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World Heritage Landmarks Dataset
A structured heritage landmarks dataset with castles, palaces, fortresses, archaeological sites, countries, coordinates, and page links.
Methodology
Records are curated into a consistent schema: name, type, country, region, main metric, secondary context, coordinates, summary, page path, and optional canonical place path. Metrics are intended for reference and comparison, not live operational status.
Top 8 Records
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| Name | Type | Country | Region | Heritage type | Coordinates | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alhambra The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain. | Palace and fortress | Spain | Granada | Nasrid palace complex | 37.1761 N, 3.5881 W | Page |
| Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is an Inca archaeological site high in the Andes of Peru. | Archaeological site | Peru | Cusco Region | About 2,430 m | 13.1631 S, 72.5450 W | Page |
| Petra Petra is an ancient city in southern Jordan famous for rock-cut architecture. | Archaeological city | Jordan | Ma'an Governorate | Rock-cut architecture | 30.3285 N, 35.4444 E | Page |
| Prague Castle Prague Castle is a large historic castle complex overlooking Prague. | Castle complex | Czech Republic | Prague | Large historic castle complex | 50.0909 N, 14.4005 E | Page |
| Sigiriya Rock Fortress Sigiriya is a rock fortress and archaeological site in central Sri Lanka. | Rock fortress | Sri Lanka | Central Province | Rock citadel and frescoes | 7.9570 N, 80.7603 E | Page |
| Uplistsikhe Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-cut town in eastern Georgia. | Rock-cut town | Georgia | Shida Kartli | Ancient cave town | 41.9675 N, 44.2092 E | Page |
| Vardzia Cave Monastery Vardzia is a rock-cut cave monastery complex in southern Georgia. | Cave monastery | Georgia | Samtskhe-Javakheti | Rock-cut monastery | 41.3819 N, 43.2842 E | Page |
| Versailles Palace Versailles Palace is a major French royal palace west of Paris. | Palace | France | Ile-de-France | Royal palace and gardens | 48.8049 N, 2.1204 E | Page |