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Afghanistan

BUDDHIST REMAINS OF BAMIYAN

Bamiyan, Afghanistan
2008

GHAZNI MINARETS

Ghazni, Afghanistan
2004

HAJI PIYADA MOSQUE (NOH GUMBAD)

Balkh, Afghanistan
2006

The 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)

MURAD KHANE

Kabul, Afghanistan
2008

TEPE NARENJ

Kabul, Afghanistan
2008

Albania

BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Sarandë, Albania
2000, 1998, 1996

VOSKOPOJË CHURCHES

Voskopojë, Albania
2004, 2002

Twenty-six churches were built between 1630 and 1780 at Voskopojë, situated along the trade route from Venice to Constantinople in southeastern Albania. (Learn More)

Algeria

MEDRACEN AND EL-KHROUB NUMIDIAN ROYAL MAUSOLEA

Constantine, Algeria
2008

Antarctica

SCOTT’S HUT AND THE EXPLORERS’ HERITAGE OF ANTARCTICA

Ross Island, Antarctica
2008, 2006, 2004

At the turn of the 20th century, Antarctica remained the only continent untouched by humans. (Learn More)

SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON’S EXPEDITION HUT

Cape Royds, Antarctica
2006, 2004

Argentina

BRENER SYNAGOGUE

Moises Ville, Argentina
2008

JESUIT GUARANÍ MISSIONS

Several towns, Argentina
2004

SAN IGNACIO MINÍ

San Ignacio, Argentina
1996

In the midst of the Argentine rainforest stand the ruins of San Ignacio Miní, a 17th-century Jesuit mission complex. (Learn More)

USHUAIA PRISON

Ushuaia, Argentina
1998

Armenia

KUMAYRI DISTRICT, ALEXANDRAPOL

Gyumri, Armenia
2008

Australia

DAMPIER ROCK ART COMPLEX

Dampier Archipelago, Australia
2008, 2006, 2004

The 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)

Austria

BELVEDERE GARDENS

Vienna, Austria
1996

At the turn of the 18th century, Prince Eugene of Savoy commissioned Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt to design the Belvedere palace, which now sits at the heart of Vienna. (Learn More)

FRANCISCAN CHURCH

Vienna, Austria
1996

Azerbaijan

KHINALYG VILLAGE

Guba Region, Azerbaijan
2008

Bahamas

WHYLLY PLANTATION

Clifton Point, Bahamas
2002

Bangladesh

SONARGAON-PANAM CITY

Sonargaon, Bangladesh
2008, 2006

Barbados

MORGAN LEWIS SUGAR MILL

St. Andrew, Barbados
1996

Belarus

PERVOMAISK CHURCH

Pervomaisk, Belarus
2002

Belgium

PREVIOUS RADIO AND TELEVISION BUILDING

Brussels, Belgium
1998

TOUR AND TAXIS TRANSPORT HUB

Brussels, Belgium
2000, 1998, 1996

WORTEL COLONY ESTATE

Hoogstraten, Belgium
1998

Belize

EL PILAR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESERVE FOR MAYA FLORA AND FAUNA

Cayo, Belize
1996

Benin

ROYAL PALACES OF ABOMEY

Abomey, Benin
1998, 1996

Bolivia

ARANI AND CALLAPA CHURCHES

Arani and Callapa, Bolivia
1998

RIO LAUCA BURIAL TOWERS

Sajama, Bolivia
1998

VALLEGRANDE AREA ROCK ART SITES

Vallegrande, Bolivia
2004

Bosnia and Herzegovina

MEHMED-PASHA SOKOLOVIC BRIDGE

Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2006

MOSTAR HISTORIC CENTER

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2002, 2000

The 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)

POCITELJ VILLAGE

Pocitelj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1998, 1996

SARAJEVO CITY HALL

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2008

Brazil

HISTORIC OLINDA AND THE CONVENT OF SAN FRANCISCO

Olinda, Brazil
2006

PARANAPIACABA

Santo André, Brazil
2002, 2000

In the mid-19th century, the Saõ Paulo Railway Company laid a snaking network of tracks over Brazil’s green mountains. (Learn More)

PORANGATU HISTORIC DISTRICT

Porangatu, Brazil
2008

SAN FRANCISCO CONVENT

Olinda, Brazil
2006, 2004

San Francisco Convent lies along the sandy coastline of northeastern Brazil in the historic town of Olinda, which was founded in 1535. Its economy was fueled by the sugar trade. (Learn More)

SANTO ANTONIO DO PARAGUAÇU

Bahia, Brazil
2000

SERRA DA CAPIVARA NATIONAL PARK

Piauí, Brazil
1996

Bulgaria

IVANOVO ROCK CHAPELS

Ivanovo, Bulgaria
2000, 1996

MADARA HORSEMAN

Kaspichan, Bulgaria
1998, 1996

NOVAE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Svishtov, Bulgaria
2008

VIDIN SYNAGOGUE

Vidin, Bulgaria
2004

Burkina Faso

LOROPENI RUINS

Loropeni, Burkina Faso
2008

Cambodia

ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISTRICT

Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
1996

BANTEAY CHHMAR TEMPLE OF JAYAVARMAN VII

Thmar Puok, Cambodia
2002, 2000, 1998

PHNOM BAKHENG

Siem Reap, Cambodia
2006

Phnom 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, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
1996

The 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, Cambodia
1996

The 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)

Cameroon

BAFUT PALACE

Bafut, Cameroon
2006

Canada

GULF OF GEORGIA CANNERY

Richmond, Canada
1998

HERSCHEL ISLAND

Yukon Territory, Canada
2008

ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
2004

The 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)

Cape Verde

TARRAFAL CONCENTRATION CAMP

Tarrafal, Cape Verde
2006

Chile

ALAMEDA RAILROAD STATION

Santiago, Chile
1998

CERROS PINTADOS

Iquique, Chile
2006

CHILOÉ CHURCHES

Chiloé Island, Chile
1996

At least 150 wooden churches once stood on the Chiloé archipelago, a group of islands off the coast of central Chile. (Learn More)

EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)

Orongo, Chile
2000, 1996

A Polynesian volcanic island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern most point of the Polynesian triangle, Easter Island is a special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888. (Learn More)

ELEVATORS OF VALPARAÍSO

Valparaíso, Chile
1996

HUMBERSTONE AND SANTA LAURA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

Iquique, Chile
2004

MONTEMAR INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY

Viña del Mar, Chile
2008

RUEDAS DE AGUA

Larmahue, Pichidegua, Chile
2002

TULOR VILLAGE

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
2006, 1998

China

COCKCROW POST TOWN

Huailai, China
2006, 2004

DA QIN CHRISTIAN PAGODA AND MONASTERY

Xian, China
2002

DULAN COUNTY TIBETAN ROYAL TOMB GROUP

Reshuixiang-Xuewei, China
2000

GREAT WALL OF CHINA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

China
2004, 2002

LIAO DYNASTY SITE

Chi Feng City, China
1996

LU MANSION

Dong Yang, China
2006

MODERN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, China
2008

NAMSELING MANOR

Drachi, China
1998, 1996

OHEL RACHEL SYNAGOGUE

Shanghai, China
2004, 2002

Jewish communities have existed in China for over 13 centuries, but today architectural traces are hard to find. (Learn More)

PALPUNG MONASTERY

Babang Village, China
2000, 1998

PUNING TEMPLE STATUES

Chengde, China
2004

QIKOU TOWN

Shanxi Province, China
2006

SAN XING DUI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Guang Han City, China
1996

SHAXI MARKET AREA

Jianchuan, China
2002

STONE TOWERS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA

Various Locations, China
2006

Spread throughout Sichuan Province and the Tibet Autonomous Region, 250 stone towers rise above the trees of southwest China. (Learn More)

TIANSHUI TRADITIONAL HOUSES

Qincheng, China
2006, 2004

TUANSHAN HISTORICAL VILLAGE

Yunnan Province, China
2006

XIANNONGTAN (TEMPLE OF AGRICULTURE)

Beijing, China
2000

XIANNONGTAN (TEMPLE OF AGRICULTURE)—JUFU HALL

Beijing, China
1998

XUANJIAN TOWER

Yuci City, China
2000

XUMISHAN GROTTOES

Guyuan County, China
2008

Croatia

DUCAL PALACE

Zadar, Croatia
1998

FRANCISCAN MONASTERY LIBRARY

Dubrovnik, Croatia
1998

LOPUD FRANCISCAN MONASTERY

Dubrovnik, Croatia
1996

MARITIME QUARANTINE-LAZARETI

Dubrovnik, Croatia
2002

NOVI DVORI CASTLE

Zaprešic, Croatia
2006

OLD CITY HARBOR

Dubrovnik, Croatia
1996

SAINT BLAISE CHURCH

Dubrovnik, Croatia
2006

SPLIT HISTORIC CENTER

Split, Croatia
1996

VILLAGE OF TVRDA

Osijek, Croatia
1996

VUKOVAR CITY CENTER

Vukovar, Croatia
2002, 2000

Cuba

CALZADA DEL CERRO

Havana, Cuba
2004

FINCA VIGIA (HEMINGWAY'S HOUSE)

San Francisco de Paula, Cuba
2006

NATIONAL ART SCHOOLS

Havana, Cuba
2002, 2000

REINA CEMETERY

Cienfuegos, Cuba
1998

SAN ISIDRO DE LOS DESTILADEROS

Valle de los Ingenios, Cuba
2000

SANTA CLARA OF ASSISI CONVENT

Havana, Cuba
1996

SANTA TERESA DE JESÚS CLOISTERS

Havana, Cuba
2000

Cyprus

FAMAGUSTA WALLED CITY

Famagusta, Cyprus
2008

Czech Republic

ČESKÝ KRUMLOV GARDEN

Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
1996

The 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)

CHOTESOV MONASTERY

Chotesov, Czech Republic
2004

HEAVENLY FATHER CHAPEL

Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
1998

KLADRUBY BENEDICTINE MONASTERY

Tachov District, Czech Republic
1996

KUKS FOREST SCULPTURES

Kuk, Czech Republic
2000

LEDNICE AND VALTICE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Lednice and Valtice, Czech Republic
1998

Over 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)

NEBÍLOVY MANSION

Nebílovy, Czech Republic
1998

PRAGUE'S HISTORIC CENTER

Prague, Czech Republic
1998

ST. ANN'S CHURCH

Prague, Czech Republic
2004

Built 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 Republic
2002

Terezin 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 Republic
2000

Ecuador

BOLIVAR THEATER

Quito, Ecuador
2004

LA COMPAÑIA CHURCH

Quito, Ecuador
1996

LAS PEÑAS

Guayaquil, Ecuador
2004

Egypt

CEREMONIAL ENCLOSURE OF KHASEKHEMWY AT HIERAKONPOLIS

Kom el-Ahmar, Egypt
2004, 2002, 2000

Hierakonpolis was the Predynastic capital of Upper Egypt, and grew to prominence in the mid-third millennium BC. (Learn More)

JAMA’A Al -AQSUNQUR (BLUE MOSQUE)

Cairo, Egypt
2008

The Blue Mosque is the largest mosque in the Bab al-Wazir district of Cairo. (Learn More)

MORTUARY TEMPLE OF KING AHMENHOTEP III

Luxor (Ancient Thebes), Egypt
2004, 1998

QA'ITBAY SABIL

Cairo, Egypt
1996

SABIL RUQAYYA DUDU

Cairo, Egypt
2006, 2004

SHUNET EL-ZEBIB

el-Arabeh, Abydos, Egypt
2008

SULTAN AL-MUAYYAD HOSPITAL

Cairo, Egypt
2002

SULTAN QA'ITBAY COMPLEX

Cairo, Egypt
2000

TARABAY AL-SHARIFY

Cairo, Egypt
2006

The monumental complex of Tarabay al-Sharify stands at the southern end of Al-Azhar Park. (Learn More)

VALLEY OF THE KINGS

Luxor (Ancient Thebes), Egypt
2002, 2000

WEST BANK OF THE NILE

Luxor, Egypt
2008, 2006

WHITE AND RED MONASTERIES

Sohag, Egypt
2002

El Salvador

SAN MIGUEL ARCÁNGEL AND SANTA CRUZ DE ROMA CHURCHES

Panchimalco and Huizucar, El Salvador
2006, 2004

SUCHITOTO CITY

Suchitoto, El Salvador
2000, 1998

Eritrea

ASMARA HISTORIC CITY CENTER

Asmara, Eritrea
2006

DARBUSH TOMB

Massawa, Eritrea
2008

KIDANE-MEHRET CHURCH

Senafe, Eritrea
2006

MASSAWA HISTORIC TOWN

Massawa, Eritrea
2006

Ethiopia

MENTEWAB-QWESQWAM PALACE

Gondar, Ethiopia
2000, 1998

The 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)

MOHAMMAD ALI HOUSE

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2008

Fiji

LEVUKA TOWNSHIP

Ovalau Island, Fiji
1998

Finland

HELSINKI-MALMI AIRPORT

Helsinki, Finland
2006, 2004

France

CHÂTEAU AQUEDUCT

Castelnau-Pegayrolles, France
1996

CHÂTEAU DE CHANTILLY

Chantilly, France
2002, 1998

The 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)

EPAILLY CHAPEL OF THE ORDER OF THE TEMPLE

Courban, France
2008

SAINT PIERRE CATHEDRAL

Beauvais, France
2002, 2000

SAINT-EMILION MONOLITHIC CHURCH

Saint-Emilion, France
1996

Gambia

JAMES ISLAND

Lower Niumi District, Gambia
1998

Georgia

ART NOUVEAU BUILDINGS, TBILISI, BATUMI, KUTAISI

Poti and Dusheti, Georgia
2002

BODBE CATHEDRAL

Bodbe, Georgia
2002

CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN

Timotesubani, Georgia
2004

GELATI MONASTERY AND ACADEMY

Kutaisi, Georgia
2008

IKORTA CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGEL

Zemo Artsevi Village, Georgia
2000

JVARI MONASTERY

Mtshekta, Georgia
2006

PITARETI MONASTERY

Tetritskaro District, Georgia
1996

TBILISI HISTORIC DISTRICT

Tbilisi, Georgia
2002, 2000, 1998

Germany

FESTSPIELHAUS HELLERAU

Dresden-Hellerau, Germany
1996

GARTENREICH DESSAU-WÖRLITZ

Dessau, Germany
2000

KARL-THEODOR BRIDGE

Heidelberg, Germany
2002

THOMASKIRCHE

Leipzig, Germany
2000

Ghana

LARABANGA MOSQUE

Larabanga, Ghana
2002

WA NAA'S PALACE

Wa, Ghana
2008

Greece

ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE

Hania, Greece
1996

HELIKE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Achaia, Greece
2006, 2004

KAHAL SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

Rhodes, Greece
2000

LESVOS HISTORIC CHURCHES

Lesvos, Greece
2008

PALAIKASTRO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Crete, Greece
2004, 2002

PELLA TOMBS

Pella, Greece
2008

Guatemala

CAPITANES GENERALES ROYAL PALACE

Antigua, Naranjo, Peten, Guatemala
2008

CEIBAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Sayaxche, Guatemala
2008

NARANJO

El Petén, Guatemala
2006

PIEDRAS NEGRAS

Peten, Guatemala
2002

USUMACINTA RIVER CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Usumacinta River Valley, Guatemala
2004, 2002, 2000

Today, 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)

Guyana

MORUKA-WAINI CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Warao Settlements, Guyana
1996

Hungary

ROYAL GARDEN PAVILIONS

Budapest, Hungary
1996

SPA CENTER HISTORIC ENSEMBLE

Balatonfüred, Hungary
1998

TURONY CHURCH

Turony, Hungary
2004

India

AHMEDEBAD WALLED CITY

Ahmedabad, India
1998

AMBER TOWN

Rajasthan, India
2008

ANAGUNDI HISTORIC SETTLEMENT

Karnataka, India
2002

BASGO GOMPA (MAITREYA TEMPLES)

Leh, India
2002, 2000

BHUJ DARBARGADH

Bhuj, India
2004

CHAMPANER-PAVAGADH

Panchmahal, India
2000

CHETTINAD

Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
2008

DALHOUSIE SQUARE

Calcutta, India
2006, 2004

DHANGKAR GOMPA

Spiti Valley, India
2006

DWARKA DHEESH MANDIR TEMPLE

Ahmedabad, India
2002

GURU LHAKHANG AND SUMDA CHUN TEMPLES

Leh, India
2006

JAISALMER FORT

Jaisalmer, India
2000, 1998, 1996

JANTAR MANTAR

Jaipur, India
2008

LEH OLD TOWN

Leh, India
2008

LUTYENS BUNGALOW ZONE

Delhi, India
2002

METROPOLITAN BUILDING

Calcutta, India
2000

NAKO TEMPLES

Nako, India
2002

OSMANIA WOMEN'S COLLEGE

Hyderabad, India
2004, 2002

QUILA MUBARAK

Patiala, India
2004

SAINT ANNE CHURCH

Talaulim, Goa, India
2000

SRINAGAR HERITAGE ZONE

Srinagar, India
2008

SUMDA CHUN MONASTERY

Leh, India
2006

Located 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, India
1996

WATSON'S HOTEL

Mumbai, India
2006

Indonesia

BOROBUDUR

Magelang, Indonesia
1996

KOTAGEDE HERITAGE DISTRICT

Kotagede, Indonesia
2008

OMO HADA

Nias, Indonesia
2006, 2004, 2002, 2000

TAMANSARI WATER CASTLE

Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2004

TANAH LOT TEMPLE

Beraban, Indonesia
2000

Iran

BAM

Bam, Iran
2006

Iraq

CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES OF IRAQ

Iraq
2008, 2006

ERBIL CITADEL

Erbil, Iraq
2004, 2002, 2000

NINEVEH AND NIMRUD PALACES

near Mosul, Iraq
2004, 2002

Ireland

ATHASSEL ABBEY

Athassel, Ireland
2004

CLONMACNOISE NEW GRAVEYARD

Shannonbridge, Ireland
1996

HEADFORT HOUSE

Kells, Ireland
2004

HILL OF TARA

Meath, Ireland
2008

SAINT BRENDAN'S CATHEDRAL

Clonfert, Ireland
2000

VERNON MOUNT

Cork, Ireland
2008

WONDERFUL BARN

Kildare, Ireland
2006

Israel

APOLLONIA-ARSUF

Herzliya, Israel
2004

BET SHE'ARIM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel
2002

GEMEINDEHAUS

Haifa, Israel
1998, 1996

RAMLA WHITE MOSQUE

Ramle Municipality, Israel
2000, 1998

TEL-DAN CANAANITE GATE

Upper Galilee, Israel
2000

WHITE CITY

Tel Aviv, Israel
1996

Italy

ACADEMY OF HADRIAN'S VILLA

Tivoli, Italy
2006

ANCIENT POMPEII

Pompeii, Italy
1998, 1996

The 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)

ARCH OF TRAJAN

Ancona, Italy
1998

BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI MONUMENT

Venice, Italy
1996

BOTANICAL GARDEN OF PADUA UNIVERSITY

Padua, Italy
1998

CHAINS BRIDGE

Bagni di Lucca, Italy
2002, 2000

CIMITERO ACATTOLICO

Rome, Italy
2006

CINQUE TERRE

Liguria, Italy
2002, 2000

CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO

Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy
2006

ETRUSCAN PAINTED TOMBS OF TARQUINIA

Tarquinia, Italy
1998

FARNESE NYMPHAEUM

Rome, Italy
2008

FENESTRELLE FORTRESS

Fenestrelle, Turin, Italy
2008

GARDENS OF VILLA MEDICI AT CASTELLO

Florence, Italy
1996

GROTTOES OF SAN MICHELE

Salerno, Italy
1996

LIMONAIA AT BOBOLI GARDENS AND GARDEN OF VILLA MEDICI AT CASTELLO

Florence, Italy
1998

MURGIA DEI TRULLI

Murgia dei Trulli, Italy
2006

NEOPITAGORICA BASILICA

Rome, Italy
1998, 1996

NERO'S PALACE - DOMUS AUREA

Rome, Italy
1996

PALAZZO DORIA PAMPHILI

Valmontone, Italy
1998

PORT OF TRAJAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK

Fiumicino, Italy
2004, 2002

PORTICI ROYAL PALACE

Naples, Italy
2006

RUINS ON THE RIVER CENTA

Albenga (Savona), Italy
1996

RUPESTRIAN CHURCHES OF PUGLIA AND THE CITY OF MATERA

Puglia and Matera, Italy
1998

SAN GIACOMO MAGGIORE PORTICO

Bologna, Italy
1996

SANTA MARIA ANTIQUA CHURCH

Rome, Italy
2004

SANTA MARIA IN STELLE HYPOGEUM

Verona, Italy
2006, 1996

SANTI AMBROGIO AND CARLO AL CORSO

Rome, Italy
1996

SANTI QUATTRO CORONATI CLOISTER

Rome, Italy
2000

TEMPLE OF HERCULES

Rome, Italy
1996

TEMPLE OF PORTUNUS

Rome, Italy
2006

TERRA DEL SOLE PRISON CELLS

Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole, Italy
1998

TRANSHUMANCE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Molise Region, Italy
2008

TUFF-TOWNS AND VIE CAVE

Lazio, Tuscany, and Umbria, Italy
2004

VISCONTIAN BRIDGE-DAM

Valeggio sul Mincio, Italy
2008

Jamaica

FALMOUTH HISTORIC TOWN

Falmouth, Jamaica
2008, 2004, 2002, 2000

OLD IRON BRIDGE

Spanish Town, Jamaica
1998

In 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

TOMO PORT TOWN

Fukuyama, Japan
2004, 2002

Jordan

AIN GHAZAL

Amman, Jordan
2004

JORDAN RIVER CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Jordan River, Jordan
2008

KHIRBET ET-TANNUR

Tafilah, Jordan
2008

PETRA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Wadi Mousa, Jordan
2002, 2000, 1998

PETRA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE—SOUTHERN TEMPLE

Wadi Mousa, Jordan
1996

QUSAYR 'AMRA

Azraq, Jordan
2008

Qusayr ‘Amra, located 85 km to the east of Amman, is a small residence discovered by the Czech traveler Alois Musil in 1898. (Learn More)

Kenya

MTWAPA HERITAGE SITE

Mtwapa, Kenya
2006, 2004

THIMLICH OHINGA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Migori District, Kenya
2002, 2000

Laos

CHOM PHET CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Luang Prabang, Laos
2006

VAT SISAKET

Vientiane, Laos
1998, 1996

Latvia

ABAVA VALLEY CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Kurzeme District, Latvia
1998, 1996

RIGA CATHEDRAL

Riga, Latvia
2006

Lebanon

ANCIENT TYRE

Tyre, Lebanon
1996

CHEHABI CITADEL

Hasbaya, Lebanon
2006

ENFEH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Enfeh, Lebanon
2002, 2000, 1998

INTERNATIONAL FAIRGROUND

Tripoli, Lebanon
2006

ISKANDAROUNA-NAQOURA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Oumm el' Amed, Lebanon
2004

Libya

WADI MATHENDOUS ROCK ART

Fezzan, Libya
2008

Lithuania

VILNIUS TOWN WALL

Vilnius, Lithuania
1998

Macedonia

MOTHER OF GOD PERIBLEPTOS CHURCH

Ohrid, Macedonia
2008

TRESKAVEC MONASTERY AND CHURCH

Prilep/Dabnica, Macedonia
2006

Madagascar

FIANARANTSOA OLD CITY

Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
2008

Malaysia

GEORGE TOWN HISTORIC ENCLAVE

George Town, Malaysia
2002, 2000

KAMPUNG CINA RIVER FRONTAGE

Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
2002, 2000, 1998

A 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, Mali
2004

The 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, Mali
1996

MÉDINE FORT

Médine, Mali
2002

Malta

FORT ST. ELMO

Valletta, Malta
2008

MNAJDRA PREHISTORIC TEMPLES

Qrendi, Malta
2002, 2000, 1998

Mauritania

CHINGUETTI MOSQUE

Chinguetti, Mauritania
2008, 2006

Mexico

CAROLINA HACIENDA (MAIN HOUSE)

Chihuahua, Mexico
1998

CHALCATZINGO

Chalcatzingo, Mexico
2006

CHIHUAHUA MISSIONS

Chihuahua, Mexico
2008

HUACA HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD

Veracruz, Mexico
2008

INMACULADA CONCEPCIÓN CHAPEL

Nurio, Mexico
2002

JESÚS NAZARENO CHURCH IN ATOTONILCO

Atotonilco, Mexico
1996

LA TERCENA

Metztitlan, Mexico
2004

MADERA CAVE DWELLINGS

Madera, Mexico
2000, 1998

METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL

Mexico City, Mexico
1998

MEXICO CITY HISTORIC CENTER

Mexico City, Mexico
2006

Seven 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, Mexico
1996

MONTE ALBÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Oaxaca, Mexico
2008

OXTOTITLAN

Chilapa, Mexico
2004

PALACE OF FINE ARTS (PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES)

Mexico City, Mexico
1998

PIMERÍA ALTA MISSIONS

Mexico
2006, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO DE TZINTZUNTZAN CONVENT

Tzintzuntzan, Mexico
2004

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA IN CUAUHTINCHAN

Cuauhtinchan, Mexico
2006

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA IN TETELA DEL VOLCÁN

Tlayacapan, Mexico
1998

SAN JUAN DE ULÚA FORT

Veracruz, Mexico
2002, 2000, 1996

SAN NICOLÁS OBISPO

Morelia, Mexico
2006

SANTA PRISCA PARISH CHURCH

Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico
2000

TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico
2000, 1998

TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE—QUETZALCOATL TEMPLE

San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico
2004

TEUCHTITLÁN-GUACHIMONTONES ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE

Teuchtitlan, Mexico
2008

VEGA DE LA PEÑA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Filo-Bobos, Mexico
1998

YAXCHILÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Frontera Corozal, Mexico
2002, 2000

YUCATÁN INDIAN CHAPELS

Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
1996

Moldova

BARBARY-BOSIA MONASTERY COMPLEX

Butuceni, Moldova
2002

Mongolia

BOGD KHAN PALACE MUSEUM

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2000, 1998, 1996

GESER SUM MONASTERY

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2004

Morocco

AL-AZHAR MOSQUE

Fez, Morocco
2008

MEDIEVAL SIJILMASSA

Rissani, Morocco
1996

RABBI SHLOMO IBN DANAN AND MANSANO SYNAGOGUES

Fez, Morocco
1996

SAHRIJ AND SBAIYIN MADRASSA COMPLEX

Fez, Morocco
2004

Mozambique

MOZAMBIQUE ISLAND

Nampula, Mozambique
1996

Myanmar

SRI-KSETRA STUPAS AND TEMPLES

Hmawa, Myanmar
2002

Nepal

GOMPAS OF UPPER MUSTANG

Lo Manthang, Nepal
1998, 1996

ITUM BAHA MONASTERY

Kathmandu, Nepal
2002, 2000

Kathmandu 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, Nepal
2006

The 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)

TEKU THAPATALI MONUMENT ZONE

Kathmandu, Nepal
2002, 2000, 1996

Niger

GIRAFFE ROCK ART SITE

Agadez, Niger
2000

Nigeria

BENIN CITY EARTHWORKS

Edo, Nigeria
2006, 2004, 2002

IKOM MONOLITHS OF CROSS RIVER STATE

Ikom, Nigeria
2008

Norway

SANDVIKEN BAY

Bergen, Norway
2006

VÅGÅ OLD CHURCH

Vågåmo, Norway
1996

WOODEN ARCHITECTURE OF TRONDHEIM

Trondheim, Norway
1998

Pakistan

MIAN NASIR MOHAMMED GRAVEYARD

Dadu District, Pakistan
2006

TAMBA WARI

Sindh, Pakistan
1996

THATTA MONUMENTS

Thatta, Pakistan
2006

UCH MONUMENT COMPLEX

Uch, Pakistan
2002, 2000, 1998

Palestinian Territory

AL-QASEM PALACE

Beit Wazan, Palestinian Territory
2004

CHURCH OF THE HOLY NATIVITY

Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory
2008

TELL BALATAH

Shechem (or Ancient Nablus), Palestinian Territory
2006, 2004

Panama

PANAMA CANAL AREA

Panama City, Chagres River, Panama
2006, 2004

SAN LORENZO CASTLE AND SAN GERÓNIMO FORT

Portobelo, Panama
2002, 2000, 1998

Paraguay

PARAGUAY RAILWAY SYSTEM

Asuncion to Sapucay, Paraguay
2004

Peru

ALLAUCA CHURCH

Rapaz, Peru
1996

ANGASMARCA TEMPLE

Angasmarca, Peru
2004

APURLEC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Apurlec, Peru
1998

CAJAMARQUILLA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Lima, Peru
2006

CARAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Supe Valley, Peru
2002

CUSCO HISTORIC CENTER

Cusco, Peru
2002, 2000, 1996

KUELAP FORTRESS

Kuelap, Peru
2004

LARAOS TERRACES

Yauyos, Peru
2008

LIMA HISTORIC CENTER

Lima, Peru
2008

LOS PINCHUDOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru
2002, 2000

MACHU PICCHU HISTORIC SANCTUARY

Urubamba Valley, Peru
2008, 2000

MACUSANI-CORANI ROCK ART

Macusani and Corani, Peru
2008

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE MONASTERY

Guadalupe, Peru
2004

OYÓN VALLEY MISSIONARY CHAPELS

Various Locations, Peru
2002

PRESBITERO MAESTRO CEMETERY

Lima, Peru
2006

QUINTA HEEREN

Lima, Peru
2006, 1998

RANSOM ROOM

Cajamarca, Peru
1998

REVASH FUNERARY COMPLEX

Santo Tomas de Quillay, Peru
2006

SAN PEDRO APÓSTOL DE ANDAHUAYLILLAS CHURCH

Andahuaylillas, Peru
2008

San Pedro Apóstol was built by Jesuits in the 16th century over a pre-Columbian huaca, or ceremonial space. (Learn More)

SAN PEDRO DE MORROPE CHAPEL

Morrope, Peru
2002

SANTA CATALINA MONASTERY

Arequipa, Peru
2008

SANTUARIO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE COCHARCAS

Chincheros, Peru
2002

TÚCUME ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Túcume, Peru
2006, 2004

Philippines

ANGONO PETROGLYPHS

Angono, Philippines
1996

KABAYAN MUMMY CAVES

Kabayan, Philippines
1998

RICE TERRACES OF THE PHILIPPINE CORDILLERAS

Ifugao, Philippines
2000

SAN SEBASTIÁN BASILICA

Manila, Philippines
1998

Poland

DEBNO PARISH CHURCH

Nowy Targ, Poland
1998, 1996

JERUSALEM HOSPITAL OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER

Malborka, Poland
2006

MAUSOLEUM OF KAROL SCHEIBLER

Lodz, Poland
2006

OLD LUBLIN THEATER

Lublin, Poland
2004

OUR LADY'S ASSUMPTION BASILICA

Krakow, Poland
1996

PRÓZNA STREET

Warsaw, Poland
1996

VISTULAMOUTH FORTRESS

Gdansk, Poland
2000, 1998

WISLICA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Wislica, Poland
2002

Portugal

CÔA VALLEY PETROGLYPHS

Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
1996

ROMAN VILLA OF RABAÇAL

Rabaçal, Portugal
2004

TEATRO CAPITÓLIO

Lisbon, Portugal
2006

Romania

BÁNFFY CASTLE

Bontida, Romania
2000

BRANCUSI ENSEMBLE

Târgu-Jiu, Romania
1996

ORADEA FORTRESS

Oradea, Romania
2006

ROMANO CATHOLIC CHURCH

Ghelinta, Romania
1998, 1996

Russia

ALEXANDER PALACE

St. Petersburg, Tsarskoje Selo, Russia
1998, 1996

ARKHANGELSKOYE STATE MUSEUM

Moscow, Russia
2002, 2000

ASSUMPTION CHURCH

Kondopoga, Russia
2002

CATHERINE PALACE - AGATE PAVILION

St. Petersburg, Tsarskoje Selo, Russia
1998

CHINESE PALACE AT ORANIENBAUM STATE MUSEUM

Lomonosov, Russia
2004, 2002, 2000

CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR ON THE MARKETPLACE AND ROSTOV VELIKY HISTORIC CENTER

Rostov Veliky, Russia
2002

IRKUTSK HISTORIC CENTER

Irkutsk, Russia
2000, 1998

KARELIAN PETROGLYPHS

Belomorsky and Pudozhsky Districts, Russia
2002

KIZHI POGOST

Lake Onega, Kizhi Island, Russia
1996

MELNIKOV'S HOUSE AND STUDIO

Moscow, Russia
2006

MENDELEEV TOWER

St. Petersburg, Russia
2008

NARKOMFIN BUILDING

Moscow, Russia
2006, 2004, 2002

NEW JERUSALEM MONASTERY

Moscow, Russia
2002

Founded under Patriarch Nikon, the 17th-century New Jerusalem Monastery was meant to evoke the Holy Land and serve as a pilgrimage site. (Learn More)

PAANAJÄRVI VILLAGE

Republic of Karelia, Russia
2000, 1998, 1996

PERM-36

Perm Oblast, Russia
2004

ROSTOV VELIKY HISTORIC CENTER

Rostov Veliky, Russia
2000

RUSSAKOV CLUB

Moscow, Russia
2000, 1998

SEMENOVSKOE-OTRADA

Moscow Oblast, Russia
2006

ST. PETERSBURG HISTORIC SKYLINE

St. Petersburg, Russia
2008

VIIPURI LIBRARY

Vyborg, Russia
2002, 2000

YELAGIN ISLAND PALACE AND PARK ENSEMBLE

St. Petersburg, Russia
1998

Samoa

PULEMELEI MOUND

Letolo Plantation, Samoa
2006

Senegal

SAINT-LOUIS ISLAND

Saint-Louis, Senegal
2008

Serbia

PEC AND DECANI MONASTERIES

Metohija and Pec, Serbia
2002

PRIZREN HISTORIC CENTER

Prizren, Serbia
2006, 2004, 2002

SUBOTICA SYNAGOGUE

Subotica, Serbia
2006, 2002, 2000, 1996

Sierra Leone

FREETOWN HISTORIC MONUMENTS

Freetown, Sierra Leone
2008

OLD FOURAH BAY COLLEGE

Freetown, Sierra Leone
2006

Slovakia

BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA CALVARY COMPLEX

Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
2008

BASIL THE GREAT CHURCH

Krajné Cierno, Slovakia
2000

HELL HOUSE

Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
1998

LEDNICKÉ-ROVNE HISTORICAL PARK

Lednické-Rovne, Slovakia
2006

THREE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Brodruzal, Lukov-Venecia and Topola, Slovakia
2004

Slovenia

LANTHIERI MANOR

Vipava, Slovenia
2004

Somalia

LAS GEEL ROCK ART

Las Geel District, Somalia
2008

South Africa

RICHTERSVELD CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Richtersveld, South Africa
2006, 2004

Spain

AQUEDUCT OF SEGOVIA

Segovia, Spain
2006

The 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)

JOAN MIRÓ FOUNDATION

Barcelona, Spain
2008

MOORISH HOUSES OF GRANADA

Granada, Spain
1996

PAZO DE SAN MIGUEL DAS PENAS

Monterroso, Spain
2004

WINDMILLS OF MALLORCA

Mallorca, Spain
1998

Sri Lanka

KANDY SACRED CITY

Kandy, Sri Lanka
2008

Sudan

GEBEL BARKAL

Karima, Sudan
2000

SUAKIN

Suakin Island, Sudan
2006

Suriname

JODENSAVANNE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Redi Doti, Suriname
2000, 1996

Sweden

LJUNGBERG HALL

Borlange City, Sweden
2008

Syria

AMRIT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Amrit, Syria
2006, 2004

BOSRA ANCIENT CITY

Bosra, Syria
2004

CITADEL OF ALEPPO

Aleppo, Syria
2002

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Aleppo preserves remnants of more than four millennia of Near Eastern history. (Learn More)

CYRRHUS (NEBI HOURI)

Azaz, Syria
2008

DAMASCUS OLD CITY AND SADDLE SOUK

Damascus, Syria
2002

OLD DAMASCUS

Damascus, Syria
2008, 2002

SHAYZAR CASTLE

Shayzar, Syria
2006

TELL MOZAN

(Ancient Urkesh) Urkesh, Syria
2006

Taiwan

JUNGSHE VILLAGE

Wangan Island, Taiwan
2004

Tanzania

BAGAMOYO HISTORIC TOWN

Bagamoyo, Tanzania
2002

HISTORIC SITES OF KILWA

Kilwa, Tanzania
2008

KILWA KISIWANI PORTUGUESE FORT

Lindi Region, Tanzania
1996

Thailand

AYUTTAYA AND OTHER FLOODED SITES

Chao Praya River, Thailand
1996

Trinidad and Tobago

BANWARIE TRACE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Oropuche Lagoon, Trinidad and Tobago
2004

Turkey

ANI CATHEDRAL

Ani, Turkey
2002, 2000, 1998, 1996

Located 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, Turkey
2006

Aphrodisias, 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)

ÇATALHÖYÜK ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Cumra area, Turkey
2000, 1996

CENTRAL IZMIR SYNAGOGUES

Izmir, Turkey
2004

ÇUKUR HAN

Ankara, Turkey
2008

EPHESOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Selçuk, Turkey
2004

HAGIA SOPHIA

Istanbul, Turkey
1998, 1996

HASANKEYF

Hasankeyf, Turkey
2008

HISTORIC WALLS OF ISTANBUL

Istanbul, Turkey
2008

KARIYE MUSEUM

Istanbul, Turkey
2004

KÜÇÜK AYASOFYA LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA MOSQUE

Istanbul, Turkey
2006, 2004, 2002

MERYEM ANA - MOTHER OF GOD CHURCH

Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
2008

MOUNT NEMRUT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Adiyaman Province, Turkey
2000

PATARA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Kas, Turkey
1998

RED CHURCH

Güzelyurt, Sivrihisar, Cappadocia, Turkey
2008

TEMPLE OF AUGUSTUS AND ROME

Ankara, Turkey
2004, 2002

TEPEBASI DISTRICT

Gaziantep, Turkey
2002

ZEYREK MOSQUE

Istanbul, Turkey
2000

Turkmenistan

ANCIENT MERV ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Bairam Ali, Turkmenistan
2002, 2000

The 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)

OLD NISA

Bagir Settlement, Turkmenistan
2004

Uganda

KAMPALA HISTORIC BUILDINGS

Kampala, Uganda
2004

MASAKA CATHEDRAL

Kitovu Village, Uganda
1998

Ukraine

ANCIENT CHERSONESOS

Sevastopol, Ukraine
2002, 1998, 1996

CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR OF BERESTOVE

Kiev, Ukraine
2002

KAMYANETS PODILSKY CASTLE BRIDGE

Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine
2000

PANTICAPAEUM ANCIENT CITY

Kerch, Ukraine
2004

PIDHIRTSI CASTLE

Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
2008

TYRAS-BELGOROD FORTRESS

Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Ukraine
2004

ZHOVKVA SYNAGOGUE

Zhovkva, Ukraine
2000

United Kingdom

ABBEY FARMSTEAD

Kent, United Kingdom
2000

BATTERSEA POWER STATION

London, United Kingdom
2004

BRADING ROMAN VILLA

Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
2002

GREENOCK SUGAR WAREHOUSES

Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
2002

HADLOW TOWER

Tonbridge, United Kingdom
1998

MAVISBANK HOUSE

Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
2008

MUSSENDEN TEMPLE

Castlerock, United Kingdom
1998

RICHHILL HOUSE

Armagh City, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2008

SAINT FRANCIS CHURCH AND GORTON MONASTERY

East Manchester, United Kingdom
2000, 1998

SAINT MARY'S STOW CHURCH

Stow, United Kingdom
2006

SAINT VINCENT'S STREET CHURCH

Glasgow, United Kingdom
2006, 2004, 1998

SELBY ABBEY

Selby, United Kingdom
2002

SINCLAIR AND GIRNIGOE CASTLES

Caithness, United Kingdom
2002

ST. GEORGE’S BLOOMSBURY

London, United Kingdom
2002

Nicholas 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)

ST. PETER'S COLLEGE, CARDROSS

Cardross, Scotland, United Kingdom
2008

STOWE HOUSE

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
2004, 2002

Stowe 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 Kingdom
2004

WILTON'S MUSIC HALL

London, United Kingdom
2008

United States

2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE

New York, United States
2006

A. CONGER GOODYEAR HOUSE

Old Westbury, New York, United States
2002

When 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)

ADOBE MISSIONS OF NEW MEXICO

United States
1996

BLUEGRASS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF KENTUCKY

Kentucky, United States
2006

BODIE STATE HISTORIC PARK

Bodie, United States
1998

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

McKinley County, United States
1996

CHURCH OF ST. ANN AND THE HOLY TRINITY

Brooklyn, United States
2004, 2002

CYCLORAMA CENTER

Gettysburg, United States
2006

DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH

Newburgh, New York, United States
2006

Built 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)

EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY

Philadelphia, United States
2000, 1996

ELLIS ISLAND NATIONAL MONUMENT—BAGGAGE & DORMITORY BUILDING

New York, United States
2006

ENNIS HOUSE

Los Angeles, United States
2006, 2004

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE

Lakeland, Florida, United States
2008

Located on a hillside overlooking Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern College contains the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world. (Learn More)

GOLDEN GATE PARK CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS

San Francisco, California, United States
1996

The 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)

GULF COAST AND NEW ORLEANS

Mississippi and Louisiana, United States
2006

HANGING FLUME

Montrose County, United States
2006

HISTORIC LOWER MANHATTAN

New York, United States
2004, 2002

HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, United States
2008

HISTORIC ROUTE 66

Chicago, IL, to Los Angeles, CA, United States
2008

Route 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, United States
1996

LAFAYETTE CEMETERY NO. 1

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
2006, 1996

One of New Orleans’s oldest surviving cemeteries, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 was placed on the Watch in 1996 because of its advanced state of deterioration. Established in 1833, Lafayette No. (Learn More)

LANCASTER COUNTY

Pennsylvania, United States
2000, 1998

MAIN STREET MODERN

Various locations, United States
2008

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK

Montezuma County, United States
1998

MOUNT LEBANON SHAKER VILLAGE

New Lebanon, New York, United States
2006, 2004

At 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 STATE PAVILION

Queens, United States
2008

PLUM ORCHARD HISTORIC DISTRICT

Cumberland Island, United States
2004

SALK INSTITUTE

San Diego, United States
2008

SAN ESTEBAN DEL REY MISSION

Acoma Pueblo, United States
2002

SAN JOSE CHURCH

Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
2004

The 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, United States
2002

SCHINDLER KINGS ROAD HOUSE AND STUDIO

West Hollywood, United States
2002

SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY

New York, United States
2000

SOUTH HALF OF ELLIS ISLAND

New York Harbor, New York & New Jersey, United States
2006, 1996

Ellis 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.

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SOUTH PASS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

South Pass, United States
1998

TREE STUDIOS AND MEDINAH TEMPLE

Chicago, Illinois, United States
2000

Commissioned by philanthropist Judge Lambert Tree, the Tree Studios were designed as an artists’ residence by the Parfitt Brothers architectural firm. (Learn More)

TUTUVENI PETROGLYPH SITE

Hopi Tribal Land, United States
2008

VDL RESEARCH HOUSE II

Los Angeles, United States
2000

Uzbekistan

ABDULAZIZKHAN

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
2000

AYAZ KALA

Ellikala, Uzbekistan
2008

MADRASA RACHID

Bukhara, Uzbekistan
2008

Venezuela

LA GUAIRA HISTORIC CITY

La Guaira, Venezuela
2006, 2004

REAL FUERZA DE SANTIAGO DE ARROYO

Araya, Venezuela
2004

SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH

Coro, Venezuela
2000, 1998

Vietnam

MINH MANG TOMB

Hué City, Huong Tho Village, Vietnam
2000, 1996

King Minh Mang, the second ruler of the Nguyen Dynasty, governed southern and central Vietnam from 1820 to 1840. (Learn More)

MY SON TEMPLE DISTRICT

Duy Xuyen District, Vietnam
2000, 1998, 1996

Yemen

SHIBAM HISTORIC CITY

Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen
1998

TARIM HISTORIC CITY

Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen
2002, 2000

Zimbabwe

BUMBUSI NATIONAL MONUMENT

Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
2008

KHAMI NATIONAL MONUMENT

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
2000, 1996