Countries with the Largest Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Although an empire that started with the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC, China’s rich history dated back over 500.000 years ago to the time of the Peking Man. Even though she is not listed as the top ranking country with World heritage sites, with the number of sites that are on the “Tentative list”, she could easily surpass every country in the world with her rich cultural heritages. Some of her legacies are: • Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer • Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang • The Great Wall • Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu • Historic Monuments of Macao

Decorated Grottoes of the Vézère Valley Vézelay, Church and Hill Palace and Park of Versailles Chartres Cathedral Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange Amiens Cathedral Palace and Park of Fontainebleau From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) Strasbourg-Grande îsle Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims Paris, Banks of the Seine

The Spanish were also a power to be reckoned with during the middle ages. Thus, she possesses some of richest cultural sites that can be seen in the world. • Tower of Hercules • Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada • Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid • Burgos Cathedral • Works of Antoni Gaudí • Historic Centre of Cordoba • Historic City of Toledo

Currently at the top of list is this country. Not surprising as this country represented the centre of the Roman Empire as well as the centre of Christendom. Some of the heritage sites in this country are: • Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura • Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci • Historic Centre of Florence • Piazza Del Duomo, Pisa • Venice and its Lagoon • Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, Great Mosque and Hospital of Divrigi, Hattusha: the Hittite Capital, Nemrut Mountain, Hierapolis–Pamukkale, Xanthos Letoon, City of Safranbolu, Archaeological Site of Troy, Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex, Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük, Historic Areas of Istanbul...

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Frontiers of the Roman Empire Hanseatic City of Lübeck Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch