Contains significant structures from the 21st Century
WHS that hold an important structure from the 21st century, while the main part of the WHS itself belongs to an earlier century
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Beijing Central Axis | Yongdingmen Gate Tower (2005) "The Yongdingmen Gate Tower and Archery Tower were demolished in 1957 to relieve traffic pressure. Yongdinmen Gate's reconstruction project started in 2004 and was completed in the following year. The reconstruction work was strictly based on the archaeological findings and research results from the historical records." - Nomination File | |
| Brugge | Concertgebouw (2002), designed by Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem for Brugge's Cultural Capital of Europe in 2002 | |
| Edinburgh | Scottish Parliament Building (2004) | |
| Graz | Murinsel (2003) | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | Baden-Baden: "the important collection of modern art in the Frieder Burda museum, located since 2004 in the modern building of Richard Meier, a reputed American architect. The museum connects with the existing Kunsthalle dating from the early twentieth century and is considered to be a congenial part of the Lichtental alley." (Nomination File, p. 422) | |
| Kew Gardens | The Sackler Crossing | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | • Museo Memoria y Tolerancia: built 2006-2010, designed by architects Arditti+RDT, just south of the Palacio de Bellas Artes and with the role of presenting, sensitizing the population against genocides of the XX-XXI Centuries, as well as promoting tolerance. At Avenida Juárez 8. | |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | Neues Museum (2009) | |
| Namhansanseong | Emergency Palace or Namhansanseong Palace: "Completely destroyed in the early 20th century, the site of the royal palace and its shrines was excavated (1999), and then reconstructed (2004)." - AB Evaluation | |
| Poblet Monastery | "In 2010, Spanish architect Mariano Bayón designed the Poblet Monastery Guesthouse." | |
| Royal Exhibition Building | Melbourne Museum (2000) | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | San Michele Cemetery (2007) | |
| Vienna | Peek and Cloppenburg store (2010) |
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