Monticello and the University of Virginia
Also known as Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Monticello and the University of Virginia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
1987
Area
796 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Monticello and the University of Virginia is in Charlottesville. The nearest other World Heritage site is Independence Hall, about 360 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Charlottesville · about 88,000 peopleabout 2 km east
- Harrisonburg · about 43,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Lynchburg · about 104,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Fredericksburg · about 133,000 peopleabout 95 km east
- Richmond · about 912,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Winchester · about 54,000 peopleabout 130 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United StatesCultural360 km away
United StatesCultural408 km away
United StatesCultural484 km away
United StatesNatural514 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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