New entries in 1996

  1. Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin Armenia
  2. Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Austria
  3. Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn Austria
  4. Belize Barrier-Reef Reserve System Belize
  5. Lushan National Park China
  6. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area China
  7. Okapi Wildlife Reserve Congo (Democratic Republic)
  8. Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Czech Republic
  9. Verla Groundwood and Board Mill Finland
  10. Canal du Midi France
  11. Upper Svaneti Georgia
  12. Cologne Cathedral Germany
  13. Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau Germany
  14. Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg Germany
  15. Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) Greece
  16. Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment Hungary
  17. Sangiran Early Man Site Indonesia
  18. Sceilg Mhichíl Ireland
  19. The trulli of Alberobello Italy
  20. Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna Italy
  21. Historic Centre of the City of Pienza Italy
  22. Castel del Monte Italy
  23. Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Japan
  24. Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Japan
  25. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Mauritania
  26. Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal Mexico
  27. Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Mexico
  28. Historic City of Meknes Morocco
  29. Defence Line of Amsterdam Netherlands
  30. "W" National Park of Niger Niger
  31. Historic Centre of Oporto Portugal
  32. Volcanoes of Kamchatka Russia
  33. Lake Baikal Russia
  34. Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Spain
  35. La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia Spain
  36. Church Village of Gammelstad, Lulea Sweden
  37. The Laponian Area Sweden

Extensions of already inscribed sites

  1. City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto