UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vietnam

Dragon decoration on a roof at the Hue Citadel. One of the few intact remnants of the Imperial City of Hue that weren’t destroyed in the French and American wars in Vietnam

There are eight Unesco World Heritage sites in Vietnam. Here is a list of them, with links to our stories about the ones we have visited.

Cultural (5)

• Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi (2010)
• Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (2011)
• Complex of Hué Monuments (1993)
• Hoi An Ancient Town (1999)
• My Son Sanctuary (1999)

Natural (2)

• Ha Long Bay (1994,2000)
• Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003,2015)

Mixed (1)

• Trang An Landscape Complex (2014)

You can see links to other countries’ Unesco World Heritage sites here.

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