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Italy’s newest addition is the 800-kilometer-long Via Appia, the “oldest and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans”, according to UNESCO.
China is the runner-up with 59 sites. Two of these, the Beijing Central Axis running through the capital and Badain Jaran Desert located in the Alashan Plateau in northwestern China, were added this year.
Germany bolstered its third place with an additional site – the Schwerin Residence Ensemble consisting of 38 buildings including Schwerin castle, raising the tally to 54 sites in 2023/2024.
France is fourth with 53 sites, including newly-added Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific, and Spain fifth with 50 sites.
In total, the UNESCO list includes 1,223 sites in 168 countries,
The United States stood at 26 listed sites after the 2023/2024 council session – ranked st No.12. The listed sites include the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, the Taos Pueblo and Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
The UK added Scotland’s Flow Country this year, while a decision to put Stonehenge on the list of endangered monuments due to a tunnel project in the surrounding area has been pushed to 2024/2025. The new Chancellor hRachel Reeves looks like putting the kibosh on the project.
