World Heritage Photos

The World Heritage Convention was created in 1972. Denmark has signed and ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1979. By signing up to the World Heritage Convention, the Government of Denmark promised to promote and protect their UNESCO World Heritage Sites and pass them on to future generations. A UNESCO World Heritage Site must be of outstanding universal value to humanity.

Photos and descriptions of most of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Denmark:

• Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement
• Danish part of the Wadden Sea
• Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
• Kronborg Castle
• Roskilde Cathedral
• Stevns Klint
• The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
• Viking-Age Ring Fortresses