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Afghanistan
GHAZNI MINARETS
Ghazni, Afghanistan2004
HAJI PIYADA MOSQUE (NOH GUMBAD)
Balkh, Afghanistan2006
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)
Albania
BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Sarandë, Albania2000, 1998, 1996
Archaeological evidence indicates that Corfiot traders founded Butrint in the 8th century B.C. (Learn More)
VOSKOPOJË CHURCHES
Voskopojë, Albania2004, 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
Antarctica
SCOTT’S HUT AND THE EXPLORERS’ HERITAGE OF ANTARCTICA
Ross Island, Antarctica2008, 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, Antarctica2006, 2004
Argentina
JESUIT GUARANÍ MISSIONS
Several towns, Argentina2004
SAN IGNACIO MINÍ
San Ignacio, Argentina1996
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, Argentina1998
Armenia
Australia
DAMPIER ROCK ART COMPLEX
Dampier Archipelago, Australia2008, 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, Austria1996
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, Austria1996
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
WHYLLY PLANTATION
Clifton Point, Bahamas2002
Bangladesh
Barbados
MORGAN LEWIS SUGAR MILL
St. Andrew, Barbados1996
Belarus
PERVOMAISK CHURCH
Pervomaisk, Belarus2002
Belgium
PREVIOUS RADIO AND TELEVISION BUILDING
Brussels, Belgium1998
Designed by the Belgian architect Joseph Diongre and completed in 1938, the Radio and Television building was one of the first broadcasting centers in Europe. (Learn More)
TOUR AND TAXIS (TRANSPORT HUB)
Brussels, Belgium2000, 1998, 1996
Beginning in the early 20th century, Belgian railroad, customs, and maritime interests converged at Tour and Taxis, a model transportation hub designed by architect Van Humbeek. (Learn More)
WORTEL COLONY ESTATE
Hoogstraten, Belgium1998
Belize
EL PILAR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESERVE FOR MAYA FLORA AND FAUNA
Cayo, Belize1996
Benin
ROYAL PALACES OF ABOMEY
Abomey, Benin1998, 1996
Bolivia
ARANI AND CALLAPA CHURCHES
Arani and Callapa, Bolivia1998
RIO LAUCA BURIAL TOWERS
Sajama, Bolivia1998
VALLEGRANDE AREA ROCK ART SITES
Vallegrande, Bolivia2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina
MEHMED-PASHA SOKOLOVIC BRIDGE
Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina2006
MOSTAR HISTORIC CENTER
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina2002, 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 Herzegovina1998, 1996
Brazil
HISTORIC OLINDA AND THE CONVENT OF SAN FRANCISCO
Olinda, Brazil2006
PARANAPIACABA
Santo André, Brazil2002, 2000
In the mid-19th century, the Saõ Paulo Railway Company laid a snaking network of tracks over Brazil’s green mountains. (Learn More)
SAN FRANCISCO CONVENT
Olinda, Brazil2006, 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, Brazil2000
SERRA DA CAPIVARA NATIONAL PARK
Piauí, Brazil1996
Bulgaria
IVANOVO ROCK CHAPELS
Ivanovo, Bulgaria2000, 1996
MADARA HORSEMAN
Kaspichan, Bulgaria1998, 1996
VIDIN SYNAGOGUE
Vidin, Bulgaria2004
Burkina Faso
LOROPENI RUINS
Loropeni, Burkina Faso2008
Spanning lands that cross the modern borders of Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana, the Loropeni ruins are part of the larger Lobi Ruins, a 120-mile-by-60-mile cultural landscape, c (Learn More)
Cambodia
ANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISTRICT
Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia1996
BANTEAY CHHMAR TEMPLE OF JAYAVARMAN VII
Thmar Puok, Cambodia2002, 2000, 1998
PHNOM BAKHENG
Siem Reap, Cambodia2006
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, Cambodia1996
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, Cambodia1996
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, Cameroon2006
Bafut Palace is located in the heart of the Bafut kingdom in northwest Cameroon. (Learn More)
Canada
GULF OF GEORGIA CANNERY
Richmond, Canada1998
ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada2004
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 Verde2006
Chile
ALAMEDA RAILROAD STATION
Santiago, Chile1998
CERROS PINTADOS
Iquique, Chile2006
CHILOÉ CHURCHES
Chiloé Island, Chile1996
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, Chile2000, 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, Chile1996
HUMBERSTONE AND SANTA LAURA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Iquique, Chile2004
RUEDAS DE AGUA
Larmahue, Pichidegua, Chile2002
TULOR VILLAGE
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile2006, 1998
China
COCKCROW POST TOWN
Huailai, China2006, 2004
DA QIN CHRISTIAN PAGODA AND MONASTERY
Xian, China2002
DULAN COUNTY TIBETAN ROYAL TOMB GROUP
Reshuixiang-Xuewei, China2000
GREAT WALL OF CHINA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
China2004, 2002
LIAO DYNASTY SITE
Chi Feng City, China1996
LU MANSION
Dong Yang, China2006
NAMSELING MANOR
Drachi, China1998, 1996
OHEL RACHEL SYNAGOGUE
Shanghai, China2004, 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, China2000, 1998
PUNING TEMPLE STATUES
Chengde, China2004
QIKOU TOWN
Shanxi Province, China2006
SAN XING DUI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Guang Han City, China1996
SHAXI MARKET AREA
Jianchuan, China2002
STONE TOWERS OF SOUTHWEST CHINA
Various Locations, China2006
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, China2006, 2004
TUANSHAN HISTORICAL VILLAGE
Yunnan Province, China2006
XIANNONGTAN (TEMPLE OF AGRICULTURE)
Beijing, China2000
XIANNONGTAN (TEMPLE OF AGRICULTURE)—JUFU HALL
Beijing, China1998
XUANJIAN TOWER
Yuci City, China2000
Croatia
DIOCLETIAN'S PALACE
Split, Croatia1996
Built for use by Emperor Diocletian who in AD 305 became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate, the palace at Split on the eastern coast of the Adriatic is the preeminent classical herita (Learn More)
DUCAL PALACE
Zadar, Croatia1998
From the High Middle Ages through the 20th century, the Ducal Palace of Zadar stood witness to the evolution of the city and survived countless attacks and occupations. (Learn More)
FRANCISCAN MONASTERY LIBRARY
Dubrovnik, Croatia1998
LOPUD FRANCISCAN MONASTERY
Dubrovnik, Croatia1996
MARITIME QUARANTINE-LAZARETI
Dubrovnik, Croatia2002
NOVI DVORI CASTLE
Zaprešic, Croatia2006
OLD CITY HARBOR
Dubrovnik, Croatia1996
SAINT BLAISE CHURCH
Dubrovnik, Croatia2006
SPLIT HISTORIC CENTER
Split, Croatia1996
VILLAGE OF TVRDA
Osijek, Croatia1996
VUKOVAR CITY CENTER
Vukovar, Croatia2002, 2000
Cuba
CALZADA DEL CERRO
Havana, Cuba2004
FINCA VIGIA (HEMINGWAY'S HOUSE)
San Francisco de Paula, Cuba2006
NATIONAL ART SCHOOLS
Havana, Cuba2002, 2000
REINA CEMETERY
Cienfuegos, Cuba1998
SAN ISIDRO DE LOS DESTILADEROS
Valle de los Ingenios, Cuba2000
SANTA CLARA OF ASSISI CONVENT
Havana, Cuba1996
SANTA TERESA DE JESÚS CLOISTERS
Havana, Cuba2000
Cyprus
FAMAGUSTA WALLED CITY
Famagusta, Cyprus2008
Czech Republic
ČESKÝ KRUMLOV GARDEN
Český Krumlov, Czech Republic1996
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 Republic2004
HEAVENLY FATHER CHAPEL
Kutna Hora, Czech Republic1998
KLADRUBY BENEDICTINE MONASTERY
Tachov District, Czech Republic1996
KUKS FOREST SCULPTURES
Kuks, Czech Republic2000
In the New Forest bordering the town of Kuks in the Czech Republic, Mary Magdalene reclines amidst the fallen leaves while the three Magi perform their act of adoration nearby. (Learn More)
LEDNICE AND VALTICE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Lednice and Valtice, Czech Republic1998
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 Republic1998
PRAGUE'S HISTORIC CENTER
Prague, Czech Republic1998
ST. ANN'S CHURCH
Prague, Czech Republic2004
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 Republic2002
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 Republic2000
Ecuador
BOLIVAR THEATER
Quito, Ecuador2004
LA COMPAÑIA CHURCH
Quito, Ecuador1996
LAS PEÑAS
Guayaquil, Ecuador2004
Egypt
CEREMONIAL ENCLOSURE OF KHASEKHEMWY AT HIERAKONPOLIS
Kom el-Ahmar, Egypt2004, 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, Egypt2008
The Blue Mosque is the largest mosque in the Bab al-Wazir district of Cairo. (Learn More)
QA'ITBAY SABIL
Cairo, Egypt1996
SABIL RUQAYYA DUDU
Cairo, Egypt2006, 2004
SULTAN AL-MUAYYAD HOSPITAL
Cairo, Egypt2002
SULTAN QA'ITBAY COMPLEX
Cairo, Egypt2000
TARABAY AL-SHARIFY
Cairo, Egypt2006
The monumental complex of Tarabay al-Sharify stands at the southern end of Al-Azhar Park. (Learn More)
THE MORTUARY TEMPLE OF AMENHOTEP III
Luxor, Egypt2004, 1998
The mortuary temple of Amenhotep III was erected between 1390 and 1353 B.C. for the New Kingdom Pharoah, Amenhotep III. (Learn More)
VALLEY OF THE KINGS
Luxor (Ancient Thebes), Egypt2002, 2000
WHITE AND RED MONASTERIES
Sohag, Egypt2002
El Salvador
SAN MIGUEL ARCÁNGEL AND SANTA CRUZ DE ROMA CHURCHES
Panchimalco and Huizucar, El Salvador2006, 2004
SUCHITOTO CITY
Suchitoto, El Salvador2000, 1998
Eritrea
ASMARA HISTORIC CITY CENTER
Asmara, Eritrea2006
KIDANE-MEHRET CHURCH
Senafe, Eritrea2006
MASSAWA HISTORIC TOWN
Massawa, Eritrea2006
Ethiopia
MENTEWAB-QWESQWAM PALACE
Gondar, Ethiopia2000, 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)
Fiji
LEVUKA TOWNSHIP
Ovalau Island, Fiji1998
Finland
HELSINKI-MALMI AIRPORT
Helsinki, Finland2006, 2004
France
CHÂTEAU AQUEDUCT
Castelnau-Pegayrolles, France1996
CHÂTEAU DE CHANTILLY
Chantilly, France2002, 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)
SAINT PIERRE CATHEDRAL
Beauvais, France2002, 2000
SAINT-EMILION MONOLITHIC CHURCH
Saint-Emilion, France1996
Gambia
JAMES ISLAND
Lower Niumi District, Gambia1998
Georgia
ART NOUVEAU BUILDINGS, TBILISI, BATUMI, KUTAISI
Poti and Dusheti, Georgia2002
BODBE CATHEDRAL
Bodbe, Georgia2002
CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN
Timotesubani, Georgia2004
IKORTA CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGEL
Zemo Artsevi Village, Georgia2000
JVARI MONASTERY
Mtshekta, Georgia2006
PITARETI MONASTERY
Tetritskaro District, Georgia1996
TBILISI HISTORIC DISTRICT
Tbilisi, Georgia2002, 2000, 1998
Germany
FESTSPIELHAUS HELLERAU
Dresden-Hellerau, Germany1996
GARTENREICH DESSAU-WÖRLITZ
Dessau, Germany2000
KARL-THEODOR BRIDGE
Heidelberg, Germany2002
Over more than 700 years, nine bridges were built in succession at a single spot along Europe’s Neckar River, where the waterway weaves through the German city of Heidelberg. (Learn More)
THOMASKIRCHE
Leipzig, Germany2000
Constructed in Leipzig, Germany, in the early 13th century by the Augustinian monastic order, Thomaskirche, or St. (Learn More)
Ghana
LARABANGA MOSQUE
Larabanga, Ghana2002
Dating from the 17th century, Larabanga Mosque is the oldest mosque in Ghana, and one of the country’s most revered religious sites. (Learn More)
WA NAA'S PALACE
Wa, Ghana2008
Wa Naa’s Palace, home to the King of Wala people, the major local population of Wa region, is located in the heart of Wa Town and is a major cultural attraction. (Learn More)
Greece
ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE
Hania, Greece1996
HELIKE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Achaia, Greece2006, 2004
KAHAL SHALOM SYNAGOGUE
Rhodes, Greece2000
PALAIKASTRO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Crete, Greece2004, 2002
Guatemala
CAPITANES GENERALES PALACE
Antigua, Guatemala2008
The city of Antigua was founded in 1543 in the valley of Panchoy, surrounded by the Agua, Fuego, and Acatenago volcanoes. (Learn More)
NARANJO
El Petén, Guatemala2006
PIEDRAS NEGRAS
Peten, Guatemala2002
USUMACINTA RIVER CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Usumacinta River Valley, Guatemala2004, 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, Guyana1996
Hungary
ROYAL GARDEN PAVILIONS
Budapest, Hungary1996
SPA CENTER HISTORIC ENSEMBLE
Balatonfüred, Hungary1998
TURONY CHURCH
Turony, Hungary2004
India
AHMEDEBAD WALLED CITY
Ahmedabad, India1998
ANAGUNDI HISTORIC SETTLEMENT
Karnataka, India2002
BHUJ DARBARGADH
Bhuj, India2004
CHAMPANER-PAVAGADH
Panchmahal, India2000
In 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)
DALHOUSIE SQUARE
Calcutta, India2006, 2004
DHANGKAR GOMPA
Spiti Valley, India2006
DWARKA DHEESH MANDIR TEMPLE
Ahmedabad, India2002
GURU LHAKHANG AND SUMDA CHUN TEMPLES
Leh, India2006
JAISALMER FORT
Jaisalmer, India2000, 1998, 1996
Built 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)
LUTYENS BUNGALOW ZONE
Delhi, India2002
METROPOLITAN BUILDING
Calcutta, India2000
NAKO TEMPLES
Nako, India2002
OSMANIA WOMEN'S COLLEGE
Hyderabad, India2004, 2002
QUILA MUBARAK
Patiala, India2004
SAINT ANNE CHURCH
Talaulim, Goa, India2000
SUMDA CHUN MONASTERY
Leh, India2006
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, India1996
WATSON'S HOTEL
Mumbai, India2006
Indonesia
BOROBUDUR
Magelang, Indonesia1996
OMO HADA
Nias, Indonesia2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
Omo Hada is a rare surviving 18th-century traditional Indonesian village. (Learn More)
TAMANSARI WATER CASTLE
Yogyakarta, Indonesia2004
Tamansari, 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)
TANAH LOT TEMPLE
Beraban, Indonesia2000
Iran
BAM
Bam, Iran2006
Iraq
ERBIL CITADEL
Erbil, Iraq2004, 2002, 2000
NINEVEH AND NIMRUD PALACES
near Mosul, Iraq2004, 2002
Ireland
ATHASSEL ABBEY
Athassel, Ireland2004
CLONMACNOISE NEW GRAVEYARD
Shannonbridge, Ireland1996
HEADFORT HOUSE
Kells, Ireland2004
In 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, Ireland2000
WONDERFUL BARN
Kildare, Ireland2006
Israel
APOLLONIA-ARSUF
Herzliya, Israel2004
BET SHE'ARIM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel2002
GEMEINDEHAUS
Haifa, Israel1998, 1996
RAMLA WHITE MOSQUE
Ramle Municipality, Israel2000, 1998
TEL-DAN CANAANITE GATE
Upper Galilee, Israel2000
WHITE CITY
Tel Aviv, Israel1996
Italy
ACADEMY OF HADRIAN'S VILLA
Tivoli, Italy2006
ANCIENT POMPEII
Pompeii, Italy1998, 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, Italy1998
BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI MONUMENT
Venice, Italy1996
The 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)
BOTANICAL GARDEN OF PADUA UNIVERSITY
Padua, Italy1998
CHAINS BRIDGE
Bagni di Lucca, Italy2002, 2000
Il Ponte della Catene, or the Chains Bridge, spans the Lima River in Tuscany, connecting the towns of Fomoli and Chifenti. (Learn More)
CIMITERO ACATTOLICO
Rome, Italy2006
CINQUE TERRE
Liguria, Italy2002, 2000
Cinque Terre describes the Mediterranean coastline between Genoa and Tuscany, where the hills are carved into green terraces that descend toward the water. (Learn More)
CIVITA DI BAGNOREGIO
Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy2006
ETRUSCAN PAINTED TOMBS OF TARQUINIA
Tarquinia, Italy1998
FENESTRELLE FORTRESS
Fenestrelle, Turin, Italy2008
GARDENS OF VILLA MEDICI AT CASTELLO
Florence, Italy1996
GROTTOES OF SAN MICHELE
Salerno, Italy1996
LIMONAIA AT BOBOLI GARDENS AND GARDEN OF VILLA MEDICI AT CASTELLO
Florence, Italy1998
MURGIA DEI TRULLI
Murgia dei Trulli, Italy2006
NEOPITAGORICA BASILICA
Rome, Italy1998, 1996
NERO'S PALACE - DOMUS AUREA
Rome, Italy1996
PALAZZO DORIA PAMPHILI
Valmontone, Italy1998
PORT OF TRAJAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK
Fiumicino, Italy2004, 2002
PORTICI ROYAL PALACE
Naples, Italy2006
RUINS ON THE RIVER CENTA
Albenga (Savona), Italy1996
RUPESTRIAN CHURCHES OF PUGLIA AND THE CITY OF MATERA
Puglia and Matera, Italy1998
In 1464, Pope Paul II gave the Ciminelli family his blessing to enhance the church of San Pietro Barisano in the I Sassi district of Matera, the northernmost province in the Puglia region of Italy. (Learn More)
SAN GIACOMO MAGGIORE PORTICO
Bologna, Italy1996
SANTA MARIA ANTIQUA CHURCH
Rome, Italy2004
Located 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)
SANTA MARIA IN STELLE HYPOGEUM
Verona, Italy2006, 1996
SANTI AMBROGIO AND CARLO AL CORSO
Rome, Italy1996
SANTI QUATTRO CORONATI CLOISTER
Rome, Italy2000
TEMPLE OF HERCULES
Rome, Italy1996
TEMPLE OF PORTUNUS
Rome, Italy2006
TERRA DEL SOLE PRISON CELLS
Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole, Italy1998
TUFF TOWNS AND VIE CAVE
Lazio, Tuscany, and Umbria, Italy2006, 2004
The towns of Pitigliano, Sorano, Manciano, and Civita di Bagnoregio lie balanced on the crests of steep Italian hills, built into the tufa (or tuff) bedrock, a soft stone formed from volcanic ash. (Learn More)
Jamaica
OLD IRON BRIDGE
Spanish Town, Jamaica1998
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, Japan2004, 2002
For over 1,000 years Tomo, in the city of Fukuyama, has existed as a fishing village and an active port along the Seto Nakai, or Inland Sea. (Learn More)
Jordan
AIN GHAZAL
Amman, Jordan2004
PETRA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Wadi Mousa, Jordan2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
The magnificent ruins of ancient Petra occupy a high plateau that rises out of Wadi Mousa, the Valley of Moses, in southwest Jordan. (Learn More)
PETRA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE—SOUTHERN TEMPLE
Wadi Mousa, Jordan1996
QUSAYR 'AMRA
Azraq, Jordan2008
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, Kenya2006, 2004
THIMLICH OHINGA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Migori District, Kenya2002, 2000
Laos
CHOM PHET CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Luang Prabang, Laos2006
VAT SISAKET
Vientiane, Laos1998, 1996
Latvia
ABAVA VALLEY CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Kurzeme District, Latvia1998, 1996
RIGA CATHEDRAL
Riga, Latvia2006
Riga Cathedral, the centerpiece of Latvia’s capital city, was built in the early 13th century in the Romanesque style. (Learn More)
Lebanon
ANCIENT TYRE
Tyre, Lebanon1996
CHEHABI CITADEL
Hasbaya, Lebanon2006
ENFEH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Enfeh, Lebanon2002, 2000, 1998
INTERNATIONAL FAIRGROUND
Tripoli, Lebanon2006
ISKANDAROUNA-NAQOURA CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Oumm el' Amed, Lebanon2004
Libya
WADI MATHENDOUS ROCK ART
Fezzan, Libya2008
Lithuania
VILNIUS TOWN WALL
Vilnius, Lithuania1998
Macedonia
TRESKAVEC MONASTERY AND CHURCH
Prilep/Dabnica, Macedonia2006
Madagascar
Malaysia
GEORGE TOWN HISTORIC ENCLAVE
Georgetown, Penang Island, Malaysia2002, 2000
George Town, established as a British trading port in 1786, displays its vivid and varied cultural heritage through the array of buildings and architectural styles found along its streets. (Learn More)
KAMPUNG CINA RIVER FRONTAGE
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia2002, 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, Mali2004
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, Mali1996
MÉDINE FORT
Médine, Mali2002
Mauritania
Mexico
CAROLINA HACIENDA (MAIN HOUSE)
Chihuahua, Mexico1998
CHALCATZINGO
Chalcatzingo, Mexico2006
INMACULADA CONCEPCIÓN CHAPEL
Nurio, Mexico2002
JESÚS NAZARENO CHURCH IN ATOTONILCO
Atotonilco, Mexico1996
Constructed 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)
LA TERCENA
Metztitlan, Mexico2004
MADERA CAVE DWELLINGS
Madera, Mexico2000, 1998
METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
Mexico City, Mexico1998
MEXICO CITY HISTORIC CENTER
Mexico City, Mexico2006
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, Mexico1996
MONTE ALBÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Oaxaca, Mexico2008
The 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)
OXTOTITLAN
Chilapa, Mexico2004
PALACE OF FINE ARTS (PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES)
Mexico City, Mexico1998
PIMERÍA ALTA MISSIONS
Mexico2006, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO DE TZINTZUNTZAN CONVENT
Tzintzuntzan, Mexico2004
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA IN CUAUHTINCHAN
Cuauhtinchan, Mexico2006
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA IN TETELA DEL VOLCÁN
Tlayacapan, Mexico1998
SAN JUAN DE ULÚA FORT
Veracruz, Mexico2002, 2000, 1996
SAN NICOLÁS OBISPO
Morelia, Mexico2006
SANTA PRISCA PARISH CHURCH
Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico2000
TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico2000, 1998
TEOTIHUACAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE—QUETZALCOATL TEMPLE
San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico2004
VEGA DE LA PEÑA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Filo-Bobos, Mexico1998
YAXCHILÁN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Frontera Corozal, Mexico2002, 2000
YUCATÁN INDIAN CHAPELS
Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico1996
Moldova
BARBARY-BOSIA MONASTERY COMPLEX
Butuceni, Moldova2002
Mongolia
BOGD KHAN PALACE MUSEUM
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia2000, 1998, 1996
GESER SUM MONASTERY
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia2004
Morocco
MEDIEVAL SIJILMASSA
Rissani, Morocco1996
RABBI SHLOMO IBN DANAN SYNAGOGUE
Fez, Morocco1996
Fez, home to a flourishing Jewish community during the 17th century, was also the location of two well known temples, Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Danan Synagogue, built and founded by the Ibn Danan family, an (Learn More)
SAHRIJ AND SBAIYIN MADRASSA COMPLEX
Fez, Morocco2004
Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE ISLAND
Nampula, Mozambique1996
Myanmar
SRI-KSETRA STUPAS AND TEMPLES
Hmawa, Myanmar2002
Nepal
GOMPAS OF UPPER MUSTANG
Lo Manthang, Nepal1998, 1996
ITUM BAHA MONASTERY
Kathmandu, Nepal2002, 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, Nepal2006
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, Nepal2002, 2000, 1996
Niger
GIRAFFE ROCK ART SITE
Agadez, Niger2000
Nigeria
BENIN CITY EARTHWORKS
Edo, Nigeria2006, 2004, 2002
Norway
SANDVIKEN BAY
Bergen, Norway2006
VÅGÅ OLD CHURCH
Vågåmo, Norway1996
WOODEN ARCHITECTURE OF TRONDHEIM
Trondheim, Norway1998
Pakistan
MIAN NASIR MOHAMMED GRAVEYARD
Dadu District, Pakistan2006
TAMBA WARI
Sindh, Pakistan1996
THATTA MONUMENTS
Thatta, Pakistan2006
UCH MONUMENT COMPLEX
Uch, Pakistan2002, 2000, 1998
The 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)
Palestinian Territory
AL-QASEM PALACE
Beit Wazan, Palestinian Territory2004
TELL BALATAH
Shechem (or Ancient Nablus), Palestinian Territory2006, 2004
Panama
PANAMA CANAL AREA
Panama City, Chagres River, Panama2006, 2004
SAN LORENZO CASTLE AND SAN GERÓNIMO FORT
Portobelo, Panama2002, 2000, 1998
Paraguay
PARAGUAY RAILWAY SYSTEM
Asuncion to Sapucay, Paraguay2004
Peru
ALLAUCA CHURCH
Rapaz, Peru1996
ANGASMARCA TEMPLE
Angasmarca, Peru2004
APURLEC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Apurlec, Peru1998
CAJAMARQUILLA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Lima, Peru2006
CARAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Supe Valley, Peru2002
CUSCO HISTORIC CENTER
Cusco, Peru2002, 2000, 1996
KUELAP FORTRESS
Amazonas, Peru2004
Kuelap, one of the largest ancient monuments of the Americas, was a fortified citadel in northern Peru on the slopes of the Andes. (Learn More)
LARAOS TERRACES
Yauyos, Peru2008
LIMA HISTORIC CENTER
Lima, Peru2008
Founded 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)
LOS PINCHUDOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru2002, 2000
Among rock shelters, ceremonial structures, houses, terraces, and funerary chambers is the cemetery of Los Pinchudos, a key feature of the National Park of Río Abiseo. (Learn More)
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE MONASTERY
Guadalupe, Peru2004
OYÓN VALLEY MISSIONARY CHAPELS
Various Locations, Peru2002
PRESBITERO MAESTRO CEMETERY
Lima, Peru2006
QUINTA HEEREN
Lima, Peru2006, 1998
RANSOM ROOM
Cajamarca, Peru1998
REVASH FUNERARY COMPLEX
Santo Tomas de Quillay, Peru2006
SAN CRISTÓBAL DE RAPAZ CHURCH
Rapaz, Peru2002, 1996
In the 16th and 17th centuries colonial Catholic missions were established in the Oyón Valley in Peru and built in a style described as Rural Andean Baroque. (Learn More)
SAN PEDRO APÓSTOL DE ANDAHUAYLILLAS CHURCH
Andahuaylillas, Peru2008
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, Peru2002
SANTA CATALINA MONASTERY
Arequipa, Peru2008
The Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena was built in 1579 and is located in the historical center of Arequipa, Peru. (Learn More)
SANTUARIO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE COCHARCAS
Chincheros, Peru2002
TÚCUME ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Túcume, Peru2006, 2004
Philippines
ANGONO PETROGLYPHS
Angono, Philippines1996
KABAYAN MUMMY CAVES
Kabayan, Philippines1998
When industrial activity began in the forests north of Manila, loggers discovered ancient burial caves hewn out of the rock containing mummified remains and hundreds of coffins and skulls. (Learn More)
RICE TERRACES OF THE PHILIPPINE CORDILLERAS
Ifugao, Philippines2000
SAN SEBASTIÁN BASILICA
Manila, Philippines1998
Poland
DEBNO PARISH CHURCH
Nowy Targ, Poland1998, 1996
JERUSALEM HOSPITAL OF THE TEUTONIC ORDER
Malborka, Poland2006
MAUSOLEUM OF KAROL SCHEIBLER
Lodz, Poland2006
OLD LUBLIN THEATER
Lublin, Poland2004
OUR LADY'S ASSUMPTION BASILICA
Krakow, Poland1996
PRÓZNA STREET
Warsaw, Poland1996
VISTULAMOUTH FORTRESS
Gdansk, Poland2000, 1998
WISLICA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Wislica, Poland2002
Portugal
CÔA VALLEY PETROGLYPHS
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal1996
ROMAN VILLA OF RABAÇAL
Rabaçal, Portugal2004
TEATRO CAPITÓLIO
Lisbon, Portugal2006
Romania
BÁNFFY CASTLE
Bontida, Romania2000
BRANCUSI’S ENDLESS ENSEMBLE
Târgu-Jiu, Romania1996
Erected in 1934, the Endless Column by famed Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957) has been hailed as one of the great works of 20th-century outdoor sculpture. (Learn More)
ORADEA FORTRESS
Oradea, Romania2006
ROMANO CATHOLIC CHURCH
Ghelinta, Romania1998, 1996
Russia
ALEXANDER PALACE
St. Petersburg, Tsarskoje Selo, Russia1998, 1996
Designed by the Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi and completed in 1796, Alexander Palace housed three generations of Russian monarchs before it was abandoned by the royal family in the months pr (Learn More)
ARKHANGELSKOYE STATE MUSEUM
Moscow, Russia2002, 2000
In the 18th century, Prince Nikolai Golitsyn commissioned French architects to craft an elaborate palace and grounds on the outskirts of Moscow. (Learn More)
ASSUMPTION CHURCH
Kondopoga, Russia2002
CATHERINE PALACE - AGATE PAVILION
St. Petersburg, Tsarskoje Selo, Russia1998
CHINESE PALACE AT ORANIENBAUM STATE MUSEUM
Oranienbaum, Russia2004, 2002, 2000
The 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)
CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR ON THE MARKETPLACE AND ROSTOV VELIKY HISTORIC CENTER
Rostov Veliky, Russia2002
IRKUTSK HISTORIC CENTER
Irkutsk, Russia2000, 1998
KARELIAN PETROGLYPHS
Belomorsky and Pudozhsky Districts, Russia2002
KIZHI POGOST
Lake Onega, Kizhi Island, Russia1996
MELNIKOV'S HOUSE AND STUDIO
Moscow, Russia2006
MENDELEEV TOWER
St. Petersburg, Russia2008
NARKOMFIN BUILDING
Moscow, Russia2006, 2004, 2002
NEW JERUSALEM MONASTERY
Istra, Russia2002
Founded 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)
PAANAJÄRVI VILLAGE
Republic of Karelia, Russia2000, 1998, 1996
PERM-36
Perm Oblast, Russia2004
ROSTOV VELIKY HISTORIC CENTER
Rostov Veliky, Russia2000
RUSAKOV CLUB
Moscow, Russia2000, 1998
The avant-garde architect Konstatin Melnikov designed the Rusakov Club as a theater for workers who labored in nearby printing factories. (Learn More)
SEMENOVSKOE-OTRADA
Moscow Oblast, Russia2006
VIIPURI LIBRARY
Vyborg, Russia2002, 2000
YELAGIN ISLAND PALACE AND PARK ENSEMBLE
St. Petersburg, Russia1998
Samoa
PULEMELEI MOUND
Letolo Plantation, Samoa2006
Senegal
Serbia
PEC AND DECANI MONASTERIES
Metohija and Pec, Serbia2002
PRIZREN HISTORIC CENTER
Prizren, Serbia2006, 2004, 2002
SUBOTICA SYNAGOGUE
Subotica, Serbia2006, 2002, 2000, 1996
Designed in the late 1890s and built in 1902, Subotica Synagogue is among the most impressive examples of Art Nouveau ecclesiastical architecture in the region. (Learn More)
Sierra Leone
OLD FOURAH BAY COLLEGE
Freetown, Sierra Leone2006
Slovakia
BANSKÁ ŠTIAVNICA CALVARY COMPLEX
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia2008
BASIL THE GREAT CHURCH
Krajné Cierno, Slovakia2000
Basil 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)
HELL HOUSE
Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia1998
LEDNICKÉ-ROVNE HISTORICAL PARK
Lednické-Rovne, Slovakia2006
SAINTS COSMOS AND DAMIAN
Lukov-Venecia, Slovakia2004
The distinctive wooden architecture of the Church of Saints Cosmos and Damian reflects the unique cultural and religious traditions the Greek Orthodox Church maintained in Slovakia in the seventeen (Learn More)
THREE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Brodruzal, Lukov-Venecia and Topola, Slovakia2004
Slovenia
LANTHIERI MANOR
Vipava, Slovenia2004
Somalia
LAS GEEL ROCK ART
Las Geel District, Somaliland, Somalia2008
South Africa
RICHTERSVELD CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Richtersveld, South Africa2006, 2004
Spain
AQUEDUCT OF SEGOVIA
Segovia, Spain2006
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)
MOORISH HOUSES OF GRANADA
Granada, Spain1996
PAZO DE SAN MIGUEL DAS PENAS
Monterroso, Spain2004
WINDMILLS OF MALLORCA
Mallorca, Spain1998
Sri Lanka
Sudan
GEBEL BARKAL
Karima, Sudan2000
SUAKIN
Suakin Island, Sudan2006
Suriname
JODENSAVANNE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Redi Doti, Suriname2000, 1996
Sweden
Syria
AMRIT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Amrit, Syria2006, 2004
BOSRA ANCIENT CITY
Bosra, Syria2004
CITADEL OF ALEPPO
Aleppo, Syria2002
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, Syria2008
DAMASCUS OLD CITY AND SADDLE SOUK
Damascus, Syria2002
SHAYZAR CASTLE
Shayzar, Syria2006
Built 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)
TELL MOZAN
(Ancient Urkesh) Urkesh, Syria2006
Taiwan
JUNGSHE VILLAGE
Wangan Island, Taiwan2004
Tanzania
BAGAMOYO HISTORIC TOWN
Bagamoyo, Tanzania2002
HISTORIC SITES OF KILWA
Lindi Region, Tanzania2008, 1996
The island of Kilwa Kisiwani is located in the south of Tanzania, a short boat ride from the mainland. (Learn More)
KILWA KISIWANI PORTUGUESE FORT
Lindi Region, Tanzania1996
Thailand
AYUTTAYA AND OTHER FLOODED SITES
Chao Praya River, Thailand1996
Trinidad and Tobago
BANWARIE TRACE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Oropuche Lagoon, Trinidad and Tobago2004
Turkey
ANI CATHEDRAL
Ani, Turkey2002, 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, Turkey2006
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, Turkey2000, 1996
CENTRAL IZMIR SYNAGOGUES
Izmir, Turkey2004
EPHESOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Selçuk, Turkey2004
HAGIA SOPHIA
Istanbul, Turkey1998, 1996
Justinian 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)
KARIYE MUSEUM
Istanbul, Turkey2004
KÜÇÜK AYASOFYA LITTLE HAGIA SOPHIA MOSQUE
Istanbul, Turkey2006, 2004, 2002
MERYEM ANA - MOTHER OF GOD CHURCH
Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey2008
MOUNT NEMRUT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Adiyaman Province, Turkey2000
PATARA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Kas, Turkey1998
RED CHURCH
Güzelyurt, Sivrihisar, Cappadocia, Turkey2008
Kizil Kilise, also known as the Red Church, is one of the oldest churches on the vast plains of the Cappadocia region in Turkey. (Learn More)
TEMPLE OF AUGUSTUS AND ROME
Ankara, Turkey2004, 2002
TEPEBASI DISTRICT
Gaziantep, Turkey2002
ZEYREK MOSQUE
Istanbul, Turkey2000
Turkmenistan
ANCIENT MERV ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Bairam Ali, Turkmenistan2002, 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, Turkmenistan2004
Uganda
KAMPALA HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Kampala, Uganda2004
MASAKA CATHEDRAL
Kitovu Village, Uganda1998
Ukraine
ANCIENT CHERSONESOS
Sevastopol, Ukraine2002, 1998, 1996
CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR OF BERESTOVE
Kiev, Ukraine2002
KAMYANETS PODILSKY CASTLE BRIDGE
Kamyanets-Podilsky, Ukraine2000
PANTICAPAEUM ANCIENT CITY
Kerch, Ukraine2004
TYRAS-BELGOROD FORTRESS
Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Ukraine2004
ZHOVKVA SYNAGOGUE
Zhovkva, Ukraine2000
United Kingdom
ABBEY FARMSTEAD
Kent, United Kingdom2000
BATTERSEA POWER STATION
London, United Kingdom2004
BRADING ROMAN VILLA
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom2002
CASTLE SINCLAIR GIRNIGOE
Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom2002
Castle 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)
GREENOCK SUGAR WAREHOUSES
Renfrewshire, United Kingdom2002
HADLOW TOWER
Tonbridge, United Kingdom1998
MUSSENDEN TEMPLE
Castlerock, United Kingdom1998
SAINT FRANCIS CHURCH AND GORTON MONASTERY
East Manchester, United Kingdom2000, 1998
SAINT MARY'S STOW CHURCH
Stow, United Kingdom2006
SAINT VINCENT STREET CHURCH
Glasgow, United Kingdom2006, 2004, 1998
Saint 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 Kingdom2002
ST. GEORGE’S BLOOMSBURY
London, United Kingdom2002
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)
STOWE HOUSE
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom2004, 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 Kingdom2004
As the first true Gothic Revival structure in Europe, Strawberry Hill seamlessly blended landscape design, architecture, and decorative arts to forge a new direction in 18th century design and cult (Learn More)
United States
2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE
New York, United States2006
A. CONGER GOODYEAR HOUSE
Old Westbury, New York, United States2002
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
Various, New Mexico, United States1996
The adobe churches of New Mexico were built as part of the Franciscan missionary campaign in the New World. (Learn More)
BLUEGRASS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF KENTUCKY
Kentucky, United States2006
BODIE STATE HISTORIC PARK
Bodie, United States1998
CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
McKinley County, United States1996
CHURCH OF ST. ANN AND THE HOLY TRINITY
Brooklyn, United States2004, 2002
CYCLORAMA CENTER
Gettysburg, United States2006
DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH
Newburgh, New York, United States2006
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 States2000, 1996
ELLIS ISLAND NATIONAL MONUMENT—BAGGAGE & DORMITORY BUILDING
New York, United States2006
ENNIS HOUSE
Los Angeles, United States2006, 2004
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE
Lakeland, Florida, United States2008
Located 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 States1998
Established 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 States1996
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 States2006
HANGING FLUME
Montrose County, United States2006
HISTORIC LOWER MANHATTAN
New York, United States2004, 2002
HISTORIC ROUTE 66
Chicago, IL, to Los Angeles, CA, United States2008
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 States1996
LAFAYETTE CEMETERY NO. 1
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States2006, 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 States2000, 1998
MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
Montezuma County, United States1998
MOUNT LEBANON SHAKER VILLAGE
New Lebanon, New York, United States2006, 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)
PLUM ORCHARD HISTORIC DISTRICT
Cumberland Island, United States2004
SAN ESTEBAN DEL REY MISSION
Acoma Pueblo, United States2002
SAN JOSE CHURCH
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States2004
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 States2002
SCHINDLER KINGS ROAD HOUSE AND STUDIO
West Hollywood, United States2002
SEVENTH REGIMENT ARMORY
New York, United States2000
SOUTH HALF OF ELLIS ISLAND
New York Harbor, New York & New Jersey, United States2006, 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.
(Learn More)SOUTH PASS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
South Pass, United States1998
TREE STUDIOS AND MEDINAH TEMPLE
Chicago, Illinois, United States2000
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 States2008
VDL RESEARCH HOUSE II
Los Angeles, United States2000
Uzbekistan
ABDULAZIZKHAN
Bukhara, Uzbekistan2000
Venezuela
LA GUAIRA HISTORIC CITY
La Guaira, Venezuela2006, 2004
REAL FUERZA DE SANTIAGO DE ARROYO
Araya, Venezuela2004
SAN FRANCISCO CHURCH
Coro, Venezuela2000, 1998
Vietnam
MINH MANG TOMB
Hué City, Huong Tho Village, Vietnam2000, 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, Vietnam2000, 1998, 1996
Yemen
SHIBAM HISTORIC CITY
Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen1998
TARIM HISTORIC CITY
Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen2002, 2000
Zimbabwe
KHAMI NATIONAL MONUMENT
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe2000, 1996
