Profile Philip T.K.

I became interested in the world heritage list after travelling to Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia) in July-August 2004 and buying a book about Vietnam's world heritage sites.

I have visited the following sites (in order):
1. Olympic National Park (July 2001)
2. Rideau Canal (numerous occasions), inscribed later in 2007
3. Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca (July 2004), inscribed later in 2008
4. Ha Long Bay (July 2004)
5. Complex of Hué Monuments (July 2004)
6. My Son Sanctuary (July 2004)
7. Hoi An Ancient Town (July 2004)
8. Angkor (August 2004)
9. Colonial City of Santo Domingo (March 2005)
10. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (August 2005)
11. Statue of Liberty (June 2006)
12. Independence Hall (June 2006)
13. Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (June 2006)
14. Historic District of Old Québec (January 2007)
15. Everglades National Park (March 2007)
16. Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (March 2007)
17. Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (March 2007)
18. Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (August 2007)
19. Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (August 2007)
20. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (August 2007)
21. Old Town of Avila with its Extra-Muros Churches (August 2007)
22. Historic Centre of Cordoba (August 2007)
23. Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (August 2007)
24. Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada (August 2007)
25. Historic City of Toledo (August 2007)
26. Old City of Salamanca (August 2007)
27. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (October 2007)
28. Tower of London (June 2008)
29. Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church (June 2008)
30. Maritime Greenwich (June 2008)
31. Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church (June 2008)
32. Paris, Banks of the Seine (July 2008)
33. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (July 2008)
34. Palace and Park of Versailles (July 2008)
35. Chartres Cathedral (July 2008)
36. Grand Place, Brussels (July 2008)
37. Historic Centre of Brugge (July 2008)
38. Belfries of Belgium and France (July 2008)
39. Flemish Béguinages (July 2008)
40. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims (July 2008)
41. Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs (July 2008)
42. Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (July 2008)
43. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (July 2008)
44. Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (July 2008)
45. Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (July 2008)
46. Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (July 2008)
47. Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (July 2008)
48. Amiens Cathedral (July 2008)
49. Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (June 2009)
50. The Great Wall (June 2009)
51. Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (June 2009)
52. Yungang Grottoes (June 2009)
53. Ancient City of Ping Yao (June 2009)
54. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (June 2009)
55. Longmen Grottoes (June 2009)
56. Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde (June 2009)
57. Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (June 2009)
58. Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (June 2009)
59. Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex (June 2009)
60. Borobudur Temple Compounds (July 2009)
61. Prambanan Temple Compounds (July 2009)
62. Sangiran Early Man Site (July 2009)
63. Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns (July 2009)
64. Historic City of Ayutthaya (July 2009)
65. Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (July 2009)
66. Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (July 2010)
67. Hwaseong Fortress (July 2010)
68. Gyeongju Historic Areas (July 2010)
69. Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple (July 2010)
70. Changdeokgung Palace Complex (July 2010)
71. Jongmyo Shrine (July 2010)
72. Baroque Churches of the Philippines (July 2010)
73. Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (July 2010)
74. Historic Town of Vigan (August 2010)
75. Bourges Cathedral (August 2010)
76. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (August 2010)

Recent trips:
Cruise from Florida to Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama in March 2007
Spain in August 2007
Banff in October 2007
England, France and Belgium in June-July 2008
China, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam in June-July 2009

I have also been to Cartagena but I was too young to remember anything so I don't count it as a visited site.


Visited WHS:

  1. Amiens Cathedral
  2. Angkor
  3. Aranjuez
  4. Arles
  5. Avignon
  6. Avila
  7. Ayutthaya
  8. Baroque Churches
  9. Belfries
  10. Borobudur
  11. Bourges Cathedral
  12. Brugge
  13. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
  14. Canterbury
  15. Changdeokgung Palace Complex
  16. Chartres Cathedral
  17. Chichen-Itza
  18. Cordoba
  19. Dong Phayayen
  20. El Escurial
  21. Everglades
  22. Flemish Béguinages
  23. Fontainebleau
  24. Granada
  25. Grand Place, Brussels
  26. Great Wall
  27. Gyeongju
  28. Ha Long Bay
  29. Hoi An
  30. Hué
  31. Hwaseong Fortress
  32. Imperial Palace
  33. Imperial Tombs
  34. Independence Hall
  35. Jongmyo Shrine
  36. Kew Gardens
  37. Loire Valley
  38. Longmen Grottoes
  39. Maritime Greenwich
  40. Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer
  41. Melaka and George Town
  42. Monticello
  43. Mountain Resort, Chengde
  44. My Son
  45. Olympic National Park
  46. Orange
  47. Panamá
  48. Paris, Banks of the Seine
  49. Phong Nha - Ke Bang
  50. Ping Yao
  51. Pont du Gard
  52. Portobelo-San Lorenzo
  53. Prambanan
  54. Provins
  55. Québec
  56. Reims
  57. Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
  58. Rideau Canal
  59. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
  60. Royal Joseon Tombs
  61. Salamanca
  62. Sangiran Early Man Site
  63. Santo Domingo
  64. Segovia
  65. Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
  66. Seville
  67. Statue of Liberty
  68. Sukhothai
  69. Summer Palace
  70. Temple of Heaven
  71. Toledo
  72. Tower of London
  73. Versailles
  74. Vigan
  75. Westminster
  76. Yungang Grottoes

Reviewed WHS:

  1. Historic District of Québec (Canada)
  2. Colonial City of Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep.)
  3. Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (France)
  4. Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (France)
  5. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (France)
  6. Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (Mexico)
  7. Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (Panama)
  8. Old City of Salamanca (Spain)
  9. Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct (Spain)
  10. Historic Centre of Cordoba (Spain)
  11. Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid (Spain)
  12. Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (Spain)
  13. Old Town of Avila with its Extra-Muros Churches (Spain)
  14. Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (Spain)
  15. Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (USA)
  16. Everglades National Park (USA)
  17. Independence Hall (USA)
  18. Statue of Liberty (USA)
  19. Hoi An Ancient Town (Vietnam)
  20. Ha Long Bay (Vietnam)