Gyeongju Historic Areas
Ruins of the capital of the ancient Silla dynasty, rich in Buddhist artworks and architecture.
Ruins of the capital of the ancient Silla dynasty, rich in Buddhist artworks and architecture.
A 360-km canal plus locks, tunnels and bridges: a 17th-century feat of engineering.
Two early temple complexes that include the oldest wooden structures in the world.
A vibrant Spanish colonial city and an ancient pre-Columbian city.
A beautiful area around the Bay of Kotor with authentic, well-preserved architecture.
Ruins of many layers of civilizations and the birthplace of the Phoenician alphabet.
Ruins of the capital of the ancient state of Khorezm and a major stop on the medieval Silk Road.
Three medieval structures central to the history of Christianity and coronations in France.
Atmospheric ruins of a complete Late Byzantine city.
A region of northern Italy representing excellence in winegrowing and winemaking.
The ruins of a major trade-route city of the Kingdom of Hormuz.
A lavish retreat built for Roman emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century.
The ruins of a Roman villa with remarkably well-preserved mosaics.
A charming medieval city center, considered the birthplace of Portuguese nationhood.
Viniculture in a hostile environment made possible through human ingenuity.
Six buildings that are unique to the short-lived Asturian monarchy.
An ancient site of great historical and cultural significance to indigenous Polynesians.
The largest and earliest pre-Columbian city in North America.
A well-preserved colonial city that reflects both Spanish and Portuguese influences.
An intact Renaissance city full of Spanish-colonial baroque architecture.
Centuries-old architectural ensembles in Flanders that once housed religious communities of women.
Ruins of ancient cliff dwellings used over a thousand years ago by Ancestral Pueblo people.
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 medieval fortress town in a dramatic location, perched on cliffs.
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.
An important religious site for ancient Greeks, who considered it the center of the world.
A Confucian shrine housing the spirit tablets of Korean royal ancestors.
Burial mounds and statuary from a complex pre-Columbian culture.
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.
The largest and most powerful steam-driven pumping station ever built.
Towns in seven countries where an early tourism industry thrived around natural hot springs.
An early example of a city that developed due to tourism.
Two mysterious prehistoric stone circles: one, the most sophisticated in the world; the other, the largest.