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Afghanistan
GHAZNI MINARETS
Ghazni, AfghanistanAlbania
VOSKOPOJË CHURCHES
Voskopojë, AlbaniaTwenty-six churches were built between 1630 and 1780 at Voskopojë, situated along the trade route from Venice to Constantinople in southeastern Albania. (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)
Argentina
JESUIT GUARANÍ MISSIONS
Several towns, ArgentinaBeginning in the seventeenth century, the Jesuit Order founded a series of thirty missions in the lush rainforest of what is now Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. (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)
Bolivia
VALLEGRANDE AREA ROCK ART SITES
Vallegrande and Saipina, BoliviaBrazil
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)
SÃO NICOLAU
São Nicolau, BrazilWith the aim of converting the native Guaraní population, the Jesuits established 30 missions in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in an area of South America that now includes parts (Learn More)
Bulgaria
VIDIN SYNAGOGUE
Vidin, BulgariaCanada
ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CanadaThe second oldest Protestant church in Canada, St. John’s was built in 1753 to serve as a meeting house for its local community in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. (Learn More)
Chile
HUMBERSTONE AND SANTA LAURA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Iquique, ChileChina
COCKCROW POST TOWN
Huailai, ChinaGREAT WALL OF CHINA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
ChinaThe “Great Wall” refers to a series of defensive barriers erected between the 5th century B.C. and the mid-17th century to deter invaders from the north. (Learn More)
OHEL RACHEL SYNAGOGUE
Shanghai, ChinaJewish communities have existed in China for over 13 centuries, but today architectural traces are hard to find. (Learn More)
PUNING TEMPLE STATUES
Chengde, ChinaThe buildings at the imperial mountain resort at Chengde were built in stages between 1703 and 1792 and were where Qing emperors from Kangxi (r. (Learn More)
TIANSHUI TRADITIONAL HOUSES
Qincheng, ChinaCuba
CALZADA DEL CERRO
Havana, CubaCzech Republic
CHOTESOV MONASTERY
Chotesov, Czech RepublicST. ANN'S CHURCH
Prague, Czech RepublicBuilt in 1316, St. Ann’s Church stands at the foot of the Charles Bridge in the Old Town of Prague. (Learn More)
Ecuador
BOLIVAR THEATER
Quito, EcuadorBuilt in 1933 in the historic center of Quito, the 2,200-seat Bolivar Theater became the city’s most opulent movie palace and premier performance venue. (Learn More)
LAS PEÑAS
Guayaquil, EcuadorThe highest concentration of historic houses and structures in the coastal city of Guayaquil is in the neighborhood of Las Peñas. (Learn More)
Egypt
CEREMONIAL ENCLOSURE OF KHASEKHEMWY AT HIERAKONPOLIS
Kom el-Ahmar, EgyptHierakonpolis was the Predynastic capital of Upper Egypt, and grew to prominence in the mid-third millennium BC. (Learn More)
SABIL RUQAYYA DUDU
Cairo, EgyptTHE MORTUARY TEMPLE OF AMENHOTEP III
Luxor, EgyptThe mortuary temple of Amenhotep III was erected between 1390 and 1353 B.C. for New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenhotep III. (Learn More)
El Salvador
SAN MIGUEL ARCÁNGEL AND SANTA CRUZ DE ROMA CHURCHES
Panchimalco and Huizucar, El SalvadorFinland
HELSINKI-MALMI AIRPORT
Helsinki, FinlandGeorgia
CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN
Timotesubani, GeorgiaAdorned with a series of mural paintings dating from the twelfth century, the medieval Church of the Virgin in Timotesubani was built during the reign of Queen Tamar (r. (Learn More)
Greece
HELIKE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Achaia, GreecePALAIKASTRO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Palaikastro, Crete, GreeceGuatemala
USUMACINTA RIVER CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Usumacinta River Valley, GuatemalaToday, the Usumacinta River defines the border between Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas, but in antiquity its waters lay between the rival Maya cities of Piedras Negras and Yaxchilán. The two settlements were founded in the 1st millennium B.C., separated by 25 miles (40 kilometers) of dense jungle and the white rapids of the Usumacinta. (Learn More)
Hungary
TURONY CHURCH
Turony, Baranya, HungaryIndia
BHUJ DARBARGADH
Bhuj, Gujarat, IndiaDALHOUSIE 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)
QUILA MUBARAK
Patiala, Punjab, IndiaIndonesia
OMO HADA
Nias, IndonesiaOmo Hada is a rare surviving 18th-century traditional Indonesian village. (Learn More)
TAMANSARI WATER CASTLE
Yogyakarta, IndonesiaTamansari, meaning perfumed garden, is the name for the gardens and associated structures built in 1765 for Hamengku Buwono I, the Sultan of the kingdom of Yogyakarta. (Learn More)
Iraq
ERBIL CITADEL
Erbil, IraqNINEVEH AND NIMRUD PALACES
near Mosul, IraqMore than 2,700 years ago, two Assyrian kings, Sennacherib (704-681 B.C.) and Assurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), recorded their successful military campaigns on the walls of their palaces at the anci (Learn More)
Ireland
ATHASSEL ABBEY
near Golden, Tipperary, IrelandHEADFORT HOUSE
Kells, IrelandIn the early 1770s Thomas Taylor, the first Earl of Headfort, commissioned Irish architect George Semple to build Headfort House. (Learn More)
Israel
APOLLONIA-ARSUF
Herzliya, IsraelItaly
PORT OF TRAJAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
Fiumicino, ItalySANTA MARIA ANTIQUA CHURCH
Rome, ItalyLocated at the base of the Palatine Hill in the Roman Forum, the sixth-century church of Santa Maria Antiqua is one of the earliest surviving Christian monuments in Rome. (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)
Jamaica
FALMOUTH HISTORIC TOWN
Falmouth, JamaicaJapan
TOMO PORT TOWN
Fukuyama, JapanFor over 1,000 years Tomo, in the city of Fukuyama, has existed as a fishing village and an active port along the Seto Nakai, or Inland Sea. (Learn More)
Jordan
AIN GHAZAL
Amman, JordanKenya
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)
Lebanon
ISKANDAROUNA-NAQOURA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Oumm el' Amed, LebanonMali
BANDIAGARA ESCARPMENT CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Dogon Country, MaliThe dramatic 95-mile long Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali, West Africa, has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century B.C. (Learn More)
Mexico
LA TERCENA
Metztitlan, Hidalgo, MexicoOXTOTITLAN
Acatlán, Guerrero, MexicoPIMERÍA ALTA MISSIONS
MexicoSAN FRANCISCO DE TZINTZUNZAN CONVENT
Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, MexicoSan Francisco de Tzintzuntzan Convent was the first foundation of the Franciscan Order in New Spain created for the conversion of the indigenous population to Christianity. (Learn More)
TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE—QUETZALCOATL TEMPLE
San Juan Teotihuacan, MexicoFor the first half of the first millennium, A.D, Teotihuacán was the dominant civilization in Mesoamerica and one of the great cities of the ancient world. (Learn More)
Mongolia
GESER SUM MONASTERY
Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaMorocco
SAHRIJ AND SBAIYIN MADRASSA COMPLEX
Fez, MoroccoA sacred city of Islam, Fez is the oldest of Morocco’s four imperial cities and the country’s third-largest. (Learn More)
Nigeria
BENIN CITY EARTHWORKS
Edo, NigeriaPalestinian Territory
AL-QASEM PALACE
Beit Wazan, Palestinian TerritoryTELL 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)
Paraguay
LA SANTÍSIMA TRINIDAD DE PARANÁ
Trinidad, ParaguayLa Santísima Trinidad, established in 1706 and completed in 1712, was one of the 30 missions established by the Jesuits in the region in the 17th and 18th centuries in what is now Paraguay, (Learn More)
PARAGUAY RAILWAY SYSTEM
Asuncion to Sapucay, ParaguayPeru
ANGASMARCA TEMPLE
Angasmarca, La Libertad, PeruKUELAP FORTRESS
Amazonas, PeruKuelap, one of the largest ancient monuments of the Americas, was a fortified citadel in northern Peru on the slopes of the Andes. (Learn More)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE MONASTERY
Guadalupe, La Libertad, 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
OLD LUBLIN THEATER
Lublin, PolandPortugal
ROMAN VILLA OF RABAÇAL
Rabaçal, PortugalThe 4th-century Roman villa of Rabaçal is perhaps the most important ruin at the site of ancient Conimbriga, one of the largest Roman sites, and the best preserved, in Portugal. (Learn More)
Russia
CHINESE PALACE AT ORANIENBAUM STATE MUSEUM
Oranienbaum, RussiaThe Chinese Palace at Oranienbaum, an addition to Prince Alexander Menshikov’s estate at Oranienbaum, was the first palace commissioned by Russian empress Catherine the Great following her se (Learn More)
NARKOMFIN BUILDING
Moscow, RussiaPERM-36
Kuchino, RussiaSerbia
PRIZREN HISTORIC CENTER
Prizren, SerbiaSlovakia
SAINTS COSMOS AND DAMIAN
Lukov-Venecia, SlovakiaThe distinctive wooden architecture of the Church of Saints Cosmos and Damian reflects the unique cultural and religious traditions the Greek Orthodox Church maintained in Slovakia in the seventeen (Learn More)
THREE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Brodruzal, Lukov-Venecia and Topola, SlovakiaSlovenia
LANTHIERI MANOR
Vipava, SloveniaSouth Africa
RICHTERSVELD CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Richtersveld, South AfricaSpain
PAZO DE SAN MIGUEL DAS PENAS
Monterroso/Lugo, SpainTwelve centuries of art and architecture are chronicled in the buildings found in the hills of northwestern Spain. (Learn More)
Syria
AMRIT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Near Tartous, SyriaAmrit is an ancient Phoenician site located on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. (Learn More)
BOSRA ANCIENT CITY
Bosra, SyriaTaiwan
JUNGSHE VILLAGE
Wangan, TaiwanTurkey
CENTRAL IZMIR SYNAGOGUES
Izmir, TurkeyAt the end of the fifteenth century, Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition began to settle in the Kemeralti district of Izmir. (Learn More)
EPHESOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Selçuk, TurkeyThe ancient city of Ephesos (also known as Ephesus) has a rich history dating back to 6000 B.C. In the eighth century B.C., Ephesos became one of 12 major Ionian cities. (Learn More)
KARIYE MUSEUM
Istanbul, Istanbul, TurkeyKÜÇÜK AYASOFYA LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA MOSQUE
Istanbul, TurkeyTEMPLE OF AUGUSTUS AND ROME
Ankara, TurkeyThe Temple of Augustus and Rome was built between 25 and 20 B.C. following the Roman conquest of central Anatolia and the designation of Ancyra (modern-day Ankara) as the new capital of Galatia. (Learn More)
Turkmenistan
OLD NISA
near Ashgabat, TurkmenistanUganda
KAMPALA HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Kampala, UgandaUkraine
PANTICAPAEUM ANCIENT CITY
Kerch, Crimea, UkraineTYRAS-BELGOROD FORTRESS
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, UkraineUnited Kingdom
BATTERSEA POWER STATION
London, United KingdomSAINT 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)
STOWE HOUSE
Buckinghamshire, United KingdomStowe House was originally the country seat of the Temple-Grenville family. The first house on its footprint was built between 1677 and 1683 for the third baronet, Sir Richard Temple. (Learn More)
STRAWBERRY HILL
Twickenham, United KingdomAs the first true Gothic Revival structure in Europe, Strawberry Hill seamlessly blended landscape design, architecture, and decorative arts to forge a new direction in eightheenth-century design a (Learn More)
United States
CHURCH OF ST. ANN AND THE HOLY TRINITY
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesThe Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity is one of the most important monuments of the Gothic Revival in America. (Learn More)
ENNIS HOUSE
Los Angeles, California, United StatesHISTORIC LOWER MANHATTAN
New York, New York, United StatesIn 1625, Dutch settlers founded New Amsterdam on a stretch of land that would eventually grow into one of the world’s most famous and populous cities. (Learn More)
MOUNT 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)
PLUM ORCHARD HISTORIC DISTRICT
Cumberland Island, Georgia, United StatesSAN JOSE CHURCH
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, United StatesThe San José Church, originally known as the Iglesia de Santo Tomás de Aquino, is considered by many scholars to be one of the finest and oldest examples of Gothic-influenced religiou (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)