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Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
Monuments and memorials in Europe by country (47 C) A. Landmarks in Albania (4 C) Landmarks in Andorra (1 C) Landmarks in Armenia (3 C, 1 P) Landmarks in Austria (3 C)
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The countries have been divided by the World Heritage Committee into five geographical regions: Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. With 60 selected areas, Italy is the country with the most sites, followed by China with 59, and Germany with 54. [2]
Monuments and memorials in Europe by country (47 C) + Monuments and memorials in Gibraltar (1 C, 4 P) Monuments and memorials in Greenland (1 P)
Monuments and memorials are statues, obelisks, and other types of objects which serve as a focus for memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has designated 171 World Heritage Sites in Western Europe (including international dependencies).). These sites are located in 9 countries (also called "state parties"); Germany and France are home to the most with 46 and 45, while Liechtenstein, Monaco and the British Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man, Guernsey and ...
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