Salamanca was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1988. This ancient university town north-west of Madrid was first conquered by the Carthaginians in the 3rd century B.C. It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century. The university, one of the oldest in Europe, reached its high point during Salamanca's golden age. The city's historic centre has important Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. The Plaza Mayor, with its galleries and arcades, is particularly impressive. To be inscribed on the list you have to furfill at least one of UNESCOs 12 criteria. Salmanca achieved 3.
The University of Salamanca declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2010.
Stonehenge is a World Heritage site.
Alcatraz is not a World Heritage site at this time.
yes, yes it is a world heritage site
No, Wave Rock is not a World Heritage Site.
The City of Valletta was declared a World Heritage Site in 1980.
No, the Lotus Temple is not a world heritage site.
Yes, Lake Louise is a World Heritage Site.
Timbuktu was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1988.
The Sphinx is not an individual world heritage site. It is within a giant world heritage site called Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur. This site was given world heritage status in 1979.
No, Wave Rock is not a World Heritage Site.
Mount Rushmore is not a World Heritage site. It has not as of yet, been nominated for status as a World Heritage site. The USA currently has 12 properties on the tentative list of World heritage sites.