Protective Shelters

Sites where a modern "shelter" (often in the form of a steel shed) has been erected over a significant part of the site to protect it from the elements.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Protective Shelters':

  • Aquileia ; link
  • Ban Chiang
  • Biblical Tells Hatzor palace
  • Joya de Ceren
  • Lalibela Supposedly temporary during restoration - in Oct 08 new structures were opened to replace others 10 years old ("The churches that were covered with shelters are: Biet medhane-Alem, Biet Mariam, Biet Masqal, Bier Ammanuel and Biet Abba-Libanos")
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer Complete buildings safeguard the Terracotta Warriers
  • Mérida Covering the Roman mosaics
  • Paphos Mosaics
  • Polonnaruva Gal Vihara
  • Quirigua
  • Ruins of León Viejo Several buildings
  • Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae Covered by a large tent
  • Thang Long Archaeological sites
  • Villa Romana del Casale Plexi glass covering protects the mosaics