The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
A remarkable astronomical observatory with 19 large masonry instruments dating to the 18th century.
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
A collection of stupas, temples and monasteries that make up the earliest Buddhist sanctuary in the world.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Twenty-two 11th-century temples of the Chandela period, covered in exceptionally accomplished figurative stonework.
Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi
Remnants of early Islamic India, including Northern India’s oldest mosque and a minaret that is the highest stone structure in India.
Red Fort Complex
An outstanding example of Mughal architecture on a grand scale, with later British colonial additions.
Fortifications of Vauban
12 sites designed for Louis XIV by the innovative military engineer Sebastien de Vauban in the late 17th-18th centuries.
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
A collection of shelters used by prehistoric people, many containing impressive Paleolithic works of art.
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
A railway route through the Swiss Alps that represents an outstanding early-20th-century engineering and architectural achievement.
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
A feat of hydraulic engineering from the Industrial Revolution, used to move vessels between very differing water levels.
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
A site dating to thousands of years ago where flint was mined to create axes and other tools.
Cordouan Lighthouse
A grandiose 17th-century lighthouse meant both for navigation and for projecting an image of royal power.
Vézelay, Church and Hill
A Romanesque masterpiece and the charming village around it, historically significant in terms of medieval Christianity.
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
A monastic community whose ideals of poverty and self-sufficiency are reflected in the structures they built.
Bourges Cathedral
A magnificent Gothic cathedral with stunning stained-glass windows.
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
A Romanesque church painted with vivid murals dating to the 11th and 12th centuries, important in the study of medieval Christian art.
Auschwitz Birkenau: German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
A Nazi extermination camp, now a place of remembrance of the atrocities committed by the Nazis in carrying out their so-called “Final Solution.”
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Two towns that exemplify vernacular urban architecture of the Ottoman era.
Town of Luang Prabang
Former capital city with an interesting fusion of traditional Lao architecture with European colonial styles.
The Ancient Town of Si Thep and its Associated Dvaravati Monuments
Remains of a town and other monuments dating to the Dvaravati Empire, origin of the Si Thep School of Art.
Baroque Churches of the Philippines
Four churches built in a uniquely Filipino form of Baroque architecture.
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura
A group of 6th-7th-century Hindu temples where the capital of the Chenla Empire once stood.
Temple of Preah Vihear
An 11th-century Hindu temple complex in an isolated and dramatic location, with remarkably well-preserved architecture and art.
Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar
10th-century temples from a short-lived capital city, origin of the Koh Ker style of sculpture.
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Two sets of ruins from the Mycenaean civilization in the Peloponnese, which preceded the Ancient Greeks.
Butrint
A little-known archeological site in southern Albania with ruins from centuries of occupiers.
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
An ancient and disputed city, holy to three major religions.
Byblos
Ruins of many layers of civilizations and the birthplace of the Phoenician alphabet.
Baalbek
An astoundingly large and well-preserved Roman temple complex.
Archaeological Site of Mystras
Atmospheric ruins of a complete Late Byzantine city.
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias
Six buildings that are unique to the short-lived Asturian monarchy.
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Some of the earliest art by the earliest humans.
Anjar
Remains of an 8th-century Umayyad town that offers insight into Umayyad town planning and architecture.
Tugendhat Villa in Brno
An outstanding example of Modern architecture of the 1920s, designed by Mies van der Rohe.
The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Towns in seven countries where an early tourism industry thrived around natural hot springs.
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
A complex of ornate and colorful religious buildings in a lovely forest setting.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
A UNESCO site for its symbolism and the hope it represents.