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UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fewer than nine hundred UNESCO World Heritage Site inscriptions have been made since the list was formed in 1972, so when Liverpool's Dock Front was named in 2004 the city justifiably felt honoured.
The list recognises cultural and historical significance, both in man-made and natural sites. Liverpool's Dock Front was chosen because of its vital role in expanding trade and British influence during the nation's age of empire, and also because of the specific architecture and innovations its engineers pioneered. The list's official name for the site, Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City, sums up this justification.
