CulturalRef. 1567
Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)
Cultural World Heritage property in Belgium and France, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Year of inscription
- 2023
- Type
- Cultural
- What it is
- group of structures or buildings
- Component parts
- 162 (serial property)
- Reference
- WHC 1567 · Wikidata Q64685453
Why it is on the List
(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
Belgium
More sites in Belgium
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta2000
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2007
- Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes2000
- lifts on the old Canal du Centre1998
- Stoclet Palace2009
- Béguinages in Flanders1998
- Tournai Cathedral2000
- Belfries of Belgium and France1999
- Grand-Place1998
- Museum Plantin-Moretus2005
2023
Also inscribed in 2023
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.