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Argentina
CASA SOBRE EL ARROYO
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, ArgentinaCITY OF LA PLATA
La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, ArgentinaPUCARÁ DE TILCARA
Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy Province, ArgentinaBelize
HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE OF BELIZE CITY
Belize City, BelizeBenin
AKABA IDÉNA
Kétou, Plateau Department, BeninBhutan
WANGDUECHHOELING PALACE
Jakar, Bumthang District, BhutanBolivia
EL FUERTE DE SAMAIPATA
Samaipata, Santa Cruz Department, BoliviaBrazil
HISTORIC CENTER OF SALVADOR DE BAHIA
Salvador, State of Bahia, BrazilFounded in 1549 as Brazil’s first capital, and the seat of the Portuguese government for more than two centuries, today Salvador de Bahia is a metropolis with over three million inhabitants. (Learn More)
Burkina Faso
COUR ROYALE DE TIÉBÉLÉ
Tiébélé, Centre-Sud Region, Burkina FasoCayman Islands
MIND'S EYE
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman IslandsChina
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE PALACE OF NANYUE KINGDOM
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaTIANTAI AN
Wangqu, Shanxi Province, ChinaColombia
HISTORIC CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ DE MOMPOX
Santa Cruz de Mompox, Bolívar Department, ColombiaPAECES CHAPELS OF TIERRADENTRO
Páez Municipality, near Belalcazar, Cauca Department, ColombiaCuba
PARISH CHURCH OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA DE LOS REMEDIOS
San Juan de los Remedios, Villa Clara Province, CubaDominican Republic
PARISH CHURCH OF SAN DIONISIO
Higüey, La Altagracia Province, Dominican RepublicGhana
ASANTE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS
near Kumasi, Ashanti Region, GhanaGreece
FIRST CEMETERY OF ATHENS
Athens, GreeceGuatemala
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)
EL ZOTZ
Petén Department, GuatemalaHaiti
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)
JACMEL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Jacmel, HaitiPALACE OF SANS SOUCI
Milot, HaitiIndia
BAGH-I-HAFIZ RAKHNA
Sirhind-Fategarh, Punjab, IndiaBALAJI GHAT
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDating from 1735, Balaji Ghat is located on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, one of the world’s oldest continuously occupied cities and an important Hindu pilgrimage destination. (Learn More)
HISTORIC HAVELIS OF BIKANER
Bikaner, Rajasthan, IndiaROYAL OPERA HOUSE
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaIndonesia
DESA LINGGA
Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, IndonesiaLocated in the Karo district west of Lake Toba in North Sumatra, the village of Desa Lingga is emblematic of the challenges of maintaining local culture and vernacular practices in a rapidly changi (Learn More)
Japan
DENCHU HIRAKUSHI HOUSE AND ATELIER
Taitō, Tokyo, JapanEAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE HERITAGE SITES
Tōhoku and Kantō Regions, JapanOn March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan. (Learn More)
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)
Jordan
ABILA
Quweilbeh, Irbid Governorate, JordanKazakhstan
NECROPOLISES OF NOMADS IN MANGYSTAU
Mangystau Province, KazakhstanMacedonia
STOBI
Gradsko, MacedoniaMadagascar
ROYAL HILL OF AMBOHIMANGA
Ambohimanga Rova, Antananarivo Province, MadagascarFirst occupied in the fifteenth century, the Royal Hill of Ambohimanga has long been one of the most important spiritual and historic sites for the Malagasy people. (Learn More)
Mexico
COLONIAL BRIDGE OF TEQUIXTEPEC
San Miguel Tequixtepec, Oaxaca, MexicoRUTA 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)
Netherlands
BETH HAIM PORTUGUESE JEWISH CEMETERY
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, North Holland, NetherlandsNew Zealand
CANTERBURY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
Christchurch, Canterbury, New ZealandWith a vision to build a "Better Britain," 19th century colonial settlers to New Zealand constructed government buildings reminiscent of those in London, combining the English Gothic Revival style (Learn More)
Palestinian Territory
TELL UMM EL-'AMR (SAINT HILARION MONASTERY)
Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, Palestinian TerritoryPanama
WAY ON CEMETERY
Panama City, PanamaPeru
ALAMEDA DE LOS DESCALZOS AND PASEO DE AGUAS
Rímac, Lima, PeruLINES AND GEOGLYPHS OF NASCA
Nasca, Ica Region, PeruQUINTA DE PRESA
Rímac, Lima, PeruPoland
ST. PARASKEWA CHURCH
Radruż, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, PolandPortugal
JARDIM BOTÂNICO DE LISBOA
Lisbon, PortugalSaint Helena
SAINT HELENA
Saint HelenaSpain
BARRIO DEL CABANYAL-CANYAMELAR
Valencia, SpainBERROCAL DE TRUJILLO
Trujillo, Extremadura, SpainTunisia
OLD TOWN OF TESTOUR
Testour, Béja Governorate, TunisiaTurkey
HAYDARPAŞA RAILWAY STATION
Istanbul, TurkeyOSHKI
Çamlıyamaç, Erzurum Province, TurkeyRUM ORPHANAGE
Büyükada, Princes' Islands, Istanbul, TurkeyTurkmenistan
ULUG DEPE
near Dushak, Ahal Province, TurkmenistanUnited Kingdom
BRITISH BRUTALISM
Birmingham, Preston, and London, England, United KingdomNEWSTEAD ABBEY
Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, United KingdomQUARR ABBEY
Ryde, Isle of Wight, United KingdomRUINS OF THE FORMER CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL, COVENTRY
Coventry, West Midlands, United KingdomAfter Coventry Cathedral was gutted by incendiary bombs during World War II, a conscious and collective decision was taken to build a new cathedral and to preserve the ruins as a constant reminder (Learn More)
United States
510 FIFTH AVENUE
New York, New York, United StatesCHARLESTON 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)
MANITOGA
Garrison, New York, United StatesNEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL OF DRAWING, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
New York, New York, United StatesThe New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture is located in New York’s Greenwich Village, in a complex of structures assembled over an extended period of time by the American sculp (Learn More)
ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER
Goshen, New York, United StatesWALPI VILLAGE
First Mesa, Arizona, United StatesPerched on a narrow edge of the First Mesa, Walpi is the foundation for eleven Hopi settlements in the United States. (Learn More)