Project Explorer
Now Viewing: All Project Types
Filters: Advocacy
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)
OLD CITY OF HERAT
Herat, AfghanistanThe Old City of Herat in Western Afghanistan has a long history of rebuilding and restoration. The city was destroyed twice by the Mongols, in 1221 A.D. (Learn More)
Albania
BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Sarandë, AlbaniaArchaeological evidence indicates that Corfiot traders founded Butrint in the eighth century B.C. (Learn More)
Argentina
BUENOS AIRES HISTORIC CENTER
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe first permanent European settlement on the site of modern-day Buenos Aires was founded in 1580 by Spanish conquistador Juan de Garay. (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)
Cambodia
ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
Siem Reap, CambodiaAngkor was once the seat of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a large portion of Southeast Asia between the ninth and fifteenth centuries A.D. (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)
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)
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)
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)
Cuba
NATIONAL ART SCHOOLS
Havana, CubaCzech Republic
BOSKOVICE SYNAGOGUE
Boskovice, Czech RepublicIn the mid-1600s Boskovice was a market town just beginning to thrive again after the damage of the Thirty Years War. (Learn More)
DOLNI KOUNICE SYNAGOGUE
Dolni Kounice, Czech RepublicDolní Kounice Synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter and near the historic center of Dolní Kounice, was built between 1652 and 56. (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)
Egypt
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)
Eritrea
ASMARA HISTORIC CITY CENTER
Asmara, EritreaFinland
HELSINKI-MALMI AIRPORT
Helsinki, FinlandGermany
VOEHL SYNAGOGUE
Voehl, Hessen, GermanyVoehl Synagogue, built in 1827, is a simple two-story, timber-framed building, which served as a community center and school, as well as a synagogue and residence, for the Jewish congregation of Vo (Learn More)
Haiti
GINGERBREAD NEIGHBORHOOD
Port-au-Prince, HaitiIn October 2009, the gingerbread houses of Port-au-Prince were included on the 2010 World Monuments Watch in order to raise international awareness about this unique architectural heritage. (Learn More)
Indonesia
DESA LINGGA
Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, IndonesiaLocated in the Karo district west of Lake Toba in North Sumatra, the village of Desa Lingga is emblematic of the challenges of maintaining local culture and vernacular practices in a rapidly changi (Learn More)
Ireland
DAMER HOUSE
County Tipperary, IrelandBuilt in the eighteenth-century for the wealthy Damer family, Damer House was constructed in the courtyard of the thirteenth-century Roscrea Castle. (Learn More)
Israel
THE WHITE CITY
Tel Aviv, IsraelJamaica
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)
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)
Panama
HISTORIC CENTER OF COLÓN
Colón, PanamaColón, originally a low-lying coral island, lies at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. (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)
Peru
LIMA HISTORIC CENTER
Lima, PeruFounded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 as "the City of Kings," Lima was laid out according to the standard Spanish colony grid plan that was superimposed on a crossing point of pre-existing (Learn More)
Poland
TEMPEL SYNAGOGUE
Krakow, PolandOf the several Jewish synagogues that existed in the Kazimierz Jewish district in historic Krakow, Tempel synagogue survived World War II due to its re-use as a stable during the city’s Germa (Learn More)
Portugal
TEATRO CAPITÓLIO
Lisbon, PortugalRomania
SYNAGOGUE OF THE CITADEL
Timisoara, RomaniaAlthough Jews have lived in the town of Timisoara since the mid-16th century, it was not until the middle of the 19th century that they were granted full legal and social protection. (Learn More)
Russia
MELNIKOV'S HOUSE AND STUDIO
Moscow, RussiaNARKOMFIN BUILDING
Moscow, RussiaNEW 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)
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)
Tunisia
BULLA REGIA
Jendouba, TunisiaBulla Regia is a significant archaeological site in the northwestern part of Tunisia. (Learn More)
United Kingdom
BATTERSEA POWER STATION
London, United KingdomEDINBURGH HISTORIC GRAVEYARDS
Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomFive historical burial grounds are scattered around Edinburgh’s city center, oases amid the dense urban surroundings often full of students and tourists. (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 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)
SHEERNESS DOCKYARD
Sheerness, United KingdomSince Roman times, the strategic location of Sheerness—on the western tip of the Isle of Sheppey, where the Thames and Medway Rivers converge and spill into the North Sea—has enabled it to serve as (Learn More)
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH CHURCH, SHOBDON
Leominster, United KingdomStanding within an idyllic, pastoral landscape in Shobdon, the stone exterior of 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)
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)
A. CONGER GOODYEAR HOUSE
Old Westbury, New York, United StatesWhen the A. Conger Goodyear House was completed in 1938, Edward Durell Stone was already well-known as one of the country’s leading architects working in the International Style. (Learn More)
CHARLESTON HISTORIC DISTRICT
Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesCharleston was founded in 1670 by English colonists and relocated in 1680 to its present location, where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean. (Learn More)
DUTCH 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)
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
Lakeland, Florida, United StatesLocated on a hillside overlooking Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern College contains the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world. (Learn More)
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)
MAIN STREET MODERN: GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Grosse Point Farms, Michigan, United StatesGrosse Pointe Public Library was built by Bauhaus-trained architect Marcel Breuer in 1953. (Learn More)
MAIN STREET MODERN: RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Sarasota, Florida, United StatesDesigned by Paul Rudolph (1918-1997), Riverview High School first welcomed students in 1958. (Learn More)
MIAMI MARINE STADIUM
Miami, Florida, United StatesCommodore Ralph Middleton Munroe Miami Marine Stadium was the first purpose-built venue for powerboat racing in the United States. (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)
SCHINDLER KINGS ROAD HOUSE AND STUDIO
West Hollywood, California, United StatesSOUTH 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)
TAOS PUEBLO
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, United StatesSituated in the sun-baked valley of a Rio Grande tributary and continuously inhabited for 1,000 years, the community and architecture of Taos Pueblo exemplify the enduring spirit of the Pueblo peop (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)