Secular structure, Residence
Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara
The Hospicio Cabañas in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico is one of the oldest and largest hospital complexes in Spanish America.
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Luis Barragán House and Studio
Luis Barragán is considered the most important Mexican architect of the 20th century. He created an architectural style that combined modernism with the colonial and prehispanic architecture of Mexico.
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Major Town Houses
The Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) consists of the four houses: Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and Maison & Atelier Horta.
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Mountain Resort, Chengde
By the end of the 17th century the Qing emperors had established their capital at Beijing, and they began to look around for somewhere cool and green to retreat to when the dusty heat of summer set in.
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Nesvizh
The Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh consists of a residential castle and the Corpus Christy Church, which had their influence on the architecture all over Central and Eastern Europe.
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Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy is a group of buildings in Turin and its province Piedmont.
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Rietveld Schröderhuis
The Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) was constructed in 1924-1925 by the famous artist Gerrit Rietveld.
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Stoclet House
The Stoclet House is a private mansion designed by architect Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstätte between 1905 and 1911.
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Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius
The Temple and Cemetery of Confucius, and the Kong Family Mansion are three important sites in Confucianism.
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Tugendhat Villa
The Tugendhat Villa is a masterpiece of the Modern Movement in architecture. It was created by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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Villa d'Este
The Villa d'Este in Tivoli is a masterpiece of Italian architecture and especially garden design.
The Villa was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1509-1572), son of Alfonso I d'Este and Lucrezia Borgia and grandson of Pope Alexander VI.
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Villa Romana del Casale
The Villa Romana del Casale is a Late Roman Villa (or Palace), dating from the late 3rd and early 4th century AD.
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Works of Antoni Gaudí
The Modernist architect Antonio Gaudí is honoured with this WHS for his creative contribution to the development of architecture and building technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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