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Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

Cultural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1987 under criteria (i), (iv), (vi).

Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, United States
Photo: Aaron Josephson; cropped by Ibn Battuta · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
AnticostiCahokiaEverglades National ParkGrand-PréGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGros Morne National ParkHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksIndependence HallJoggins Fossil CliffsLiberty IslandMammoth Cave National ParkMiguasha National ParkMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugeOld QuebecOld Town LunenburgPimachiowin AkiPoverty PointRideau Canal World Heritage SiteSan Antonio MissionsSt George and Related FortificationsThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright38.033° N, 78.504° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
iivvi
Area of property
796 ha
Location
Virginia
What it is
group of structures or buildings
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 442 · Wikidata Q15830656

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, United States224 kmThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightUnited States · 2019CulturalIndependence Hall, United States360 kmIndependence HallUnited States · 1979CulturalHopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, United States408 kmHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksUnited States · 2023CulturalLiberty Island, United States484 kmLiberty IslandUnited States · 1984CulturalGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, United States514 kmGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkUnited States · 1983NaturalMammoth Cave National Park, United States676 kmMammoth Cave National ParkUnited States · 1981Natural
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