UNESCO World Heritage sites in Greece

The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the following properties on the World Heritage List:

	1986 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae			1989 Mystras
	1987 Archaeological Site of Delphi			1989 Archaeological Site of Olympia
	1987 Acropolis, Athens			1990 Delos
	1988 Mount Athos			1990 Monasteries of Daphni, Hossios Luckas and Nea Moni of Chios
	1988 Meteora			1992 Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
	1988 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika			1996 Archaeological Site of Vergina
	1988 Archaeological Site of Epidaurus			1999 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
	1988 Medieval City of Rhodes			1999 Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
				2007 Old Town of Corfu

The World Heritage List was established under terms of The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted in November 1972 at the 17th General Conference of UNESCO.
The Convention states that a World Heritage Committee "will establish, keep up-to-date and publish" a World Heritage List of cultural and natural properties, submitted by the States Parties and considered to be of outstanding universal value.
One of the main responsibilities of this Committee is to provide technical co-operation under the World Heritage Fund for the safeguarding of World Heritage properties to States Parties whose resources are insufficient.
States Parties can request international assistance under the Fund for the preparation of tentative lists and nomination forms, expert missions, training of specialized staff, and supply of equipment when appropriate; they can also apply for long-term loans and, in special cases, non-repayable grants. Requests must concern work necessary for the preservation of cultural or natural sites included in the World Heritage List or assistance to national or regional training centres.
Emergency assistance is also available under the Fund in the case of properties severely damaged by specific natural or man-made disasters or threatened with imminent destruction.

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