Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias
Six buildings that are unique to the short-lived Asturian monarchy.
Six buildings that are unique to the short-lived Asturian monarchy.
Some of the earliest art by the earliest humans.
The largest and earliest pre-Columbian city in North America.
An intact Renaissance city full of Spanish-colonial baroque architecture.
The world’s largest and deepest fjords, and breathtakingly beautiful.
Centuries-old architectural ensembles in Flanders that once housed religious communities of women.
An ensemble of warehouses and office buildings resulting from Hamburg’s port trade in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
A medieval walled city of unique gated communities and many architectural monuments in a mix of styles.
A massive mud-brick fortress, the capital of the Banu Nebhan and the centre of Ibadism in the Middle Ages.
Mountain villages with unique traditional farmhouses where silkworms were cultivated.
A Confucian shrine housing the spirit tablets of Korean royal ancestors.
An agricultural area that commemorates the history of the Acadians and their expulsion from Canada.
Remains of an 8th-century Umayyad town that offers insight into Umayyad town planning and architecture.
An outstanding example of Modern architecture of the 1920s, designed by Mies van der Rohe.
Towns in seven countries where an early tourism industry thrived around natural hot springs.
Two mysterious prehistoric stone circles: one, the most sophisticated in the world; the other, the largest.
An unfinished mausoleum and mosque that allows an understanding of Timurid construction methods.
An excellent illustration of the traditions of Islamic architecture in Central Asia.
A massive and intricately-carved 9th-century Buddhist temple.
A unique example of urban planning from the Middle Ages that has developed over time while still respecting the original plan.
Ruins of an ancient place of healing, with a huge and still intact Greek theater.
Former home to the powerful Habsburg emperors: an opulent Baroque castle and its gardens.
A picturesque little village surrounded by a breathtaking mountainous landscape.
A lovely city that illustrates Spanish colonial-era architecture, city planning, and culture.
The most famous remnant of ancient Greece, standing high above the city of Athens.
Four pioneering works of architecture in Art Nouveau style.
A stunning landscape of granite pinnacles in a nature reserve protecting endemic species.
One of the most impressive baroque structures in all of Portugal.
34 stunning stone-cut caves with carved and painted images from three different religions.
Eleven separate locations that illustrate elements of the 19th-century British penal system of “transportation” to Australia.
A 16th-century tomb within a complex of tombs, the first garden tomb and the inspiration for the Taj Mahal.
An ancient port city with ruins from the Greek, Roman and early Christian periods.
A complex of ornate and colorful religious buildings in a lovely forest setting.
A UNESCO site for its symbolism and the hope it represents.
An important example of military fortress architecture on a group of islands off Helsinki.
Three outstanding 11th-12th-century temples covered with carvings depicting elements of Hindu mythology.