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Argentina
BUENOS AIRES HISTORIC CENTER
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe first permanent European settlement on the site of modern-day Buenos Aires was founded in 1580 by Spanish conquistador Juan de Garay. (Learn More)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
VILLAGE OF POČITELJ
Čapljina municipality, Bosnia and HerzegovinaPočitelj, once a feudal seat on the Neretva River, is dominated by a fortress that fell to the Ottoman advance in 1471. (Learn More)
Cambodia
ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
Siem Reap, CambodiaAngkor was once the seat of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a large portion of Southeast Asia between the ninth and fifteenth centuries A.D. (Learn More)
Chile
EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)—MOAI CONSERVATION PROJECT
Easter Island, ChileA Polynesian volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle, Easter Island—known locally as Rapa Nui—is a special territory of Chile that was annexe (Learn More)
Egypt
NEW GOURNA VILLAGE
Luxor, West Bank, EgyptNew Gourna Village, an experimental earthen village on the West Bank of the Nile, is a testament to how the relationship between heritage and society is often fraught with multiple meanings and con (Learn More)
Greece
CHURCHES OF LESVOS
Lesvos, GreeceThe island of Lesvos contains a large number of historic churches, many with fine religious iconography. (Learn More)
Guatemala
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK AND RUINS OF QUIRIGUÁ
Los Amates, Izabal Department, GuatemalaLocated near the Motagua River in Guatemala, Quiriguá is an archaeological site dating to the Classic Maya period. (Learn More)
Haiti
GINGERBREAD NEIGHBORHOOD
Port-au-Prince, HaitiIn October 2009, the gingerbread houses of Port-au-Prince were included on the 2010 World Monuments Watch in order to raise international awareness about this unique architectural heritage. (Learn More)
Italy
ANCIENT POMPEII
Pompeii, ItalyThe ancient Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and villas near the Bay of Naples were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in August A.D. (Learn More)
Japan
MACHIYA TOWNHOUSES
Kyoto, JapanThe machiya of Kyoto are traditional townhouses dating from the Edo period (1603–1867). Born out of the city’s growing merchant class, they functioned as both residences and workspaces. (Learn More)
Mexico
CONFERENCE ON THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICAN FORTIFICATIONS
Campeche, MexicoThrough the World Monuments Watch, WMF became increasingly aware of the conservation challenges facing the heritage of historic fortifications throughout the Americas. (Learn More)
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON ARCHITECTURAL COVERS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXTS
Palenque, Chiapas, MexicoArchaeological sites around the world are specially threatened by exposure to the elements. (Learn More)
RUTA DE LA AMISTAD
Mexico City, MexicoRuta de la Amistad, or the Route of Friendship, consists of twenty-two large-scale sculptures that were commissioned ahead of the 1968 Summer Olympics to serve as permanent markers of the event in (Learn More)
Panama
SAN GERÓNIMO FORT
Portobelo, PanamaSan Gerónimo Fort was built in several stages between 1596 and 1779 to protect the transportation of goods from South America to Spain. (Learn More)
SAN LORENZO CASTLE
Portobelo, PanamaThe first fortifications of San Lorenzo castle were built by prominent military engineer Juan Bautista Antonelli in 1595. (Learn More)
Peru
LIMA HISTORIC CENTER
Lima, PeruFounded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as "the City of Kings," Lima was laid out according to the standard Spanish colony grid plan that was superimposed on a crossing point of pre-existing (Learn More)
Romania
BRANCUSI’S ENDLESS COLUMN ENSEMBLE
Târgu-Jiu, RomaniaErected in 1934, the Endless Column by famed Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) has been hailed as one of the great works of twentieth-century outdoor sculpture. (Learn More)
Suriname
JODENSAVANNE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Redi Doti, SurinameJodensavanne (Jewish Savannah) was settled by a population of Sephardic Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition on mainland Europe in the mid-seventeenth century. (Learn More)
Syria
TEMPLE OF THE STORM GOD IN THE CITADEL OF ALEPPO
Aleppo, SyriaThe storm god is an ancient divinity that manifested itself in awe-inspiring thunderstorms and was important for agriculture. (Learn More)
United States
CHARLESTON HISTORIC DISTRICT
Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesCharleston was founded in 1670 by English colonists and relocated in 1680 to its present location, where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean. (Learn More)
MAIN STREET MODERN: RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Sarasota, Florida, United StatesDesigned by Paul Rudolph (1918-1997), Riverview High School first welcomed students in 1958. (Learn More)