The Acropolis of Athens, Greece (70/418)

Illustrating the civilizations, myths and religions that flourished in Greece over a period of more than a thousand years, the Acropolis, which contains four of the greatest masterpieces of classical Greek art - the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheum and the temple of Athena Nike - can be considered to symbolise the idea of world heritage.