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Taos Pueblo

Cultural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1992 under criterion (iv).

Taos Pueblo, United States
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CahokiaCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveGrand Canyon National ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpHistoric centre of ZacatecasIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaMammoth Cave National ParkMesa Verde National ParkOlympic National ParkPoverty PointRedwood National and State ParksRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoSan Antonio MissionsTaos PuebloViñales ValleyWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park36.439° N, 105.542° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1992
Criteria
iv
Area of property
19 ha
Location
Taos County
What it is
pueblo
Official website
taospueblo.com/
Reference
WHC 492 · Wikidata Q252814

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Chaco Culture World Heritage Site, United States222 kmChaco Culture World Heritage SiteUnited States · 1987CulturalMesa Verde National Park, United States278 kmMesa Verde National ParkUnited States · 1978CulturalCarlsbad Caverns National Park, United States485 kmCarlsbad Caverns National ParkUnited States · 1995NaturalGrand Canyon National Park, United States592 kmGrand Canyon National ParkUnited States · 1979NaturalCasas Grandes, Mexico710 kmCasas GrandesMexico · 1998CulturalEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Mexico914 kmEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2013Natural
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