Adding a photo here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32282344@N08/8317273113

next Latvia ...

1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of Riga
2. Name of Component: Riga
3. Description of location of plaque: round metal plaque on the floor of the main sqare in front of Doma laukums 8; missing year of inscription and OUV elements
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 56.94964422400918, 24.10550869791258
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Doms_UNESCO_Marker%2C_Riga%2C_Latvia.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Old town of Kuldiga
2. Name of Component: Kuldiga
3. Description of location of plaque: copper plaque on the floor in front of Baznicas iela 5
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 56.96776771596125, 21.9707859467912
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://i0.ifrype.com/business/004/080/v1/ngm_4080.jpg

next Lithuania...

1. Name of WHS: Vilnius Historic Centre
2. Name of Component: Vilnius
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque on town hall wall, to the left of the facade columns when facing the town hall; missing OUV element
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 54.67808745274489, 25.286457426880634
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://farfranhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2830.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Curonian Spit
2. Name of Component: Nida
3. Description of location of plaque: granite pyramid with elements engraved on it, in front of Vila "Kopyte" Nidoje
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 55.300916992706185, 21.004919122056233
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/nida-lithuania-may-memorial-sign-unesco-street-village-175321916.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Kernave Archaeological Site
2. Name of Component: Kernave
3. Description of location of plaque: stainless steel plaque at the hill fort panoramic viewpoint
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 54.88427090541111, 24.85260288940516
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Kernave Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernave), Lithuania, UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

next Estonia ...

1. Name of WHS:
2. Name of Component: Tallinn
3. Description of location of plaque: stone plaque on the Gothic town hall wall, inside the porticoes
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 59.437063810895374, 24.74543190162948
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Tallinn UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Struve Geodetic Arc
2. Name of Component: Tartu Observatory, Estonia (1), Meskonys, Lithuania (2), Belarus (3), Fuglenes in Hammerfest (4)
3. Description of location of plaque: stainless steel plaque in front of the Tartu observatory (1), granite marker with elements engraved in the middle of a field(2), black granite with elements engraved, (4) monument in Hammerfest with golden letters
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 58.37890205908444, 26.720047502839584; 2) 54.931023997833684, 25.316709360121; 3) 52.291960838442094, 25.650549919293855; 4) 70.67003154125665, 23.663498688490044
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Tartu Struve UNESCO WHS plaque" and "Meskonys, Struve Geodetic Arc UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository; https://img1.advisor.travel/1110x930px-Struve_Geodetic_Arc_28.jpg ; https://img1.advisor.travel/510x450px-Struve_Geodetic_Arc_22.jpg ; https://img1.advisor.travel/510x450px-Struve_Geodetic_Arc_29.jpg

next Nepal ...

1. Name of WHS: Kathmandu Valley
2. Name of Component: Patan Durbar Square (1), Kathmandu Durbar Square (2), Bhaktapur Durbar Square (3)
3. Description of location of plaque: there are three grey and red stone plaques at Patan Durbar Square (between Taleju bell and Chyasin Dega), at Kathmandu Durbar Square (in front of Hanuman Dhoka and Nasal Chowk) and at Bhaktapur Durbar Square (in front of the Big Bell and the Golden Gate)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 27.672903488894296, 85.32488883406683; 2) 27.7046183076277, 85.30737650840443; 3) 27.67201530652396, 85.4283475640792
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Kathmandu UNESCO" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Chitwan National Park
2. Name of Component: Chitwan
3. Description of location of plaque: hand painted yellow and green sign near entrance gate (1) and near Chitwan NP Gharial Conservation Breeding Centre (2), both missing year of inscription and OUV
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) n/a; 2) 27.55330088023221, 84.33921428253447
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Kathmandu UNESCO" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Lumbini
2. Name of Component: Lumbini
3. Description of location of plaque: brass plaque on box hedge just after the security gate to the Maya Devi temple, missing year of inscription and OUV
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 27.469963635694214, 83.27568053663668
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://himalayan-masters.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-design-1-1.webp

1. Name of WHS: Sagarmatha National Park
2. Name of Component: Sagarmatha
3. Description of location of plaque: yellow metal handwritten plaque at the Jorsalle Entrance Gate, opposite the ticket counter
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 27.77373314984395, 86.72220868446777
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a478b_99b06d6732a2430c8cc18839f4414177~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_3808,h_2856,al_c,q_90/5a478b_99b06d6732a2430c8cc18839f4414177~mv2.webp

next South Korea ...

1. Name of WHS: Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
2. Name of Component: Seokguram (1) and Bulguksa (2)
3. Description of location of plaque: stone marker + info board at Seokguram entrance (including all elements), when facing the entrance gate, to the left ; and stone marker + info board at Bulguksa (including all elements), when facing the entrance gate by the ticket office, to the left
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional):
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Seokguram UNESCO" and "Bulguksa UNESCO" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Haeinsa Temple
2. Name of Component: Haeinsa
3. Description of location of plaque: stone marker + plaque opposite stairway leading to the temple
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 35.79977393053351, 128.096070115385
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Haeinsa unesco" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Jongmyo Shrine
2. Name of Component: Jongmyo
3. Description of location of plaque: concrete + green metal plaque to the right after passing through Oedaemun Gate
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 37.57237842246847, 126.99449086713427
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Jongmyo unesco" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Changdeokgung Palace Complex
2. Name of Component: Changdeokgung
3. Description of location of plaque: concrete + metal plaque between Geumhomun Gate and Jinseonmun Gate, to the left
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 37.57849654492981, 126.99001789891467
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Changdeokgung unesco" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Hwaseong Fortress
2. Name of Component: Hwaseong
3. Description of location of plaque: stone marker plaque (missing year of inscription and OUV) next to the Archery Range facing Dongbukgongsimdon Post
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 37.287985138957076, 127.023802459886
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Hwaseong unesco" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
2. Name of Component: Ganghwa Dolmen
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque behind railing in front of main dolmen
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 37.7735535396887, 126.43751100541208
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Ganghwa unesco" from my Flickr repository

more from S. Korea ...

1. Name of WHS: Gyeongju Historic Areas
2. Name of Component: Gyeongju
3. Description of location of plaque: big marble plaque at Namsan (1) and stone marker plaque near Royal Tomb of King Michu (2)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 35.81445028055553, 129.232762263156; 2) 35.83762429661225, 129.21280883989363
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Gyeongju unesco" from my Flickr repository or https://live.staticflickr.com/7429/13359759925_539b40c66c_b.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
2. Name of Component: Seongsan Ilchulbong
3. Description of location of plaque: triple crown triple stone marker with UNESCO metal plaque in front of Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak Carpark
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 33.46249758521917, 126.9364208855324
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Jeju UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
2. Name of Component: Seollung and Jeongneung
3. Description of location of plaque: plaque and stone marker are just in front of King Seongjong's tomb
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 37.50864895708209, 127.04592589885627
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Royal Joseon Tombs of Seolleung and Jeongneung UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
2. Name of Component: Hahoe (1) and Yangdong (2)
3. Description of location of plaque: 1) there are 2 small UNESCO marble markers at the lane of cherry trees just next to the ferry point and a bigger UNESCO stone marker just next to the tourist information before entering Hahoe proper; 2) white marble plaque at the entrance to the folk village
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 36.540546634200176, 128.52281887757889; 2) 35.99966752441014, 129.25294697122595
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Hahoe unesco" from my Flickr repository and https://i0.wp.com/www.dominiquetravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/01.-Yandong-Folk-Village-e1479034432356.jpg?resize=747%2C498&ssl=1

more from S. Korea ...

1. Name of WHS: Namhansanseong
2. Name of Component: Namhansanseong
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque on stone just next to the tourist information booth near the Emergency Palace (1) and there is another stone marker near the Jwaingmun East Gate (2)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 37.47803667702809, 127.1840057800631; 2) 37.47430250125646, 127.19376787207983
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Namhansanseong UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Baekje Historic Areas
2. Name of Component: Royal Tombs of Neunsan-ri
3. Description of location of plaque: blue metal plaque in stone marker at the Royal Tombs of Neunsan-ri near the Wangneung Parking Lot Bus Stop
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 36.27647886798268, 126.945026197029
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Baekje Historic Areas UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

next North Korea...

1. Name of WHS: Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
2. Name of Component: 1) Hyonjongrung Royal Tomb; Sonjuk Bridge; Manwoldae Palace / Koryo History Museum; Sungyang Sowon; Namdaemun
3. Description of location of plaque: black/white stone plaques/markers right in front of the mentioned sites or at their entrances
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 37.982534680023505, 126.47331817729201; 2) 37.97713404197853, 126.56648575054318; 3) 37.99136273805628, 126.57045279488837; 4) 37.97459044675935, 126.56120774514196; 5) 37.971952554905386, 126.55638484648821
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://medium.com/@everywhs/whs-historic-monuments-and-sites-in-kaesong-drpk-2233850a06dc (picture of all Kaesong plaques and useful information found in this link)

1. Name of WHS: Complex of Koguryo Tombs
2. Name of Component: 1) Kangso Three Tombs; 2) Tokhung-Ri Tomb
3. Description of location of plaque: stone plaque/marker in front of tombs
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 38°57'53"N 125'25'30"E; 2) 38'57'39"N 125'26'59"E
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://medium.com/@everywhs/whs-complex-of-koguryo-tombs-dprk-c550ba4f87bc

next Ecuador...

1. Name of WHS: Galapagos Islands
2. Name of Component: Santa Cruz Island
3. Description of location of plaque: brass plaque inside the Charles Darwin Research Station on the east side of the main town of Puerto Ayora
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): -0.742218392716225, -90.30393632974551
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52703595413_96354f0671_z.jpg

1. Name of WHS: City of Quito
2. Name of Component: Quito
3. Description of location of plaque: marble plaque on side wall of Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito in Plaza Grande
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): -0.22032241623963644, -78.51250714246558
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PR60H1/metropolitan-cathedral-of-quito-plaza-grande-quito-pichincha-province-ecuador-PR60H1.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Sangay National Park
2. Name of Component: Sangay NP
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): n/a
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): n/a

1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca
2. Name of Component: Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque in Calderon Park in front of Mariscal Sucre 817
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): -2.897783646113409, -79.0046083083627
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjFwJ-NUImb_kvtl8Zpc9Ha9MGKJJhUPAJ70nbeuU50b9HhF6GwEFRyW2GzS1gz3WFeRDMOcwF5GXCAwdn3Ig4wJfuPBjlEYR78cVU_O7TFEgBjeKmLH48ga0dDeEGiIKFmehbyC8x0n7vTfx9KgUh2qIJFccVNYAETmgUJ0fHrYVKymDXlkgyyH6/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/IMG_9724%20(3).JPG

1. Name of WHS: Qhapaq Nan, Andean Road System
2. Name of Component: Portada de Rumicolca, Peru
3. Description of location of plaque: brass plaque in front of Portada de Rumicolca, missing OUV element
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): -13.621688898935412, -71.70767645824105
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Qhapac Nan UNESCO WHS plaque" from my Flickr repository

I have put the first ones into an Inventory, which we can use to look up plaque locations. Next year I will do something more creative with the data (thinking of dots on maps, pictures, integration with site pages etc).

some random plaques I came across ...

1. Name of WHS: Flow Country
2. Name of Component: Forsinard Flows
3. Description of location of plaque: greyish black stone plaque in front of the Forsinard Flows visitor centre
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 58.356890816685045, -3.8972348870762663
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://theflowcountry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/240731-Flow-Country-573-e1722460485177.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera
2. Name of Component: Nice
3. Description of location of plaque: plaques and totems have been placed in front of 10 must-see places in the listed area according to the Nice Côte d'Azur (UNESCO) app
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): n/a
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.explorenicecotedazur.com/content/uploads/2024/10/plaque-unesco.png.webp

1. Name of WHS: Works of Antoni Gaudi
2. Name of Component: Casa Milà "La Pedrera"
3. Description of location of plaque: copper/golden plaque on wall outside of Casa Pedrera
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 41.3951889930551, 2.161809241881882
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.streetsigns.co.il/Images/signs/c6020.jpg

1. Name of WHS: The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
2. Name of Component: 1) Mas de la Barque (Mont Lozère); 2) Aigoual; 3) Hérault (Cirque de Navacelles); 4) Aveyron, Millau (Viaduct)
3. Description of location of plaque: 4 golden metal plaques on stone markers with all elements
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 44.38594469108385, 3.874822561207392; 2) 43.97962644586902, 3.624404871869243; 3) 43.89166036404206, 3.518544244937441; 4) 44.03411827201445, 3.0638980105250586
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.millavois.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/aigoual-pierre-sacree-04.webp

1. Name of WHS: Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
2. Name of Component: Colonia del Sacramento
3. Description of location of plaque: 1) stone plaque on the floor (missing OUV element) at the "start" of the historic quarter of Colonia del Sacramento; 2) metal plaque on stone marker at Plaza 1811
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): n/a; 2) -34.47252310238425, -57.84998769477661
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://c8.alamy.com/comp/M9E78P/unesco-plaque-la-antigua-colonia-del-sacramento-uruguay-M9E78P.jpg (1); https://i0.wp.com/wonderandsundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20180430_095627.jpg?resize=768%2C1023&quality=89&ssl=1 (2)

On my recent trip to Japan I noticed few plaques. They seem to avoid in general to display UNESCO WH logos. I don't think there is even one on Ogasawara, although they have a World Heritage Center.

1. Name of WHS: Amami-Oshima etc
2. Name of Component where plaque has been seen: Iriomote
3. Description of location of plaque: Info panel at the port of Ohara, just outside the ferry waiting room (and outside of the core zone)
4. Coordinates of the plaque: 24.272234193823685, 123.88319011983083
5. Link to a photo of the plaque: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32282344@N08/54018267960

1. Name of WHS: Tomioka Silk Mill
2. Name of Component where plaque has been seen: main location
3. Description of location of plaque: it's a moveable panel standing in the plaza behind the gate, where you can adjust the date and have your picture taken against the background of the mill building
4. Coordinates of the plaque: 36.256072, 138.887206
5. Link to a photo of the plaque:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32282344@N08/54090673450/in/dateposted/

next Croatia ...

1. Name of WHS: Plitvice Lakes National Park
2. Name of Component where plaque has been seen: Plitvice Lakes NP
3. Description of location of plaque: stainless steel plaque on stone marker in front of ticket office
4. Coordinates of the plaque: 44.88080646919137, 15.6210745803258
5. Link to a photo of the plaque: https://www.badjun-touristik.ch/Album/Ferienziele/PLITVICER%20Seen/Unesco-Plakette.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
2. Name of Component where plaque has been seen: Palace of Diocletian
3. Description of location of plaque: plastic/glass plaque underground at the substructures and cellars of the Roman Historical Complex of the Palace of Diocletian
4. Coordinates of the plaque: 43.50755710768516, 16.439943937518045
5. Link to a photo of the plaque: feel free to use "Split UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

No plaque for Dubrovnik

1. Name of WHS: Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Porec
2. Name of Component where plaque has been seen: Porec
3. Description of location of plaque: plastic/glass plaque by the entrance to the basilica
4. Coordinates of the plaque: 45.226977242222645, 13.595518830949544
5. Link to a photo of the plaque: feel free to use "Porec UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Historic city of Trogir
2. Name of Component where plaque has been seen: Trogir
3. Description of location of plaque: 2 plaques in city centre: one plaque on the town hall wall in the main square (1) and another on a stone marker near the marina (2)
4. Coordinates of the plaque: 1) 43.516846917696526, 16.25139547461521; 2) 43.517726712296344, 16.25078214078454
5. Link to a photo of the plaque: feel free to use "Trogir UNESCO plaque" for both plaques from my Flickr repository

It's 11 years since I was in Japan, but I have to say that is not my recollection. I wasn't plaque hunting in particular (I was more interested in manhole covers [if you know, you know]) but a quick glance just at my highlights reel from the trip reveals a large number of WHS-logoed signs. These were mainly in the form of monolithic slabs of inscribed rock at the entrances, as at Himeji-jo, Horyu-ji, and Nara (Kofuku-ji), though I also spotted proper information panels in Kyoto (Kinkaku-ji), Genbaku Dome, and Itsukushima - the latter topped with a freestanding sculpture of what I can only describe as the WHS logo with a pair of saggy bollocks!

I'll admit that the only WHS logos I saw at Koyasan in the Kii Mountain Ranges were on a tourist map in a bus stop. Maybe it's an issue with the more recent inscriptions only?