Re-routed rivers

WHS connected with Rivers having undergone major man-made changes to their original location.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Re-routed rivers':

  • Guanajuato "Another distinct feature of Guanajuato is the network of underground caverns and built to divert the Guanajuato River underneath the city"
  • Kremlin and Red Square the Western walls of the Kremlin were defined by the River Neglinnaya "The Kremlin was built on a hill west of the Neglinnaya, using the river as a moat" (Wiki) and "At one time the River Neglinnaya, a tributary of the Moskva, flowed along here protecting the Kremlin walls. There were two bridges over the Neglinnaya, a drawbridge by the Pine-Grove Tower and a stone arched bridge linking the Trinity and Kutafia towers".
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine The original effluence of the River Bievre into the Seine was where the Rue de Bievre is situated today - situated on the south bank at the eastern end of Ile de la Cite. It has since been moved further east. See ; link
  • Vienna Danube regulation in the 19th Century
  • Westminster Westminster Abbey: Originally built on Thorney Island (or the "Eyot of Thorns") created by 2 branches of the River Tyburn. The river has since been significantly re-routed ; link