UNESCO adds France’s Cordouan lighthouse, Vichy to world heritage list • FRANCE 24 English

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The #UN cultural body awards world heritage status to sites judged to be of special universal value to humanity. Top #heritage sites include the Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Machu Picchu in Peru and the Acropolis in Greece. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.

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