Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible heritage

WHS closely connected with an entry on the list of "Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible heritage". I.e: the WHS is a major or the sole location for the occurrence/performance of a Masterpiece and/or is closely associated culturally with it. Link t

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible heritage':

  • Ancient Nara Daimokutate - In Yahashira Shrine of Nara City
  • Angkor Royal ballet of Cambodia - closely associated with the Khmer court; the origins of Khmer classical dance in the style seen today are disputed. Cambodian scholars, such as Pech Tum Kravel, and French scholar George Groslier have claimed Khmer classical dance as a tradition maintained since the Angkor period (wiki); link
  • Brugge Holy Blood Procession
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture - "Wooden architecture has a long history in Korea. Among the best examples are Changdeokgung Palace and Bulguksa Temple, which are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These architectural treasures were constructed under the command of daemokjang. In this sense, traditional Korean wooden architecture, built and restored with the skills and knowledge of daemokjang, are appreciated not as mere buildings, but as works of art." - Intangible Heritage Nomination File ; link
  • Chongoni Rock Art Gule Wamkulu
  • Dubrovnik The festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik
  • El Tajin Location for regular performance by Totenacs of the Ritual Ceremony of the Voladores; link
  • El Tajin Xtaxkgakget Makgkaxtlawana: the Centre for Indigenous Arts and its contribution to safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of the Totonac people of Veracruz, Mexico ; link
  • Jongmyo Shrine The Royal Ancestral Ritual in the Jongmyo Shrine and its Music
  • Loire Valley Equitation in the French tradition
  • Medina of Marrakesh The Cultural Space of Jemaa el-Fna Square
  • Mijikenda Kaya Forests 2009; link
  • Osun-Osogbo The Ifa Divination System
  • Petra The Cultural Space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum
  • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras The Hudhud Chants of the Ifugao
  • Sana'a The Song of Sana?a
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Daemokjang, traditional wooden architecture - "Wooden architecture has a long history in Korea. Among the best examples are Changdeokgung Palace and Bulguksa Temple, which are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These architectural treasures were constructed under the command of daemokjang. In this sense, traditional Korean wooden architecture, built and restored with the skills and knowledge of daemokjang, are appreciated not as mere buildings, but as works of art." - Intangible Heritage Nomination File ; link
  • Upper Svaneti Georgian Polyphonic Singing
  • Val di Noto Catania, Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian Puppet Theatre
  • Wadi Rum The Cultural Space of the Bedu in Petra and Wadi Rum