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Albania
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)
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)
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)
Austria
ALBERTINA
Vienna, AustriaIn 1745, Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, commissioned the court building surveyor, Emanuel Teles Graf Sylva-Tarouca, to transform a 17th-century administrative building into a palace. (Learn More)
BELVEDERE PALACE & GARDENS
Vienna, AustriaAt the turn of the 18th century, famed military commander Prince Eugene of Savoy purchased a tract of land in Vienna and commissioned Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt to design the Belvedere, a complex (Learn More)
CHURCH OF OUR IMMACULATE LADY
Salzburg, AustriaIn the late 17th century, during the reign of Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun, the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, perhaps the greatest Austrian Baroque architect, designed a harmoni (Learn More)
Bhutan
DRAMETSE LHAKHANG
Drametse, Mongar District, BhutanDrametse Lhakhang, a sixteenth-century monastery straddling a steep and narrow mountain ridge in the verdant slopes of the eastern Himalayas, today houses a community of 80 monks. (Learn More)
TRASHIGANG DZONG
TRASHIGANG, TRASHIGANG DISTRICT, BhutanSince the mid-17th century, in eastern Bhutan at the confluence of the Gamri and Drangme rivers, Trashigang Dzong has served as a regional administrative and religious center. (Learn More)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
MOSTAR HISTORIC CENTER
Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Ottomans conquered Mostar in 1463 and brought Islamic influences and urban growth to the small town straddling the banks of the Nerevta River. (Learn More)
Brazil
CHURCH OF SÃO JOSÉ AND SANTA CECILIA
Ouro Preto, BrazilThe Church of São José and Santa Cecilia, officially called Capela Imperial de São José dos Homens Pardos ou Bem Casados e Santa Cecilia dos Músicos, is located in Ouro Preto, a World Heritage city (Learn More)
Bulgaria
IVANOVO ROCK CHAPELS
Ivanovo, BulgariaFounded in the first half of the 13th century, the rock chapels near the village of Ivanovo constitute a remarkable Eastern Orthodox Hesychastic monastic complex. (Learn More)
SAINT DIMITAR CHURCH
Boboshevo, BulgariaSaint Dimitar Church, formerly part of Boboshevo Monastery, was built in 1488, one of many small Orthodox churches constructed during the Middle Ages along the ancient road through the valley of th (Learn More)
SAINT STEPHEN'S CHURCH
Nessebar, BulgariaPositioned on a rocky peninsula jutting into the Black Sea, the ancient city of Nessebar was originally a Thracian settlement called Menebria. (Learn More)
Cambodia
CHURNING OF THE SEA OF MILK GALLERY CONSERVATION PROJECT
Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap, CambodiaThe Churning of the Sea of Milk Gallery, located in the Temple complex of Angkor Wat, displays a spectacular 49 meters of intricately sculpted bas-reliefs at Angkor Wat, which are part of (Learn More)
PREAH KHAN TEMPLE
Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap, CambodiaThe Preah Khan temple complex situated at the northern edge of the Angkor Archaeological Park is one of the most significant buildings erected during the ancient Khmer empire. (Learn More)
TA SOM TEMPLE
Angkor, Siem Reap Province, CambodiaThe Khmer temple of Ta Som, located at the eastern end of the Northern Baray at Angkor, was built at the end of the 12th century during the reign of the powerful Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. (Learn More)
Chile
CHILOÉ CHURCHES
Chiloé Island, ChileAt least 150 wooden churches once stood on the Chiloé archipelago, a group of islands off the coast of central Chile. (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)
IGLESIAS DE ARICA PARINACOTA (CHURCHES OF ARICA PARINACOTA)
Municipios de Arica y Putre, ChileBetween 1570 and the middle of the seventeenth century, the port of Arica was the main commercial shipping port for mercury and silver to and from Potosi, Bolivia. (Learn More)
China
GREAT 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)
JUANQINZHAI IN THE QIANLONG GARDEN
Beijing, Forbidden City, ChinaThe Qianlong Emperor, fifth of China’s Qing Dynasty, reigned from 1735 to 1796 and was the longest-serving ruler in China. (Learn More)
QIANLONG GARDEN CONSERVATION PROJECT
Beijing, ChinaOccupying almost two acres in the northeast quadrant of the Forbidden City, the Qianlong Garden was built by the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to serve as a part of his planned ret (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)
STONE 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)
Colombia
SAN IGNACIO CHURCH
Bogotá, ColombiaSan Ignacio Church, located in the Bogotá historic district of La Candelaria, was begun in the early seventeenth century under the supervision of Juan Bautista Coluccini, a Jesuit priest who (Learn More)
Croatia
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)
Cyprus
HISTORIC WALLED CITY OF FAMAGUSTA
Famagusta, CyprusLocated along the busy shipping lanes of the eastern Mediterranean, Famagusta rose to prominence after a large number of Christians resettled in the city following the fall of the Levantine city of (Learn More)
Czech Republic
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. VITUS’ CATHEDRAL, PRAGUE CASTLE
Prague, Czech RepublicSince its founding in 925 by Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, the site of St. Vitus’ Cathedral has been the burial place of Czech rulers. (Learn More)
TUGENDHAT VILLA
Brno, Czech RepublicLocated on a hill overlooking the city of Brno, Tugendhat Villa is a seminal work of International Style architecture by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. (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)
TODOS SANTOS COMPLEX
Cuenca, EcuadorThe Todos Santos complex, also known as Todosantos, is located in the heart of Cuenca, Ecuador, deep within the Tomebamba River Valley. (Learn More)
Egypt
AL-DARB AL-AHMAR DISTRICT MOSQUES
Cairo, EgyptCairo’s historic district of Al-Darb al-Ahmar lies amidst the dense urban environment of Africa’s largest city and is a neighborhood rich with medieval Islamic structures, bordered by t (Learn More)
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)
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)
Ethiopia
ROCK-HEWN COPTIC CHURCHES
Lalibela, EthiopiaLalibela is located approximately 600 km north of Addis Ababa in the Amhara Region, situated at an altitude of 2,500 metres. (Learn More)
France
ABBAYE ROYALE DE CHAALIS
Chaalis, FranceThe Cistercian Abbaye Royale de Chaalis was founded by Louis VI in 1136 and over the following 500 years expanded and developed to accommodate the changing tastes of the French aristocracy. (Learn More)
ALBI CATHEDRAL
Albi, FranceSainte-Cécile Cathedral in Albi was built in the thirteenth century following the suppression of the Albigensian Heresy, centered in Albi, to convey the power of the Church to the populace. (Learn More)
CHANCELLERIE D'ORLEANS
Paris, FranceThe Chancellerie d’Orléans, also known as the Hôtel de Voyer d’Argenson, was a famous townhouse, or hôtel particulier, built in Paris in the early eighteenth (Learn More)
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)
CLOISTER OF ST. TROPHIME
Arles, FranceThe Church of St. Trophime in Arles, France, is an important pilgrimage site and the starting point of the Via Tolosana to Santiago de Compostela. (Learn More)
COUVENT DE LA VISITATION, CHAPELLE SAINT-JOSEPH, CHŒUR DES RELIGIEUSES
Moulins, FranceStarted in 1648 and completed nine years later, the Couvent de la Visitation functioned as a base for the religious order of the Visitation until it was abandoned in 1792, following the French Revo (Learn More)
HÔTEL DE TALLEYRAND
Paris, FranceLocated at the heart of Paris near the Place de la Concorde, the Hôtel de Talleyrand is among the most important historic European buildings under the stewardship of the US Department of Stat (Learn More)
SAINT SULPICE CHURCH
Paris, FranceSaint–Sulpice was built over a 130-year period, beginning in 1646 during the regency of Queen Anne of Austria. (Learn More)
SALON DE MUSIQUE, BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L’ARSENAL
Paris, FranceMuch of the Arsenal was constructed in the 17th and 18th centuries. (Learn More)
THE BELVEDERE PAVILION AT VERSAILLES
Versailles, FranceThe Belvedere Pavilion is a notable feature in the landscape of the Petit Trianon of Versailles. (Learn More)
Georgia
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)
Germany
BURGKAPELLE ZIESAR
Brandenburg, GermanyFounded 800 years ago, Burg Ziesar, a vast castle complex 45 miles west of Berlin, sits atop an earlier Slavic fortification. (Learn More)
CASTLE HARTENFELS
Torgau, GermanyCastle Hartenfels was constructed in Torgau, a town on the banks of the River Elbe, in the late 15th through mid-16th centuries. (Learn More)
FUGGERHOUSE
Augsburg, GermanyThe grand Fuggerhouse in Augsburg was the home of several generations of the Fugger banking families, one of the richest and most powerful European banking families of the sixteenth and seventeenth (Learn More)
GOETHE GALLERY IN THE RESIDENZSCHLOSS
Weimar, GermanyThe Residenzschloss, or Residential Palace, of the Dukes of Saxe-Weimar was first constructed in the Middle Ages and was expanded and renovated until 1774, when a fire destroyed it. (Learn More)
LITTLE PHEASANT CASTLE OF MORITZBURG
Moritzburg, Saxony, GermanyThe Little Pheasant Castle, known locally as Fasanenschlösschen, is an eigteenth-century hunting lodge located on the grounds of the Moritzburg estate, outside Dresden, Germany. (Learn More)
NEW PALACE IN SANSSOUCI PARK
Potsdam, GermanySanssouci, meaning “without care,” was the name given to the summer estate created by Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786) starting in 1744. (Learn More)
ORANIENBAUM WÖRLITZ
Wörlitz, GermanyOranienbaum Wörlitz, a royal estate near Dessau in Saxony-Anhalt, was built for Princess Henriette Catharina von Nassau-Oranien and her husband, Johann Georg II von Anhalt-Dessau, beginning in (Learn More)
SCHAEZLER PALACE
Augsburg, GermanySchaezler Palace is a remarkable example of German Rococo architecture designed by Karl Albrech von Lespilliez, chief architect of the Bavarian royal court, for merchant and banker Benedikt Adam Fr (Learn More)
THOMASKIRCHE
Leipzig, GermanyConstructed in Leipzig, Germany, in the early 13th century by the Augustinian monastic order, Thomaskirche, or St. (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
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)
India
AMBER TOWN
Amber Town, Jaipur Municipality, Rajasthan, IndiaOnce the capital city of the Kachwahas—one of the legendary Rajput clans that rose to power during the Middle Ages in what is now the northern Indian state of Rajasthan—Amber Town was first occupie (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)
CHAMPANER-PAVAGADH
Panchmahal, IndiaIn the 15th and 16th centuries, the city of Champaner was an important post along the trade route linking the states of Malwa and Gujarat in western India. (Learn More)
DWARKA DHEESH MANDIR TEMPLE
Ahmedabad, IndiaDwarka Dheesh Mandir Temple is one of the oldest surviving haveli, or house-temple, complexes in Ahmedabad. (Learn More)
ISA KHAN’S COMPLEX AT HUMAYUN’S TOMB
Delhi, IndiaThe Isa Khan tomb complex is a walled area adjacent to Humayun’s Tomb and is the resting place of Isa Khan Niyazi, a noble of influence at the court of Sher Shan Suri. (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)
KRISHNA TEMPLE COMPLEX, HAMPI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Vijayanagara, IndiaFrom the mid-14th century to 1565, Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, a powerful military state and an influential Hindu kingdom that ruled much of the southern half of the Indian su (Learn More)
MADHYA PRADESH CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECT
Various Cities, IndiaMadhya Pradesh, the largest state in India, is located in the center of the country and is filled with heritage sites of great cultural importance chronicling the history of the region. (Learn More)
NAKO TEMPLES
Kinnaur Region, Himachal Pradesh, IndiaSituated 3,600 meters above the Spiti River, Nako is one of the most isolated villages on earth. (Learn More)
SAINT ANNE CHURCH
Talaulim, Goa, IndiaThe Church of Saint Anne, also known as Sant’Ana or Santana Church, is the parish church of the small village of Talaulim, located about 10 miles from Panjim, the capital of Goa, and about se (Learn More)
SUMDA 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)
TAJ MAHAL
Agra, IndiaThe Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his second wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth in 1631. (Learn More)
Indonesia
OMO HADA
Nias, IndonesiaOmo Hada is a rare surviving 18th-century traditional Indonesian village. (Learn More)
PADANG HERITAGE SITES
Padang, West Sumatra, IndonesiaSince the sixteenth century, West Sumatra and particularly its capital, Padang, has been a major trade center, serving as hub for the pepper, gold, coffee, salt, and textile industries. (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)
Ireland
HEADFORT HOUSE
Kells, IrelandIn the early 1770s Thomas Taylor, the first Earl of Headfort, commissioned Irish architect George Semple to build Headfort House. (Learn More)
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
ABBEY OF SAN CLEMENTE A CASAURIA
Pescara, ItalyThe Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria was founded in 871 AD by Emperor Louis II, near the city of Pescara in Abruzzo. (Learn More)
BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI MONUMENT
Venice, ItalyThe Bartolomeo Colleoni equestrian statue, located beside the Scuola Grande di San Marco in the Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo, was erected in fulfillment of a request made by the condotierro b (Learn More)
CARRACCI GALLERY AT THE PALAZZO FARNESE
Rome, ItalyThe Palazzo Farnese was commissioned by Alessandro Farnese (1468-1549), later Pope Paul III (r. 1534-1549) around 1513. (Learn More)
CASINA FARNESE, PALATINE HILL
Rome, ItalyThe Casina Farnese belonged to the greater Orti Farnesiani estate of the Farnese family during the 16th century. (Learn More)
DUOMO, THEODELINDA'S CHAPEL
Monza, ItalyMonza Cathedral, built in the early 14th century, stands on the ruins of a late-6th-century oraculum, or “queen’s chapel,” reputedly commissioned by the Lombard Queen The (Learn More)
HOUSE OF AUGUSTUS
Rome, ItalyThe home of Rome’s first emperor sits atop the Palatine Hill in the heart of the ancient city. (Learn More)
LIMONAIA AT BOBOLI GARDENS AND GARDEN OF VILLA MEDICI AT CASTELLO
Florence, ItalyDesign and construction of the Boboli Gardens behind the Palazzo Pitti began in 1549 under Cosimo I de Medici. (Learn More)
PARMA CATHEDRAL
Parma, ItalyThe original Parma Cathedral was consecrated in 1106 but was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake that struck northern Italy in 1117. (Learn More)
PIEVE DI SAN GREGORIO
Perugia, ItalyThe rural Pieve di San Gregorio was built in 1141 in the important Italian religious and political territory of Perugia. (Learn More)
ROYAL PALACE OF VENICE (CORRER MUSEUM)
Venice, ItalyThe Royal Palace of Venice, known today as the Museo Correr (named for the institution’s chief benefactor, Teodoro Correr), stands as a reminder of Venice’s long history as an independent state and (Learn More)
SANTA 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)
SANTI QUATTRO CORONATI CLOISTER
Rome, ItalyWithin the fortress-like Basilica of Santi Quattro Coronati complex is an early-13th-century cloister that is possibly the earliest structure in Rome in the Cosmatesque style, which is characterize (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)
VILLA DEI VESCOVI
Padua, ItalyBuilt in the first half of the sixteenth century as a summer retreat for the bishops of Padua, the Villa dei Vescovi is considered a masterpiece by the Veronese architect and painter Giovanni Maria (Learn More)
Japan
JAPANESE IMPERIAL BUDDHIST CONVENTS
Nara and Kyoto, JapanFrom the 13th through the late 19th centuries, tradition called for unmarried daughters of Japanese emperors and shoguns to become abbesses in a network of elite imperial Buddhist convents. (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)
QUSAYR 'AMRA
Azraq, JordanQusayr ‘Amra, located 85 kilometers to the east of Amman, is a small residence discovered by the Czech traveler Alois Musil in 1898. (Learn More)
Mexico
ANTIGUA CIUDAD GUERRERO (GUERRERO VIEJO)
Tamaulipas, MexicoJose de Escandón, future governor of Nuevo Santander, founded Guerrero in 1750 on the Salado River near the Rio Grande. (Learn More)
APOSTLE SANTIAGO CHURCH IN NURIO
Nurio, MexicoApostle Santiago Church was built in the 18th century in the Michoacán Sierra to form part of a huatápera, or hospital complex. (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)
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)
LAS POZAS
Xilitla, MexicoIn 1944, Edward James, a wealthy British poet and artist and early patron of surrealist art, purchased a plot of land in Mexico’s Huasteca region. (Learn More)
MADERA CAVE DWELLINGS
Madera Municipality, MexicoThe Madera Cave dwellings are pre-Colombian sculpted clay structures nestled in the natural caves and cliffs in Chihuahua’s western Sierra Madre. (Learn More)
MAYA SITES OF THE YUCATÁN PENINSULA
Yutacán, MexicoMexico’s Yucatán Peninsula is home to some of the best-preserved examples of architecture and urban settlements from the pinnacle of Maya culture, the Late Classical Period (A.D. (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)
MONTE ALBÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Oaxaca, MexicoThe ancient Zapotec metropolis of Monte Albán was founded in the 6th century B.C. on a flattened mountain overlooking the city of Oaxaca. (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)
PALAFOXIANA LIBRARY
Puebla, MexicoThe origins of Palafoxiana Library date to 1646 when a personal collection of approximately 5,000 volumes was contributed to the Colegio de San Juan y San Pedro by Bishop Juan de Palafox y Mendoza. (Learn More)
SAN AGUSTIN CONVENT IN SALAMANCA
Salamanca, MexicoThe Convent of San Agustín in Salamanca was built by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century. For the church, sculptor Pedro José de Rojas created a huge, wooden Baroque. (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 GABRIEL CONVENT IN CHOLULA
Cholula, MexicoThe San Gabriel Convent dates to 1520 and was built by the Spanish on a site that previously had a temple dedicated to a pre-Columbian deity. (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 MIGUEL ARCANGEL IN MANI
Mani, MexicoThe former Convent of San Miguel Arcangel in Maní was constructed between 1548 and 1557. (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)
SANTO DOMINGO DE GUZMÁN
Tecpatán, Chiapas , MexicoSanto Domingo de Guzmán was built in the 16th century and the complex consists of a masonry church and convent constructed out of stone in the Renaissance style. (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
BOGD KHAN PALACE MUSEUM
Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator), MongoliaIn 1911, at the time of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in China, the independence of Outer Mongolia was proclaimed. (Learn More)
Nepal
ITUM BAHA MONASTERY
Kathmandu, NepalKathmandu Valley, a fertile bowl nestled among peaks of the Himalayan mountain range, has been a base of religious activity for centuries. (Learn More)
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)
Pakistan
PETROGLYPHS IN THE DIAMER-BASHA DAM AREA
Northern Areas, PakistanMeandering through gorges of the Indus River valley and across high mountain passes, ancient arteries of the fabled Silk Road cut through the Diamer District of Northern Pakistan. (Learn More)
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)
Peru
CAJAMARCA HISTORIC CENTER
Cajamarca, PeruLocated in the northern mountains of Peru, Cajamarca was settled by pre-Inca cultures as early as 5000 B.C. (Learn More)
HISTORIC TOWNS OF THE COLCA VALLEY
PeruThe churches of the Colca Valley were built in the 17th century and have not been modified much since. (Learn More)
HUACA DE LA LUNA
Trujillo/La Libertad, PeruHuaca de la Luna, or Temple of the Moon, was part of the ancient Moche capital built of millions of adobe blocks between the first and eighth centuries AD in northern Peru. (Learn More)
OYÓN VALLEY MISSIONARY CHAPELS
Taucur, Andajes, La Chimba, Nava, Quichas, Mallay, and Rapaz, PeruThe 40 surviving chapels in the Oyón Valley were built in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries as part of a Spanish program to convert Peru’s indigenous population to Christianity. (Learn More)
SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS DE MARCAPATA
Municipality of Marcapata, PeruLocated in the Marcapata Valley, the church of San Francisco de Asís was built between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries and exemplifies the “Andean baroque,” a form of architectur (Learn More)
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA OF HUARO CHURCH
Huaro, Quispicanchis Province, PeruSan Juan Bautista was built by Jesuits in the sixteenth century in the town of Huaro, strategically located on an Inca road system 35 miles south of Cusco. (Learn More)
SAN PEDRO APÓSTOL DE ANDAHUAYLILLAS CHURCH
Andahuaylillas, PeruSan Pedro Apóstol was built by Jesuits in the sixteenth century over a pre-Columbian huaca, or ceremonial space. (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)
SANTA CATALINA MONASTERY
Arequipa, PeruThe Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena was built in 1579 and is located in the historical center of Arequipa, Peru. (Learn More)
TÚCUME 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
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
CONSERVATION PROJECT FOR THE CLOISTER OF THE JERONIMOS MONASTERY
Lisbon, PortugalKing Manuel I erected a large monastery close to the site where Henry the Navigator had built a church dedicated to Santa Maria de Belém in the fifteenth century. (Learn More)
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF JOSEPH I
Lisbon, PortugalIn 1770, an international competition was held for the creation of a statue of King Joseph I of Portugal, based on drawings prepared by Eugenio dos Santos. (Learn More)
FUNCHAL CATHEDRAL
Madeira, PortugalConstruction on the Funchal church on the island of Madeira began around 1500 after the arrival of the first Portuguese colonists. (Learn More)
QUELUZ PALACE GARDEN
Lisbon, PortugalThe 18th-century Queluz Palace Garden, built by King Pedro III, is renowned for its ornate fountains and waterfalls. (Learn More)
TOWER OF BELÉM
Lisbon, PortugalAt the end of the 15th century, King D. João II of Portugal commissioned the Tower of Belém as part of a tripartite defensive network to protect the port of Lisbon. (Learn More)
Romania
BÁNFFY CASTLE
Bontida, RomaniaFrom the 14th century through 1944, Bánffy Castle was occupied by members of the aristocratic Bánffy family, whose ranks included the first governor of Transylvania under the Hapsburg (Learn More)
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
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)
NEW JERUSALEM MONASTERY
Istra, RussiaFounded under Patriarch Nikon in the 17th century in Istra on the outskirts of Moscow, the New Jerusalem Monastery was meant to evoke the Holy Land and serve as a pilgrimage site. (Learn More)
VIIPURI LIBRARY
Vyborg, RussiaThe Viipuri Library in Vyborg, Russia, was designed and built by modernist Finnish architect Alvar Aalto between 1927 and 1935. At the time of construction the land was held by Finland. (Learn More)
YELAGIN ISLAND PALACE AND PARK ENSEMBLE
St. Petersburg, RussiaYelagin Island, located in the Neva River just north of St. Petersburg, was one of the Romanov dynasty’s retreats in the 18th and 19th centuries. (Learn More)
Slovakia
BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA CALVARY COMPLEX
Banská Štiavnica, SlovakiaThe town of Banská Stiavnica was once an important silver-mining town, enjoying particularly strong economic growth in the 18th century, when it became the third-largest town in the Kingdom (Learn More)
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)
CARTUJA DE SANTA MARIA DE MIRAFLORES
Burgos, SpainCartuja de Santa Maria de Miraflores in Burgos was founded by John II, King of Castilla y Leon following the destruction by fire of an earlier monastery. (Learn More)
EL ESCORIAL MONASTERY
Madrid, SpainThe Escorial was commissioned by Philip II in the late 16th century and expanded by Charles IV of Spain as the royal monastery of the kings of Spain. (Learn More)
LAS CALATRAVAS CHURCH
Madrid, SpainThe Church of the Concepción Real de Calatrava was built in the historic center of Madrid in the late 17th century by Fray Lorenzo de San Nicolás, an Augustinian monk and accomplished architect. (Learn More)
SAN CLEMENTE MONASTERY
Toledo, SpainThe Royal Monastery of San Clemente was first built in 1131 by King Alfonso VII. The structure was built on existing Moorish houses and became one of the largest monastic complexes in Toledo. (Learn More)
SANTA MARIA DE VITORIA CATHEDRAL
Vitoria-Gasteiz, SpainSanta María de Vitoria Cathedral was built by King Alfonso VIII of Castile after the conquest of Vitoria in the second half of the 12th century. (Learn More)
TOLEDO CATHEDRAL (OCHAVO CHAPEL AND SAN BLAS CHAPEL)
Toledo, SpainThe Toledo Cathedral was built in the 13th century and contains several beautifully decorated chapels, including the Ochavo and San Blás chapels. (Learn More)
Syria
AYYUBID PALACE COMPLEX IN THE CITADEL OF ALEPPO
Aleppo, SyriaAleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited centers of human settlement and has flourished for millennia. (Learn More)
CYRRHUS (NEBI HOURI)
Azaz, SyriaThe ancient site of Cyrrhus is located 70 kilometers northeast of Aleppo. The city was founded in the early third-century B.C. (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)
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)
THRONE HALL FORECOURT IN THE CITADEL OF ALEPPO
Aleppo, SyriaThe Citadel of Aleppo, one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in the world, richly preserves layers of its occupation from the Hittite, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Zangid, Ayyubid, (Learn More)
Tanzania
HISTORIC SITES OF KILWA
Lindi Region, TanzaniaThe island of Kilwa Kisiwani is located in the south of Tanzania, a short boat ride from the mainland. (Learn More)
Thailand
WAT CHAIWATTHANARAM
Ayutthaya, ThailandWat Chaiwatthanaram is a Buddhist temple located within the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand. (Learn More)
Tunisia
BULLA REGIA
Jendouba, TunisiaBulla Regia is a significant archaeological site in the northwestern part of Tunisia. (Learn More)
Turkey
ANI CATHEDRAL
Ani, TurkeyLocated in modern-day eastern Turkey, Ani Cathedral is one of the most significant architectural structures remaining from the prosperous Armenian Bagratid period in the 10th and 11th centuries A.D (Learn More)
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)
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)
TEMPLE 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)
United Kingdom
BRADING ROMAN VILLA
Isle of Wight, United KingdomDiscovered in 1879, Brading Roman Villa is an important Roman country house on the Isle of Wight notable for its mosaics. (Learn More)
CASTLE SINCLAIR GIRNIGOE
Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United KingdomCastle Sinclair Girnigoe is a complex of ruined stone structures built and modified over a 200-year period by the Sinclair earls of Caithness, historically one of northern Scotland’s most pow (Learn More)
MOGGERHANGER HOUSE
Bedfordshire, United KingdomSir John Soane (1753–1837) is one of the most original neoclassical architects, ranked alongside Nicholas Hawsmoor and Alexander “Greek” Thomson. (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 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)
SELBY ABBEY
Selby, United KingdomAlthough Selby Abbey is now a parish church, it was one of England’s great monastic churches, built on a grand scale and to a high level of architectural and artistic mastery. (Learn More)
ST. GEORGE’S BLOOMSBURY
London, United KingdomNicholas Hawksmoor, protégé of Sir Christopher Wren, built six churches resulting from the 1711 Act of Parliament, which demanded 50 new churches in London. St. (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)
TOMB OF VISCOUNT CAMPDEN AT EXTON CHURCH
Exton, Rutland, United KingdomThe Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Exton,Rutland, is of great significance for its fine collection of funerary monuments, some of which are of national significance. (Learn More)
United States
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)
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)
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)
TA TUNG TU, MINH MANG TOMB
Hué City, Huong Tho Village, VietnamEmperor Minh Mạng (1820-1841), the second ruler of the Nguyễn Dynasty, ruled southern and central Vietnam from 1820 to 1841. (Learn More)