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Huaca 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.

In the late nineteenth century, a French company began building what would come to be considered one of the greatest engineering achievements in human history.

The ancient city of Qalhât, located on the Omani coast, was one of the most important Islamic commercial hubs for Indian Ocean trade.

Conservation efforts at Shwe-nandaw Kyaung will not only serve this historic site, but will also assist in training conservationists in traditional carpentry crafts.

Yaxchilán is located on the border between Guatemala and Mexico and across the river from another ancient Maya city, Piedras Negras, in Guatemala.

Although 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.

Cyrene was a major Greco-Roman city, often referred to as the Athens of Africa, and one of the most significant archaeological sites on the North African coast.

The machiya of Kyoto are traditional townhouses dating from the Edo period (1603–1867).

Conservation work on Cinque Terre’s cultural landscape has been developing alongside advocacy for the site’s preservation.

The village of Desa Lingga is emblematic of the challenges of maintaining local culture and vernacular practices in a rapidly changing world.

The 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.

The 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.