On November 4 the International Unesco Day. A date that commemorates such a day as 1946, when a score of countries signed the constitution of this important international body. Currently, 195 states are part of UNESCO whose objective is to guide these nations to take advantage of both natural resources and their cultural values.
In 1972, Unesco created the World Heritage Convention that links the concepts of nature conservation and preservation of cultural heritage, those that due to their exceptional universal value deserve special protection against the dangers they face. Sites and monuments that may be threatened by their deterioration or disappearance over time.
To be included in the Unesco World Heritage List, venues must have exceptional universal value and meet at least one of the ten selection criteria created by the organization.
The World Heritage Committee periodically reviews the criteria to reflect the evolution of the concept of World Heritage itself. The list is also constantly updated with new sites, separated into categories: cultural heritage, natural heritage, and mixed heritage.
Here are just a few of the historic Unesco World Heritage cities.
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