Unesco’s Stamp of Honour

If all goes well, Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar and Matheran’s Light Railways could soon be part of Unesco’s new list of World Heritage Sites.

If all goes well, Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar and Matheran’s Light Railways could soon be part of Unesco’s new list of World Heritage Sites. The UN body will consider many such sites from across the world when it meets in Brazil between 25 July and 3 August. During the session, which will be chaired by Brazil’s Minister for Culture, João Luiz Ferreira, 35 state parties to the World Heritage Convention will present properties for inscription. The list includes:

» Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (India)

» Matheran Light Railways (India)

» Danxia (China)

» Tajik National Park, Mountains of Pamir (Tajikistan)

» Historic monuments of Dengfeng in the ‘Centre of Heaven and Earth’ (China)

» Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex (Islamic Republic of Iran)

» At-Turaif district in ad-Dir’iyah (Saudi Arabia)

» Sarazm (Tajikistan)

» Central sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long- Hanoi (Vietnam)

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