Mount Taishan
One of the Five Great Mountains and an important place of worship, known for its Taoist temples.
One of the Five Great Mountains and an important place of worship, known for its Taoist temples.
A group of Medieval buildings in Spain that exemplify a fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural and artistic traditions.
A 19th-century charitable institution in Neoclassical style, with magnificent 20th-century murals by José Clemente Orozco.
Two 11th-century churches exemplifying Ottonian Romanesque architecture and art.
Sicilian landmarks that showcase a blend of Arab, Norman and Byzantine influences in art and architecture.
Twenty-two 11th-century temples of the Chandela period, covered in exceptionally accomplished figurative stonework.
A collection of shelters used by prehistoric people, many containing impressive Paleolithic works of art.
A well-preserved and lively historical quarter that shows the influences of both Arab and Andalusian culture on its art and architecture.
A Romanesque masterpiece and the charming village around it, historically significant in terms of medieval Christianity.
A Romanesque church painted with vivid murals dating to the 11th and 12th centuries, important in the study of medieval Christian art.
An 8th-century desert castle with unusual Umayyad-period frescoes.
Christian holy city with a 1000-year history as the endpoint of pilgrimage routes across Spain and France.
Caves, temples and sculptures that represent a unique testimony to the 6th-9th-century Pallavas civilization.
Artworks spanning thousands of years and depicting animals, people, rituals etc. related to the culture of local indigenous groups.
Eight Sicilian towns that were rebuilt in a distinctive Late Baroque style after a 1693 earthquake.
An 11th-century Hindu temple complex in an isolated and dramatic location, with remarkably well-preserved architecture and art.
10th-century temples from a short-lived capital city, origin of the Koh Ker style of sculpture.
A charming medieval town known for its tall towers and Sienese Gothic artworks.
A small city where influences from three different world religions are visible in its architecture and art.
A magnificent 16th-century royal palace, particularly important for its artwork.
A 9th-century complex of hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist temples with stone carvings that are masterpieces of Siva art.
A monastery complex from the Bulgarian Renaissance, important to the spiritual and social life of Bulgaria.
Five cave temples decorated with Buddhist paintings and sculpture, a place of pilgrimage for 2000 years.
A city of magnificent pyramids and temples left by an ancient civilization.
Ruins of the capital of the ancient Silla dynasty, rich in Buddhist artworks and architecture.
A beautiful area around the Bay of Kotor with authentic, well-preserved architecture.
Atmospheric ruins of a complete Late Byzantine city.
The ruins of a Roman villa with remarkably well-preserved mosaics.
Some of the earliest art by the earliest humans.
A large Amazonian forest with unusual rock formations and ancient rock paintings.
Four sets of pre-Columbian ruins that exemplify Mayan art and architecture when Mayan civilization was at its height.
34 stunning stone-cut caves with carved and painted images from three different religions.
A complex of ornate and colorful religious buildings in a lovely forest setting.
Three outstanding 11th-12th-century temples covered with carvings depicting elements of Hindu mythology.
A magnificent rococo church with a legend that draws the faithful to visit.
A small city with a rich collection of Medieval and Renaissance architecture.