Work

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

1972

Explore in the Atlas →

Adopted 16 November 1972; establishes World Heritage List, Committee and OUV.

Heritage Power Cosmos

Details

Type: Text
Location: Paris

Connections

exemplifies UNESCO World Heritage Convention (1972)
articulates Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)

Sources

UNESCO. World Heritage Convention. 1972. https://whc.unesco.org/en/conventiontext/.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-world-heritage-convention-text/. Accessed July 17, 2026.