Inscriptions in 1985
The following sites were inscribed in the 1985 WHC Session.
| Site | Countries | Locations | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamira Cave | 18 | 3.45 | 9 | |
| Asturian Monuments | 6 | 3.26 | 5 | |
| Avila | 11 | 3.35 | 9 | |
| Bagerhat | 1 | 2.43 | 3 | |
| Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur | 1 | 2.84 | 6 | |
| Chavin | 1 | 3.28 | 6 | |
| Congonhas | 1 | 2.92 | 7 | |
| Divrigi | 1 | 3.07 | 5 | |
| Göreme NP and Cappadocia | 7 | 4.5 | 6 | |
| Hatra | 1 | 3.69 | 3 | |
| Hildesheim Cathedral and Church | 2 | 2.67 | 9 | |
| Huascaran National Park | 1 | 4.03 | 7 | |
| Istanbul | 4 | 4.47 | 12 | |
| Kaziranga National Park | 1 | 3.89 | 3 | |
| Keoladeo National Park | 1 | 2.99 | 4 | |
| Kerkuane | 2 | 3.03 | 4 | |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | |
| Medina of Marrakesh | 2 | 3.83 | 11 | |
| Painted Churches in the Troödos Region | 10 | 3.54 | 10 | |
| Petra | 1 | 4.74 | 21 | |
| Pont du Gard | 1 | 3.71 | 12 | |
| Québec | 1 | 3.72 | 10 | |
| Quseir Amra | 1 | 3.08 | 10 | |
| Rock Art of Alta | 5 | 3.34 | 6 | |
| Royal Palaces of Abomey | 2 | 2.85 | 2 | |
| Salvador de Bahia | 1 | 3.58 | 4 | |
| Santiago de Compostela | 2 | 3.62 | 7 | |
| Segovia | 1 | 3.88 | 15 | |
| Tadrart Acacus | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Thracian tomb of Sveshtari | 1 | 2.99 | 6 |
Complete List in 1985
In 1985 the World Heritage list consisted of 215 sites.
- Aachen Cathedral
- Abbey of St Gall
- Abu Mena
- Agra Fort
- Ajanta Caves
- Aksum
- Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
- Aldabra Atoll
- Altamira Cave
- Amiens Cathedral
- Amphitheater of El Jem
- Ancient Thebes
- Angra do Heroismo
- Anjar
- Antigua Guatemala
- Anuradhapura
- Arles
- Asante Traditional Buildings
- Asturian Monuments
- Auschwitz Birkenau
- Avila
- Baalbek
- Bagerhat
- Belem
- Benedictine Convent of St. John
- Białowieża Forest
- Bosra
- Boyana Church
- Bryggen
- Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
- Burgos Cathedral
- Byblos
- Cahokia Mounds
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
- Cartagena
- Carthage
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust
- Chartres Cathedral
- Chavin
- Chitwan National Park
- Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
- Comoé National Park
- Congonhas
- Convent of Christ in Tomar
- Copán
- Cordoba
- Cuzco
- Cyrene
- Damascus
- Darien National Park
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Divrigi
- Djémila
- Djoudj
- Dubrovnik
- Durmitor National Park
- El Escurial
- Ellora Caves
- Everglades
- Fasil Ghebbi
- Florence
- Fontainebleau
- Fort and Shalamar Gardens
- Forts and Castles Gold Coast
- Galapagos Islands
- Garamba National Park
- Glacier parks
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia
- Granada
- Grand Canyon
- Great Barrier Reef
- Great Smoky Mountains
- Gulf of Porto
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
- Hatra
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
- Hildesheim Cathedral and Church
- Historic Cairo
- Huascaran National Park
- Ichkeul National Park
- Iguazu National Park
- Independence Hall
- Island of Gorée
- Istanbul
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Kakadu National Park
- Kathmandu Valley
- Kaziranga National Park
- Keoladeo National Park
- Kerkuane
- Kotor
- Kraków
- L'Anse aux Meadows
- La Fortaleza and San Juan
- Lake Malawi
- Lalibela
- Leptis Magna
- Lord Howe Island
- Los Glaciares
- Lower Valley of the Awash
- Lower Valley of the Omo
- M'Zab Valley
- Machu Picchu
- Madara Rider
- Mahabalipuram
- Makli, Thatta
- Mammoth Cave
- Mana Pools
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Medina of Fez
- Medina of Marrakesh
- Medina of Tunis
- Megalithic Temples of Malta
- Meidan Emam, Esfahan
- Mesa Verde
- Moenjodaro
- Monastery of Batalha
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Mount Nimba
- Nahanni National Park
- Nancy
- National History Park
- Nessebar
- Ngorongoro
- Niokolo-Koba National Park
- Nubian Monuments
- Ohrid Region
- Old City of Berne
- Old City of Jerusalem
- Old Havana
- Olinda
- Olympic National Park
- Orange
- Ouro Preto
- Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
- Palmyra
- Paphos
- Persepolis
- Petra
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies
- Pirin National Park
- Plitvice Lakes
- Polonnaruva
- Pont du Gard
- Portobelo-San Lorenzo
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Québec
- Quirigua
- Quito
- Quseir Amra
- Redwood
- Rila Monastery
- Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve
- Rock Art of Alta
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Rome
- Royal Palaces of Abomey
- Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
- Røros
- Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
- Sabratha
- Sagarmatha National Park
- Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
- Salonga National Park
- Salvador de Bahia
- Sangay National Park
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Santiago de Compostela
- Segovia
- Selous Game Reserve
- Serengeti
- SGang Gwaay
- Shibam
- Sigiriya
- Simien National Park
- Speyer Cathedral
- Split
- Srebarna Nature Reserve
- Stari Ras and Sopocani
- Statue of Liberty
- Sun Temple, Konarak
- Tadrart Acacus
- Taï National Park
- Taj Mahal
- Takht-i-Bahi
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves
- Tasmanian Wilderness
- Tassili n'Ajjer
- Taxila
- Tchogha Zanbil
- Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
- Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
- Tikal National Park
- Timgad
- Tipasa
- Tiya
- Tyre
- Urnes Stave Church
- Vallée de Mai
- Valletta
- Vatican City
- Versailles
- Vézelay
- Vézère Valley
- Virunga National Park
- Warsaw
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
- Willandra Lakes
- Wood Buffalo National Park
- Works of Antoni Gaudí
- Würzburg Residence
- Yellowstone
- Yosemite National Park