The World Heritage Convention was created in 1972. Switzerland has signed and ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1975. By signing up to the World Heritage Convention, the Government of Switzerland promised to promote and protect the 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 Switzerland:
- Abbey of Saint Gall
- Benedictine Convent of St. John at Müstair
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
- Monte San Giorgio
- Old City of Bern
- Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- Rhaetian Railway, the Albula and Bernina Lines
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
- The three Castles of Bellinzona
- Watchmaking Towns La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle