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Albania
BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Sarandë, AlbaniaArchaeological evidence indicates that Corfiot traders founded Butrint in the eighth century B.C. (Learn More)
Austria
MAUSOLEUM OF DUKE KARL II, SECKAU ABBEY
Styria, AustriaKarl II, Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (r. 1564-1590), chose Seckau Abbey as the final resting place for himself and his wife, Maria Anna von Bayern. (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)
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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)
Eritrea
KIDANE-MEHRET CHURCH
Senafe, Debub, EritreaThe Church of Kindane-Mehret is a rare representation of Eritrean religious architecture dating to the Axumite Empire (A.D. 100-700). (Learn More)
Estonia
SAINT JOHN'S OF TARTU COMPLEX
Tartu, EstoniaSt. John’s Church, known locally as Jaani kirik, is located in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city, and dates from the 14th century. (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)
Greece
CHURCHES OF LESVOS
Lesvos, GreeceThe island of Lesvos contains a large number of historic churches, many with fine religious iconography. (Learn More)
Guatemala
NARANJO
El Petén, GuatemalaNaranjo, the second largest Maya city in Guatemala after Tikal, developed between 500 B.C. and A.D. 950, although the main period of construction took place during the Late Classic period (A.D. (Learn More)
Haiti
CITADELLE HENRY
Milot, HaitiThe Citadelle Henry in northern Haiti was constructed between 1806 and 1820, during the reign of Henry Christophe, a leader of the successful slave rebellion that led to independence from France, a (Learn More)
Hungary
PÉCS SYNAGOGUE
Pécs, HungaryThe Synagogue of Pécs, consecrated in 1869, was an early structure built by the Jewish Neolog community, whose principles were articulated at the 1868 Hungarian Jewish Congress. (Learn More)
India
DWARKA DHEESH MANDIR TEMPLE
Ahmedabad, IndiaDwarka Dheesh Mandir Temple is one of the oldest surviving haveli, or house-temple, complexes in Ahmedabad. (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)
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)
OMO HADA
Nias, IndonesiaOmo Hada is a rare surviving 18th-century traditional Indonesian village. (Learn More)
Ireland
20 DOMINICK STREET
Dublin, IrelandTwenty Dominick Street, onetime residence of 18th-century master stucco craftsman Robert West, is located on the north side of Dublin. (Learn More)
Mali
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)
Mexico
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA DE COIXTLAHUACA
Oaxaca, MexicoSan Juan Bautista de Coixtlahuaca Convent was built by the Dominicans between 1545 and 1596 in the highly-ornate Plateresque style, a design popular in Spain and its colonies in the 15th and 16th c (Learn More)
YAXCHILÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Chiapas, MexicoYaxchilán is located on the border between Guatemala and Mexico, sandwiched between the Usumacinta River and the Lacandon Forest, and across the river from another ancient Maya city, Piedras Negras (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)
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
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)
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
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)
Romania
ROMANO CATHOLIC CHURCH
Ghelinta, RomaniaThe Romano Catholic Church of Saint Emeric was built in the thirteenth century by the first Christian settlers in present day Ghelinta. (Learn More)
Russia
PAANAJÄRVI VILLAGE
Kemi Province, Republic of Karelia, RussiaLocated on the Russian-Finnish border, Paanajärvi is the last intact village in the district of Viena Karelia along the Kemi River. (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)
Spain
SANTA MARIA LA MAYOR IN TORO
Toro, SpainSituated on a cliff at the edge of the fortified city of Toro, the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria overlooks the narrow, jagged streets of the city as well as the winding Duero River and the ferti (Learn More)
Suriname
JODENSAVANNE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Redi Doti, SurinameJodensavanne (Jewish Savannah) was settled by a population of Sephardic Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition on mainland Europe in the mid-seventeenth century. (Learn More)
Tunisia
BULLA REGIA
Jendouba, TunisiaBulla Regia is a significant archaeological site in the northwestern part of Tunisia. (Learn More)
Turkey
APHRODISIAS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Geyre Beledesi, TurkeyAphrodisias, named after its patron goddess Aphrodite, was founded in the 2nd century B.C. on the site of a rural sanctuary of Aphrodite. (Learn More)
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)
United Kingdom
EDINBURGH 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)
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
ADOBE MISSIONS OF NEW MEXICO
Various, New Mexico, United StatesThe adobe churches of New Mexico were built as part of the Franciscan missionary campaign in the New World. (Learn More)
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)
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)
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)
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)
NEW YORK STUDIO SCHOOL OF DRAWING, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
New York, New York, United StatesThe New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture is located in New York’s Greenwich Village, in a complex of structures assembled over an extended period of time by the American sculp (Learn More)
PRESERVATION ARTS TRAINING WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesAs part of a long term commitment to preservation training in the United States, WMF initiated a high school preservation arts training curriculum, launched as a result of a 1993 workshop for educa (Learn More)
SAINT DAVID'S SCHOOL
NY, United StatesSaint David’s School is an elementary school for boys located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York. (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)
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)
TUTUVENI PETROGLYPH SITE
Hopi Tribal Land, United StatesThe Tutuveni Petroglyph site boasts more than 5,000 Hopi clan symbols that were inscribed during the ceremonial pilgrimage to Ongtupqa, or the Grand Canyon, which is for many Hopi the point of thei (Learn More)
WMF-WORLD SAVVY EDUCATION COLLABORATION
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesThe world’s cultural heritage represents a testament to history as well as a window to the future. (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)
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)