UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Title	Sites	State Parties	Description	Category	Date updated
World Heritage Cities Programme	18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex Abbey of St Gall Acropolis, Athens Aksum Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient City of Nessebar Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun Anjar Antigua Guatemala Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality Asmara: A Modernist African City Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Baalbek Bagan Bam and its Cultural Landscape Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Bisotun Bordeaux, Port of the Moon Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua Brasilia Bryggen Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Byblos Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent City of Bath City of Cuzco City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications City of Potosí City of Quito City of Safranbolu City of Valletta City of Verona City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Classical Gardens of Suzhou Classical Weimar Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg Colonial City of Santo Domingo Complex of Hué Monuments Coro and its Port Costiera Amalfitana Crespi d'Adda Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) Dutch Water Defence Lines Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) Episcopal City of Albi Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta Flemish Béguinages Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli Gonbad-e Qābus Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Hanseatic City of Lübeck Hanseatic Town of Visby Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town Himeji-jo Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Historic Areas of Istanbul Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Historic Cairo Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn Historic Centre of Agadez Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Historic Centre of Brugge Historic Centre of Bukhara Historic Centre of Camagüey Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Florence Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone Historic Centre of Kraków Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Macao Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Historic Centre of Morelia Historic Centre of Naples Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Historic Centre of Prague Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Centre of Riga Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of San Gimignano Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace Historic Centre of Siena Historic Centre of Sighişoara Historic Centre of Telč Historic Centre of the City of Pienza Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Centre of Urbino Historic Centre of Vienna Historic Centre of Warsaw Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar Historic City of Ahmadabad Historic City of Ayutthaya Historic City of Meknes Historic City of Sucre Historic City of Toledo Historic City of Trogir Historic City of Vigan Historic City of Yazd Historic District of Old Québec Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Historic Site of Lyon Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Historic Town of Grand-Bassam Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Historic Town of Ouro Preto Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historic Town of Zabid Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Hoi An Ancient Town Hwaseong Fortress Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang Island of Gorée Island of Mozambique Island of Saint-Louis Itchan Kala Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century Jaipur City, Rajasthan Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč Jongmyo Shrine Kaiping Diaolou and Villages Kairouan Kasbah of Algiers Kathmandu Valley Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement Kunya-Urgench Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning La Grand-Place, Brussels Lamu Old Town Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments Levuka Historical Port Town Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg M'Zab Valley Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) Mantua and Sabbioneta Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt Medieval City of Rhodes Medieval Town of Toruń Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) Medina of Fez Medina of Marrakesh Medina of Sousse Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) Medina of Tunis Meidan Emam, Esfahan Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon Monastic Island of Reichenau Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor Naval Port of Karlskrona New Lanark Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Old and New Towns of Edinburgh Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar Old City of Acre Old City of Berne Old City of Dubrovnik Old City of Salamanca Old City of Sana'a Old City of Zamość Old Havana and its Fortification System Old Rauma Old Town Lunenburg Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches Old Town of Cáceres Old Town of Corfu Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Old Town of Ghadamès Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Old Towns of Djenné Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings Old Walled City of Shibam Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Pampulha Modern Ensemble Paphos Paris, Banks of the Seine Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange Roman Walls of Lugo Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Røros Mining Town and the Circumference Sacred City of Kandy Saltaire Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão Skogskyrkogården Soltaniyeh Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim Stone Town of Zanzibar Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing Susa Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica Taos Pueblo The Trulli of Alberobello The Great Spa Towns of Europe The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos The Historic Centre of Odesa The Porticoes of Bologna The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design Timbuktu Tipasa Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture Tiya Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen Town of Bamberg Town of Luang Prabang Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Tyre University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Vatican City Venice and its Lagoon Vilnius Historic Centre Vlkolínec Völklingen Ironworks Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Water Management System of Augsburg White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal Works of Antoni Gaudí Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square		The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by the World Heritage Committee. The programme concerns the development of a theoretical framework for urban ...	Cities	2024-01-09
Culture\|2030 Indicators			The UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (Culture\|2030 Indicators) is a framework of thematic indicators whose purpose is to measure and monitor the progress of culture’s enabling contribution ...	Urban Context	2024-04-15
Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape			The Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) is an additional tool to integrate policies and practices of conservation of the built environment into the wider goals of urban development in ...	Cities	2023-12-13
UNESCO/Swiss Funds in-Trust Emergency consolidation of the monuments in Jam	Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam	Afghanistan	Following the inscription of the Minaret and archaeological remains of Jam in the 'World Heritage List' and the 'List of the World Heritage in Danger' in 2002, the Government of Switzerland has decided to generously ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase III	Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley	Afghanistan	Phase III of this project aims to implement activities to ensure site security; ensure the structural stability of the two standing Giant Buddha niches; ensure adequate state of conservation of archaeological ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-15
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 consists of a series of sanctuaries which are linked by a network of paths ...	Archaeology Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
“Humanize Bangkok” project, Thailand		Thailand	Bangkok, in Thailand, is one of the most populated cities in the world, a symbol of uncontrolled urban growth, marked by heavy pollution and huge traffic problems. In 1998, a project entitled "Humanise Bangkok" was ...	Cities Urban Context	2022-06-27
“Public works and heritage”. International seminar in Paris, (France) on bridges			Connecting river banks and cultures, bridge are a work which has, today, acquired great symbolic value, whether as historical testimony or contemporary creation. Reconstruction of the Mostar Bridge (which is part of ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention Virtual Congress			World Heritage in the Digital Age. Conferences, workshops and special events (China, Egypt, France, Mexico, Senegal) On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, conferences and ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for World Heritage ...	Historic Centre of Urbino		The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary celebrations included the organization of the international conference “World ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Afghanistan’s cultural heritage: Safeguarding Campaign	Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam	Afghanistan	The focus of this Campaign is the safeguarding of all aspects of Afghan cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, including museums, monuments, archaeological sites, music, art, traditional crafts ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
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 experts in the area of Archaeology in the Caribbean for the ...	Archaeology Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture Rock art	2022-06-27
Atelier "Paysages urbains historiques ". Bordeaux, 7-8 juin 2009.			Dans le contexte du travail mené par l'UNESCO sur l'élaboration d'une nouvelle Recommandation internationale sur la question urbaine, une réunion d'experts français sur les « paysages urbains historiques » s'est ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the cities of Ljubuški, Banja Luka, Trebinje, Mostar, Sarajevo and the Canton of Sarajevo		Bosnia and Herzegovina	UNESCO Bosnia and Herzegovina and the cities of Ljubuški, Banja Luka, Trebinje, Mostar, Sarajevo and the Canton of SarajevoProject Page © Silvan Rehfeld / Old Bridge Area of the Old City of ...	Cities	2022-09-30
Capacity-building for the representatives of religious communities			A module for Capacity-Building workshops for the representatives of religious communities and site managers in charge of WHP of religious interest was developed by ICCROM in coordination with the World Heritage ...	Religious & Sacred	2022-06-27
Caribbean Fortifications			The Heritage Office of the Instituto Colombiano de Cultura, COLCULTURA, organized the Caribbean Fortification Experts Meeting, financed by the UNESCO World Heritage Fund, for purposes of encouraging the inclusion of ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Case Studies on the Conservation and Management of Historic Cities			Since 2008, the World Heritage Centre, within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, supported and participated in the initiative “Developing Historic Cities: Keys for Understanding and Taking ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Cultural Routes Modern Heritage Restoration	2022-06-27
Case study: Tongariro	Tongariro National Park		In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural and religious ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Cities of Asia			Heritage for the Future If the future of humanity is irrevocably linked to the city, then this future - political, economic and cultural - will be apparent above all in Asia as recent trends indicate.Throughout ...	Cities	2022-06-27
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 monuments constructed between the ninth and fifteenth centuries, was ...	Archaeology Cities Cultural Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
Community conservation: Timbuktu	Timbuktu	Mali	As of May 2012, the Government of Mali sought help from the international community through UNESCO. Timbuktu and the Tomb of Askia were placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger and UNESCO initiated a series of ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture	2022-12-09
Conservation and enhancement of the historic city of Bejaïa, Algeria		Algeria	Carried out under the aegis of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, this project aimed to strengthen local capacity and sustain actions undertaken at the local level.Surrounded by the huge Djurdjura, the Bibans ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration Urban Context	2022-06-27
Conservation and preservation of the city of Constantine, Algeria		Algeria	The project in Constantine is part of the cross-sector project “Poverty Reduction through Sustainable World Heritage Management”, launched in 2002, on the theme of eliminating poverty and extreme poverty through the ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Urban Context	2022-06-27
Creating reconciliation: Mostar Bridge	Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	Bosnia and Herzegovina	During the conflict that tore apart the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the beautiful Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was completely destroyed.	Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural	2022-12-08
Culture\|2030 Indicators Burkina Faso and the city of Ouagadougou Project Page		Burkina Faso	UNESCO Burkina Faso and the City of Ouagadougou Project Page © Shutterstock Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in Burkina Faso and the city of Ouagadougou is with ...	Cities	2023-11-23
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Alajuela Urban Report		Costa Rica	National Culture Profile of Alajuela Alajuela Province, Alajuela, Costa Rica \|© Fco.Daniel Ramírez Sommaire Introduction Initiative Implementation Results ...	Cities	2024-02-05
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Baguio Urban Report		Philippines	City of Baguio Urban Report City results Baguio Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Bogotá Urban Report		Colombia	City of Bogotá Urban Report City results Bogotá Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Cluj-Napoca Urban Report		Romania	City of Cluj-Napoca Urban Report City results Cluj-Napoca Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Dubrovnik Urban Report		Croatia	City of Dubrovnik Urban Report City results Dubrovnik Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Elvas Urban Report		Portugal	City of Elvas Urban Report City results Elvas Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ...	Cities	2022-10-25
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Essaouira Urban Report		Morocco	Urban Culture Profile of Essaouira Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) (Morocco)\|© OUR PLACE The World Heritage ...	Cities	2024-02-05
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Leskovac Urban Report		Serbia	City of Leskovac Urban Report City results Leskovac Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ...	Cities	2022-09-28
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Ouagadougou Urban Report		Burkina Faso	City of Ouagadougou Urban Report City results Ouagadougou Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators City of Skopje Urban Report		North Macedonia	City of Skopje Urban Report City results Skopje Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators Colombia and the city of Bogota Project Page		Colombia	UNESCO Colombia and the City of Bogota Project Page © Sacred sites / Martin Gray \| Archaeological park of San Augustin Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators Croatia and the city of Dubrovnik Project Page	Old City of Dubrovnik	Croatia	Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in Croatia and the city of Dubrovnik is with the support and partnership of the Ministry of Culture and Media and the city of Dubrovnik. This is part of the pilot ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators Kenya and the city of Nakuru Project Page		Kenya	UNESCO Kenya and the City of Nakuru Project Page © IUCN Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in Kenya and the city of Nakuru is with the support and partnership of ...	Cities	2024-05-14
Culture\|2030 Indicators Morocco and the city of Essaouira Project Page		Morocco	UNESCO Morocco and the City of Essaouira Project Page Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in Morocco and the city of Essaouira is with the support and ...	Cities	2022-09-30
Culture\|2030 Indicators National Report of Burkina Faso		Burkina Faso	National Report of Burkina Faso Country results Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ---> The ...	Cities	2022-10-07
Culture\|2030 Indicators National Report of Colombia		Colombia	National Report of Colombia Country results Colombia Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ---> The National ...	Cities	2022-09-28
Culture\|2030 Indicators National Report of Croatia		Croatia	Sommaire Introduction Four Thematic Dimension Mapped to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Four Thematic Dimension Mapped to UNESCO Culture Conventions UNESCO Culture ...	Cities	2023-11-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators National Report of Morocco		Morocco	National Culture Profile of Morocco Historic City of Meknes (Morocco)\|© UNESCO Sommaire Introduction Initiative Implementation Results snapshot Key ...	Cities	2024-02-05
Culture\|2030 Indicators National Report of North Macedonia		North Macedonia	National Report of North Macedonia Country results North Macedonia Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators National Report of Serbia		Serbia	National Report of Serbia Country results Serbia Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ---> The National ...	Cities	2022-09-28
Culture\|2030 Indicators National Report of the Philippines		Philippines	National Report of the Philippines Country results Philippines Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ...	Cities	2022-09-28
Culture\|2030 Indicators North Macedonia and the city of Skopje Project Page	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe	North Macedonia	UNESCO North Macedonia and the City of Skopje Project Page © Milan Piroš Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in North Macedonia and the city of Skopje is with the ...	Cities	2022-09-30
Culture\|2030 Indicators Philippines and the city of Baguio Project Page		Philippines	UNESCO Philippines and the City of Baguio Project Page © Shutterstock Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in the Philippines and the city of Baguio is with the ...	Cities	2022-09-30
Culture\|2030 Indicators Romania and the city of Cluj-Napoca Project Page		Romania	UNESCO Romania and the City of Cluj-Napoca Project Page © Daniel Vrabioiu / Roșia Montană Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators Romania and the city of Cluj-Napoca ...	Cities	2023-11-16
Culture\|2030 Indicators Serbia and the city of Leskovac Project Page		Serbia	UNESCO Serbia and the City of Leskovac Project Page © Daniel Vrabioiu / Roșia Montană Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in Serbia and the city of Leskovac is ...	Cities	2022-09-29
Culture\|2030 Indicators Viet Nam and the city of Hue Project Page		Viet Nam	UNESCO Viet Nam and the City of Hue Project Page © Trang An/ Landscape Complex Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in Viet Nam and the city of Hue is with the ...	Cities	2022-09-30
Disaster Risk Management Plan for Quebrada de Humahuaca	Quebrada de Humahuaca	Argentina	This project aims to fund the elaboration of a Risk Management Plan for the property Quebrada de Humahuaca by providing technical support to the State Party of Argentina and to provide specific training to the local ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Emergency Safeguarding of the Portico of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra	Site of Palmyra	Syrian Arab Republic	In summer 2016, the Temple of Bel, among other important archaeological monuments of the World Heritage Site of Palmyra, was intentionally destroyed. An element of the structure of the Temple, the Portico, remained ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Evolving together: Tongariro	Tongariro National Park	New Zealand	The site’s values are communicated to the public through signage, publications and interpretation at visitor centres. The Maori have been involved in creating displays explaining the cultural and natural ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural	2022-12-09
Global Strategy: Workshop on the identification of archaeological sites in the Caribbean, and on major risks ...			Caribbean archaeological heritage has been the subject of enhancement initiatives at the beginning of the years 2000, to valorise underrepresented heritage on the World Heritage List in the region. An international ...	Archaeology	2022-06-27
Handbook on Cultural Heritage and Local Development for African Local Governments			The handbook "Cultural heritage and local development: A Guide for African local governments", co-edited by the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement and CRATerre-ENSAG in 2006, was designed as a tool for decision ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Heritage and poverty alleviation (Senegal, Benin, Lao People's Democratic Republic, China, Guyana)			Urban heritage preservation policies, when separated from development strategies, can lead to a marginalization of the poorest populations. Constraints caused by regulations, in the absence of assistance mechanisms, ...	Urban Context	2022-06-27
Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS)			Human Evolution related properties represent a process of evolutionary accretion that took place over a vast period of time, offering vital insight to scientific, cultural, ethological and historical dimensions of ...	Human Evolution Rock art	2022-06-27
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest			There exist a great variety of religious and sacred sites that are representative of the different cultures and traditions of the world. Approximately 20 percent of the properties inscribed on the World Heritage ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Religious & Sacred	2023-10-06
International Conference in Istanbul (Turkey) on the resistance of historic buildings to earthquakes			The “International Conference on the Seismic Performance of Traditional Buildings” was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 16 to 18 November 2000, under the patronage of UNESCO, ICOMOS and Turkey’s Ministry of Culture. It ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture Urban Context	2022-06-27
Main Andean Road - Qhapaq Ñan		Argentina · Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru share a common cultural heritage of outstanding value: the Qhapaq Ñan, or Main Andean Road. For the past three years the World Heritage Centre has been ...	Cultural Routes	2022-06-27
Modern Heritage Programme			At the start of 2001 the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and DOCOMOMO (Working Party for the Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods ...	Modern Heritage	2022-06-27
Participatory Management Plan for Jesuit and Franciscan Missionary Heritage			This project aims to strengthen the management capacity between the authorities responsible for cultural heritage management in Bolivia, and ensure the active participation of departmental, regional and local ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Portugal and the city of Elvas	Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications	Portugal	UNESCO Portugal and the City of Elvas Project Page © Limes.Media/Tim Schnarr Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture\|2030 Indicators in Portugal and the city of Elvas is with the ...	Cities	2022-09-30
Preparation and publication: “Historic atlas of Kyoto”, Japan	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	Japan	The “Historical Atlas of Kyoto: Spatial Analysis of the Memory Systems of a City, its Architecture and Urban Landscape” (In French: « Atlas historique de Kyoto: Analyse spatiale des systèmes de mémoire d’une ville, ...	Cities	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance and establishment of a management plan for the Historic Centre of Agadez, Niger	Historic Centre of Agadez	Niger	Founded in the ninth century, the Agadez, Niger, occupies a prominent position on the crossroads of the principal commercial routes of the Sahara, which allowed it to play an important role in the region until the ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance and feasibility study for the inscription of Varanasi, India		India	As part of the Indian Heritage Cities Network project, and in link with the “Rivers and heritage” initiative, a seminar was held in February 2007 in Varanasi, India. The objective was the enhancement of this ...	Cities Urban Context	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance and technical support for the inscription, conservation and management of the Île de ...	Island of Saint-Louis	Senegal	The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, similar to the technical cooperation provided to the Town of Luang Prabang in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has provided technical and financial support to national ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Routes Modern Heritage Urban Context	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for an extension to the site of Tiya, Ethiopia	Tiya	Ethiopia	Ethiopia has numerous megalithic sites. The most important of them is Tiya, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980. It has thirty-six monuments, including thirty-two stelae inscribed with sometimes ...	Archaeology	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for inscription of the Royal Domain of Mbé cultural landscape, Congo		Congo	Located 200km from Brazzaville, Congo, the Royal Domain of the Mbé was inscribed on the Tentative Lists in 2008. The property, which is also of significant historical value, is made up of a group of areas linked to ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the inscription and protection of the Kingdom of Wu (The Six Canal Towns of the Lower ...		China	The Kingdom of Wu and Six Canal Towns of the Lower Yangtze River, China, are located to the south of the Yangtze River, near Lake Tai, approximately 60 km east of Shanghai, in a landscape shaped by crisscrossing ...	Cities	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, Togo	Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba	Togo	The Koutammakou landscape in north-eastern Togo, which extends into neighboring Benin, is home to the Batammariba people whose remarkable mud tower-houses have become a symbol of Togo. In this landscape, nature is ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of Stone Circles of Senegambia	Stone Circles of Senegambia	Gambia · Senegal	Africa is underrepresented on the World Heritage List, particularly concerning archaeological sites. This is why it is important to assist countries in the preparation of nominations. In a territory approximately ...	Archaeology Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syrian Arab Republic	Ancient Villages of Northern Syria	Syrian Arab Republic	The Ancient Villages of Northern Syria constitute one of the most extraordinary archeological ensembles in the world. There are more than 700 sites from the Roman and Byzantine eras located in a vast region. They ...	Archaeology Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the property and support for the management of the Humberstone and ...	Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works	Chile	In the 19th century, the riches of Chile aroused the greed of European and American powers, resulting in the establishment of large industrial plants, including intensive saltpetre mining companies. The production ...	Cities	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Southern Oasis of Morocco		Morocco	At the initiative of the Permanent Delegation of Morocco and the “Agence pour la promotion et le développement économique culturel et social des provinces du Sud du Royaume du Maroc” (agency for the economic, ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the nomination of the architectural work of Le Corbusier (Argentina, Belgium, France, ...			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 demonstrate major technical and conceptual changes of the Modern ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the Slave Route, Benin		Benin	Wishing to submit the Slave Route (running from Djougou in the north of Benin to Ouidah, and passing through the Royal Palaces of Abomey) for inscription on the World Heritage List, the Benin authorities submitted a ...	Cultural Routes	2022-06-27
Preparatory assistance for the updating of the national inventory of cultural heritage of Cameroon		Cameroon	In order to identify and protect its heritage, Cameroon launched a national inventory of cultural heritage in 2001. The French Embassy in Cameroon passed on the request for technical assistance to the French ...	Cultural	2022-06-27
Private property management in historic city centres of European countries in transition			The transfer of responsibility from private ownership to local and territorial governments poses new management problems in the centres of European countries in transition. France, which has a long tradition in this ...	Cities Cultural	2022-06-27
Properties of Religious Interest – Sustainable Management [PRI-SM] Thematic Paper & General Guidance			The issue of the protection and management of properties of religious interest is increasingly prominent in contemporary conservation debates. In today’s interconnected world grappling with serious socio-economic ...	Cultural Religious & Sacred	2022-06-27
Rapid Response Facility (RRF) Protecting natural World Heritage sites in times of crisis			Natural World Heritage sites face many challenges that threaten their existence. They represent a global heritage recognized as being of outstanding universal value, unique and irreplaceable. As the rate of global ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Restauration and revitalisation of the Complex of Hué Monuments and historical town, Viet Nam	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	Hué, Viet Nam, is one of the last large fortified citadel cities of south-east Asia which was the imperial capital until 1945. The Complex of Hué Monuments has exceptional architectural and landscape heritage which ...	Urban Context	2022-06-27
Revival of the Historic City of Sankhu (Nepal)		Nepal	Sankhu is a traditional Newar settlement located in the North East of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, and was inscribed on the tentative World Heritage List in 2008. The April and May 2015 earthquakes had a ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Safeguarding and development of the M'Zab Valley and its five fortified ksour (El Atteuf, Bou Noura, Beni Isguen, ...	M'Zab Valley	Algeria	This project’s objective was to provide technical assistance to set up management and conservation plans on several sites distributed across a vast territory.600 km south of Algiers, Algeria, the small M'Zab ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Seminar at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (France) on Tourism and World Heritage Sites	From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt		An international expert meeting focusing on “Tourism and World Heritage Sites” was held from 6 to 8 March 2008 at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, France. (The Saltwork is part of a property inscribed on the ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Seminar in Cinque Terre (Italy) on cultural landscapes	Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)		In 1992, the World Heritage Committee changed the Operational Guidelines for the inscription of cultural landscapes on the World Heritage List. It was defined as the “combined works of nature and man” as set out in ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Seminar on raising awareness on Global Strategy in the South West islands of the Indian Ocean and Madagascar		France · Madagascar	In 1994, the World Heritage Committee launched the Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List. Crucial to the Global Strategy are efforts to encourage the nomination of ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Seminar on the cultural heritage inventories of Maghreb			Within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement support was provided for the preparation of cultural heritage inventories for several African countries. A similar request was made to UNESCO by ...	Cultural	2022-06-27
State of conservation Information System			Conservation, at the core of the World Heritage Convention Article 4 of the World Heritage Convention refers to the conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List and indicates that “each State ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Strategy for the preservation of rock art sites in Angola		Angola	Rock art is one of the most interesting types of remains for the study of ancient civilisations. It is a fragile and vulnerable form of heritage which can become the subject of degradation as a result of mass ...	Archaeology Rock art	2022-06-27
Support for African local governments in the field of heritage (EU-AIMF project)			In 2009, a programme called “Heritage and Development” was initiated under the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement to respond to the requests expressed during the special sessions of the Africities Summits on ...	Cities Cultural Urban Context	2022-06-27
Support for conservation and management of the Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire	Historic Town of Grand-Bassam	Côte d'Ivoire	Grand-Bassam is the first capital of the former French colony of Côte d’Ivoire, from 1893 to 1900. The historic city, or “France quarter” as it was called, was built on a stretch of land between the Ouladine Lake to ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Urban Context	2022-06-27
Support for international training in France for World Heritage site managers. Support to the Pôle international ...			Managing a heritage site today involves much more than just conservation. It's also about site protection, enhancement and the arrangements for hosting and managing visitor flows, as well as commitment to developing ...	Cultural	2022-06-27
Support for the conservation of the Complex of Koguryo Tombs in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	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 most significant tangible remains of this civilisation include ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
Support for the creation of the Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN)		India	From 2006 to 2013, the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, with the support of the French Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been providing support to the UNESCO Regional Office in New ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural	2022-06-27
Support for the establishment of the national inventory of cultural heritage of Senegal		Senegal	The President of the Republic of Senegal (by Decree 2001-1065 of 20 December 2001) requested the Ministry of Culture (in particular, the Department of Cultural Heritage) conduct an inventory of historical sites and ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Support for the identification, safeguarding and protection of heritage in Comoros		Comoros	The Comoros islands possess a rich cultural and material heritage as well as a rich intangible heritage. The country ratified the World Heritage Convention in 2000 and identified 4 sites for inscription on the ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Support for the restoration of the Christ the Saviour Church in Prizren, Kosovo (References to Kosovo shall be ...			Following the international donors conference for the Rehabilitation of the Cultural Heritage in Kosovo* (13 May 2005), organised by UNESCO in collaboration with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
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 Heritage List and the Tentative Lists (of States parties which have signed ...	Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
Support to the International seminar on the Rehabilitation of Historic Centres of Latin American Cities (SIRCHAL) ...			Workshop on urban conservation and restoration and creation of a four-language glossary. The SIRCHAL Programme (Network for the Revitalization of Latin American and Caribbean Historic Centres) has several goals ...	Cities Urban Context	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the conservation of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, India	Group of Monuments at Hampi	India	Situated in an exceptionally beautiful landscape and covering a vast area of 42 km2, Hampi, in India, contains major archaeological remains of what was once the capital of the last great Hindu kingdom and one of the ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the creation of a museum on the archaeological and mining site of the City of Potosí, ...	City of Potosí	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	At the request of Bolivian authorities, UNESCO provided technical assistance to advise on a mining museum in the City of Potosí, Bolivia (Plurinational State of). Assistance was provided as part of a research ...	Archaeology Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Museum	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the management of iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa) and Maloti-Drakensberg Park ...	iSimangaliso Wetland Park Maloti-Drakensberg Park	Lesotho · South Africa	The rationale of this project was to provide technical assistance through an advisory mission for the development of management mechanisms and tourism management for two recently inscribed sites, one natural and one ...	Rock art	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the management of the Archaeological Site of Zeugma and its surroundings, Gaziantep, Turkey		Türkiye	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 Apamea. The construction of a new dam on the Euphrates in Turkey ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the management of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, the Mountain Railways of India	Mountain Railways of India	India	The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) was the first of three mountain railways of India to be inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The property was extended in 2005 and 2008 to include two other railroads ...	Modern Heritage	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the management of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra, Albania	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 Osum River, Berat, Albania became a rich commercial and cultural center ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture Urban Context	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the management of the Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site, El Salvador	Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site	El Salvador	Joya de Cerén is the name given to a rural settlement dating back to the period of the Mayan civilization. The site provides a unique window into the past. Buried in the 6th century, during a volcanic eruption, ...	Archaeology Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the preparation and establishment of a management plan for Coro and its Port, Venezuela ...	Coro and its Port	Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	With its earthen constructions unique to the Caribbean, the town of Coro, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), is the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Urban Context	2022-06-27
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 Africa. It contains barns and dwellings within its defensive walls, which ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the restoration of Saint Basil's Basilica, Moscow, Russian Federation	Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow	Russian Federation	The construction of the Basilica Saint. Basil the Blessed, Moscow, Russian Federation, took place between 1552 and 1561 after the capture of Kazan by Tsar Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, to commemorate his ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration Urban Context	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the safeguarding, management and development of the Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia	Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	The Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 for its urban and architectural values. The city’s urban morphology is a fine example of the development and evolution phases of ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration Urban Context	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the valorisation of the Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan	Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore	Pakistan	The Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1981. The inscribed property includes two distinct royal complexes, the Lahore Fort and the Shalimar Gardens, ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Urban Context	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for the valorisation of the Villa Ocampo, Buenos Aires, Argentina		Argentina	Thanks to Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979), one of the most important Argentine cultural figures of the 20th century, Villa Ocampo (Buenos Aires, Argentina) was the privileged witness of the French-Argentine cultural ...	Cultural Restoration	2022-06-27
Technical assistance for urban management and rehabilitation of the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt ...	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 crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became rich and ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture Urban Context	2022-12-07
Technical assistance to the Shirak Museum, Armenia		Armenia	The regional Shirak Museum, Armenia, was established in 1930. During the 1970s, tens of thousands of pieces representing the material and spiritual culture of the historical province of Shirak were collected by the ...	Cultural Museum	2022-06-27
Technical assistance to update the national inventory of cultural heritage of Ethiopia		Ethiopia	Realizing the richness of Ethiopian cultural heritage, the organization in charge of cultural heritage within the Ministry of Culture, the ARCCH (Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage), ...	Cultural	2022-06-27
Technical cooperation for the enhancement, development and protection of the Town of Luang Prabang, Lao People's ...	Town of Luang Prabang	Lao People's Democratic Republic	The technical cooperation for the protection, enhancement and development of the Town of Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a remarkable example of tripartite cooperation between the Lao People's ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
Technical support for the management, enhancement and development of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey	Historic Areas of Istanbul	Türkiye	The Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey, were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985, and as a strategic point in the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Earthen Architecture Restoration Urban Context	2022-06-27
The Chii`k Naab mural paintings: Calakmul. The conservation of mural paintings in tropical climates	Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche	Mexico	Since 1993, the Calakmul Archaeological Project has made an enormous contribution to interdisciplinary research, ensuring the integral conservation of the Outstanding Universal Value, as was established by the World ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
The Inventory of the historic city of Sana'a: a tool for urban conservation	Old City of Sana'a	Yemen	This publication documents the main outcomes of the studies undertaken in 2003 - 2006, by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the General Organisation for the Preservation of the Historic Cities of Yemen (GOPHCY), in ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Sites in Europe			Supported by the European Union, World Heritage Journeys showcases UNESCO recognised outstanding cultural heritage in a travel platform that promotes sustainable tourism development across Europe. The World ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Cultural Routes	2022-06-27
UNESCO for Haiti	National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers	Haiti	Making Culture a Motor for ReconstructionHaiti, the "land of a thousand colours" "Haiti will certainly not die, because its painters started painting again, its poets started creating, its singers composing, its ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Modern Heritage Restoration	2022-06-27
Urban conservation and management of historic centres. Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape			Cities and urban areas are the most represented types of heritage on the World Heritage List. World Heritage Cities are also among the World Heritage Properties that appear most often in state of conservation ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Urban Context	2022-06-27
Urban Notebooks			Urban Notebooks The e-magazine of the World Heritage Cities Programme features diverse voices on urban heritage, practices, and opinion pieces. February 2022 Issue 20 Dr. Patricia E. ...	Cities Urban Context	2022-10-17
We are all Futurekeepers			Natural World Heritage sites are the planet’s most precious gifts to humanity. But our work across these 257 sites is not simply about protecting and preserving some of the world’s most beautiful locations, ...	Modern Heritage	2024-04-05
Working Together: Abu Simbel	Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae	Egypt	The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are the most illustrious of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt), listed as World Heritage since 1979. The Great ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Restoration	2022-12-08
Workshop for heritage in Tlemcen, Algeria		Algeria	This project aimed to ensure the training of local skilled staff in restoration and rehabilitation, through organization of education programmes in partnership with the “Friends of Tlemcen” NGO.Tlemcen, Algeria, was ...	Cities Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration Urban Context	2022-06-27
Workshop on urban conservation, Chandigarh, India		India	The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and is internationally renowned for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was developed by Le Corbusier, ...	Cities	2022-06-27
World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme			Despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity and richness, the Pacific is the most under-represented sub-region on the World Heritage List. To redress this imbalance, World Heritage Global Strategy ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-06-27
World Heritage and Extractive Industries			Over the years, and based on the many cases which have arisen at natural World Heritage properties, the World Heritage Committee has expressed many times its clear position that that mineral, oil and gas exploration ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Industrial	2022-06-27
World Heritage and Museums	Angkor Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long - Hanoi Citadel of the Ho Dynasty My Son Sanctuary Temple of Preah Vihear Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape	Cambodia · Lao People's Democratic Republic · Viet Nam	The ever-growing global heritage tourism, boosted by the striking success of the UNESCO World Heritage programme, offers an ideal setting for site-related museums to act as a mediator of intercultural understanding. ...	Museum	2022-06-27
World Heritage and the Arctic	Ilulissat Icefjord Laponian Area Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve Putorana Plateau Rock Art of Alta		The Arctic Ocean urgently needs protection as melting sea ice is opening up previously inaccessible areas to activities such as shipping, bottom trawl fishing and oil exploration, according to a scientific report ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2023-11-28
World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)	Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ancient City of Damascus Ancient City of Ping Yao Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Angkor Antigua Guatemala Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro Archaeological Site of Carthage Archaeological Site of Volubilis Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Asante Traditional Buildings Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Bahla Fort Bam and its Cultural Landscape Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Canal du Midi Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Chaco Culture Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Changdeokgung Palace Complex Churches and Convents of Goa City of Cuzco City of Potosí City of Quito City of Safranbolu Classical Gardens of Suzhou Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Complex of Koguryo Tombs Coro and its Port Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas) Fortifications of Vauban Frontiers of the Roman Empire Fujian Tulou Gyeongju Historic Areas Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Hatra Himeji-jo Historic Centre of Bukhara Historic Centre of Camagüey Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Morelia Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic City of Meknes Historic City of Sucre Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Historic Site of Lyon Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Historic Town of Ouro Preto Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historic Town of Zabid Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Island of Mozambique Itchan Kala Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Jongmyo Shrine Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site Kasbah of Algiers Kathmandu Valley Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Kunya-Urgench León Cathedral M'Zab Valley Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Medina of Fez Medina of Marrakesh Medina of Sousse Medina of Tunis Meidan Emam, Esfahan Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Mesa Verde National Park Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mogao Caves Mount Wutai National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Old City of Sana'a Old Havana and its Fortification System Old Town of Cáceres Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Old Town of Ghadamès Old Town of Lijiang Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Parthian Fortresses of Nisa Persepolis Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco Proto-urban Site of Sarazm Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Royal Palaces of Abomey Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Ruins of León Viejo Ruins of Loropéni Sacred City of Caral-Supe Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures Samarra Archaeological City Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Shrines and Temples of Nikko Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Soltaniyeh State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” Sukur Cultural Landscape Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex Takht-e Soleyman Taos Pueblo Tchogha Zanbil The Great Wall The Persian Garden Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Viñales Valley Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Yin Xu		Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available resources. It includes a great variety of structures, ranging from ...	Earthen Architecture	2022-06-27
World Heritage Journeys of Buddhist Heritage Sites	Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur		UNESCO is currently implementing a project to develop a unique Buddhist Heritage Route for Sustainable Tourism Development in South Asia with the support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). ...	Cultural Routes	2022-06-27
World Heritage, Sustainable Development and Community Involvement	Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur	Bangladesh · Pakistan	With an emphasis on sustainable development and the interaction between communities and their shared heritage, this project aims to help local communities in South Asia develop traditional crafts suitable for ...	Cultural	2022-06-27
Activities to protect Afghanistan’s moveable cultural property		Afghanistan	UNESCO assists the Afghan authorities in preventing the illicit trafficking of cultural property. UNESCO's policy on the protective safekeeping of cultural property is straightforward. Where there is a serious ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Coordination Committee	Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam	Afghanistan	The International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage (ICC) was formed in 2002 to coordinate all international efforts for the safeguarding of cultural heritage in ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Emergency consolidation and Restoration of Monuments in Herat and Jam, Phase I and II	Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam	Afghanistan	The project aims at the emergency consolidation, conservation and restoration of the Minaret of Jam and The Fifth Minaret in Herat. Expected results: Consolidated and rehabilitated Minaret of Jam and Fifth ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Repairing of the protective roof over the ruins of the Mosque of Haji Pyada, Balkh		Afghanistan	The Mosque of Haji Pyada, built in the second half of the 9th century, is the most ancient Islamic religious structure in Afghanistan. Its form, a small square divided into nine equal sections covered with domes, ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Safeguarding of the Bamiyan site, Phase I	Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley	Afghanistan	The aims of this project were the consolidation of the cliffs and niches, the conservation of mural paintings in the Buddhist caves, the definition of the archaeological zone through soundings, as well as the ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase II	Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley	Afghanistan	The aims of this project are to substantially improve the state of preservation of the Bamiyan site, to ensure the long term consolidation of the site, to increase the national capacity in the conservation of ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Successful completion of a two-year pilot project to inventory, conserve and restore collections of the National ...			Financed by the US Contribution to UNESCO, the US$250,000 pilot project for the documentation and conservation of Kabul Museum’s endangered collections produced inventories of objects that survived the years of war, ...	Museum Restoration	2022-03-05
International Conference "What is the fate of Public Art?"			In celebration of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development On the 19th and 20th May 2011, the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO and the Community of Cergy-Pontoise will organise an ...	Cities	2022-03-02
Capacity building “Cultural heritage and local development”, 18-21 November 2008, Porto Novo, Benin		Benin · Burkina Faso · Togo	Held on 18-21 November 2008 in Porto Novo, Benin, the first training session of the programme “Cultural heritage and local development” gathered local representatives from Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso. Held at the ...	Cities Cultural	2022-03-03
Regional Meetings on Modern Heritage			The first Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America, took place from 11 to 13 December 2002 in Monterrey (Mexico) and was organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto ...	Modern Heritage	2022-03-02
Conference "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban Landscape"			During its 27th session in 2003 in Paris and following the debate on Vienna's proposed high-rise project, the WH Committee called for the organization of an international conference to discuss how to properly ...	Cities	2022-03-02
Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africa	Island of Mozambique Lamu Old Town Stone Town of Zanzibar	Kenya · Mozambique · United Republic of Tanzania	In the fall of 2009 the Flemish Government decided to support the World Heritage Cities Programme and in particular the implementation of the new UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape should this be ...	Cities	2022-03-03
Conference "Architecture and Cities for the 21 Century"			Valencia, July 1998 By Minja Yang As the century approaches its end, the oracles of the day have set about prophesying doom or utopia in the next millennium at conferences, in the media and even in board rooms ...	Cities	2022-03-02
World Heritage Youth Forum (2012) 4th Edition		Spain	The 4th World Heritage Youth Forum focusing on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention was held from 10 to 20 June 2012 in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) and Mollina, (Málaga). Forty-six young people aged ...	Cultural	2022-06-27
Activities in Tikal National Park	Tikal National Park	Guatemala	At Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the Institute of Anthropology and History, part of the culture ministry, is working to protect one of the world's most important ancient Mayan sites and part of the largest ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
In Europe			Tangible Heritage in Europe	Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration	2022-03-05
International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq		Iraq	The Executive Board of UNESCO approved at its 167th session (decision 9.2) the establishment of the International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq. The Committee, which ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Mozambique : Rehabilitation Project of the San Sebastian Fortress, Island of Mozambique	Island of Mozambique	Mozambique	UNESCO and the Government of Mozambique signed an agreement in 2003 for the rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortress, the most emblematic monument on the Island of Mozambique, a site inscribed on the World ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
The restoration of King Gbehanzin Palace – Royal Palaces of Abomey	Royal Palaces of Abomey	Benin	Edited by Junzo Kawada, Published by CRATerre-ENSAG and UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This publication describes the first restoration project of a World Heritage site in Benin, financed through a cooperation ...	Restoration	2022-03-03
Gondar - Palaces and castles	Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region	Ethiopia	During unsettled periods between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, Ethiopian rulers moved their royal camps frequently. King Fasil (Fasiledes) settled in Gondar and established it as a permanent capital in ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Harar - The walled town	Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town	Ethiopia	The town of Harar dates from before the thirteenth century. Its strategic location between the coastal lowlands and central highlands led to its development as an important centre of Islamic culture and commerce. A ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration	2022-03-02
Lake Tana - Churches and Monasteries		Ethiopia	The Lake Tana area was important in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in view of its role in maintaining the Christian faith against contemporary pressures, and the rise of the Solomonic Dynasty ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Lalibela - Rock-hewn churches	Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela	Ethiopia	Following the decline of the Aksumite Empire, power shifted in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries to Roha in Lasta District. This was renamed for King Lalibela (1181-1221) of the Zagwe Dynasty which ruled in ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Tiya - Prehistoric site	Tiya	Ethiopia	The largest and most representative collection of stelae are to be found near the village of Tiya. Originally forty-six stelae were erected in the cemetery between the tenth and fifteenth centuries. Archaeological ...	Archaeology	2022-03-02
The Rescue of Nubian Monuments and Sites	Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae	Egypt	The most famous of the monuments affected by the Aswan High Dam Project was the temple complex on the island of Philae. Sacred to the goddess Isis, the sanctuary dates mostly to the Graeco-Roman period and was later ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Safeguarding Bamiyan	Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley		Following their meeting in Tokyo in December 2004, a group of Afghan and international experts working on the safeguarding of Bamiyan (Afghanistan), as well as representatives of the Afghan and Japanese governments ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Pakistan- International Campaign for the Safeguarding of Moenjodaro	Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro	Pakistan	In 1974, after an appeal from the Pakistani Government, UNESCO launched the International Safeguarding Campaign for Moenjodaro. It lasted until 1997 and mobilized around 8 million US $ from its Member States for ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Safeguarding Koguryo Tombs & Mural Paintings in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Complex of Koguryo Tombs	Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Republic of Korea	Since 2001, with the support of the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust, the World Heritage Centre coordinates conservation and capacity building activities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Cultural Earthen Architecture Religious & Sacred Restoration	2022-04-20
Tajikistan- Operational project for the preservation of the Buddhist Monastery of Ajina Tepe		Tajikistan	UNESCO, in cooperation with the Japanese Government, has launched several cultural heritage conservation projects along the Silk Roads. Two projects in China (the Longmen Grottoes and the Kumtra Thousand Caves), and ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Conservation and Restoration of the Royal Plaza, the Bayon and Angkor Wat	Angkor	Cambodia	Following four preliminary survey missions fielded by the Japanese Government in response to the request of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor (JSA) was set up in ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites Restoration	2022-03-02
Complex of the Celestial Lady (Thien Mu)	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	This complex was built on the exact spot where, according to tradition, a "celestial lady" dressed in red appeared and asked the local lord to build a pagoda in order to control the subterranean forces and dominate ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Complex of the mausoleum of King Minh Mang	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	Begun in 1841 by Minh Mang it was completed in 1843. Located extra muros, the complex comprises several buildings surrounded by gardens and pools.	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Complex of the Palace of Audiences (Dien Can Chanh)	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	This complex was built in 1811, but burned down in 1947. The local authorities wanted it to be reconstructed exactly as before on the basis of the surviving plans and documents. The western and eastern pavilions, ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Complex of the Temple for the Worship of the Nguyen Emperors (Thé Mieu)	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	This complex, located to the south-east of the Imperial City, comprises: the temple itself (Thé Mieu) built in 1820; the Temple of the Resurrection (Hung Mieu), dedicated to the worship of the father of Emperor ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Complex of the Temple for the Worship of the Nine Nguyen Lords (Thai Mieu)	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	This complex is located to the south-east of the Imperial City. It was built in 1805 by Gia Long. In 1956 its roof was carried away by a typhoon. The temple was restored in 1963, but in 1972 it was demolished and ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Complex of the tomb of the King Tu Duc	Complex of Hué Monuments	Viet Nam	Tu Duc's reign began in 1848 and ended in 1883. The king attached considerable importance to the construction of his final residence and the buildings and gardens around it. The many buildings it comprises blend ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Bosnia and Herzegovina- Operational project on the rehabilitation plan for the historic centre of Mostar	Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	Bosnia and Herzegovina	In December 1995, the Director-General of UNESCO and the representative of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Government signed a Cooperation Memorandum providing for the preparation of reconstruction and restoration ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
International Safeguarding Campaign of the City of Venice (1966, Italy)	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Venice, with its surrounding lagoon, is unique. In this city on the water, where the idea of terra firma is meaningless, a thousand years has seen the creation of an extraordinary museum of architecture. But this ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Romania - International support for the restoration and preservation of the Probota Monastery	Churches of Moldavia	Romania	Probota Monastery, located in north-east Romania, has been on the World Heritage List since 1993. The present church, built between 1528 and 1530 by Petru Rares. It is the beautiful internal and external frescos, ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kriva Cuprija bridge of Mostar	Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Beside the famous Stari Most (Old Bridge), a genuine symbol of the town destroyed in 1993, there is another ancient bridge in Mostar: the Kriva Cuprija (or the Crooked Bridge). It crosses the Rabobolja creek, a ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Preservation plan of the historical center of Mostar	Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	Bosnia and Herzegovina	By the end of the first month of work, the international team of experts headed by Professor Carlo Blasi of the University of Florence (Italy) was established to set up the general framework for the safeguarding of ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Stari Most, Old bridge of Mostar	Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	Bosnia and Herzegovina	The "Old Bridge" enhanced the town's development and prosperity. It was its raison d'être. Despite reinforcement works sometimes incompatible with modern restoration principles, this construction was in a perfect ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Bosnia and Herzegovina- Tabacica Mosque	Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	Bosnia and Herzegovina	This historical mosque, situated in the vicinity of the Old Bridge, in the most touristic part of Mostar, was built c. 1600. This monocameral mosque had a rectangular plan a roof of slates and a slender minaret, ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Arco del Paradiso	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	In the sestiere or district of Castello, at the entrance to the calle del Paradiso, so called because of the splendid illuminations on festival nights, there is an elegant Gothic arch surmounted by a triangular ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Façade of Santa Maria del Giglio	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	This church was built in the second half of the seventeenth century by Giuseppe Benoni; the façade is the work of Giuseppe Sardi.Antonio Barbaro left detailed instructions in his will for the design, building and ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Maintenance of restored Church S. Maria del Giglio	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Pro Venezia, Switzerland has always been sensitive to the need for constant monitoring and prompt maintenance of restored buildings.True to this principle, the Swiss Committee provided funds for tests to be carried ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Restoration of a Terraced House in Cannaregio	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	The first stage of Venice in Peril’s (VIP) exciting venture into the conservation of historic housing in Venice also reached completion during the year. This Superintendency-led project brought together an ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Restoration of Cappella Sagredo, with frescoes by Tiepolo, painting of the "Holy Trinity" by Leandro Bassano and ...	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	The Amici della Basilica dei SS. Giovanni e Paolo (with funding from the Fondazione Varzi) commissioned preliminary chemical analyses in the Cappella Sagredo, with frescoes by Tiepolo, in the Church of S. Francesco ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Restoration of Lorenzo Bregno's Funeral Monument	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	The Comité français financed the restoration of Lorenzo Bregno's sixteenth-century funeral monument to Alvise Pasqualigo in the Church of the Frari in memory of Ms Solange Gaussen. In November and December the ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Restoration of Santa Maria dei Miracoli	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	In 1470 or thereabouts, an image of a Madonna and child was enshrined in a niche overlooking the street. Gradually, a history of miracles grew up around it, and the Venetians so worshipped the Madonna that they ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the altars of Church of San Rocco and Basilica on Torcello	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Cooperating this time with the new American committee Venetian Heritage Inc., the Comitato Italiano saw work on the high altar of the Church of San Rocco almost completed and a start made on two gilded and painted ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the ancient Artiglierie building in the Arsenale	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	In a joint effort, the Comitato Italiano per Venezia secured funding for the restoration of the dozens of iron window and door frames in the ancient Artiglierie building in the Arsenale.In time for part of it to be ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Ancient Jewish Cemetery	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Three and a half centuries of neglect and maltreatment were finally reversed in October 1999 with the completion of the comprehensive restoration of the Ancient Jewish Cemetery on the Lido, first established in ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Cappella Badoer-Giustinian, image of the Madonna dell'Umilità and Statue of St. Louis of ...	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Save Venice Inc. brought three projects in the Church of San Francesco della Vigna to completion during the year. The Cappella Badoer-Giustinian was restored in memory of one of the founding fathers of the ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Cappella Clary, Church of San Trovaso	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	The Comité français pour la sauvegarde de Venise often sponsors the restoration of Venetian monuments that have a French connection. This is the case of the Cappella Clary in the Church of San Trovaso, the burial ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Cappella Emiliani	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Responding to the Superintendency’s urgent appeal for attention to the Cappella Emiliani, attached to the façade of the Church of San Michele, the Venice in Peril Fund financed preliminary diagnostic surveys and ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the frescoes in San Salvador et Gesuiti Churches	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Working on its own account, Venetian Heritage launched the preliminary phases of two projects during the year in preparation for the restoration of the frescoes in the sacristy of the Church of S. Salvador and of ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the German Synagogue, the façade of the former Scuola Grande di San Marco, a cycle of ...	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	During the year 1999, Save Venice Inc.passed from the planning to the execution phase of the restoration of the German Synagogue, but even after full-scale preparatory surveys and tests the Superintendency is ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Nativity's painting in the Basilica S. Giorgio Maggiore	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	The Venice branch of Zonta Club International undertook to fund the restoration of Jacopo Bassano's famous painting of the "Nativity" in the Basilica of S. Giorgio Maggiore. The Association of Private Committees ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Painted Crucifixion group in wood	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	Mid-sixteenth century painted Crucifixion group in wood, with the Virgin and St. John, from the Church of San Michele. Following its long and painstaking restoration, the remarkable Crucifixion group financed by ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Querini Stampalia Foundation	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	The Comité français pour la sauvegarde de Venise began the restoration and refurbishment of two frescoed rooms in the Querini Stampalia Foundation, once occupied by the Serenissima's last ambassador to France. The ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of the Sottoportico dell' Angelo	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	A 13th century sculpted marble angel and the archway supporting it in Calle Magno, Castello. This was a long-awaited inauguration financed by Pro Venezia Sweden and the Australian Committee for Venice. Working space ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
The decoration of the Portego of the Querini-Stampalia Palace	Venice and its Lagoon	Italy	The decoration, carried out at the end of the 18th century for the wedding of Alvise Querini di Zuanne and Maria Teresa di Francesco, consists of stucco work in the pre-neoclassical style, with marmorino borders in ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Restoration of Probota Monastery	Churches of Moldavia	Romania	The current UNESCO project comprises three main components: Installation of an under-floor heating system as well as a new brick floor to respect the original floor covering, and restoration of a painted wooden ...	Restoration	2022-03-05
Early archaeological sites and the beginning of cultural diversity			The related properties account for many innovations in culture, behavior, adaptation, and technology which shaped the future course of humanity as we know it today. This long process has increasingly transformed the ...	Human Evolution	2022-03-02
Human evolution and sites related to early human origins			Properties linked to Human Evolution have evidence for natural and cultural processes related to human lineage as part of the record of life and of the earth's history. Therefore Human Evolution sites are also ...	Human Evolution	2022-03-02
Rock Art			Concerning Rock Art, for the purpose of the Thematic Programme, it is understood in the form of paintings and engravings as clear and long-lasting evidence for the transmission of human conceptual thoughts and ...	Human Evolution Rock art	2022-03-02
Support for the annual seminar of the UNESCO Chair for "Culture, Tourism and Development"			Tourism represents an important but double-edged challenge for World Heritage Properties, which is the subject of ongoing discussion through initiatives and programmes launched by the World Heritage Centre. In 2012, ...	Cultural	2022-06-27
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 the documentary “New Forms in Earthen Architecture.” The documentary was ...	Earthen Architecture	2021-11-12
Monuments of Nubia-International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia	Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae	Egypt	In 1954 the decision to build the Aswan High Dam was made. This dam would lead to the creation of a huge artificial lake covering the Upper Nile Valley from Aswan in Egypt to the Dal Cataract in Sudan - a culturally ...	Restoration	2022-03-02
Ethiopia-International Campaign to Safeguard the Principal Monuments and Sites of Ethiopia		Ethiopia	The area of Africa that is present-day Ethiopia has a long history rich in tradition; its sites and monuments bear witness to the civilizations that have had their roots in this territory for more than 2,700 years. ...	Conservation of Cultural Sites	2022-03-02
Adadi Maryam		Ethiopia	This rock-hewn church is a 600-year-old sanctuary in the building tradition of the northern part of Ethiopia, and marks the advent of Christianity in the southern part of Adadi Mariam, badly damaged by time, has ...	Restoration	2022-03-02

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