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Nestled in a bend of the Seine River in Normandy, the picturesque abbey of Jumièges is a key feature of one of the oldest and most important monasteries in Western Europe.

Built from 1676 to 1706 at the direction of Louis XIV as a veterans' hospital, the Hôtel des Invalides boasts an elegant classical façade and impressive dome.

The Désert de Retz is a landscape of over 17 uniquely styled follies created from 1774 to 1789 by aristocrat François Racine de Monville.

Saint-Sulpice was built over a 130-year period, beginning in 1646 during the regency of Queen Anne of Austria.

The Chateau de Commarque, in the Dordogne region of southwest France, was founded during the twelfth century by the abbot of Sarlat.

Started in 1648 and completed nine years later, the Couvent de la Visitation functioned as a base for the religious order of the Visitation until it was abandoned in 1792, following the French Revolution.

The Belvedere Pavilion is a notable feature in the landscape of the Petit Trianon of Versailles.

In the eighth century, a Breton monk named Emilion fled to southern France to escape persecution by the Benedictine order and adopted an eremitic existence, living in a cave.

In the 1960s, one of the first projects undertaken by WMF was at Lalibela.

New Gourna Village is a testament to how the relationship between heritage and society is often fraught with multiple meanings and conflicting values.

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

Constructed over hundreds of years by the rulers of ancient Egypt, Luxor Temple was the largest and most significant religious center in the ancient Egyptian kingdom.