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Royal Joseon Tombs
Rob Wilson UK - 22-Jul-09
I am delighted to be the first person to review this lovely site. This is a fully deserved new addition to Korea's list.
I visited the Dongguerung site last weekend. It is a peaceful and charming place that seems to be relatively free of the tour bus hordes at the moment. The tombs can easily be reached with a subway to Cheongnyangni (line 1), then exit 5 and bus 202 (that heads away from Seoul, not the one towards!). It's about 30 minutes.
The tombs are set in a beautiful woodland park, and all seem to be aligned to different points of the compass. All the tombs are set atop large mounds. You are able to walk to the top of three of them without supervision. We were able to get up a 4th by tagging onto a guided group for a few minutes. The tombs are not grand, but are simply, elegant and charming
Read OnJongmyo Shrine
Rob Wilson UK - 25-Oct-08
Unlike the other posters, I don't think this place is boring at all! I really like it, and is one of my favourite places in Seoul. It is beautifully serene and peaceful (most of the time). It is also only about $1 to get it, making it one of the cheaper WHSs that I've been to. Korea has a commendable policy on entry fees.
Read OnRideau Canal
Rob Wilson UK - 04-Aug-08
What a wonderful surprise the canal and fortifications was! I spent a couple of happy hours exploring Fort Henry and enjoying the views over the canal. The staff at the fort also do a super job with the 'interpretive history' experience.
A worthy WHS!
Read OnChan Chan
Rob Wilson UK - 23-Jul-08
Another magnificent Peruvian WHS! And I get to review it first! Hurray!
Childish crowing on my part aside, this is another excellent place to visit. The entry fees are cheap and good value as well.
Chan Chan is an amazing place, and is absolutely enormous. I believe that at one time it was the biggest city on the planet, but that would need to be checked.
To be honest, much of the site is in complete ruins and is nothing more than large piles of mud. However, the Tschudi Palace is being constantly restored and gives a wonderful idea of how magnificent this city must have been.
Read OnRangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
Rob Wilson UK - 16-Jul-08
Sri Lanka must be the easiest country in the world to tick off all the WHSs! The temples of Dambulla are lovely and a work of exceptional craftsmanship. They are a must see for anyone in the area.
It is just a shame that the temples are not included on the cultural triange ticket.
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- Rob Wilson
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- Most Impressive
- The Pyramids
- Proposal
- Jebel Shams and Wadi Nakhur, Oman
Recently Visited WHS
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- Flemish Béguinages
- Grand Place, Brussels
- Brugge
- Ayutthaya
- Sukhothai
- Kathmandu Valley
- Oporto
- Anuradhapura
- Polonnaruva
- Sigiriya
- Kandy
- Old Town of Galle
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
- Old Town of Lijiang
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Taj Mahal
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Horyu-ji Area
- Himeji-jo
- Ancient Kyoto
- Genbaku Dome
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Ancient Nara
- Belem
- Sintra
- Salamanca
- Agra Fort
- Segovia
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Sinharaja Forest
- Haghpat and Sanahin
- Monastery of Geghard
- Echmiatsin and Zvartnots
- Kakadu National Park
- Great Barrier Reef
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Gondwana Rainforests
- Uluru
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Fraser Island
- Greater Blue Mountains
- Sagarmatha National Park
- City of Luxembourg
- Kinabalu Park
- Gunung Mulu
- Tallinn
- Trier
- Avila
- Toledo
- Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau
- Tarraco
- Humayun's Tomb
- Qutb Minar
- Ajanta Caves
- Ellora Caves
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers
- Mountain Railways of India
- Luang Prabang
- Angkor
- Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs
- Gyeongju
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
- Imperial Tombs
- Arequipa
- Xidi and Hongcun
- Great Wall
- Imperial Palace
- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
- Potala Palace
- Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
- Ping Yao
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou
- Summer Palace
- Temple of Heaven
- Bahla Fort
- Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
- Haeinsa Temple
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Changdeokgung Palace Complex
- Hwaseong Fortress
- Stonehenge
- Gwynedd Castles
- Blenheim Palace
- Westminster
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire
- Tower of London
- Maritime Greenwich
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens
- Chan Chan
- Spissky Hrad and Levoca
- Cuzco
- Machu Picchu
- Chavin
- Huascaran National Park
- Lima
- Taxila
- Angra do Heroismo
- Convent of Christ in Tomar
- Evora
- Borobudur
- Sangiran Early Man Site
- Prambanan
- Dubrovnik
- Split
- Plitvice Lakes
- Trogir
- Kraków
- Auschwitz Birkenau
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Budapest
- Pannonhalma
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Ancient Thebes
- Nubian Monuments
- Historic Cairo
- Cartagena
- Santa Cruz de Mompox
- Baroque Churches
- Versailles
- Paris, Banks of the Seine
- Prague
- Cesky Krumlov
- Telc
- Kutna Hora
- Yungang Grottoes
- Dorset and East Devon Coast
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
- Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
- Trebic
- Kew Gardens
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
- Pico Island
- Dong Phayayen
- Mostar
- Macao
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
- Aflaj irrigation system
- Jeju
- Sydney Opera House
- Rideau Canal
- Red Fort
- Royal Joseon Tombs
- Central Highlands
- Australian Convict Sites
- Jantar Mantar
- Hahoe and Yangdong
- Amsterdam Canal Ring
- Al Ain
- Bali Subak system
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan
- Fujisan
- University of Coimbra
- Qhapaq Ñan
- Silk Roads
- Baekje Historic Areas
Visited WHS
Reviewed WHS
- Royal Joseon Tombs
- Jongmyo Shrine
- Rideau Canal
- Chan Chan
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
- Kandy
- Old Town of Galle
- Sinharaja Forest
- Polonnaruva
- Sigiriya
- Anuradhapura
- Lima
- Machu Picchu
- Huascaran National Park
- Chavin
- Great Barrier Reef
- Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
- Bahla Fort
- Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau
- Tarraco
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Pannonhalma
- Budapest
- Spissky Hrad and Levoca
- Auschwitz Birkenau
- Kraków
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Prague
- Kutna Hora
- Cesky Krumlov
- Telc
- Fraser Island
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Horyu-ji Area
- Kakadu National Park
- Genbaku Dome
- Tower of London
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
- Ancient Kyoto
- Ancient Nara
- Qutb Minar
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Taj Mahal
- Temple of Heaven
- Summer Palace
- Imperial Palace
- Great Wall
- Imperial Tombs
- Humayun's Tomb
- Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
Visited TWHS
Reviewed TWHS