State Party	No nation named by UNESCO, controlled by  Israel since 1967.[2] Site proposed by  Jordan
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, vi
Reference	148
Region**	Middle East

Aurora (astronomy)
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"Aurora Borealis" redirects here. For other uses, see Aurora Borealis (disambiguation).

"Aurora Australis" redirects here. For the ship, see Aurora Australis (icebreaker). For the book, see Aurora Australis (book).

For other uses, see Aurora (disambiguation).

State Party Mexico

Type Cultural

Criteria i, ii, iii

Reference 483

Region** Latin America and the Caribbean

Inscription history

Inscription 1988 (12th Session

Carries	6 lanes of US 101 / SR 1 , pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Golden Gate
Locale	San Francisco, California and Marin County, California

The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre

Designer Isidore of Miletus

Anthemius of Tralles

Type Museum (Current Use) / Imperial Mosque (Former) / Eastern Orthodox Church (Originally)

Material Ashlar, brick

State Party China


Type Cultural

Criteria i, ii, iii, iv, vi

Reference 438

Region** Asia-Pacific

Eiffel Tower was the world's tallest building from 1889 to 1930.[I]
General information
Location	Paris, France
Coordinates	48°51′30″N 2°17′40″E / 48.8583°N 2.2945°E / 48.8583; 2.2945Coordinates: 48°51′30″N 2°17′40″E / 48.8583°N 2.2945°E / 48.8583; 2.2945
Status	Complete

The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the  
Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops)
is the oldest and largest of the

The Taj Mahal (English pronunciation: /ˈtɑːʒ məˈhɑːl/; Hindi: ताज महल [taːdʑ mɛɦɛl];^{[dubious – discuss]} Persian/Urdu: تاج محل) is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.