Returns information about culturally significant sites under special or enhanced protection, including World Heritage Sites, coordinates, and inscription years. Use this to identify protected cultural heritage locations and their protection status.
From spec: Access data on cultural properties protected under the 1954 Hague Convention and its 1999 Second Protocol
Usage Tips
- Filter by 'protection_en' for 'Special Protection Register' or 'Enhanced Protection List'
- Check 'whc' boolean to identify World Heritage Sites
- Results include geographic coordinates when available
Parameters (3)
limit(integer, query, optional, default: 10)
offset(integer, query, optional, default: 0)
where(string, query, optional)
Examples (2)
Fetch protected cultural propertiesprobe-gate
Demonstrates retrieving cultural properties protected under the Hague Convention.
import zingu_apis
api = zingu_apis.api("unesco-culture-statistics")
result = api.fetch("catalog/datasets/chp001/records", limit=2)
for item in result:
print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://data.unesco.org/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/chp001/records?limit=2");
const data = await resp.json();
Filter by Enhanced Protection statusprobe-gate
Demonstrates filtering for cultural properties with Enhanced Protection status.
import zingu_apis
api = zingu_apis.api("unesco-culture-statistics")
result = api.fetch("catalog/datasets/chp001/records", limit=5, refine="protection_en:Enhanced Protection List")
for item in result:
print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://data.unesco.org/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/chp001/records?limit=5&refine=protection_en%3AEnhanced+Protection+List");
const data = await resp.json();