UNESCO chose it as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2013.

联合国教科文组织于2013年将其选为世界文化遗产。

In 1994 it was declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

1994年，它被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。

It was included in the preliminary list of China's world cultural heritage in 2012.

2012 年被列入《中国世界遗产预备名单》。

The Beijing municipal government started preparation works of the world cultural heritage application for the Central Axis project in 2011.

北京市政府于 2011 年启动了中轴线项目申报世界文化遗产的准备工作。

It has the world's highest and largest metal building complex, and is also a world cultural and natural heritage site.

这里拥有世界最高最大的金属建筑群也是世界文化与自然双遗产。

Beijing has made progress in the application for its Central Axis to be included in the list of world cultural heritage sites, said Liu Hongchang, spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, at a press conference on Sunday.

2月13日，北京市文物局新闻发言人刘洪昌在新闻发布会上介绍，北京中轴线申遗实现新突破。