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Photograph: [Aaron Josephson; cropped by Ibn Battuta](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Virginia_Rotunda_2006.jpg) · [Public domain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:University_of_Virginia_Rotunda_2006.jpg)Americas · Monuments

# Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Charlottesville · United States

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1987.

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City / localityCharlottesville

Country / geographic scopeUnited States

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates38.03278, -78.50389

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

Cultural · Inscription: 1987

Property components: 2. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/442/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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