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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
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA MERCED BASILICA
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaConstruction of the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced in the center of Buenos Aires began in 1733 and was completed in 1779 by Andrés Bianchi. (Learn More)
SAN IGNACIO MINÍ
San Ignacio, ArgentinaIn the midst of the Argentine rainforest stand the ruins of San Ignacio Miní, a 17th-century Jesuit mission complex. (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)
Barbados
MORGAN LEWIS SUGAR MILL
St. Andrew, BarbadosThe Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill is the last of the many Barbadian windmills once used to produce sugar, and one of only two functioning sugar windmills in the world. (Learn More)
Bolivia
RIO LAUCA BURIAL TOWERS
Sajama, BoliviaNestled in the Sajama National Park in the Bolivian altiplano, a complex of prehistoric burial towers (chullpas) comprises the most important surviving monumental complex of the Aymara peo (Learn More)
Brazil
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)
PARANAPIACABA
Santo André, BrazilIn the mid-19th century, the Saõ Paulo Railway Company laid a snaking network of tracks over Brazil’s green mountains. (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)
Cambodia
BANTEAY CHHMAR TEMPLE OF JAYAVARMAN VII
Thmar Puok, CambodiaA complex of eight temples deep in the Cambodian jungle, Banteay Chhmar was commissioned by the twelfth-century Khmer ruler Jayavarman VII in honor of five heroes, including his son, who died defen (Learn More)
PHNOM BAKHENG
Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap, CambodiaPhnom Bakheng is one of Angkor’s oldest temples. It was built as a state temple between the late 9th and early 10th centuries, when King Yasovarman constructed it as the centerpiece of his new capital, Yasodharapura, later absorbed into Angkor. (Learn More)
Canada
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
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)
EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)—ORONGO
Easter Island, ChileEaster Island, a special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, is most famous for the hundreds moai statues scattered throughout its coastline. (Learn More)
ELEVATORS OF VALPARAÍSO
Valparaíso, ChileWith its labyrinth of interconnecting stairways, cobblestone alleys, pedestrian plazas, and vistas, Bellavista Hill is one of the most distinctive of Valparaíso’s 45 hill neighborhoods (Learn More)
China
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)
SAN XING DUI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Guang Han City, ChinaIn 1984, following the discovery of a few bits of jade in an irrigation ditch, excavations near Guang Han City in Sichuan Province uncovered the earthen outer walls of an ancient city dating from t (Learn More)
SHAXI MARKET AREA
Yunnan Province , ChinaThe Shaxi Market Area, located in China’s Yunnan Province on the historic Tea and Horse Caravan Trail that links Tibet with Southeast Asia, is the most complete surviving example of a trading (Learn More)
XIANNONGTAN (TEMPLE OF AGRICULTURE)
Beijing, ChinaThe temple complex dedicated to Xiannong, the father of agriculture, was built in 1420 below the Forbidden City and adjacent to the famed Temple of Heaven in Beijing. (Learn More)
XUANJIAN TOWER
Yuci City, Shanxi, ChinaXuanjian Tower, part of a complex dating to the 13th century, is the main feature of the Town God’s Temple in Yuci. (Learn More)
Colombia
SAN PEDRO CLAVER
Cartagena, ColombiaThe Jesuit community of Cartagena was established in the early 17th century and over time a church, school, monastery, and other buildings were erected to allow the priests to carry out their relig (Learn More)
Croatia
DIOCLETIAN'S PALACE
Split, CroatiaBuilt for use by Emperor Diocletian who in AD 305 became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate, the palace at Split on the eastern coast of the Adriatic is the preeminent classical herita (Learn More)
DUCAL PALACE
Zadar, CroatiaFrom the High Middle Ages through the 20th century, the Ducal Palace of Zadar stood witness to the evolution of the city and survived countless attacks and occupations. (Learn More)
FRANCISCAN MONASTERY LIBRARY
Dubrovnik, CroatiaFounded in 1235, the Franciscan monastery in Dubrovnik was an essential visit for pilgrims traveling between Europe and the Holy Land. (Learn More)
MARITIME QUARANTINE-LAZARETI
Dubrovnik, CroatiaBetween the 14th and 16th centuries, Dubrovnik was a key hub in the trade between the Ottoman Empire and the West, and its lazaret, or quarantine station, was built in 1627 to isolate the ill and p (Learn More)
Czech Republic
ČESKÝ KRUMLOV GARDEN
Český Krumlov, Czech RepublicThe Český Krumlov gardens lie between the imposing castle of the 18th-century Schwarzenburg princes and the surrounding Bohemian town, connecting the Gothic castle to the cobblestone streets (Learn More)
KUKS FOREST SCULPTURES
Kuks, Czech RepublicIn the New Forest bordering the town of Kuks in the Czech Republic, Mary Magdalene reclines amidst the fallen leaves while the three Magi perform their act of adoration nearby. (Learn More)
LEDNICE AND VALTICE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Lednice and Valtice, Czech RepublicOver the centuries, the rural countryside between the southern Moravian towns of Lednice and Valtice had been a landscape divided by shifting national borders, scarred by conflicts like the Thirty (Learn More)
ST. 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)
TEREZIN FORTRESS
Terezin, Czech RepublicTerezin Fortress, a vast military complex with a perimeter of over 12 miles (20 kilometers), guards the confluence of the Elbe and Eger rivers in the northwest Czech Republic. (Learn More)
Dominican Republic
PUERTO PLATA LIGHTHOUSE
Puerto Plata, Dominican RepublicBuilt in 1879 by R. Deeley & Co., a New York firm, the Puerto Plata Lighthouse once served as a beacon for ships traversing the Atlantic. (Learn More)
Ecuador
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
TARABAY AL-SHARIFY
Cairo, EgyptThe monumental complex of Tarabay al-Sharify stands at the southern end of Al-Azhar Park. (Learn More)
THE 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)
VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Luxor (Ancient Thebes), EgyptThebes, now the modern city of Luxor in central Egypt, was the royal capital of the Ancient Egyptian civilization during the New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.). (Learn More)
Ethiopia
MENTEWAB-QWESQWAM BANQUETING HALL
Gondar, EthiopiaThe buildings at this archaeological site date to the 17th and 18th centuries when the court of Gondar was the capital of Christian Ethiopia beginning in 1632. (Learn More)
France
CHÂTEAU DE CHANTILLY
Chantilly, FranceThe Château de Chantilly sits at the confluence of the Oise and Seine Rivers in northern France and is a magnificent stone complex surrounded by manicured lawns, farms, ponds, and stables. (Learn More)
SAINT-EMILION MONOLITHIC CHURCH
Saint-Emilion, FranceIn the 8th century, a Breton monk named Emilion fled to southern France to escape persecution by the Benedictine order and adopted an eremitic existence, living in a cave. (Learn More)
Gambia
JAMES ISLAND
Lower Niumi District, GambiaFirst settled in 1651 by traders from present-day Latvia on an earlier native site, James Island on the River Gambia was a cultural crossroads from the late 15th to the late 19th centuries. (Learn More)
Germany
KARL-THEODOR BRIDGE
Heidelberg, GermanyOver more than 700 years, nine bridges were built in succession at a single spot along Europe’s Neckar River, where the waterway weaves through the German city of Heidelberg. (Learn More)
THOMASKIRCHE
Leipzig, GermanyConstructed in Leipzig, Germany, in the early 13th century by the Augustinian monastic order, Thomaskirche, or St. (Learn More)
Ghana
LARABANGA MOSQUE
Larabanga, GhanaDating from the 17th century, Larabanga Mosque is the oldest mosque in Ghana, and one of the country’s most revered religious sites. (Learn More)
Greece
KAHAL SHALOM SYNAGOGUE
Rhodes, GreeceSynagogue Kahal Kadosh Shalom (Holy Congregation of Peace), better known as the New Synagogue, is the only Sephardic temple remaining on the Greek island of Rhodes and the oldest surviving synagogu (Learn More)
Guatemala
PIEDRAS NEGRAS
Peten, GuatemalaPiedras Negras (Black Stones) was the capital of a Maya kingdom that stretched along the banks of Central America’s Usumacinta River between the 4th century B.C. and the 9th century A.D. (Learn More)
Hungary
ROYAL GARDEN PAVILIONS
Budapest, HungaryThe Royal Garden Pavilion was designed by Miklós Ybi, an important nineteenth-century Hungarian architect, and built between 1875 and 1882 on the embankment of the Danube River at the foot of Castl (Learn More)
India
BALAJI 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)
BASGO GOMPA (MAITREYA TEMPLES)
Leh, IndiaThe mud-brick fortress of Basgo Gompa is perched high in the hills of Ladakh, between the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges in northern India. (Learn More)
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)
DELHI HERITAGE ROUTE
Delhi, IndiaThe city of Delhi contains a multitude of important historic structures, including the World Heritage sites of Qutb Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, and the Red Fort. (Learn More)
JAISALMER FORT
Jaisalmer, IndiaBuilt in 1156 by King Rawal Jaisal, Jaisalmer Fort dominates the countryside in the far northwestern corner of Rajasthan, near the border of India and Pakistan. (Learn More)
Indonesia
OMO HADA
Nias, IndonesiaOmo Hada is a rare surviving 18th-century traditional Indonesian village. (Learn More)
TANAH LOT TEMPLE
Beraban, Bali, IndonesiaTanah Lot Temple is a complex of wooden structures with origins in the 15th and 16th centuries, built on a large coral rock separated from the nearby island of Bali. (Learn More)
Ireland
SAINT BRENDAN'S CATHEDRAL
Clonfert, County Galway , IrelandClonfert Cathedral, also known as St. Brendan’s Cathedral, is a 12th-century Hiberno-Romanesque structure on the site of Saint Brendan’s 6th-century monastery in Clonfert, Ireland. (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)
CHAINS BRIDGE
Bagni di Lucca, ItalyIl Ponte della Catene, or the Chains Bridge, spans the Lima River in Tuscany, connecting the towns of Fomoli and Chifenti. (Learn More)
CINQUE TERRE
Liguria, ItalyCinque Terre describes the Mediterranean coastline between Genoa and Tuscany, where the hills are carved into green terraces that descend toward the water. (Learn More)
RUPESTRIAN CHURCHES OF PUGLIA AND THE CITY OF MATERA
Puglia and Matera, ItalyIn 1464, Pope Paul II gave the Ciminelli family his blessing to enhance the church of San Pietro Barisano in the I Sassi district of Matera, the northernmost province in the Puglia region of Italy. (Learn More)
TEMPLE OF HERCULES
Rome, ItalyThe Temple of Hercules, situated in the Forum Boarium on the eastern bank of the Tiber, is one of the oldest extant buildings in Rome. (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)
Jamaica
OLD IRON BRIDGE
Spanish Town, JamaicaIn the late 18th century, Jamaica’s House of Assembly passed an act commissioning the construction of a much-needed bridge between Kingston and Spanish Town in St. Catherine. (Learn More)
Japan
EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE HERITAGE SITES
Tōhoku and Kantō Regions, JapanOn March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan. (Learn More)
NAGOYA CASTLE
Nagoya, JapanThe Tokugawa Shogun family built Nagoya Castle between 1610 and 1615, securing an important position on the Tokaido highway to ward off attackers and thus ensuring continued social and economic pro (Learn More)
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
PETRA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Wadi Mousa, JordanThe magnificent ruins of ancient Petra occupy a high plateau that rises out of Wadi Mousa, the Valley of Moses, in southwest Jordan. (Learn More)
Kenya
THIMLICH OHINGA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Migori District, KenyaBuilt in the 14th century on a hill, Thimlich Ohinga is a complex surrounded by stone walls now partially covered under Savannah bush land. (Learn More)
Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN HISTORIC ENCLAVE
Georgetown, Penang Island, MalaysiaGeorge Town, established as a British trading port in 1786, displays its vivid and varied cultural heritage through the array of buildings and architectural styles found along its streets. (Learn More)
KAMPUNG CINA RIVER FRONTAGE
Kuala Terengganu, MalaysiaA line of modest wooden buildings follows the gently curving waterfront at Kampung Cina, the oldest street in what is now one of Malaysia’s largest cities, Kuala Terengganu. (Learn More)
Mali
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)
DJENNÉ-DJENO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Djenné, MaliAlthough the archaeological site of Djenné-Djeno is located just three kilometers southeast of the modern village of Djenné, the site was unknown until the 1970s. (Learn More)
Malta
MNAJDRA PREHISTORIC TEMPLES
Qrendi, MaltaThe Mnajdra Prehistoric Temples lie along the southern coast of Malta amidst the blue waters of the central Mediterranean. (Learn More)
Mexico
JESÚS NAZARENO CHURCH IN ATOTONILCO
Atotonilco, MexicoConstructed by Father Felipe Neri Alfaro, the Sanctuary of Jesus Nazareno of Atotonilco is famous for its murals that reflect a syncretism of Catholic religious iconography mixed with native religi (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)
MODERN MURAL PAINTINGS
Mexico City, MexicoJose Vasconcelas, Mexico’s first Minister of Education following the country’s revolution, saw the value of public art as a vehicle to foster civic pride and national spirit. (Learn More)
PALACE OF FINE ARTS (PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES)
Mexico City, MexicoA stunning Art Nouveau masterpiece, originally designed by Adamo Boari and envisioned for the centenary celebrations of Mexico’s independence in 1910, the Palace of Fine Arts was completed by (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)
SAN 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)
SAN 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 JUAN DE ULÚA FORT
Veracruz, MexicoFor nearly 350 years, the San Juan de Ulúa Fort in Veracruz served as the primary military stronghold of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. (Learn More)
SANTA PRISCA PARISH CHURCH
Taxco de Alarcón, MexicoSanta Prisca Church was built following the discovery of a silver mine on the property of José de la Borda. (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)
YUCATÁN INDIAN CHAPELS
Yucatán State, MexicoThe “visiting” chapels created by the Spanish to evangelize the indigenous Maya populations in the Yucatán region of Mexico are known, collectively, as the Capillas de Indios, or Indian Ch (Learn More)
Morocco
RABBI SHLOMO IBN DANAN SYNAGOGUE
Fez, MoroccoFez, home to a flourishing Jewish community during the 17th century, was also the location of two well known temples, Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Danan Synagogue, built and founded by the Ibn Danan family, an (Learn More)
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)
Netherlands
PIETERSKERK
Leiden, NetherlandsThe late-Gothic Pieterskerk is the last of a long line of churches on this site in central Leiden. (Learn More)
New 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)
Niger
GIRAFFE ROCK ART SITE
Agadez, NigerThe engravings of Agadez, on the edge of the Aïr Natural World Heritage Site, is one of the most extraordinary rock art sites in the region, consisting of over 800 prehistoric images drawn on (Learn More)
Pakistan
UCH MONUMENT COMPLEX
Uch, PakistanThe ancient city of Uch, located west of Lahore on the edge of the Cholistan Desert, was one of several metropolises founded by Alexander the Great on his crusade through Central Asia in the late 4 (Learn More)
Panama
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)
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)
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)
Peru
LOS PINCHUDOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Rio Abiseo National Park, PeruAmong rock shelters, ceremonial structures, houses, terraces, and funerary chambers is the cemetery of Los Pinchudos, a key feature of the National Park of Río Abiseo. (Learn More)
SAN PEDRO DE MÓRROPE CHAPEL
Mórrope, PeruThe chapel of San Pedro de Mórrope was constructed in the 16th century during the Colonial period in Peru in an effort to convert the indigenous Mochica people to Christianity. (Learn More)
Philippines
ANGONO PETROGLYPHS
Angono, Rizal, PhilippinesDiscovered in 1965, the Angono Petroglyphs are believed to be the oldest known artworks in the Philippines. (Learn More)
KABAYAN MUMMY CAVES
Kabayan, PhilippinesWhen industrial activity began in the forests north of Manila, loggers discovered ancient burial caves hewn out of the rock containing mummified remains and hundreds of coffins and skulls. (Learn More)
SAN SEBASTIAN BASILICA
Manila, PhilippinesPoland
OUR LADY'S ASSUMPTION BASILICA
Hebdów (near Krakow), PolandThe Church of Our Lady’s Assumption was founded in the mid-twelfth century within a Norbertine monastery. (Learn More)
VISTULAMOUTH FORTRESS
Gdansk, PolandThe origins of Vistulamouth Fortress probably date to the early medieval period, when a lighthouse and watchtower guarding the mouth of the Vistula River occupied the site of the current structures (Learn More)
Portugal
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)
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)
Russia
ALEXANDER PALACE
St. Petersburg, Tsarskoje Selo, RussiaDesigned by the Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi and completed in 1796, Alexander Palace housed three generations of Russian monarchs before it was abandoned by the royal family in the months pr (Learn More)
ARKHANGELSKOYE STATE MUSEUM
Moscow, RussiaIn the 18th century, Prince Nikolai Golitsyn commissioned French architects to craft an elaborate palace and grounds on the outskirts of Moscow. (Learn More)
CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR ON THE MARKETPLACE AND ROSTOV VELIKY HISTORIC CENTER
Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, RussiaLocated on the shores of Lake Nero, 210 kilometers northeast of Moscow, Rostov Veliky can trace its origins to the year 862, making it one of Russia's oldest cities. (Learn More)
OSTANKINO ESTATE MUSEUM
Moscow, RussiaOstankino Estate Museum has stood on the outskirts of Moscow for more than 250 years. (Learn More)
RUSAKOV CLUB
Moscow, RussiaThe avant-garde architect Konstatin Melnikov designed the Rusakov Club as a theater for workers who labored in nearby printing factories. (Learn More)
Slovakia
BASIL THE GREAT CHURCH
Krajné Cierno, SlovakiaBasil the Great Church belongs to a small and precious collection of wooden churches in the rural Carpathian mountain region of Slovakia, a significant border between Eastern and Western Christian (Learn More)
Spain
ALHAMBRA
Granada, SpainThe Alhambra was begun in the mid-thirteenth-century under Muhammad ibn al Ahmar, Emir of Granada, to serve as the palace and fortress complex of the Moorish Nasrid dynasty. (Learn More)
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)
MOORISH HOUSES OF GRANADA
Granada, SpainThe neighborhood of Albayzin in Granada, Spain, contains several Moorish houses, some dating to the period of the Alhambra, many of which were built in the 16th century. (Learn More)
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)
WINDMILLS OF MALLORCA
Mallorca, SpainFlour windmills, dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries, are still a significant feature of the landscape of the Balearic Islands, and are a strong symbol of prosperity and engineering acumen, (Learn More)
Sri Lanka
HISTORIC GALLE
Galle, Sri LankaSeized by the Portuguese from the Sinhala kings in 1587, the historic city of Galle was the most important port in Sri Lanka for centuries. (Learn More)
Thailand
WAT CHAIWATTHANARAM
Ayutthaya, ThailandWat Chaiwatthanaram is a Buddhist temple located within the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. (Learn More)
Turkey
HAGIA SOPHIA
Istanbul, TurkeyJustinian I, one of the earliest Byzantine rulers, ordered the architects Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus to design Hagia Sophia in the heart of what was then Constantinople. (Learn More)
MOUNT NEMRUT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Adiyaman Province, TurkeyAntiochus I, an Armenian king whose lineage connected him to the Seleucids, Ptolemies, and Macedonians, ruled the small territory of Commagene in Asia Minor in the 1st century B.C. (Learn More)
Turkmenistan
ANCIENT MERV ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Bairam Ali, TurkmenistanThe oasis of Merv is strategically sited in the Karakum desert and formed an essential military headquarters and staging post on major east-west trade routes. (Learn More)
Uganda
MASAKA CATHEDRAL
Kitovu Village, UgandaIn 1909, a small church was built in the Ugandan village of Kituvo. (Learn More)
United Kingdom
RUINS 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)
SAINT FRANCIS AND GORTON CHURCH AND MONASTERY
East Manchester, United KingdomEdward Pugin’s Saint Francis and Gorton Church and Monastery in Gorton, Manchester is recognized as a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture. (Learn More)
SAINT PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
London, United KingdomA cathedral dedicated to the Apostle Paul has existed in London since 604 AD. The medieval cathedral was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. (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
FORT APACHE
Apache Tribal Lands, United StatesEstablished by President Grant in 1871, the 7,500-acre Fort Apache Reservation served as operations base from which the U.S. (Learn More)
GOLDEN GATE PARK CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS
San Francisco, California, United StatesThe Conservatory of Flowers is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, and one of only a few large Victorian greenhouses in the United States. (Learn More)
HISTORIC ROUTE 66
Chicago, IL, to Los Angeles, CA, United StatesRoute 66, once the primary highway from America’s interior to the West Coast, has played a now-legendary role in U.S. history since its designation in 1926. (Learn More)
HOLY ASCENSION RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
Unalaska, Alaska, United StatesBuilt in 1896 on the site of an earlier church, Holy Ascension Russian Orthodox Church in Unalaska is a reminder of the sizeable Russian community that once thrived in Alaska. (Learn More)
LANCASTER COUNTY
Pennsylvania, United StatesThe green fields of Lancaster County in southeastern Pennsylvania constitute a historic cultural landscape representing the founding ideals of the United States of America. (Learn More)
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
Montezuma County, Colorado, United StatesMesa Verde, a large, gently sloping plateau etched with deep canyons, was occupied by the Ancestral Puebloan civilization between the 6th and 13th centuries AD. (Learn More)
SAN ESTEBAN DEL REY MISSION
Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, United StatesBuilt in 1629, San Esteban del Rey Mission at Acoma Pueblo combines traditional materials and building technology with European Renaissance architectural ideals. (Learn More)
SAN 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)
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO MISSION
San Juan Capistrano, California, United StatesThe expansive San Juan Capistrano Mission was initially a small adobe chapel when it was established by Padre Junípero Serra on November 1, 1776. (Learn More)
TREE STUDIOS AND MEDINAH TEMPLE
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCommissioned by philanthropist Judge Lambert Tree, the Tree Studios were designed as an artists’ residence by the Parfitt Brothers architectural firm. (Learn More)
Venezuela
SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH IN CORO
Coro, Falcón, VenezuelaAmong the first churches that the Franciscan Order founded in Venezuela, the original church at Coro was part of the Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Salceda, founded in 1614. (Learn More)
Vietnam
MINH MANG TOMB
Hué City, Huong Tho Village, VietnamKing Minh Mang, the second ruler of the Nguyen Dynasty, governed southern and central Vietnam from 1820 to 1840. (Learn More)
MY SON TEMPLE DISTRICT
My Son, Quảng Nam-Ḍà Nẵng, Tỉnh , VietnamMy Son, an architectural complex on the coast of Vietnam, was the spiritual and political capital of the Cham people (the Champa Kingdom). (Learn More)
Zimbabwe
KHAMI NATIONAL MONUMENT
Bulawayo, ZimbabweKhami, a settlement founded in the mid-15th century, became the capital city of Great Zimbabwe in the mid-16th century and thus became the center of the kingdom’s political and economic power (Learn More)