Archaeological Site of Ani
The extensive ruins – palaces, churches, mosques, fortifications, and homes – of an important trading city on the medieval Silk Road, where diverse cultures and architectural traditions met and blended.
Kathmandu Valley
Seven religious monuments that represent the unique Nepalese culture, mixing Hinduism and Buddhism with animism and Tantrism.
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Seventy-eight locations along four medieval pilgrimage routes leading to the Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
The 12-century capital of Sri Lanka built by the Chola rulers and containing the ruins of spectacular Buddhist monuments.
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.
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
A collection of stupas, temples and monasteries that make up the earliest Buddhist sanctuary in the world.
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.
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.
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.
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Christian holy city with a 1000-year history as the endpoint of pilgrimage routes across Spain and France.
Poblet Monastery
A large 12th-century Cistercian abbey, considered an artistic masterpiece with a blend of architectural styles.
Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura
A group of 6th-7th-century Hindu temples where the capital of the Chenla Empire once stood.
Temple of Preah Vihear
An 11th-century Hindu temple complex in an isolated and dramatic location, with remarkably well-preserved architecture and art.
Koh Ker: Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar
10th-century temples from a short-lived capital city, origin of the Koh Ker style of sculpture.
Historic City of Toledo
A small city where influences from three different world religions are visible in its architecture and art.
Prambanan Temple Compounds
A 9th-century complex of hundreds of Hindu and Buddhist temples with stone carvings that are masterpieces of Siva art.
Ajanta Caves
Thirty ancient caves carved into a cliff wall, many of them filled with Buddhist paintings and sculpture.
Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
Five cave temples decorated with Buddhist paintings and sculpture, a place of pilgrimage for 2000 years.
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Hundreds of ruins of temples and other structures of the vanished Vijayanagara kingdom.
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.
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.
San Antonio Missions
Five historical mission churches from the Spanish colonial period in Texas.
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Ruins of the capital of the ancient Silla dynasty, rich in Buddhist artworks and architecture.
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area
Two early temple complexes that include the oldest wooden structures in the world.
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Three medieval structures central to the history of Christianity and coronations in France.
Flemish Béguinages
Centuries-old architectural ensembles in Flanders that once housed religious communities of women.
Bahla Fort
A massive mud-brick fortress, the capital of the Banu Nebhan and the centre of Ibadism in the Middle Ages.
Jongmyo Shrine
A Confucian shrine housing the spirit tablets of Korean royal ancestors.
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
An unfinished mausoleum and mosque that allows an understanding of Timurid construction methods.
Borobudur Temple Compounds
A massive and intricately-carved 9th-century Buddhist temple.
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
A religious complex used by Ming and Qing dynasty emperors that is significant both symbolically and architecturally.
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga
An exquisite example of Portuguese Baroque architecture expressing a spiritual journey.