Explore Kinabalu Park & more UNESCO World Heritage SitesLearn more about the Kinabalu Park and other UNESCO World Heritage Sites on Google Arts & Culture
People around the world can now explore the wonders of Kinabalu Park in Sabah, Malaysia, through an exciting expansion of the UNESCO World Heritage collection on Google Arts & Culture. This update introduces more than 20 new stories celebrating World Heritage sites around the world, with three dedicated to Kinabalu Park.
Kinabalu Park, located in the northern part of Borneo, Malaysia, is known for its exceptional biodiversity and range of ecosystems, from tropical rainforests to alpine meadows, and for majestic Mount Kinabalu. This park is a biodiversity hotspot with a high concentration of endemic species. Kinabalu Park is one of only three places to have three UNESCO designations: a World Heritage site, a UNESCO Geopark and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Kinabalu Park becoming a World Heritage site. Below, you can explore stories from the park and other UNESCO World Heritage sites. You can even ascend the majestic Mount Kinabalu with Talking Tours, where you can learn more about this and other remarkable sites using Google AI.
Kinabalu Park, Malaysia
The Kinabalu Park Botanical Garden showcases the park’s most significant plant species. Its Rafflesia Conservation Centre is dedicated to the flower of the same name. The world’s largest flower, the Rafflesia, is teetering on the edge of survival.
Historic Centre of Macao, China
The Portuguese arrived at the small fishing village of Macao in 1557, having been the first Europeans to land in China in 1513. The settlement developed with the addition of several Catholic churches and chapels, the locations of which influenced the urban layout.
Curonian Spit, Lithuania
The Curonian Spit is located in the southeastern Baltic Sea and is shared by Lithuania and the Russian Federation. This elongated sand dune peninsula measures 98 kilometers long and 0.4-4 kilometers wide, and dates back to prehistoric times.
Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
Nyungwe National Park is Rwanda's first Natural World Heritage site and is located in the Albertine Rift Ecoregion. With an area of 1,019 square kilometers, it contains part of the largest peat bog in Africa and is home to the country’s largest remaining montane rainforest.
León Cathedral, Nicaragua
Designed by Guatemalan architect Diego José de Porres Esquivel, Nicaragua’s León Cathedral is an eclectic masterpiece which not only blends Baroque and Neoclassical architecture, reflecting the transition between the two eras, but also exhibits Gothic, Renaissance and Mudéjar influences.
Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania
Located at the intersection of three main biogeographic regions (steppe, continental and alpine), Romania’s Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark is home to over 77 distinct habitats, some of which are directly influenced by local geological features such as salt, petroleum and mud volcanoes.
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil is shaped by nature: 57% of the park consists of white sand dunes, which are formed by strong uni-directional winds, and permanent and temporary freshwater lagoons, which are replenished by rainfall and groundwater fluctuations during the rainy season.
Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark, Germany
The Windsborn Crater Lake in Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark, Germany, is the only permanently water-filled mountain crater lake north of the Alps. Only rainwater feeds the lake, on the banks of which special vegetation has developed. The crater has a diameter of 300 meters and is 30 meters deep.
Ruins of León Viejo, Nicaragua
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000, the Ruins of León Viejo, Nicaragua, whose existence did not extend beyond a century, provide a remarkable insight into the early days of the Spanish Empire in Central America and the beginnings of colonial Nicaragua.
Check out more UNESCO World Heritage sites on Google Arts & Culture, including Mongolia, Hungary, Armenia, Sudan, Italy and beyond.
People around the world can now explore the wonders of Kinabalu Park in Sabah, Malaysia, through an exciting expansion of the UNESCO World Heritage collection on Google Arts & Culture. This update introduces more than 20 new stories celebrating World Heritage sites around the world, with three dedicated to Kinabalu Park.
Kinabalu Park, located in the northern part of Borneo, Malaysia, is known for its exceptional biodiversity and range of ecosystems, from tropical rainforests to alpine meadows, and for majestic Mount Kinabalu. This park is a biodiversity hotspot with a high concentration of endemic species. Kinabalu Park is one of only three places to have three UNESCO designations: a World Heritage site, a UNESCO Geopark and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Kinabalu Park becoming a World Heritage site. Below, you can explore stories from the park and other UNESCO World Heritage sites. You can even ascend the majestic Mount Kinabalu with Talking Tours, where you can learn more about this and other remarkable sites using Google AI.
Kinabalu Park, Malaysia
The Kinabalu Park Botanical Garden showcases the park’s most significant plant species. Its Rafflesia Conservation Centre is dedicated to the flower of the same name. The world’s largest flower, the Rafflesia, is teetering on the edge of survival.
Historic Centre of Macao, China
The Portuguese arrived at the small fishing village of Macao in 1557, having been the first Europeans to land in China in 1513. The settlement developed with the addition of several Catholic churches and chapels, the locations of which influenced the urban layout.
Curonian Spit, Lithuania
Nyungwe National Park is Rwanda's first Natural World Heritage site and is located in the Albertine Rift Ecoregion. With an area of 1,019 square kilometers, it contains part of the largest peat bog in Africa and is home to the country’s largest remaining montane rainforest.
León Cathedral, Nicaragua
Designed by Guatemalan architect Diego José de Porres Esquivel, Nicaragua’s León Cathedral is an eclectic masterpiece which not only blends Baroque and Neoclassical architecture, reflecting the transition between the two eras, but also exhibits Gothic, Renaissance and Mudéjar influences.
Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania
Located at the intersection of three main biogeographic regions (steppe, continental and alpine), Romania’s Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark is home to over 77 distinct habitats, some of which are directly influenced by local geological features such as salt, petroleum and mud volcanoes.
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil is shaped by nature: 57% of the park consists of white sand dunes, which are formed by strong uni-directional winds, and permanent and temporary freshwater lagoons, which are replenished by rainfall and groundwater fluctuations during the rainy season.
Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark, Germany
The Windsborn Crater Lake in Vulkaneifel UNESCO Global Geopark, Germany, is the only permanently water-filled mountain crater lake north of the Alps. Only rainwater feeds the lake, on the banks of which special vegetation has developed. The crater has a diameter of 300 meters and is 30 meters deep.
Ruins of León Viejo, Nicaragua
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000, the Ruins of León Viejo, Nicaragua, whose existence did not extend beyond a century, provide a remarkable insight into the early days of the Spanish Empire in Central America and the beginnings of colonial Nicaragua.
Terokai Taman Kinabalu & lebih banyak Tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO
Ketahui lebih lanjut mengenai Taman Kinabalu dan Tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO lain di
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Penduduk di seluruh dunia kini boleh menerokai keajaiban Taman Kinabalu di Sabah, Malaysia, melalui penambahan koleksi Tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO yang menarik di Google Arts & Culture. Kemas kini ini memperkenalkan lebih daripada 20 kisah baharu yang meraikan tapak Warisan Dunia di seluruh dunia, dengan tiga daripadanya khusus untuk Taman Kinabalu.
Terletak di utara Borneo, Malaysia, Taman Kinabalu terkenal dengan kepelbagaian biodiversiti yang luar biasa dan rangkaian ekosistemnya, daripada hutan hujan tropika hingga padang rumput alpine, serta Gunung Kinabalu yang megah. Taman ini merupakan hotspot biodiversiti dengan kepekatan spesies endemik yang tinggi. Taman Kinabalu adalah salah satu daripada hanya tiga tempat di dunia yang mempunyai tiga pengiktirafan UNESCO: sebuah Tapak Warisan Dunia, sebuah Geopark UNESCO, dan Rizab Biosfera UNESCO.
Tahun ini menandakan ulang tahun ke-25 pengiktirafan Taman Kinabalu sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia. Di bawah ini, anda boleh meneroka kisah-kisah dari taman ini dan tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO yang lain. Anda juga boleh mendaki Gunung Kinabalu yang megah dengan "Talking Tours", di mana anda boleh mengetahui lebih lanjut tentang tapak ini dan tapak-tapak menarik yang lain menggunakan teknologi Google AI.
Taman Kinabalu, Malaysia
Taman Botani Kinabalu mempamerkan spesies tumbuhan yang paling signifikan di taman ini. Pusat Pemuliharaan Rafflesia pula didedikasikan khas untuk bunga dengan nama yang sama. Rafflesia, bunga terbesar di dunia, kini berada di ambang kepupusan.
Pusat Bersejarah Macao, China
Orang Portugis tiba di perkampungan nelayan kecil bernama Macao pada tahun 1557, setelah menjadi bangsa Eropah pertama yang mendarat di China pada tahun 1513. Penempatan ini kemudiannya berkembang dengan penambahan beberapa gereja dan gereja kecil Katolik, di mana lokasi-lokasi ini mempengaruhi susun atur bandar tersebut.
Tanah Genting Curonian, Lithuania
Terletak di tenggara Laut Baltik, Tanah Genting Curonian dikongsi oleh Lithuania dan Persekutuan Rusia. Semenanjung gumuk pasir yang memanjang ini berukuran 98 kilometer panjang dan 0.4-4 kilometer lebar, dengan sejarah yang bermula sejak zaman prasejarah.
Taman Negara Nyungwe, Rwanda
Taman Negara Nyungwe ialah Tapak Warisan Dunia Semula Jadi pertama Rwanda dan terletak di Ecoregion Albertine Rift. Dengan keluasan 1,019 kilometer persegi, ia mengandungi sebahagian daripada paya gambut terbesar di Afrika dan merupakan habitat bagi hutan hujan montane terbesar yang masih ada di negara itu.
Katedral León, Nicaragua
Direka oleh arkitek Guatemala, Diego José de Porres Esquivel, Katedral León di Nikaragua adalah sebuah mahakarya eklektik yang bukan sahaja menggabungkan seni bina Baroque dan Neoklasik, mencerminkan peralihan antara kedua-dua era, tetapi juga mempamerkan pengaruh Gothik, Renaissance, dan Mudéjar.
Geopark Global UNESCO Tanah Buzău, Romania
Terletak di persimpangan tiga wilayah biogeografi utama (stepa, kontinental, dan alpine), Geopark Global UNESCO Tanah Buzău di Romania adalah rumah kepada lebih 77 habitat berbeza, beberapa daripadanya dipengaruhi secara langsung oleh ciri geologi tempatan seperti garam, petroleum, dan gunung berapi lumpur.
Taman Negara Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil
Taman Negara Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil dibentuk oleh alam semula jadi: 57% daripada taman ini terdiri daripada gumuk pasir putih yang terbentuk oleh tiupan angin sehala yang kuat, serta lagun air tawar kekal dan sementara yang dipenuhi semula oleh air hujan dan fluktuasi air bawah tanah semasa musim hujan.
Geopark Global UNESCO Vulkaneifel, Jerman
Tasik Kawah Windsborn di Geopark Global UNESCO Vulkaneifel, Jerman, merupakan satu-satunya tasik kawah gunung yang sentiasa dipenuhi air di utara Banjaran Alp. Hanya air hujan yang membekalkan tasik ini, di mana di tebingnya telah tumbuh tumbuhan istimewa. Kawah ini mempunyai diameter 300 meter dan kedalaman 30 meter.
Runtuhan León Viejo, Nicaragua
Diiktiraf dalam Senarai Warisan Dunia pada tahun 2000, Runtuhan León Viejo, Nicaragua, yang kewujudannya tidak melebihi satu abad, memberikan gambaran luar biasa tentang hari-hari awal Empayar Sepanyol di Amerika Tengah dan permulaan penjajahan Nicaragua.
Terokai lebih banyak lagi tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO yang menakjubkan di Google Arts & Culture, termasuk dari Mongolia, Hungary, Armenia, Sudan, Italy dan banyak lagi negara lain!
畅游京那巴鲁公园，探索更多UNESCO世界遗产地
通过 Google Arts & Culture，深入了解京那巴鲁公园及其他世界遗产地。
世界各地的人们如今可以通过Google Arts & Culture平台上一项激动人心的扩展内容，在线探索位于马来西亚沙巴的京那巴鲁公园（Kinabalu Park）的奇观。这项更新是联合国教科文组织世界遗产系列 （UNESCO World Heritage Collection）的一部分，推出了超过20个颂扬全球世界遗产地的新故事，其中有三个故事专门介绍京那巴鲁公园。
京那巴鲁公园位于马来西亚婆罗洲的北部，以其非凡的生物多样性、从热带雨林到高山草甸等多样化的生态系统，以及雄伟的京那巴鲁山（Mount Kinabalu）而闻名。该公园是生物多样性的热点地区，聚集了大量特有物种。京那巴鲁公园也是全球仅有的三个同时拥有三项联合国教科文组织称号的地点之一，这三项称号分别是：世界遗产地（World Heritage site）、联合国教科文组织地质公园 (UNESCO Geopark) 以及联合国教科文组织生物圈保护区 (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve)。
今年适逢京那巴鲁公园被列为世界遗产地的25周年纪念。您可以在下方探索来自该公园和其他联合国世界遗产地的故事。您甚至能通过由Google AI驱动的语音导览（Talking Tours）功能，登上雄伟的京那巴鲁山，并深入探索此地与其他非凡景点。
京那巴鲁公园，马来西亚
京那巴鲁公园植物园（The Kinabalu Park Botanical Garden）展示了园内最具代表性的植物物种。其莱佛士花保育中心（Rafflesia Conservation Centre）则致力于保育同名的花卉。作为世界上最大的花卉，莱佛士花（Rafflesia）目前正濒临灭绝。
澳门历史城区， 中国
葡萄牙人于1513年成为首批登陆中国的欧洲人，并于1557年抵达了当时还是一个小渔村的澳门。随着数座天主教堂和小教堂的建立，这个定居点逐渐发展起来，而这些建筑的选址也影响了日后的城市布局。
库尔斯沙嘴，立陶宛
库尔斯沙嘴（Curonian Spit）位于波罗的海东南部，由立陶宛和俄罗斯联邦共同拥有。这个狭长的沙丘半岛长98公里，宽0.4至4公里，其历史可追溯至史前时代。
纽恩威国家公园，卢旺达
纽恩威国家公园（Nyungwe National Park）是卢旺达首个世界自然遗产地，坐落于阿尔伯丁裂谷生态区（Albertine Rift Ecoregion）。公园占地1019平方公里，拥有非洲最大泥炭沼泽的一部分，同时也是该国现存面积最大的山地雨林的所在地。
莱昂主教座堂，尼加拉瓜
尼加拉瓜的莱昂主教座堂（León Cathedral）由危地马拉建筑师埃斯基韦尔（Diego José de Porres Esquivel）设计，是一座不拘一格的建筑杰作。它不仅融合了巴洛克与新古典主义风格，反映了两个时代的过渡，更展现出哥特式、文艺复兴以及穆德哈尔（Mudéjar）风格的影响。
布泽乌地区联合国教科文组织世界地质公园，罗马尼亚
罗马尼亚的布泽乌地区联合国教科文组织世界地质公园（Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark）坐落于三个主要生物地理区域（草原、大陆和高山）的交汇处，是超过77个独特栖息地的家园。其中，一些栖息地直接受到当地地质特征的影响，例如盐、石油和泥火山。
拉克依斯马拉赫塞斯国家公园，巴西
巴西的拉克依斯马拉赫塞斯国家公园（Lençóis Maranhenses National Park）拥有完全由大自然塑造的独特景观：公园内57%的面积是连绵的白色沙丘，由强烈的单向风吹拂形成；其余部分则是永久性和季节性的淡水潟湖，其水源在雨季时通过降雨和地下水位的变化而得到补充。
福尔卡奈菲尔联合国教科文组织世界地质公园，德国
德国福尔卡奈菲尔地质公园内的温斯伯恩火山口湖（Windsborn Crater Lake）是阿尔卑斯山以北唯一的永久性积水高山火山口湖。该湖泊仅靠雨水补给，湖岸边也因此生长出了特殊的植被。该火山口直径为300米，深度为30米。
莱昂古城遗址，尼加拉瓜
尼加拉瓜的莱昂古城遗址（Ruins of León Viejo）于2000年被列入世界遗产名录。这座古城的历史虽然不足一个世纪，却为我们深入了解西班牙帝国在中美洲的早期历史，以及尼加拉瓜殖民时代的开端，提供了一个非凡的视角。
欢迎通过 Google Arts & Culture，探索更多联合国教科文组织世界遗产地的故事，包括蒙古、匈牙利、亚美尼亚、苏丹、意大利等国家和地区。