Google Doodles
WHS that featured in a Google Doodle
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Acropolis | 18 October 2015, Melina Mercouri's 95th Birthday & 20 June 2009, Opening of the Acropolis Museum | |
Altamira Cave | September 24, 2018, Celebrating Altamira Cave | |
Antigua Guatemala | September 15, 2018, Guatemala Independence Day 2018 | |
Baalbek | 22 November 2012, Lebanon National Day 2012 | |
Bali Subak system | June 29, 2020, Celebrating Subak | |
Belfries | 3 April 2016, Start of the 100th tour of Flanders | |
Brasilia | 21 April 2012, Brasilia's Anniversary | |
Brugge | 3 April 2016, Start of the 100th tour of Flanders | |
Canaima National Park | Jul 5, 2012, Venezuela Independence Day 2012 | |
Chan Chan | July 28, 2012, Peru Independence Day 2012 | |
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland | June 6, 2016, Sweden National Day 2016 | |
Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc | Dec 18, 2020: 26th Anniversary of the Grotte Chauvet Discovery | |
Florence | 9 April 2011, Italy's Culture Week | |
Fort and Shalamar Gardens | August 14, 2015, Pakistan Independence Day 2015 | |
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings | 8 June 2005, Frank Lloyd Wright's 138th Birthday | |
Fujisan | June 23, 2013, Mt. Fuji becomes a World Heritage site | |
Galapagos Islands | May 31, 2020, Celebrating the Galápagos Islands | |
Granada | 16 June 2013, Granadas Millenium | |
Grand Canyon | August 25, 2016, Celebrating US National Parks | |
Great Barrier Reef | 26 January 2017, Australia Day 2017 | |
Guimarães | 10 June 2016, Portugal National Day 2016 | |
Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago | "Google Vietnam changes its doodle honouring Ha Long Bay on its recognition as UNESCO World Heritage site on December 17, 1994" | |
Hegra | September 23, 2016, Saudi Arabia National Day 2016 | |
Hoi An | July 16, 2019 | |
Iguacu | 31 January 2012, Discovery of the Iguazu Falls | |
Iguazu National Park | 31 January 2012, Discovery of the Iguazu Falls | |
Independence Hall | August 25, 2016, Celebrating US National Parks | |
Istanbul | 15 January 2010, Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture & 13 April 2018, Orhan Veli Kanık's 104th Birthday | |
Kew Gardens | 5 May 2009, 250th Anniversary of Kew Gardens | |
Komodo National Park | 6 March 2017, 37th Anniversary of Komodo National Park | |
Kremlin and Red Square | June 12, 2018: Russia Day 2018 (shows a gate in the Kremlin wall); June 12, 2016, Russia National Day 2016, June 12, 2015, Russia Day 2015, July 12, 2011, 450th Anniversary of St. Basil's Cathedral and June 12, 2007, Russia Day 2007 | |
Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou | November 18, 2017, Morocco Independence Day 2017 | |
Lake Baikal | January 11, 2017, 100th Anniversary of The Russian Nature Reserves and June 12, 2019, Russia Day 2019 | |
Lorentz National Park | Dec 4, 2019: "celebrates the anniversary of Indonesia’s Lorentz National Park" | |
Los Glaciares | May 11, 2017, 80th Anniversary of Los Glaciares National Park | |
Machu Picchu | July 24, 2011, 100th Anniversary of the rediscovery of Machu Picchu and July 28, 2016, Peru National Day 2016 | |
Mexico City and Xochimilco | September 16, 2016, Mexico National Day 2016 (Xochimilco) and September 16, 2011, Mexico Independence Day 2011 (Palacio Nacional) | |
Nasca Lines | May 15, 2018, Maria Reiche's 115th Birthday | |
Nubian Monuments | 22 October 2012, Abu Simbel | |
Ohrid Region | 8 September 2012, Macedonia Independence Day 2012 | |
Paris, Banks of the Seine | March 21, 2015 126th Anniversary of the public opening of the Eiffel Tower and 14 Jul 2007 Bastille Day 2007 | |
Petra | 25 May 2010, Jordan National Day 2010 | |
Phong Nha - Ke Bang | 14 April 2022, Celebrating Sơn Đoòng Cave | |
Plečnik's Ljubljana | January 23 2012, Joze Plecnik's 140th Birthday | |
Plitvice Lakes | October 8, 2015, Croatia Independence Day 2015 | |
Prague | Oct 28, 2018: Prague Castle in 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia; July 9, 2017, 660th Anniversary of Charles Bridge | |
Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River | June 30, 2019 | |
Qal'at al-Bahrain | December 16, 2016, Bahrain National Day 2016 | |
Red Fort | 15 August 2011, India Independence Day 2011 | |
Rome | 2 June 2016, Republic Day Italy 2016 | |
Sagarmatha National Park | May 29, 2008, Anniversary of the First Ascent of Mount Everest | |
Salzburg | 29 November 2017, Christian Doppler's 214th Birthday | |
Sceilg Mhichíl | 17 March 2017, St. Patrick's Day 2017 | |
Selimiye Mosque | 15 April 2009, Mimar Sinan's Birthday | |
St. Petersburg | December 7, 2014, 250th Anniversary of the Hermitage Museum | |
Statue of Liberty | June 17, 2015: 130th anniversary of france delivering the statue-of-liberty to the united states; August 25, 2016, Celebrating US National Parks | |
Sydney Opera House | 20 October 2008, 35th Anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House | |
Taj Mahal | 26 January 2020, India Republic Day 2020 | |
Teotihuacan | 16 September 2017, Mexico National Day 2017 | |
The Sundarbans | 26 March 2020, Bangladesh Independence Day 2020 | |
Ujung Kulon National Park | February 26, 2017, 25th Anniversary of Ujung Kulon Park | |
Uluru | 25 January 2005, Australia Day 2005 | |
Vilnius | 16 February 2016, Lithuania Independence Day 2016 | |
Virunga National Park | 16 January 2014, Dian Fossey's 82nd Birthday | |
Volcanoes of Kamchatka | January 11, 2017, 100th Anniversary of The Russian Nature Reserves and June 12, 2019, Russia Day 2019 | |
Wadden Sea | 30 June 2021, Celebrating the Wadden Sea | |
Works of Antoni Gaudí | June 25, 2013, Antoni Gaudí's 161st Birthday | |
Yakushima | July 12, 2024; Celebrating Shiratani Unsuikyo | |
Yaroslavl | 10 September 2010, 1000th Anniversary of Yaroslavl | |
Yellowstone | August 25, 2016, Celebrating US National Parks | |
Yosemite National Park | October 1, 2013: 123rd anniversary of Yosemite National Park |
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