Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
The remarkably-preserved remains of ancient Roman cities destroyed in a sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
A magnificent 16th-century royal palace, particularly important for its artwork.
Prambanan Temple Compounds
A 9th-century complex of hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist temples with stone carvings that are masterpieces of Siva art.
Rila Monastery
A monastery complex from the Bulgarian Renaissance, important to the spiritual and social life of Bulgaria.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
A site used for 6,000 years by Plains people to hunt buffalo by driving them over a cliff.
Wachau Cultural Landscape
A picturesque segment of the Danube Valley with beautiful scenery and charming towns and villages.
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
An exhibition building and surrounding gardens representing the importance of the 19th-century’s international exhibition movement.
Historic Centre of Évora
A museum city of architecture of the Portuguese golden age.
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia
Portugal’s oldest university, with centuries of architecture and ancient traditions.
Agra Fort
A stunning example of Mughal architecture in the form of a fortress containing palaces, audience halls and mosques.
Ajanta Caves
Thirty ancient caves carved into a cliff wall, many of them filled with Buddhist paintings and sculpture.
Alto Douro Wine Region
A river valley landscape shaped by centuries of Port wine cultivation and production.
Old Town Lunenburg
A charming 18th-19th-century British colonial fishing settlement with colorful wooden buildings.
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
Five cave temples decorated with Buddhist paintings and sculpture, a place of pilgrimage for 2000 years.
Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
A city with an interesting history of coexisting cultural communities, and with several historic monuments including a wonderfully intact Roman aqueduct.
Maritime Greenwich
An elegant ensemble of architecturally important buildings from the 17th and early 18th century.
City of Safranbolu
A medieval caravan stop on the Silk Road that contains many examples of traditional Ottoman architecture.
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Hundreds of ruins of temples and other structures of the vanished Vijayanagara kingdom.
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
Peter the Great’s planned city of stunning Baroque architecture.
City of Valletta
A fortified port city with a long military history and a Renaissance urban plan.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus)
A busy 19th-century Gothic Revival train station in Mumbai that blends Victorian and Indian influences.
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
A large group of very well-preserved Roman buildings.
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
A beautiful river valley landscape dotted with stunning castles and charming medieval towns.
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.
Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
A mosque complex representing the height of Ottoman architectural achievement.
Taj Mahal
The most famous monument in India, a landmark of Mughal-era architecture and a symbol of eternal love.
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Two-thousand-year-old earthworks that demonstrate the Hopewell people’s knowledge of geometry and astronomy.
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Two colonial-era towns where cultural exchange has created unique townscapes and local culture.
Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement
An 18-century commercial port where foreign and Chinese influences mixed and intertwined, especially evident in the unique range of architecture.
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
Home to a centuries-old culture of agave cultivation for production of Tequila.
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Palaces and other structures that tell the story of the 70-year sojourn in France of the Catholic papacy in the 14th century.
Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
A city of magnificent pyramids and temples left by an ancient civilization.
San Antonio Missions
Five historical mission churches from the Spanish colonial period in Texas.
The Great Wall
An ancient and audacious architectural marvel over 12,000 miles long.