World Monuments Watch (past)
WHS that have been also on the list of the 100 most endangered sites of the World Monuments Watch (not including current list).
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ahmadabad | Ahmedebad Walled City (1998) | |
| Air and Téneré | Giraffe Rock Art Site, Agadez (2000) | |
| Aleppo | Cultural Heritage Sites of Syria (2014), Citadel of Aleppo (2002), Souk of Aleppo (2018) | |
| Ambohimanga | 2012 | |
| Ancient Ksour | Chinguetti Mosque (2008) | |
| Ancient Merv | Merv Archaeological Site, Bairam Ali (2002, 2000) | |
| Ancient Thebes | Mortuary Temple of King Ahmenhotep III, Luxor (2004, 1998); Valley of the Kings, Luxor (2006, 2002, 2000); West Bank of the Nile, Luxor (2008) | |
| Angkor | Angkor Archaeological District (1996) | |
| Ani | Church of the Holy Redeemer, Ani Cathedral (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |
| Antigua Guatemala | Antigua Guatemala - Capitanes Generales Palace (2008) | |
| Aphrodisias | 2006 | |
| Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque | Acueducto de Tembleque (2010) | |
| Arequipa | Arequipa - Santa Catalina Monastery (2008) | |
| Asante Traditional Buildings | 2012 | |
| Asmara | 2006 | |
| Avila | Concern about city development (2010) | |
| Ayutthaya | Ayuttaya and Other Flooded Sites, Chao Praya River, (1996) | |
| Babylon | As part of 'Cultural Heritage Sites of Iraq'(2006, 2008) | |
| Bam Cultural Landscape | (2006) | |
| Bamiyan Valley | Buddhist Remains of Bamiyan (2008) | |
| Banska Stiavnica | Hell House, Banska Stiavnica (1998), Banska Stiavnica Calvary Complex (2008) | |
| Baroque Churches | La Asuncion (Urgent need for preservation action to prevent further collapses) (2010) | |
| Battir | Ancient irrigated terraces of Battir (2014) | |
| Beijing Central Axis | Xiannongtan (Temple of Agriculture) 1998, 2000 | |
| Bethlehem | 2008 | |
| Borobudur | (1996) | |
| Bosra | (2004) | |
| Botanical Garden, Padua | (1998); Liguria (2002, 2000) | |
| Brâncusi Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu | The Endless Column was placed on the World Monuments Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in 1996 (AB ev) | |
| Budapest | Royal Garden Pavilions (1996) | |
| Bukhara | Madrasa Rashid, Bukhara (2008); Abdulazizkhan, Bukhara (2000) | |
| Butrint | (2000, 1998, 1996) | |
| Caral-Supe | 2002 | |
| Cartagena | Fortresses of San Fernando/San Jose (Concern over impact on structures of planned deepening of water channel for ships) (2010) | |
| Cesky Krumlov | Garden (1996) | |
| Chaco Culture | (1996) | |
| Champaner-Pavagadh | (2000) | |
| Chan Chan | (2014) | |
| Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex | 2010 | |
| Churches of Chiloé | (1996) | |
| Cienfuegos | Reina Cemetery (1998) | |
| Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas | Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo (2010); 2014 | |
| Cliff of Bandiagara | Bandiagara Escarpment Cultural Landscape (2004), Cultural Heritage Sites of Mali (2014) | |
| Coa Valley and Siega Verde | Coa Valley Petroglyphs, Vila Nova de Foz Coa (1996) | |
| Colonies of Benevolence | Wortel Colony Estate (1998) | |
| Coro and its Port | San Francisco Church, Coro (2000, 1998) | |
| Crac des Chevaliers | Cultural Heritage Sites of Syria (2014) | |
| Cuzco | Cusco Historic Center (2002, 2000, 1996) | |
| Damascus | Damascus Old City and Saddle Souk (2002), Old Damascus (2008) | |
| Djenné | Djenné-Djeno Archaeological Site (1996), Cultural Heritage Sites of Mali (2014) | |
| Dubrovnik | Old City Harbour (1996), St Baise Church (2006) , Maritime Quaranteen-Lazareti (2002), Franciscan Monastery Library (1998) | |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Graveyards (Concern about general deterioration) (2010) | |
| El Fuerte de Samaipata | El Fuerte de Samaipata, 2012 | |
| Elvas | Fort of Graça (2014) | |
| Ephesus | Ephesos Archaeological Site (2004) | |
| Erbil Citadel | 2000, 2002, 2004 | |
| Etruscan Necropolises | Painted Tombs of Tarquinia (1998) | |
| Fasil Ghebbi | Mentewab-Qwesqwam Palace (2000, 1998) | |
| Fatehpur Sikri | House of Shaikh Salim Chishti (2014) | |
| Florence | Limonaia at Boboli Gardens and Garden of Villa Medici at Castello (1998) , Gardens of Villa Medici at Castello (1996), Murgia dei Trulli (2006) | |
| Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz | (2000) | |
| Gebel Barkal | Gebel Barkal, Karima (2000) | |
| Gelati Monastery | Gelati Monastery and Academy, Kutaisi (2008) | |
| Granada | Moorish Houses of Granada, Granada (1996) | |
| Great Wall | Great Wall of China Cultural Landscape (2004, 2002) | |
| Great Zimbabwe | Great Zimbabwe (2016) | |
| Göreme NP and Cappadocia | Meryem Ana (Mother of God) Church, Göreme, Cappadocia (2008) | |
| Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago | Fishing villages, 2012 | |
| Hill Forts of Rajasthan | Jaisalmer Fort (1996, 1998, 2000) | |
| Historic Cairo | Sabil Ruqayya Dudu (2006, 2004), Qa'itbay Sabil (1996), Tarabay al-Sharify (2006); Aqsunqur Mosque (Blue Mosque) (2008), Bayt al-Razzaz (2014), Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani (2018), Sultan Al-Muayyad Hospital (2002) | |
| Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | (2004) | |
| Hué | Minh Mang Tomb, Hué City (2000, 1996) | |
| Island of Mozambique | (1996), (2014) | |
| Island of Saint-Louis | Saint-Louis Island (2008) | |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Historic Walls (2008) Kariye museum (2004) Hagia Sophia (1998, 1996), Zeyrek Mosque (2000), Küçuk Ayasofya,"Little Hagia Sophia" Mosque (2006, 2004, 2002) | |
| Jantar Mantar | Jantar Mantar (2008) | |
| Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos | Assistance to local communities to develop/implement management plan (2010) | |
| Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis | Jesuit Guaraní Missions - several towns (2004), San Ignacio Mini (1996, 2004) | |
| Kandy | Kandy Sacred City (2008) | |
| Kathmandu Valley | Teku Thapatali Monument Zone, Itum Baha Monastery (2002, 2000, 1996), Patan Royal Palace Complex, Patan (2006) Cultural Heritage Sites of Nepal (2016), Chivas and Chaityas of the Kathmandu Valley (2020) | |
| Khami Ruins | Khami National Monument (2000, 1996) | |
| Kizhi Pogost | Kizhi Pogost, Lake Onega (1996) | |
| Kraków | Our Lady's Assumption Basilica, Krakow (1996) | |
| Kunta Kinteh Island | (1998) | |
| Kutna Hora | Heavenly Father Chapel (1998) | |
| Lamu Old Town | Lamu Old Town (2014) | |
| Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape | Conservatory, Lednice & Valtice Villages (1998) | |
| Levuka | Levuka (1998) | |
| Lima | Lima - Historic City Center (2008) | |
| Luang Prabang | Chom Phet Cultural Landscape (2006) | |
| Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary (2008, 2010) | |
| Madara Rider | (1998, 1996) | |
| Makli, Thatta | Thatta Monuments (2006) | |
| Malbork Castle | Jerusalem Hospital of the Teutonic Order, Malborka (2006) | |
| Matera | Rupestrian Churches of Puglia and the City of Matera (1998) | |
| Matobo Hills | Matobo Hills Cultural Landscape (2018) | |
| Medici Villas and Gardens | Gardens of Villa Medici At Castello (1996) | |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Pec and Decani Monasteries (2002) | |
| Medina of Essaouira | Jewish Quarter of Essaouira (2018) | |
| Medina of Fez | Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Danan + Mansano Synagogues (1996), Sahrij + Sbaiyin Madrassa Complex (2004) - Al-Azhar Mosque (2008) | |
| Megalithic Temples of Malta | Mnajdra Prehistoric Temples (2002, 2000, 1998) | |
| Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | (2006) | |
| Melaka and George Town | George Town Historic Enclave (2002, 2000) | |
| Mesa Verde | (1998) | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | Ruta de la Amistad (2012), Historic Center (2006), Metropolitan Cathedral (1998), Modern Mural Paintings (1996), Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City (1998), Missions on Popocatapetl - Tetela del Volcan (1998), Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso (2016) | |
| Morelia | San Nicolás Obispo, Morelia (2006) | |
| Mostar | (2002, 2000) | |
| Mountain Resort, Chengde | Puning Temple Statues (2004) | |
| Mtskheta | Jvari Monastery (2006) | |
| My Son | My Son Temple District, (2000, 1998, 1996) | |
| Nasca Lines | 2012 | |
| National History Park | Palace of Sans Souci, 2012 | |
| Necropolis of Bet She'arim | Bet She'arim Archaeological Site (2002) | |
| Nemrut Dag | Mount Nemrut Archaeological Site, Adiyaman Province (2000) | |
| Nisa | Old Nisa, Bagir Settlement (2004) | |
| Oaxaca and Monte Alban | Monte Alban Archaeological Site, Oaxaca (2008) | |
| Ohrid Region | Ohrid - Mother of God Peribleptos Church (2008) | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Cathedral of St James (Structural problems and deterioration of interiors) (2010) | |
| Old Havana | Santa Clara of Assisi Convent (1996), Santa Teresa de Jesus Cloisters (2000) | |
| Old Town Lunenburg | Saint John's Anglican Church (2004) | |
| Olinda | Historic Olinda and the Convent of San Francisco (2006, 2004) | |
| Osun-Osogbo | (2014) | |
| Petra | (2002, 2000, 1998, 1996); Petra Archaeological Site (2016) | |
| Pompei | (2000, 1998, 1996) | |
| Portobelo-San Lorenzo | Portobelo - San Lorenzo Castle and San Geronimo Fort (2002, 2000, 1998), Fortifications of Portobelo (2016) | |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands | Cinque Terre (2000, 2002) | |
| Prague | Historic Center (1998), St Ann's Church (2004) | |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Rumiqolqa (2016) | |
| Quebrada de Humahuaca | Pucara de Tilcara, 2012 | |
| Quirigua | 2012 | |
| Quito | La Compana Church (1996), Bolivar theatre (2004), Church and Convent of San Francisco (2016) | |
| Quseir Amra | Qusayr 'Amra, al-'Azraq (2008) | |
| Rapa Nui | Orongo (2000, 1996) | |
| Rhodes | Kahal Shalom Synagogue (2000) | |
| Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras | (2000), (2010) | |
| Richtersveld | (2006, 2004) | |
| Riga | Cathedral (2006) | |
| Rio Abiseo National Park | Los Pinchudos Archaeological Site, Rio Abiseo National Park (2002, 2000) | |
| Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo | (2000, 1996) | |
| Rome | Rome - Farnese Nymphaeum (2008) Cimitero Acattolico (2006) , Temple of Portunus (2006), Temple of Hercules (1996), Santi Quattro Coronati Cloister (2000), Nero's palace - Domus Aurea (1996), Neopitagorica Basilica (1998, 1996), Santi Ambrogio and Carlo al Corso (1996) Arch of Janus (2016) | |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | Concern about damage from new highway (2010) | |
| Royal Palaces of Abomey | Royal Palaces (1998, 1996) | |
| Roșia Montană | 2016 | |
| Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara | Kilwa Kisiwani Portuguese Fort, Lindi Region (1996) Kilwa Historic Sites (2008) | |
| Ruins of Loropéni | Loropeni Ruins (2008) | |
| Saint-Emilion | Saint-Emilion Monolithic Church (1996) | |
| Salvador de Bahia | Bahia - Santo Antonio do Paraguaçu (2000) | |
| Samarra | Cultural Heritage Sites of Iraq (2008) | |
| San Miguel de Allende | Church of Jesús Nazareno, Atotonilco, (1996, 1998) | |
| Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca | Todos Santos Cathedral (Urgent preservation actions needed) (2010), Remigio Crespo Toral Museum (2014) | |
| Santa Cruz de Mompox | Historic Center, 2012 | |
| Segovia | Segovia Aqueduct (2006) | |
| Serra da Capivara | (1996) | |
| Seville | Historic Landscape of Seville (Concern about city development including Torre Pelli) (2010) | |
| Shibam | Shibam Historic City (1998) | |
| Split | (1996) | |
| St. Petersburg | Alexander Palace, Tsarskoje Selo (1998, 1996), Catherine Palace - Agate Pavilion, Tsarskoje Selo (1998), Chinese Palace at Oranienbaum State Museum, Lomonosov (2004, 2002, 2000), Yelagin Island Palace and Park Ensemble (1998); St. Petersburg Historic Skyline + Mendeleev Tower (2008) | |
| Stone Town of Zanzibar | Christ Church Cathedral & House of Wonders and Palace Museum (2014) | |
| Sukur | Sukur Cultural Landscape (2018) | |
| Taj Mahal | (1996) | |
| Taos Pueblo | Concern about long term stewardship in the face of nearby developments and visitor numbers (2010) | |
| Tauric Chersonese | Ancient Chersonesos (1996, 1998, 2002) | |
| Tell Umm Amer | 2012 | |
| Teotihuacan | Quetzalcoatl Temple (2004), Teotihuacán Archaeological Site (1998, 2000, 2004) | |
| Tequila | Teuchtitlán-Guachimontones (2008) | |
| The Royal Court of Tiébélé | 2012 | |
| Thimlich Ohinga | Thimlich Ohinga Cultural Landscape (2000, 2002) | |
| Tierradentro | Paeces Chapels of Tierradentro, within the buffer zone of the Tierradentro National Archaeological Park, 2012 | |
| Timbuktu | Cultural Heritage Sites of Mali (2014) | |
| Tipasa | (2000) | |
| Toledo | Concern about city development (2010) | |
| Tomb of Askia | Cultural Heritage Sites of Mali (2014) | |
| Tombs of Buganda Kings | Kampala Historic Buildings, Kampala, (2004) | |
| Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios | San Isidro de los Destiladeros (2000) | |
| Tyre | (1996) | |
| University of Coimbra | Joanine Library (2014) | |
| Valletta | Valletta - Fort St. Elmo (2008) | |
| Valparaiso | Elevators (1996), Elevators of Valparaíso (2014) | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Bartolomeo Colleoni Monument (1996), Venice (2014) | |
| Verona | Santa Maria in Stelle Hypogeum (2006, 1996) | |
| Versailles | Potager du Roi (2018) | |
| Vienna | Belvedere Gardens and Franciscan Church (1996) | |
| Villa Adriana (Tivoli) | Academy of Hadrian's Villa (2006) | |
| Villages with Fortified Churches | Fortified Churches of S Transylvania (WMF listing apparently only covers the churches) (2010) | |
| Vilnius | Town Wall (1998) | |
| Warsaw | Próżna Street (1996) | |
| White City of Tel-Aviv | (1996) | |
| Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region | St. Paraskewa Church (2012) | |
| Works of Antoni Gaudí | Sagrada Familia Barcelona (Concern about impact of railway tunnel on foundations) (2010), Güell Pavilions and Garden (2014) | |
| Çatalhöyük | Çatalhöyük Archaeological Site (1996, 2000) |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to World Monuments Watch (past)?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source