Extended
WHS that have been officially extended, excluding minor or major boundary modifications.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aggtelek and Slovak Karst | 2000: To include Dobšinská Ice Cave | |
| Altamira Cave | 2008: To include seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age | |
| Andrefana Dry Forests | From Tsingy de Bemaraha (2023), + 5 locations. | |
| Asturian Monuments | 1998: Camara Santa, the Basilica of San Julian de los Prados, and La Foncalada | |
| Bauhaus Sites | 2017: To include five Houses with Balcony Access near southwest of Dessau-Roßlau and ADGB Trade Union School near Bernau | |
| Belfries | 2005: To include belfries in France and another one in Belgium (Gembloux) | |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | 2008: To include the city centre of Berat | |
| Białowieża Forest | 1992: extended to Belarus; 2014: reduction of over 5000 hectares on the Belarus side and a vast extension of the Polish section | |
| Budapest | 2002: To include the Andrássy Avenue and the Millennium Underground Railway | |
| Butrint | 1999: To include a range of hills to the north, the Butrint plain, Lake Bufit, and part of Lake Butrint | |
| Calakmul | 2014: Extended to include Natural Criteria | |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | 1990: New boundaries, to include Mount Robson, Hamber and Assiniboine Provincial Parks | |
| Cape Floral Region | 2015: 5 additional areas formerly in buffer zone added | |
| Central Amazon Conservation Complex | 2003: Extension of Jaú National Park, to include: the Amana Sustainable Development Reserve, the Demonstration area of the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve and the Anavilhanas Ecological Station | |
| Central Sikhote-Alin | 2018: With Bikin River Valley | |
| Chola Temples | 2004: To include the Brihadisvara Temple Complex in Gangaikondacholapuram and the Airavatesvara Temple Complex in Darasuram | |
| Churches of Moldavia | 2010: To include Church of the Resurrection of Sucevita Monastery | |
| Classical Gardens of Suzhou | 2000: To include the Canglang Pavilion, the Lion Forest Garden, the Garden of Cultivation, the Couple's Garden Retreat, and the Retreat and Reflection Garden. | |
| Coa Valley and Siega Verde | 2010: To include Palaeolithic Rock Art Ensemble in Siega Verde | |
| Cocos Island | 2002: Extension of marine zone | |
| Cordoba | 1994: Historic Centre rather than just the Mosque | |
| Dubrovnik | 1994: to include part of the suburbs, more fortifications and the island of Lokrum | |
| Dutch Water Defence Lines | 2021: With more Dutch Water Defense Lines | |
| Ferrara | 1999: to include the Este ducal residences in the Po Delta and the cultural landscape of the Po Delta | |
| Fossil Hominid Sites | 2005: To include Makapan Valley and Taung Skull Fossil Site ( former TWHS Makapan Valley (2003)) | |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | 2005: To include two sections of the Limes in Germany; 2008: To include the Antonine Wall | |
| Galapagos Islands | 2001: To include the Galapagos Marine Reserve | |
| Glacier parks | 1992: Include Glacier Bay; 1994: To include Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park | |
| Gondwana Rainforests | 1994: To increase the property with 35% | |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | 2004: Extension to include the neighbouring Inaccessible Island and the surrounding marine zone extending out to 12 nautical miles | |
| Granada | 1994: Albayazin quarter added | |
| Graz | 2010: To include Schloss Eggenberg | |
| Guanacaste | 2004: To include the Sector Santa Elena | |
| Guimarães | 2023 | |
| Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago | To include Cat Ba (2023) | |
| Haghpat and Sanahin | 2000: To include Sanahin monastery | |
| High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | 2006: To include the Kvarken Archipelago, Finland | |
| Hyrcanian Forests | Extended with forests in Azerbaijan and further ones in Iran. (2023) | |
| Imperial Palace | 2004: To include the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang | |
| Imperial Tombs | 2003: To include the Ming Tombs in Changping District and 7 Xiaoling Tombs; 2004: To include the Liaoning Tombs | |
| Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis | 1984: To include multiple locations | |
| Kakadu National Park | 1987: Extension of the park, with additional areas in the Alligator River Region; 1992: To include the full extent | |
| Kerkuane | 1986: To include Necropolis of Arg al-Ghazwani | |
| Koutammakou | To include area in Benin (2023) | |
| Lake Turkana | 2001: To include South Island National Park | |
| Lima | 1991: From the convent ensemble of San Francisco to the whole historic city centre | |
| Maloti-Drakensberg Park | 2013: To include Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho | |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | 2006: To include the Patriarchate of Pec Monastery, Gracanica Monastery (former TWHS Gracanica Monastery (1986)) and the Church of the Virgin of Ljevica | |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | 1992: 5 extra Temples. Renamed also | |
| Migratory Bird Sanctuaries China | 2024: To include 10 more locations | |
| Monte San Giorgio | 2010: To include part in Italy | |
| Moravian Church Settlements | 2024: To include sites in Germany, UK and USA. | |
| Mount Kenya | 2013: To include Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve | |
| Mount Nimba | 1982: Extended to Ivory Coast | |
| Mountain Railways of India | 2005: To include the Nilgiri Mountain Railway; 2008: To include the Kalka Shimla Railway | |
| Mudejar Architecture of Aragon | 2001: To include sites in Calatayud, Cervera la de Ca?ada, Tobed and Zaragoza | |
| Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers | 2005: To include Valley of Flowers National Park | |
| Ngorongoro | 2010: Extension to add cultural criteria: because of the extraordinary record of human evolution at the site (including FTWHS Laetoli Site) | |
| Ohrid Region | 1980: to include the cultural and historical area; 2019: To include Albanian part | |
| Olympic National Park | 1990: New boundaries, to include the coastal strip | |
| Painted Churches in the Troödos Region | 2001: To include the Church of Ayia Sotira (Trans-figuration of the Savior) in Palaichori | |
| Panamá | 2003: To include the Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo | |
| Phong Nha - Ke Bang | 2015: Protected area extended with 46% | |
| Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) | 2007: To include the Piazza del Duomo as a spatial composition, by extending the core zone to all three visual axes that lead to the square. | |
| Pirin National Park | 2010: To include high mountain territory in the Pirin Mountains | |
| Plitvice Lakes | 2000: To include a further 10,020 ha (catchment area) | |
| Popocatepetl monasteries | 2021: To include Franciscan Ensemble of the Monastery and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Tlaxcala | |
| Potala Palace | 2000: To include the Jokhang Temple Monastery; 2001: To include Norbulingka | |
| Potsdam | 1992: Include Castle + St Sauveur; 1991: To include castles and parks of the Berlin-Zehlendorf district Church; 1999: To include various sites in the town of Potsdam | |
| Primeval Beech Forests | 2011: To include the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany; 2017: To include more forests in 10 countries; 2021: To include 15 more locations in 7 countries | |
| Pyrénées - Mont Perdu | 1999: To include the upper Valley of Héas (on the French side) | |
| Rammelsberg and Goslar | 2010: To include the Upper Harz Water Management System | |
| Rome | 1990: To include the extraterritorial properties Santa Maria Maggiore, St John Lateran and St. Paul's Outside the Wall | |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | 2015: To include four Christian pilgrimage routes in northern Spain and 16 of the most culturally significant structures along these routes | |
| Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans | 2009: To include Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains | |
| Røros | 2010: To include the Circumference (the area of privileges awarded by the Danish-Norwegian King to Røros Copper Works in 1646): Femundshytta and The Winter Transport Route. | |
| South China Karst | 2014: now includes 12 elements spread over the provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Chongqing | |
| Spissky Hrad and Levoca | 2009: Extended to include Levoca | |
| St. Kilda | 2004: To include the surrounding marine area of 23,346.8 ha | |
| Strasbourg | 2017: To include Neustadt | |
| Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch | 2007: To a wider area, including more glaciers, the Oeschinensee (glacial lake), the roche moutonnée landscape in the Grimsel region, and the Rosenlauischlucht | |
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves | 1991: to include the protected parts in Panama | |
| Tasmanian Wilderness | 1989: To include 2 more national parks (Walls of Jerusalem, Hartz Mountains) and additional areas | |
| Te Wahipounamu | 1990: Encompasses the in 1986 inscribed parks Fjordland and Mount Cook | |
| Tubbataha Reefs | 2009: To include Jessie Beazley Reef. | |
| Uluru | 1994: Extended to include cultural criteria | |
| Vicenza and the Palladian Villas | 1996: 22 Palladian villas added | |
| Villages with Fortified Churches | 1999: Extension of "Biertan and its Fortified Church", with 6 more villages. | |
| Volcanoes of Kamchatka | 2001: To include Kluchevskoy Nature Park | |
| W-Arly-Pendjari Complex | 2017: To extend into Burkina Faso and Benin | |
| Wadden Sea | 2014: To include Danish Wadden Sea as well as maritime extensions of Dutch and German areas | |
| Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines | 2013: To include Bochnia Salt Mine | |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | 2005: To include the Nativity facade and Crypt of Sagrada Familia, Casa Vicens, Casa Battlo, and the Crypt in Colonia Güell |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Extended?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source