Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
Several very early Christian churches that were influential in the development of early Armenian church architecture.
Medieval City of Rhodes
A well-preserved medieval city with complete fortifications, built largely by Crusaders, with elements of Gothic, Byzantine and Ottoman architecture as well.
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
A collection of stupas, temples and monasteries that make up the earliest Buddhist sanctuary in the world.
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
Sicilian landmarks that showcase a blend of Arab, Norman and Byzantine influences in art and architecture.
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.
Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape
A huge region of beautiful landscapes and archaeological sites, important in the history of the Mongol Empire as well as the Uighur people.
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range
A collection of spiritually and culturally important pilgrimage sites that blend Buddhist and Shinto traditions in a natural environment.
Fortifications of Vauban
12 sites designed for Louis XIV by the innovative military engineer Sebastien de Vauban in the late 17th-18th centuries.
Hegra Archaeological Site (al-Hijr / Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ)
An ancient Nabatean town with a number of massive rock-cut tombs from the 1st century AD.
Tower of Hercules
The oldest known intact lighthouse in the world, built by the Romans in the 1st century AD.
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
An important coal mining and iron production region in the Industrial Revolution.
Medina of Tétouan
A well-preserved and lively historical quarter that shows the influences of both Arab and Andalusian culture on its art and architecture.
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.
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.
The Maison Carrée of Nîmes
A well-preserved classical Roman temple from the 1st century AD, dedicated to the heirs of Emperor Augustus.
Water Management System of Augsburg
An innovative hydraulic system that has provided clean water and power to Augsburg for centuries.
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Of importance in terms of historical architecture and art, especially in churches, as well as for the unique ecosystem of the lake.
Quseir Amra
An 8th-century desert castle with unusual Umayyad-period frescoes.
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
A landscape of tin and copper mines that played a significant role in the Industrial Revolution in the UK and the world.
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Two early and fine examples of Neoclassical architecture, designed by Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the US.
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Christian holy city with a 1000-year history as the endpoint of pilgrimage routes across Spain and France.
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Caves, temples and sculptures that represent a unique testimony to the 6th-9th-century Pallavas civilization.
Amiens Cathedral
A 13th-century Gothic cathedral of extraordinary workmanship and beauty.
Blenheim Palace
A grand 18th-century palace in an eclectic style, surrounded by grounds designed by Capability Brown. Also the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
La Grand-Place, Brussels
The central plaza in Brussels, surrounded by beautiful old guild houses, a Gothic city hall and other impressive historical architecture.
Chief Roi Mata’s Domain
3 locations in Vanuatu related to a 17th century chief, significant as part of the oral history of the country and its chiefly tradition.
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Twin sites with the remains of remarkable pre-Mughal architecture in Gujarat: mosques, tombs, stepwells and more.
The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
Precisely-defined plots of land with distinct geological and climatic conditions that contribute to a centuries-old tradition of winemaking.
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.”
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
A port city of opulent architecture, especially classical and neo-classical, and the center of a centuries-old wine-producing region.
Amphitheatre of El Jem
A huge Roman-era arena built for entertainment in a colony of the Roman Empire.
Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
Remains of the period when Tarragona was Tarraco, the Roman capital of the Iberian peninsula.