Tunnels

Connected Sites: 69

The tunnel should preferably be mentioned in the documentation or be significant""."

Connected Sites

  • Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.59
    159
    10
    Pwll Du Tram Tunnel. 1780-1812. 2400mtres Horse Drawn
  • Budapest
    Budapest
    Hungary
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.88
    759
    15
    Underground Railway 1893-6
  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    935
    13
    Passetto Di Borgo (1277) - 800 Metres Connects Vatican With Castel Sant'angelo For Popes To Escape
  • Old City of Acre
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.26
    205
    6
    The Templers Tunnel
  • Rhaetian Railway
    Rhaetian Railway
    Italy, Switzerland
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.17
    207
    7
  • Derwent Valley Mills
    Derwent Valley Mills
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.38
    161
    12
    Butterley Tunnel On The Cromford Canal Opened 1794 Length 3083 Yards (2819m)
  • Aflaj irrigation system
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.42
    122
    7
  • Mycenae and Tiryns
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.51
    296
    10
    Tiryns (Cyclopean Tunnels)
  • Tiwanaku
    Tiwanaku
    Bolivia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.09
    115
    7
    At The Akapana Pyramide
  • Edinburgh
    Edinburgh
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.00
    658
    17
    Mid-19th Century Scotland Street Tunnel
    See News.Scotsman.Com
  • City of Bath
    City of Bath
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.56
    564
    13
    Twerton Tunnel
  • Provins
    Provins
    France
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.89
    230
    13
    Der Untergrund Der Altstadt Ist Mit Mittelalterlichen Tunneln Durchsetzt, Die Besichtigt Werden K?Nnen. (German Wiki)
  • Biblical Tells
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.01
    127
    10
    Tunnels Leading To Underwater Springs
  • Vatican City
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.30
    833
    9
    Passetto Di Borgo (1277) - 800 Metres Connects Vatican With Castel Sant'angelo For Popes To Escape
  • Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.97
    394
    11
    Cinque Terre For Pedestian Tunnels Connecting Railway Stations And Towns Of Manarola And Riormaagiore.
  • Thang Long
    Thang Long
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.05
    209
    9
    The Vietnamese Military Command Under General Giap, Had Its Headquarters In The Citadel In The Building Known As D67. An Underground Tunnel Enabled The Military To Flee To Other Parts In Case Of A Raid.
  • Ironbridge Gorge
    Ironbridge Gorge
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    2.98
    217
    12
    Tar Tunnel: "Miners Struck A Gushing Spring Of Natural Bitumen, A Black Treacle-Like Substance, When Digging The Tunnel In 1787, Probably In Connection With The Nearby Coal Mine Workings. It Was A Great Curiosity In The 18th Century And Bitumen Still Oozes From The Wall Today." (Wiki)
  • Lalibela
    Lalibela
    Ethiopia
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.14
    92
    6
    Tunnels Connect The Churches
  • Sydney Opera House
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.47
    403
    8
    Pedestrian Tunnel Leading Into Sydney Opera House Car Park - "It Is The First Helical Underground Parking Station Tunnels"
    See Www.Ats.Org.Au
  • Studley Royal Park
    Studley Royal Park
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.10
    178
    8
    Serpentine Tunnel
    See Www.Fountainsabbey.Org.Uk
  • Old Havana
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.82
    247
    6
    Túnel De La Habana
  • Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.25
    76
    9
  • Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau
    There Is A Tunnel Connecting The Different Buildings At The Hospital Sant Pau
  • Würzburg Residence
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.41
    331
    15
    63-Meter-Long Tunnel Connecting The Wine Cellars With Tanks, Now Transformed Into A 'History Tunnel'
    See Www.Deutscheweine.De
  • Las Medulas
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.28
    130
    6
    At The Mirador De Orallan One Can Visit An Old Tunnel Dug By The Romans Whose Technology For Extracting The Gold From The Shale Consisted Of Digging Tunnels And Feeding In Water From Canals So As To Destabilize The Rock Until The Face Collapsed.
  • Machu Picchu
    Inscribed: 1983
    4.62
    357
    8
    There Are 2 Tunnels Created By The Incas Along The Inca Trail. See "Next, The Sayaqmarka ("Steep-Place Town") Is Reached Followed By The Tampu Qunchamarka. A Long Inca Tunnel And A Viewpoint Overlooking Two Valleys: The Urubamba And Aobamba (A Broken Word), Are Passed.......The Trail Then Descends Approximately 1000 Metres Including An Irregular Staircase Of Approximately 1500 Steps .... A Second Inca Tunnel Is Along This Section Of Trail." (Wiki)
  • Trans-Iranian Railway
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.05
    31
    1
    There Are 224 Tunnels On The Line (C64 Miles)
  • New Lanark
    New Lanark
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.69
    183
    11
    Built To Provide A 35ft Head Of Water To The Water Wheels (Later To The Turbines): "1785 And Later....Submerged Stone And Timber Weir...Channelling Water Through Rock-Cut Tunnel At Se End Of New Lanark Village About 250 Yards Long And 12 Feet In Diameter Under The Hillside And Into The Lade"..."
  • Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Canada, United States of America
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.90
    165
    8
    Ptarmigan Tunnel: "The 250-Foot (76 M) Manmade Tunnel Allows Hikers To Avoid A Strenuous Climb Over Very Steep Terrain Between Many Glacier And The Belly River Valley."
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Laurisilva of Madeira
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.43
    137
    7
    Many Levadas Include Tunnels ("To Get Through The Central Ridge, Tunnels As Long As 5km Were Constructed. Besides The Levadas, Including In The Tunnels, Are Paths Typically 1-2m Wide, Which Allow Access To The Otherwise Almost Impenetrable Forest" Ab Eval & Nom File). E.G (Within The Inscribed Area)
    See Www.Visitmadeira.Com
  • Naples
    Naples
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.48
    571
    9
    Bourbon Tunnel
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Sado Island Gold Mines
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.22
    10
    3
    Aikawa Area: "Key Attributes Demonstrating Ore Mining Include (...) Mabu Tunnels (E.G., Sodayu-Mabu, Ogiriyama-Mabu Tunnel Sites), And Drainage Tunnels (E.G., Minamizawa Drainage Tunnel Site) Which Continue To Fulfil A Drainage Function." (Ab Ev)
  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.53
    152
    10
    Tunnel Fortifications Of Imperial Japan Along The Coast Of Ilchulbong Peak, Jeju (National Registered Cultural Heritage - 2006)
  • Canterbury
    Canterbury
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.41
    429
    13
    Pilgrims' Tunnel: Constructed Ca. 1420 To Enable The Vast Numbers Of Pilgrims Visiting The Shrine Of St Thomas Becket To Do So Without Disturbing The Monks. Cleared And Opened For Tourists In 2004.
    See News.Bbc.Co.Uk
  • West Norwegian Fjords
    Inscribed: 2005
    4.21
    289
    9
    Gudvanga Tunnel
  • Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.39
    300
    8
    Network Of Tunnels "To Keep Slaves, Oxen And Victuals Below Stairs"
    See Www.Theguardian.Com
  • Valletta
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.76
    496
    10
    Valletta Is Heavily Tunneled For Drainage, Defence And A Railway. See
    See Dinlarthelwa.Org
  • Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.66
    405
    12
    Underneath Burg Rheinfels
  • Tower of London
    Tower of London
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.39
    910
    20
    Tower Subway -Passes Through Western Edge Of Inscribed Area
  • The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.80
    120
    6
    Numerous E. G Llechwedd Slate Caverns. Also In The Underground Hydro Power Station
  • The Persian Qanat
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.72
    62
    2
    Qanats Are Constructed As A Series Of Well-Like Vertical Shafts, Connected By Gently Sloping Tunnels (Wiki)
  • Teotihuacan
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.29
    344
    8
    In Late 2003 A Tunnel Beneath The Temple Of The Feathered Serpent Was Accidentally Discovered By Sergio Gómez Chávez And Julie Gazzola, Archeologists Of The National Institute Of Anthropology And History (Wiki)
  • Semmering Railway
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.46
    207
    9
    Semmering Tunnel 1431 Mtres 1848-54
  • San Marino and Mount Titano
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.45
    374
    8
    The Tunnel Of The Defunct Railway
  • Salzburg
    Salzburg
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.75
    608
    17
    The 18th Century Sigmundstor Tunnel
    See Www.Visit-Salzburg.Net
  • Saltaire
    Saltaire
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.28
    178
    13
    "The Route Beneath Exhibition Road In Saltaire Was Built To Link Victoria Hall With The Exhibition Building"
    See Www.Bbc.Com
  • Route of Santiago de Compostela
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.41
    290
    8
    Tunnel De San Adrian
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Rammelsberg and Goslar
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.19
    240
    11
    Rathstiefster Tunnel (C 1150), The Tiefer-Julius-Fortunatus Tunnel (1585), The Roeder Tunnel System, Gelenbeeker Tunnel (1927)
  • Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
    Inscribed: 1992
    2.34
    64
    4
    Tunnel Of Eupalinos (Served As An Aquaduct)
  • Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.98
    184
    13
    The Whitehouse Tunnel And The Chirk Tunnel
  • Petra
    Petra
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.60
    387
    21
    The Nabateans Built A Tunnel To Control Water Coming Down The Siq And Prevent Floods In Time Of Rain. The Tunnel Is Near The Entrance To The Siq And The Water Emerges Near The Royal Tombs
    See Www.Jordanjubilee.Com
  • Paphos
    Paphos
    Cyprus
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.29
    282
    9
    5 Tunnels In Palaipaphos
  • Old City of Jerusalem
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.37
    371
    12
    The Western (Wailing) Wall Tunnel; And Also "Hezekiah's Tunnel, Or The Siloam Tunnel Is A Tunnel That Was Dug Underneath The Ophel In Jerusalem About 701 Bc During The Reign Of Hezekiah. It Was Probably A Widening Of A Pre-Existing Cave And Is Mentioned In The Bible."
  • Mountain Railways of India
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.42
    110
    8
    The Kalka-Shimla Railway Has 102 Tunnels In Its 96 Kms. Originally There Were 103 But Tunnel No46 Doesn't Exist Any More!
  • Kazan Kremlin
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.79
    86
    6
    Under The Secret Passage Tower
  • Jodrell Bank Observatory
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.65
    105
    8
    Between Control Centre And Lovell Telescope
  • Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.70
    253
    5
    From Amber Fort To Jaigarh
    See Rajasthanforyou.Wordpress.Com
  • Heritage of Mercury
    Heritage of Mercury
    Slovenia, Spain
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.65
    181
    8
    Almaden - The Remains Of Mining Tunnels Dating Back To The 18th C Complete With Their Brick Linings. Among Many Such Remains "He Baritel Of San Andres" Is An Enormous Gallery Tunnelled Some 50 Metres Underground To Hold A "Mule Powered" Hoist. See
    See Www.Efeverde.Com
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.60
    298
    16
    Hallstatttunnel, Just Behind The Town Of Hallstatt, On The L547
  • Guanajuato
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.87
    154
    10
    The Subterranean Roads. The First Was Built In 1883-1908 Other Followed.
  • Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Great Spa Towns of Europe
    Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.28
    511
    16
    Tunnel Urtelstein (1826/7) In Baden Bei Wien
  • Graz
    Graz
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.96
    304
    10
    Schlossberg Tunnel System
  • Copán
    Copán
    Honduras
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.86
    128
    7
    2 Tunnels Dug By Archaeologists Better To Display Aspects Of The Construction And Earlier Phases
    See Www.Copanpark.Com
  • Cocos Island
    Cocos Island
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.85
    8
    2
    Over The Years Gissler Dug A Complex System Of Underground Tunnels There In His Treasure Hunting, Some Of Which Can Still Be Entered Even Today.
  • City of Luxembourg
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.17
    589
    12
    Casemates And Tunnels
  • Canal du Midi
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.55
    316
    11
    Malpas Tunnel (The First Navigable Canal Tunnel Built And The First Tunnel To Be Excavated By Gunpowder), Plus Earlier Tunnel Beneath
  • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.42
    245
    9
    Yoho Np: Spiral Tunnels
    See Www.Atlasobscura.Com
  • Australian Convict Sites
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.66
    233
    13
    Cockatoo Island - Dog Leg Tunnel
    See Www.Cockatooisland.Gov.Au
  • Fray Bentos
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.79
    43
    5