Staff writer
KYOTO -- The World Heritage Committee's first-ever meeting in Japan produced a list of 30 new World Heritage Sites, including eight in Nara. But controversy over the status of a currently listed site in Australia showed the difficulties of protecting them if they are believed to be endangered.
The Temple of Heaven and the Imperial Gardens in Beijing, the Grand Palace in Brussels, the archaeological site of Troy and a cedar forest in Lebanon are some of the more well-known historical sites to make the list.