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Afghanistan
HAJI PIYADA MOSQUE (NOH GUMBAD)
Balkh, AfghanistanThe Haji Piyada Mosque was built in the second half of the 9th century, only two centuries after the establishment of Islam and immediately following its arrival in Central Asia. (Learn More)
Antarctica
SCOTT'S HUT AND THE EXPLORERS' HERITAGE OF ANTARCTICA
Ross Island, AntarcticaAt the turn of the 20th century, Antarctica remained the only continent untouched by humans. (Learn More)
Australia
DAMPIER ROCK ART COMPLEX
Dampier Archipelago, AustraliaThe Dampier archipelago stretches from northwestern Australia into the Indian Ocean, its landscape marked by crags and ridges that were formed by the erosion of Precambrian lava activity. (Learn More)
Bangladesh
SONARGAON-PANAM CITY
Sonargaon, BangladeshBosnia and Herzegovina
MEHMED-PASHA SOKOLOVIC BRIDGE
Visegrad, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBrazil
SAN FRANCISCO CONVENT
Olinda, BrazilSan Francisco Convent lies along the sandy coastline of northeastern Brazil in the historic town of Olinda, which was founded in 1535. Its economy was fueled by the sugar trade. (Learn More)
Cameroon
BAFUT PALACE
Bafut, CameroonBafut Palace is located in the heart of the Bafut kingdom in northwest Cameroon. (Learn More)
Cape Verde
TARRAFAL CONCENTRATION CAMP
Tarrafal, Cape VerdeChina
COCKCROW POST TOWN
Huailai, ChinaLU MANSION
Dong Yang, ChinaQIKOU TOWN
Shanxi Province, ChinaSTONE TOWERS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA
Various Locations, ChinaSpread throughout Sichuan Province and the Tibet Autonomous Region, 250 stone towers rise above the trees of southwest China. (Learn More)
TIANSHUI TRADITIONAL HOUSES
Qincheng, ChinaTUANSHAN HISTORICAL VILLAGE
Yunnan Province, ChinaCroatia
NOVI DVORI CASTLE
Zaprešic, CroatiaCuba
FINCA VIGIA (HEMINGWAY'S HOUSE)
San Francisco de Paula, CubaEgypt
SABIL RUQAYYA DUDU
Cairo, EgyptTARABAY AL-SHARIFY
Cairo, EgyptThe monumental complex of Tarabay al-Sharify stands at the southern end of Al-Azhar Park. (Learn More)
WEST BANK OF THE NILE
Luxor, EgyptEl Salvador
SAN MIGUEL ARCÁNGEL AND SANTA CRUZ DE ROMA CHURCHES
Panchimalco and Huizucar, El SalvadorEritrea
ASMARA HISTORIC CITY CENTER
Asmara, EritreaKIDANE-MEHRET CHURCH
Senafe, Debub, EritreaThe Church of Kindane-Mehret is a rare representation of Eritrean religious architecture dating to the Axumite Empire (A.D. 100-700). (Learn More)
MASSAWA HISTORIC TOWN
Massawa, EritreaFinland
HELSINKI-MALMI AIRPORT
Helsinki, FinlandGeorgia
JVARI MONASTERY
Mtshekta, GeorgiaAccording to local history, in the early fourth century a wooden cross was erected over a pagan sanctuary on a rocky mountaintop overlooking Mtskehta, the former capital of the Georgian Kingdom of (Learn More)
Greece
HELIKE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Achaia, GreeceGuatemala
NARANJO
El Petén, GuatemalaNaranjo, the second largest Maya city in Guatemala after Tikal, developed between 500 B.C. and A.D. 950, although the main period of construction took place during the Late Classic period (A.D. (Learn More)
India
DALHOUSIE SQUARE
Kolkata, IndiaThe former Dalhousie Square, now known as Benoy-Badal-Dinesh Bagh, is an oasis at the heart of modern Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, in eastern India. (Learn More)
DHANGKAR GOMPA
Spiti Valley, IndiaGURU LHAKHANG AND SUMDA CHUN TEMPLES
Leh, IndiaSUMDA CHUN MONASTERY
Leh, IndiaLocated at 12,700 feet above sea level in a remote part of the Himalayas, the village of Sumda Chun is accessible only by a 3- to 4-hour hike up a steep and winding river valley trail. (Learn More)
WATSON'S HOTEL
Mumbai, IndiaIndonesia
OMO HADA
Nias, IndonesiaOmo Hada is a rare surviving 18th-century traditional Indonesian village. (Learn More)
Iran
BAM
Bam, IranIraq
Ireland
WONDERFUL BARN
Kildare, IrelandItaly
ACADEMY OF HADRIAN'S VILLA
Tivoli, ItalyCIMITERO ACATTOLICO
Rome, ItalyCIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO
Civita di Bagnoregio, ItalyPORTICI ROYAL PALACE
Naples, ItalySANTA MARIA IN STELLE HYPOGEUM
Verona, ItalyPublio Pomponio Corneliano and his family constructed the hypogeum of Santa Maria in Stelle in the early third century A.D. (Learn More)
TEMPLE OF PORTUNUS
Rome, ItalyThe Temple of Portunus, dating to the first century B.C., is a rare survivor of Roman Republican architecture and a reminder of the magnificence of the Forum Boarium in Antiquity, once a major comm (Learn More)
TUFF TOWNS AND VIE CAVE
Lazio, Tuscany, and Umbria, ItalyThe towns of Pitigliano, Sorano, Manciano, and Civita di Bagnoregio lie balanced on the crests of steep Italian hills, built into the tufa (or tuff) bedrock, a soft stone formed from volcanic ash. (Learn More)
Kenya
MTWAPA HERITAGE SITE
Mtwapa, KenyaWith its vast architectural remains, abundant wildlife, and idyllic location, the ancient port of Mtwapa is one of the most important sites on Kenya’s Swahili Coast. Occupied between a.d. (Learn More)
Latvia
RIGA CATHEDRAL
Riga, LatviaRiga Cathedral, the centerpiece of Latvia’s capital city, was built in the early 13th century in the Romanesque style. (Learn More)
Macedonia
TRESKAVEC MONASTERY AND CHURCH
Prilep/ Dabnica, MacedoniaTreskavec Monastery, a medieval pilgrimage site founded in the twelfth century, sits atop a remote mountain in southern Macedonia, a steep eight-kilometer hike from the town of Prilep. (Learn More)
Mauritania
CHINGUETTI MOSQUE
Chinguetti, MauritaniaMexico
CHALCATZINGO
Morelos, MexicoEstablished around 1500 B.C., Chalcatzingo, which means venerated place of sacred water in the Náhuatl language, is an important prehistoric site in central Mexico that initially developed (Learn More)
MEXICO CITY HISTORIC CENTER
Mexico City, MexicoSeven centuries of Mexican history are recorded in the architectural landscape of the Centro Histórico, or Historic Center, of Mexico City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Learn More)
PIMERÍA ALTA MISSIONS
MexicoSAN JUAN BAUTISTA IN CUAUHTINCHAN
Cuauhtinchan/Puebla, MexicoLocated in the Mexican state of Puebla, the San Juan Bautista convent in Cuauhtinchan was built between 1528 and 1554 on the site of a 12th-century Tolteca-Chichimeca foundation to support the reli (Learn More)
SAN NICOLÁS OBISPO
Morelia, MexicoNepal
PATAN ROYAL PALACE COMPLEX
Patan, NepalThe Patan Royal Palace Complex was constructed in the 17th century as part of the extensive building program of King Siddhinarasimha Malla, which was continued by his son Srinivasa. (Learn More)
Nigeria
BENIN CITY EARTHWORKS
Edo, NigeriaNorway
SANDVIKEN BAY
Bergen, NorwayPalestinian Territory
TELL BALATAH
Shechem (or Ancient Nablus), Palestinian TerritoryPanama
PANAMA CANAL AREA
Panama City, Chagres River, PanamaIn the late nineteenth century, a French company began building what would come to be considered one of the greatest engineering achievements in human history. (Learn More)
Peru
CAJAMARQUILLA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Lima, PeruPRESBITERO MAESTRO CEMETERY
Lima, PeruQUINTA HEEREN
Lima, PeruREVASH FUNERARY COMPLEX
Santo Tomas de Quillay, PeruTÚCUME ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Located in the Lambayeque Region in the District of Túcume, PeruTúcume Archaeological Site is located on Peru’s arid north coast and stretches across 220 hectares. (Learn More)
Poland
JERUSALEM HOSPITAL OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER
Malborka, PolandMAUSOLEUM OF KAROL SCHEIBLER
Lodz, PolandPortugal
TEATRO CAPITÓLIO
Lisbon, PortugalRomania
ORADEA FORTRESS
Oradea, RomaniaRussia
MELNIKOV'S HOUSE AND STUDIO
Moscow, RussiaNARKOMFIN BUILDING
Moscow, RussiaSEMENOVSKOE-OTRADA
Moscow Oblast, RussiaSamoa
PULEMELEI MOUND
Palauli, Letolo Plantation, SamoaSerbia
PRIZREN HISTORIC CENTER
Prizren, SerbiaSUBOTICA SYNAGOGUE
Subotica, SerbiaDesigned in the late 1890s and built in 1902, Subotica Synagogue is among the most impressive examples of Art Nouveau ecclesiastical architecture in the region. (Learn More)
Sierra Leone
OLD FOURAH BAY COLLEGE
Freetown, Sierra LeoneSlovakia
LEDNICKÉ-ROVNE HISTORICAL PARK
Lednické-Rovne, SlovakiaSouth Africa
RICHTERSVELD CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Richtersveld, South AfricaSpain
AQUEDUCT OF SEGOVIA
Segovia, SpainThe Aqueduct of Segovia was built during the second half of the 1st century A.D. under the rule of the Roman Empire and supplied water from the Frío River to the city into the 20th century. (Learn More)
Sudan
SUAKIN
Suakin Island, SudanSyria
AMRIT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Near Tartous, SyriaAmrit is an ancient Phoenician site located on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. (Learn More)
SHAYZAR CASTLE
Shayzar, SyriaBuilt along the banks of the Orontes River just northwest of Hama, the Syrian town of Shayzar was, for much of its history, a strategic prize for the Muslim and Christian forces who battled for con (Learn More)
TELL MOZAN
Al-Hasakah Governorate, SyriaTell Mozan, located in northeast Syria in the Khabur River plain, is the site of ancient Urkesh, a place associated with the Hurrians, a Bronze Age people of Upper Mesopotamia. (Learn More)
Turkey
APHRODISIAS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Geyre Beledesi, TurkeyAphrodisias, named after its patron goddess Aphrodite, was founded in the 2nd century B.C. on the site of a rural sanctuary of Aphrodite. (Learn More)
KÜÇÜK AYASOFYA LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA MOSQUE
Istanbul, TurkeyUnited Kingdom
SAINT MARY'S STOW CHURCH
Stow, Lincolnshire, United KingdomSt. Mary’s Church in Stow is one of the oldest parish churches in England. Founded in the seventh century in what had been the Roman town of Sidnacester, St. (Learn More)
SAINT VINCENT STREET CHURCH
Glasgow, United KingdomSaint Vincent Street Church is the sole survivor of three churches designed for the city of Glasgow by the influential and renowned Scottish architect Alexander Thomson. (Learn More)
United States
2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE
New York, New York, United StatesThe former Huntington Hartford Gallery of Modern Art, known for decades as 2 Columbus Circle, was designed by Edward Durell Stone, one of America’s most prolific architects, and built in 1964 (Learn More)
BLUEGRASS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF KENTUCKY
Kentucky, United StatesDUTCH REFORMED CHURCH
Newburgh, New York, United StatesBuilt between 1835 and 1837, the Dutch Reformed Church in Newburgh, New York, sits on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River and is a reminder of the wealth that came early to settlements in New York (Learn More)
ELLIS ISLAND NATIONAL MONUMENT—BAGGAGE & DORMITORY BUILDING
New York, New York, United StatesENNIS HOUSE
Los Angeles, California, United StatesHANGING FLUME
Montrose County, Colorado, United StatesMOUNT LEBANON SHAKER VILLAGE
New Lebanon, New York, United StatesAt its height in 1860, the Shaker village of Mount Lebanon, New York, spanned some 6,000 acres and contained more than 100 buildings. (Learn More)
SOUTH SIDE OF ELLIS ISLAND
New York Harbor, New York & New Jersey, United StatesEllis Island in New York Harbor was the principle point of entry for immigrants to America from 1892 until 1924, during which period an estimated 12 million people were processed. (Learn More)
Venezuela
LA GUAIRA HISTORIC CENTER
La Guaira, VenezuelaThe historic city of La Guaira was founded in the 16th century on the Caribbean Sea and served as the chief port for Venezuela’s future inland capital Caracas. (Learn More)