Architecture
Structures of outstanding architectural value include famous buildings and monuments whose grandeur has captured the world’s imagination for generations; buildings and public works that introduced revolutionary technologies or design approaches to the world; structures that preserve building techniques and forms that no longer exist; and dwellings and other everyday structures, built using traditional techniques, that uniquely reflect a culture or way of life.
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Florida Southern College
Location: Lakeland, United States, North America
Florida Southern College in Lakeland is home to the largest collections of buildings designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Ironbridge Gorge
Location: Telford, United Kingdom, Europe
Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, played an important role in the emergence of the Industrial Revolution, owing to its rich natural resources and the ingenuity of its industrialist founders.
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Machiya Townhouses
Location: Kyoto, Japan, Asia
The traditional architecture of the machiya—simple wooden merchant homes—in Kyoto, Japan, offers a connection to the rich history of the city’s past.
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Modern Mural Paintings
Location: Mexico City, Mexico, North America
The 20th century Mexican Muralist Movement provides a vivid portrait of an important period of artistic, political and intellectual history.
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Opéra Comique
Location: Paris, France, Europe
Combining three centuries of musical heritage with contemporary creations, the Opéra Comique in Paris, France, continues to captivate audiences with emblematic works and world premieres.
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Palace of Fine Arts
Location: Mexico City, Mexico, North America
A national showplace, the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City is a harmonious synthesis of art nouveau and art deco styles.
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Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Location: Pisa, Italy, Europe
The Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square), located in the center of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy, is home to group of exceptional marble monuments, dating from the Middle Ages.
See also: Cities & Towns
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Roman Walls of Lugo
Location: Lugo, Spain, Europe
The Roman walls and defensive complex in the city of Lugo in Northwestern Spain exemplify the ancient civilization that once controlled the city.
See also: Cities & Towns
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Santa Prisca Parish Church
Location: Taxco de Alarcón, Mexico, North America
The church of Santa Prisca in Taxco, Mexico, is a splendid example of 18th century New Spanish baroque art.
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Santi Quattro Coronati Cloister
Location: Rome, Italy, Europe
Extraordinarily evocative of the Middle Ages, the Santi Quattro Coronati Cloister in Rome is a splendid example of cosmatesque architecture of the 13th century.
See also: Places of Worship
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Selby Abbey
Location: Selby, United Kingdom, Europe
Selby Abbey was the first monastery to be founded in northern England after the Norman Conquest more than 900 years ago.
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St. George’s Bloomsbury
Location: London, United Kingdom, Europe
St. George’s Bloomsbury in London is distinguished by a steeple inspired by the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in present-day Turkey, and it is topped with a statue of George I.
See also: Places of Worship
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Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Location: Barumini, Italy, Europe
Su Nuraxi di Barumini is a complex of unique defensive stone structures called nuraghi, dating from circa 1500–800 B.C., found only on Sardinia.
See also: Historic Sites
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Temple of Hercules
Location: Rome, Italy, Europe
The round Temple of Hercules in Rome, Italy, is a remnant of a Greek sanctuary that dates back to the second century B.C.
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Temple of Portunus
Location: Rome, Italy, Europe
The Temple of Portunus in Rome, Itlay, is one of the most intact examples of an ancient Roman Temple because it was converted to a church in medieval times.
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The Trulli of Alberobello
Location: Alberobello, Italy, Europe
Alberobello is home to a dense concentration of trulli, limestone cottages with cone-shaped roofs built between the mid-15th and late-18th centuries.
See also: Cities & Towns, Historic Sites
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White City of Tel-Aviv
Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel, Asia
Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 and developed as a metropolitan city under the British Mandate in Palestine.
See also: Cities & Towns
