Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
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World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) | City of Quito Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Ancient City of Damascus Mesa Verde National Park Asante Traditional Buildings Medina of Tunis Archaeological Site of Carthage Antigua Guatemala Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Tchogha Zanbil Persepolis Meidan Emam, Esfahan Old Towns of Djenné Timbuktu Kathmandu Valley Historic Town of Ouro Preto Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro Medina of Fez M'Zab Valley Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Old Walled City of Shibam Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Old Havana and its Fortification System Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Churches and Convents of Goa City of Cuzco Samarra Archaeological City Hatra Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of Cordoba Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Royal Palaces of Abomey Medina of Marrakesh Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Chaco Culture Historic Centre of Évora Old Town of Ghadamès Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Old Town of Cáceres Old City of Sana'a Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Puebla City of Potosí Frontiers of the Roman Empire Bahla Fort The Great Wall Mogao Caves Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Taos Pueblo Medina of Sousse Historic Centre of Lima Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Itchan Kala Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Kasbah of Algiers Historic City of Sucre Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historic Centre of Morelia Island of Mozambique Historic Centre of Bukhara Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures Historic Town of Zabid Ruins of León Viejo City of Safranbolu Coro and its Port Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Himeji-jo Angkor Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Jongmyo Shrine Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Canal du Midi Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic City of Meknes Old Town of Lijiang Ancient City of Ping Yao Classical Gardens of Suzhou Changdeokgung Palace Complex Historic Centre of São Luís Archaeological Site of Volubilis Viñales Valley Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Site of Lyon Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Shrines and Temples of Nikko Sukur Cultural Landscape Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Gyeongju Historic Areas Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Historic Centre of Guimarães Takht-e Soleyman Complex of Koguryo Tombs Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba Fujian Tulou Yin Xu Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Tomb of Askia Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Proto-urban Site of Sarazm Soltaniyeh Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Kunya-Urgench Bam and its Cultural Landscape Ruins of Loropéni León Cathedral Parthian Fortresses of Nisa Sacred City of Caral-Supe Historic Centre of Camagüey Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco Mount Wutai Fortifications of Vauban Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex The Persian Garden |
Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 | |
Archaeology in the Caribbean - Martinique 2004 | From the 20 to the 23 September 2004, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre organised an international seminar involving official representatives and ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 | ||
Commemoration of ten years of international co-operation at Angkor, Cambodia | Angkor | Cambodia | Situated in the current province of Siem Reap in the northwest of Cambodia, Angkor, the ancient capital of the Khmer Kings and the group of ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |
International Conference in Istanbul (Turkey) on the resistance of historic buildings to ... | The “International Conference on the Seismic Performance of Traditional Buildings” was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 16 to 18 November 2000, ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 | ||
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear, Cambodia | Temple of Preah Vihear | Cambodia | The Temple of Preah Vihear, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, is situated on Cambodia’s northern border with Thailand. The property ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |
Preparatory assistance for the nomination of the architectural work of Le Corbusier (Argentina, ... | Le Corbusier is one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, and his work both built and written have had a huge impact on the world, and ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 | ||
Support for the conservation of the Complex of Koguryo Tombs in the Democratic People's ... | Complex of Koguryo Tombs | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | The Koguryo Kingdom covered the majority of Democratic People's Republic of Korea and north-eastern China, from 227 BCE until 668 CE. Some of the ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |
Support for the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) | In 2007, the World Heritage Centre, with the support of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, launched a study and analysis of the World ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 | ||
Technical assistance for the management of the Archaeological Site of Zeugma and its ... | Turkey | Zeugma is an ancient city situated on the Euphrates south of Turkey. It is composed of two cities on either side of the Euphrates: Seleucia and ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 | |
Technical assistance for the management of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra, ... | Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra | Albania | With a strategic geographic position on one of the few passageways between the Adriatic Sea and the Balkan Peninsula, and on the banks of the ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |
Technical Assistance for the protection and development of Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Morocco | Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou | Morocco | Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Morocco, is a fortified village of adobe buildings and is an interesting example of earthen architecture in North ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |
Technical assistance for urban management and rehabilitation of the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, ... | Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata | Mauritania | The Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (Mauritania) were founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |
Technical support for the management, enhancement and development of the Historic Areas of ... | Historic Areas of Istanbul | Turkey | The Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey, were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985, and as a strategic point in the Bosphorus peninsula ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |
Safeguarding Koguryo Tombs & Mural Paintings in the DPRK | Complex of Koguryo Tombs | Democratic People's Republic of Korea Republic of Korea |
Safeguarding Koguryo Tombs & Mural Paintings in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Since 2001, with the support of ... | Earthen Architecture | 2019-03-04 |
Support for production of a documentary film on earthen architecture | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement supported the production of a documentary on earthen architecture. In 2004, François Le Bayon directed ... | Earthen Architecture | 2018-02-22 |