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Do you know that
the Cosmological Axis
of Yogyakarta
is being nominated as
UNESCO World Heritage
property?

About

THE COSMOLOGICAL AXIS OF YOGYAKARTA AND ITS HISTORIC LANDMARKS

UNESCO World Heritage Nominated Property

What is UNESCO

World Heritage?

 

World Heritage sites are cultural or natural heritage places that have global significance. Sites that are nominated for listing are inscribed as World Heritage only after they have been carefully assessed as representing the best examples of the world's cultural and natural heritage.

What is World Heritage

Convention?

 

The World Heritage Convention began in 1972 and aims to promote cooperation among nations to protect heritage from around the world that is of such 'Outstanding Universal Value' that its conservation is important for current and future generations.

Where are the cultural World Heritage Sites in Indonesia?

 

 

Borobudur Temple Compounds (1991)
Prambanan Temple Compounds (1991)
Sangiran Early Man Site (1996)
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province (2012)
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto (2019)

2022

Year Nominated

5

Complexes

144

Attributes
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