inside Cathedral) (photos to be added)
  • Florence Cathedral - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - 600th Anniversary of the Start of Construction of the Dome of Florence Cathedral [Historical Site]
  • Basilica of Santa Croce (Cenotaph in honour of Dante) - 700th Anniversary of the Death of Dante Alighieri [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Basilica of Santa Croce (Rossini's Tomb) - 230th Anniversary of the Birth of Rossini [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Uffizi Gallery Courtyard (Statue of Galileo) and Palazzo Vecchio - 380th Anniversary of the Death of Galileo [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Vasari Corridor, Florence Cathedral & Basilica of Santa Croce - 510th Anniversary of the Birth of Giorgio Vasari [Historical Site & Figure]

• Via Francigena in Italy (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Sacra di San Michele (on the Susa Valley route variant) - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Historic Center of Lucca (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Historic Center of Lucca - House of Bosonids (Italy & France)

• Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena (photos to be added)

• Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
  • Pompei - 1945th Anniversary of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Burial of the Ancient City of Pompei - 79 AD [Historical Site & Event]

• Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
  • Portovenere & Cinque Terre - House of Obertenghi - Margraves in Italy

• Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (excluding Vatican City which is a separate UNESCO World Heritage Site - see Vatican City State below)
  • Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore - Death of Pope Francis (1936-2025) [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Church of St. Louis of the French / L'église Saint-Louis des Français / Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty (Charlemagne) (Photos to be added)
  • Church of St. Louis of the French / L'église Saint-Louis des Français / Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi - Kings & Queens of France (Saint Louis) (Photos to be added)

• Historic Centre of San Gimignano (photos to be added)

• Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
  • Castle of Moncalieri - Castello di Moncalieri - House of Savoy - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Historic Centre of Siena (photos to be added)

• Venice and its Lagoon
  • Venice - 150th Anniversary of Venice joining modern Unified Italy (1866) [Historical Site & Event]
  • Venice - Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy - House of Savoy [Cousin Link]
  • Venice - 275th Anniversary of the death of Antonio Vivaldi - Italian Baroque composer "Four Seasons" ... [Historical Site & Figure]

• City of Verona
  • City of Verona - Kings of Italy - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Basilica of San Zeno & Pepin I - Kings of Italy - Carolingian Dynasty
  • Roman Arena, San Pietro & Castelvecchio Castles, & Roman Gavi Gate - Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games 2026 and Ceremonies in Verona [Historical Sites & Events]

Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg)

• City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications - Counts of Luxembourg (photos to be added)

Middle East

• Old City of Acre (Akko)
  • Hospitaller Fortress - 920th Anniversary of the Knights Hospitaller (c.1099) - now represented by the Order of St. John and the St. John Ambulance ... [Historical Site & Figures]
  • Hospitaller Fortress - 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land (1219) [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Old City Wall & Hospitaller Fortress - House of De Quincy - Earls of Winchester

• Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
  • Church of the Nativity - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337) [Alleged Ancestor]
  • Church of the Nativity - 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land (1219) [Historical Site & Figure]

• Old City of Jerusalem
  • Church of the Holy Sepulchre - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337) [Alleged Ancestor]
  • Church of the Holy Sepulchre - 800th Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land (1219) [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Site of first Hospital of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem - 920th Anniversary of the Knights Hospitaller (c.1099) - now represented by the Order of St. John and the St. John Ambulance ... [Historical Site & Figures]

Netherlands

• Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
  • Amsterdam - Bird’s-eye view map of Amsterdam (c.1557) [Historical Site]
  • Amsterdam - Oude Kerk (Old Church) [Historical Site]
  • Amsterdam - Old city gate entrance (the "Waag") [Historical Site]

Poland

• Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate) - Kings and Princes of Poland

• Historic Centre of Krakow (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978 - this was the first year sites were admitted to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites) - Kings and Princes of Poland

• Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork - Kings of Poland

Portugal

• Historic Centre of Guimaraes and Couros Zone
  • Statue of Afonso Henriques, 1st King of Portugal - Kings of Portugal and Portuguese House of Burgundy
  • Castle of Guimaraes - Kings of Portugal (photos to be added)

• Cultural Landscape of Sintra
  • Sintra - Kings of Portugal (photos to be added)

• Route of Magellan. First around the World (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • 500th Anniversary of the 1522 Completion of the First Recorded Circumnavigation of the Globe [Historical Route & Figure]

Russia

• Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings (photos to be added)

Singapore

• Singapore Botanic Gardens
  • Images of flowers on display - 60th Anniversary of Singapore Becoming an Independent Sovereign Country [Historical Site & Event]
  • Orchid “Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis” - Death of Pope Francis (1936-2025) [Historical Site & Figure]

Spain

• Burgos Cathedral (Catedral de Santa María)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Saint Fernando - Patron Saint of Seville & Patron Saint of Engineers (Feast Day - May 30)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Kings & Queens of Spain
  • Burgos Cathedral - Kings & Queens of Spain (with a question)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Burgos Cathedral - House of Jimenez (Medieval Rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula)
  • Burgos Cathedral - Alfonso VI “the Brave”, King of Castile & Leon (House of Jimenez)

• Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid - Kings and Queens of Spain - and Kings & Queens of Scotland (photos to be added)

• Works of Antoni Gaudi
  • Sagrada Família Basilica, Park Güell, Casa Milà, and Casa Batlló - 100th Anniversary of the Death of Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) - Architect and Designer [Historical Sites & Figure]

• Site of the Retiro and the Prado in Madrid (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021)
  • El Retiro Park (Statues of Kings & Queens) - Kings & Queens of Spain
  • El Retiro Park (Statues of Kings & Queens) - Jimenez Dynasty - Medieval rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal)
  • El Retiro Park (Statues of Kings & Queens) - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) Medieval rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)
  • El Retiro Park (Statues of Kings & Queens & Counts) - House of Barcelona - Kings, Dukes & Counts

• Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
  • Oviedo Cathedral - Astur-Leonese (or Asturian) Dynasty - Medieval Rulers of Northern Spain (photos to be added)

• Poblet Monastery (Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet)
  • Poblet Monastery - House of Barcelona - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Poblet Monastery - House of Barcelona - Location of Tomb Effigies of Jaime I "the Conqueror" & Alfonso II "el Casto", Kings of Aragon [Dand Ancestors and Hayes Ancestor & Cousin]

• La Rioja and Rioja Alavesa Vine and Wine Cultural Landscape (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • La Rioja Alta (Castle of San Vincente de la Sonsierra) - Jimenez Dynasty - Medieval rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal)

• Le Portail du Monastere de Ripoll (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll - House of Barcelona - Kings, Dukes & Counts
  • Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll - Tomb Effigy of Ramon III "el Grande" "Berenguer" Count of Barcelona & Provence

• Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
  • Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela - Astur-Leonese (or Asturian) Dynasty - Medieval Rulers of Northern Spain - and Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) (photos to be added)

• Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Frances and Routes of Northern Spain
  • Cathedral of San Salvador (Oviedo)- Astur-Leonese (or Asturian) Dynasty - Medieval Rulers of Northern Spain (photos to be added)
  • (other photos to be added)

• Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
  • Segovia Fortress (Alcázar of Segovia) - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula

• Historic City of Toledo
  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo - Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) (photos to be added)
  • Castle of San Servando - House of Jimenez - Medieval Rulers of the Basque Region & Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal) and Castilian House of Burgundy - Cadet branch of House of Ivrea (or Anscarids) - Medieval Rulers of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) (photos to be added)

Switzerland

• Old City of Berne (photos to be added) [Cousin Link]

• Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (admitted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007)
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - 730th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation (1291-2021) [Historical Site & Event]
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - 725th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation (1291-2016) [Historical Site & Event]
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - Kings of Burgundy & House of Savoy (photos to be added)
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces - 15th Anniversary of the 2007 Admission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site [Historical Site & Event]

• The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (17 sites spread over seven countries - Switzerland, Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, and Japan)
  • 100th Anniversary of Villa "Le Lac" Corbusier (1923) [Historical Site & Figure]

• Abbey of St. Gallen - Dukes of Alemannia - Medieval Rulers in Southern Germany, Eastern France, Western Austria & Northern Switzerland


• Abbey of St. John at Mustair - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty

Turkey

• Historic Areas of Istanbul
  • Founder of Constantinople (now Istanbul) - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337) [Alleged Ancestor]
  • (other photos to be added)

Ukraine

• Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
  • Saint Sophia Cathedral - House of Rurik (Rurikids) - Medieval Rulers of Kievan (Kyivan) Rus
  • Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra - House of Rurik (Rurikids) - Medieval Rulers of Kievan (Kyivan) Rus

United Kingdom - England

• City of Bath
  • Bath Abbey / Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul - Coronation of Edgar, King of England in 973

• Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church
  • Canterbury Cathedral - Statues of Kings and Queens of England (photos to be added)
  • Canterbury Cathedral - Stained Glass Window Portraits of Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom (photos to be added) [Cousin Links]

• Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
  • Fountains Abbey (photos to be added)

• Maritime Greenwich
  • The Queen's House - 370th Anniversary of the Death of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) - Architect in England [Historical Site & Figure]
  • The Painted Hall - 296th Anniversary of the 1726 Completion of the Painted Hall [Historical Site & Event]
  • Greenwich Hospital (Old Royal Naval College) - 300th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) [Historical Site & Figure]

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (photos to be added) [Cousin Link]

• Tower of London
  • Tower of London - 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I (WWI) [Historical Site & Event]
  • Tower of London - 100th Anniversary of World War I - Memorial [Historical Site & Event]
  • Tower of London - 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918) - Canadian Poet, Physician, and Soldier during WWI - poem "In Flanders Fields" [Historical Site & Figure]

• Magna Carta, issued in 1215 (on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register)
  • Magna Carta - 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta
  • Statues of 18 of the Barons and Prelates appointed to secure observance of the Magna Carta - adorn the walls around the House of Lords Chamber in Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), London (photos to be added)
  • Magna Carta - House of Marshal - Earls of Pembroke (photos to be added)
  • Magna Carta - House of Le Bigod - Earls of Norfolk
  • Magna Carta - House of De Clare - Earls of Clare, Hertford & Gloucester
  • Magna Carta - House of De Quincy - Earls of Winchester
  • Magna Carta - Ancestor Summary - Peter HAYES and Sarah BERRY [West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec - 1796] (photos to be added)
  • Location of an original copy of the Magna Carta - 800th Anniversary of the Start of Construction of Salisbury Cathedral [Historical Site]
  • Location of an original copy of the Magna Carta - Lincoln Castle (photos to be added)

• Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
  • Stonehenge - 100th Anniversary of Stonehenge under public ownership [Historical Site & Event]

• Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's Church
  • Palace of Westminster (now the Houses of Parliament) - (photos to be added)
  • Statues of Kings & Queens in St. Stephen’s & Central Hall of Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) (photos to be added)[Cousin and Ancestor Links]
  • Statues of Kings & Queens adorning the façades of Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) (photos to be added)[Cousin and Ancestor Links]
  • Statues of 18 of the Barons and Prelates appointed to secure observance of the Magna Carta - adorn the walls around the House of Lords Chamber in Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), London (photos to be added)
  • Big Ben - Palace of Westminster (now the Houses of Parliament) - Sir Winston Churchill - Notable & Famous Descendant of Early New England Settlers [Cousin Link]
  • Big Ben - Palace of Westminster (now the Houses of Parliament) - Sir Winston Churchill - Notable & Famous Descendant of European Royalty [Cousin Link]
  • Westminster Hall - Palace of Westminster - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022) [Cousin Link]
  • Westminster Abbey - Coronation Site and Burial Site - Kings & Queens of England
  • Westminster Abbey - Tomb Effigy of Eleanor of Castile
  • Westminster Abbey - Royal Wedding 2011 [Cousin Links]
  • Westminster Abbey - 295th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Isaac Newton (2022) [Historical Site & Figure]
  • Westminster Abbey - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022) [Cousin Link]
  • Westminster Abbey - Coronation of H.M. King Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (2023) [Cousin Link]
  • Saint Margaret's Church - Overton Family Line

• City of York: historic urban core (on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate)
  • York Minster (photos to be added)

United Kingdom - Scotland

• Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
  • Saint Margaret's Chapel - Edinburgh Castle - Saint Margaret - Patroness Saint of Scotland (Scottish Feast Day - June 16)
  • Edinburgh Castle - Statue of Robert I "the Bruce" King of Scotland
  • Edinburgh Castle - Kings & Queens of Scotland
  • Holyrood Abbey - Kings & Queens of Scotland
  • Holyrood Palace - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022) [Cousin Link]
  • Holyrood Palace & Royal Mile - Kings & Queens of Scotland
  • St. Giles' Cathedral - Statues including Kings and Queens of Scotland [Ancestor and Cousin Links]
  • St. Giles' Cathedral - Death of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (2022) [Cousin Link]
  • St. Giles' Cathedral & John Knox House - John Knox - Scottish Reformer (Knox Family Line) [Cousin Link]
  • St. Giles' Cathedral, John Knox House & Royal Mile - John Knox - Scottish Reformer (Knox Family Line) [Cousin Link]
  • Scott Monument - Sir Walter Scott - novelist and poet (Scott Family Line) [Cousin Link]
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery - Statues including Kings and Queens of Scotland [Ancestor and Cousin Links]
  • New Town - Princes Street - Trotter Family Line (photos to be added)
  • New Town - Freemason Grand Lodge of Scotland - Rose Family Line

• Forth Bridge, Scotland - Bird Family Line

United Kingdom - Wales

• Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd [Wales]
  • Caernarfon Castle (photos to be added)
  • Conway Castle (photos to be added)
  • Harlech Castle (photos to be added)

United States

• Statue of Liberty (New York) - 100th Anniversary of the Death of Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) [Historical Site & Figure]

• Yellowstone National Park - 150th Anniversary in 2022 [Historical Site & Event]

Vatican City State

• Vatican City
  • St. Peter's Basilica - 1685th Anniversary of the Death of Constantine I "the Great", Roman Emperor (Died 337) [Alleged Ancestor]
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Carolingian Dynasty (Charlemagne)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty (Otto I)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Ottonian Dynasty (Otto II)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Salian Dynasty
  • St. Peter's Basilica - Holy Roman Emperors - Staufen Dynasty (Hohenstaufen Dynasty) (Frederick I Barbarossa)
  • St. Peter's Basilica - House of Poitiers-Aquitaine (Ramnulfids) (Agnes of Poitou)
  • St. Peter's Basilica and Square - 520th Anniversary of the Creation of the Swiss Guard of the Vatican in 1506. [Historical Site & Historical Armed Guard]
  • St. Peter's Basilica and Square - 345th Anniversary of the Death of Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) [Historical Site & Figure]
  • St. Peter's Basilica and Square - 115th Anniversary of the Birth of Saint Mother Teresa [Historical Site & Figure]
  • St. Peter's Basilica and Square - Death of Pope Francis (1936-2025) [Historical Site & Figure]

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• 2020 - The 75th Anniversary of the UN & UNESCO

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• 2026 - The 70th Anniversary of the Entering Into Force of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (signed 1954).

The International Treaty is dedicated to safeguarding Cultural Property - such as monuments, historical sites, works of art, and scientific collections - from the destruction and looting during armed conflicts. The 1954 Convention has been ratified by 138 States (by June 2025).

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