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San Francisco Convent lies along the sandy coastline of northeastern Brazil in the historic town of Olinda, which was founded in 1535.

In the mid-nineteenth century, the Saõ Paulo Railway Company laid a snaking network of tracks over Brazil's green mountains.

With the aim of converting the native Guaraní population, the Jesuits established 30 missions in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in an area of South America.

Uncontrolled development in La Plata is causing a range of threats, from the destruction of cultural heritage to the disappearance of public green space.

Destroyed twice by the Mongols, the Old City of Herat in Western Afghanistan has a long history of rebuilding and restoration.

Dwarka Dheesh Mandir Temple is one of the oldest surviving haveli, or house-temple, complexes in Ahmedabad.

Nicholas Hawksmoor, protégé of Sir Christopher Wren, built six churches resulting from the 1711 Act of Parliament, which demanded 50 new churches in London.

The first permanent European settlement on the site of modern-day Buenos Aires was founded in 1580 by Spanish conquistador Juan de Garay.

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.

The Church of the Holy Redeemer is a premier example of Armenian medieval architecture and a central monument of the Ani archaeological zone.

Conservation projects at this ancient Egyptian burial site protected the historic fabric of the tombs while improving the visitor experience.

Synagogue Kahal Kadosh Shalom (Holy Congregation of Peace), better known as the New Synagogue, is the only Sephardic temple remaining on the Greek island of Rhodes.