Belfries of Belgium and France

Twenty-three belfries in the north of France and the belfry of Gembloux in Belgium were inscribed in 2005, as an extension to the 32 Belgian belfries inscribed in 1999 as Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia. 

Built between the 11th and 17th centuries, they showcase the Roman, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of architecture. 

They are highly significant tokens of the winning of civil liberties. 

While Italian, German and English towns mainly opted to build town halls, in part of north-western Europe, greater emphasis was placed on building belfries. 

Compared with the keep (symbol of the seigneurs) and the bell-tower (symbol of the Church), the belfry, the third tower in the urban landscape, symbolizes the power of the aldermen. 

Over the centuries, they came to represent the influence and wealth of the towns. 

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Rome - Italy

Rome is the capital of Italy and the administrative center of the Lazio region and the Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale. 

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Atlantic Forest - Brazil

The Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, in the states of Paraná and São Paulo, contain some of the best and most extensive examples of Atlantic forest in Brazil. 

The 25 protected areas that make up the site (some 470,000 ha in total) display the biological wealth and evolutionary history of the last remaining Atlantic forests. 

From mountains covered by dense forests, down to wetlands, coastal islands with isolated mountains and dunes, the area comprises a rich natural environment of great scenic beauty. 

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Bandung - Indonesia

Bandung is the capital of the West Java province on the Indonesian island of Java. 

Her nickname is the flower city. 

Bandung is the informal capital of the Sundanese people, who are the dominant population group in West Java. 

In addition to Indonesian, Sundanese is also spoken in the city. 

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Guanacaste - Costa Rica

The Area de Conservación Guanacaste (inscribed in 1999), was extended with the addition of a 15,000 ha private property, St Elena. 

It contains important natural habitats for the conservation of biological diversity, including the best dry forest habitats from Central America to northern Mexico and key habitats for endangered or rare plant and animal species. 

The site demonstrates significant ecological processes in both its terrestrial and marine-coastal environments. 

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Mumbai - India

Bombay is the largest city in India and the capital of the state of Maharashtra. 

The city had a population of 11,914,398 according to the 2001 census. 

The UN estimates the city's population for 2018 at 19,980,000 people. 

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Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns - Greece

The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns are the imposing ruins of the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated the eastern Mediterranean world from the 15th to the 12th century B.C. and played a vital role in the development of classical Greek culture. 

These two cities are indissolubly linked to the Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey , which have influenced European art and literature for more than three millennia. 

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