Name a cultural site first inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1978.
Use the eight cultural sites in the first inscription year. Natural sites are excluded.
The first inscription year had twelve sites: eight cultural and four natural. Some listed property names were later expanded or updated.
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Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- Aachen Cathedral 25 · Familiar
- Aachen Cathedral is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
- City of Quito 25 · Familiar
- City of Quito is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Quito
- Mesa Verde National Park 50 · Less common
- Mesa Verde National Park is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Mesa Verde
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site 50 · Less common
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: L'Anse aux Meadows · Lanse aux Meadows
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela 75 · Uncommon
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Lalibela · Rock Hewn Churches Lalibela · Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
- Historic Centre of Kraków 75 · Uncommon
- Historic Centre of Kraków is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Historic Center of Krakow · Historic Centre of Krakow · Krakow · Kraków
- Island of Gorée 100 · Rare
- Island of Gorée is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Goree · Gorée · Island of Goree
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 100 · Rare
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines is in the 8-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Wieliczka · Wieliczka Salt Mine · Wieliczka Salt Mines
Checked exclusions
- Yellowstone National Park: Yellowstone was inscribed as a natural, not cultural, site in 1978.
- Galapagos Islands: The Galápagos Islands were inscribed as a natural site.
Sources for this question
- List of World Heritage Sites by year of inscription - Wikipedia
1978 table: twelve properties, filtered to eight cultural rows; later official property names accepted as aliases.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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