Built in the 12th century

Connected Sites: 55

WHS whose OUV derives entirely or significantly from 12th century constructions. Where construction straddles the centuries the date of conception/commencement is used i.e which century does the site really "belong" to in spirit.

Connected Sites

  • Bourges Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.43
    186
    9
    Construction On Bourges Cathedral Began On In 1195, The Same Time As Chartres Cathedral
  • Chartres Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.42
    351
    9
    Mostly Constructed Between 1193 And 1250
  • Convent of Christ in Tomar
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.58
    261
    15
    Built Around 1160
  • Crac des Chevaliers
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.75
    87
    4
    The Crac Des Chevaliers Was Built By The Hospitaller Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem From 1142 To 1271
  • Lalibela
    Lalibela
    Ethiopia
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.14
    92
    6
    Built During The Reign Of Gebre Mesqel Lalibela 1181-1221
  • Mesa Verde
    Mesa Verde
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.96
    247
    9
    Start Of The Cliff Dwellings ("Late 1190s")
    See Nps.Gov
  • Paquimé
    Paquimé
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.68
    20
    5
    Earliest Adobe Structures Date From The 12th Century: "It Developed Slowly Until The Mid 12th Century, When It Underwent A Dramatic Expansion And Cultural Shift. The Pit Dwellings Were Replaced By More Elaborate Above-Ground Adobe Structures On A Complex Layout." (Ab Ev)
  • Polonnaruva
    Polonnaruva
    Sri Lanka
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.39
    186
    6
    Built During The Reign Of Parakrama Bahu I 1153-1186
  • Provins
    Provins
    France
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.89
    230
    13
    Fairs Were Held From 1120
  • Vézelay
    Vézelay
    France
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.08
    183
    8
    The Current Abbey Dates From 1104
  • Caceres
    Caceres
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.14
    186
    6
    Seized By The Arabs And Made Into A Fortified City
  • Old City of Berne
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.33
    394
    10
    Founded In 1191
  • Monastery of Alcobaça
    Inscribed: 1989
    3.20
    276
    11
    The Building Of The Monastery Began In 1178
  • Guimarães
    Guimarães
    Portugal
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.99
    283
    10
    The Early History Of Guimaraes Is Closely Associated With The Establishment Of Portuguese National Identity And The Portuguese Language In The 12th Century
  • Regensburg
    Regensburg
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.08
    347
    9
    St. Emmeram´S Monastery: Church Rebuilt In 1166 & Benedictine Monastery Of St Jacob´S .. Its Church, Dating From The 12th Century, Is One Of The Most Important High Romanesque Buildings In Southern Germany. (Ab Ev) & The Goldene Turm (12th Century)
  • White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.35
    100
    6
    Vladimir, Founded In 1108; The Cathedral Of The Assumption (1158); Style That Came To Characterize Above All Else The 12th Century Architecture Of Vladimir (Ab Ev)
  • Cuenca
    Cuenca
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.14
    182
    9
    "Alfonso Viii Of Castille Captured The Town In 1177 And Cuenca Entered A New Phase Of Its History As A "Royal Town" And An Episcopal See. The Christian Town Was Built Over The Moorish One" (Ab Ev)
  • Studley Royal Park
    Studley Royal Park
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.10
    178
    8
    Fountains Abbey - Founded 1132 "Its Construction Lasted From 12th To 16th Century"
  • Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.97
    394
    11
    The Cultivation Terraces That Typify Much Of The Cinque Terre Landscape Were Mainly Built In The 12th Century (Ab Ev)
  • Aleppo
    Aleppo
    Syria
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.55
    88
    5
    "Aleppo Is An Outstanding Example Of An Ayyubid 12th Century City"
  • Walled City of Baku
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.98
    174
    7
    "The Inner City (Icheri Sheher) Has Preserved Much Of Its 12th-Century Defensive Walls. The 12th-Century Maiden Tower (Giz Galasy..." (Ab Ev)
  • Vall de Boi
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.22
    105
    7
    "The Vall De Boi..Bears Unique Witness To An Indigenous Cultural Tradition Which Has Survived Since The 11th Century.. The Churches...Were Consecrated During The 11th And 12th Centuries. The Exceptional Number Of Romanesque Churches.....Is Attributed To The Fact That Large Quantities Of Silver Came Into The Region, Especially In The First Decades Of The 12th Century. The Group Of...Churches Constitute A Unique Example Of The Cultural Tradition Which Flourished In 12th Century Catalonia (Ab) - It Could Be 11c But The Majority Of The Churches Seem To Be 12c And That Was The Period Of "Flourishing" Rather Than "Commencing"
  • Old City of Acre
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.26
    205
    6
    Crusader Period: "The City Gained International Significance From 1104 To 1291 As The Capital Of The Crusader Kingdom Of Jerusalem "
  • Tyre
    Tyre
    Lebanon
    Inscribed: 1984
    2.78
    89
    5
    Crusader City: Castle Walls And Cathedral; "Was Captured By The Crusaders In 1124, Becoming One Of The Most Important Cities Of The Kingdom Of Jerusalem" (Wiki)
  • ShUM Sites
    ShUM Sites
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.43
    182
    7
    The Oldest Remaining Buildings (The Mikveh In Speyer (1128) And Worms Synagogue) Date From The 12th Century (Ab Ev)
  • Nominated: 2025
    0
    0
  • Urnes Stave Church
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.51
    136
    5
    Rebuilt Towards The Mid-12th Century (Ab)
  • Upper Svaneti
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.88
    109
    5
    Cultural Flowering, Including Its Architecture (Ab Ev)
  • Trebic
    Trebic
    Czechia
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.63
    195
    10
    Ouv Lies In The Cultural Coexistence Between Christians And Jews Over Many Centuries: "A Benedictine Monastery Was Founded In A Strategic Position At The Crossing Of Jihlava River, In 1101. Its Existence Stimulated The Establishment Of A Market, Which Brought Traders And Amongst Them Also Jews."
  • Tokaji Wine Region
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.53
    153
    8
    "The Most Characteristic Structures In Tokaj Are The Wine Cellars: That Of King Kalman In Tarcal Is Known To Have Been In Existence As Early As 1110" And "Vineyards Had Been Established In Tokaj From At Least As Early As The 12th Century" (Ab Ev)
  • Studenica Monastery
    Inscribed: 1986
    2.98
    106
    6
    Built In 1183, Though The Earliest Murals Date From The 13th Century (Ab Ev))
  • Stećci
    Stećci
    Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.40
    171
    8
    ... Were Created In The Period From The Second Half Of The 12th Century To The 16th Century (Ab Ev)
  • Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas
    Inscribed: 2023
    3.23
    25
    3
    "The Hoysala Style Was Initially Formed In The Early 12th Century, As Represented By The Channakeshava And Hoysalesvara Temples, And Reached Its Mature Stage In The Mid-13th Century" (Ab Ev)
  • Roskilde Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.78
    329
    8
    In The Mid-12th Century Brickmaking Was Introduced Into Denmark By Craftsmen From Lombardy, And Bishop Absalom Decided Around 1170 To Rebuild His Cathedral In This New Material
  • Rapa Nui
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.49
    132
    13
    The Moai, For Which Easter Island Is World-Famous, Were Carved From 1100-1680 Ce (Wiki), While Estimated Dates Of Initial Settlement Of Easter Island Range From 300 To 1200 Ce
  • Poblet Monastery
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.04
    182
    8
    Criterion I: Poblet Is A Unique Artistic Achievement And One Of The Most Perfect Expressions Of Cistercian Style In The 12th, 13th And 14th Centuries. (Ab Ev)
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Inscribed: 1991
    4.19
    963
    20
    Notre Dame And The Mediaeval Aspects Of Ile De La Cite
  • Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.41
    197
    10
    Among The Most Significant Cycles Is That Of Panagia Phorbiotissa Of Nikitari, Which Was Traced Back To 1105-06 Thanks To A Written Dedication, And That Of Panagia Tou Arakou In Lagoudera, Which Was Executed During The Last Six Months Of 1192 (Unesco).
  • Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.63
    281
    10
    The Building Of The Cathedral Of Tournai Lasted From 1146 Until 1325
  • Modena
    Modena
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.96
    284
    11
    12th-Century Cathedral
  • Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.22
    149
    7
    Shaped By 800 Years Of Almost Continuous Polymetallic Mining, From The 12th To 20th Centuries (Ab Ev)
  • Maulbronn Monastery
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.13
    243
    11
    Monastery Started By Cistercians In 1147, Church Dates From 1178 (Ab Ev)
  • Kotor
    Kotor
    Montenegro
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.80
    406
    12
    Ouv For Its Medieval Monuments, Cathedral Dates From 1166, From 1186 To 1371 It Was A Free City Of Medieval Serbia
  • Gusuku of Ryukyu
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.83
    85
    10
    Katsuren Castle, Built In The 12th-13th Centuries, Is The Earliest Among This Group Of Castles.
  • Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.30
    13
    1
    At The End Of The 12th Century Chinggis Khan Formally Established Worship Of The Burkhan Khaldun Mountain, Along With Other Sacred Mountains In His Empire - Ab Ev
  • Ghadames
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.49
    24
    1
    The Settlement At Ghadames Goes Back At Least 5000 Years.The First Historical Information Is From 19 Bce When The Romans Named It Cydamus. It Owed Its Later Significance To Its Location On One Of The Major Routes Of Trans-Saharan Trade From The Niger Area Which Grew In Size Based On Use Of The Camel From C300ad And The Islamisation Of Both Ghadames And On Into W Africa During The 7th/8th Centuries. This Trade Continued Through To The 19th Century. The Town's Original Mosque Is Said To Have Been Dated From 666ad. The Architecture And Layout Of Ghadames Will Have Developed Organically Over That Period. The Libyan People's Bureau Places The Age Of The Current Town At 800 Years.
  • Gelati Monastery
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.18
    169
    6
    Monastery Dates From 1106
  • Inscribed: 2024
    2.90
    5
    2
    "The Peasant Cultural Landscape That Evolved Here From The 12th Century" (Ab Ev)
  • Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.02
    176
    7
    Founded 1118
  • Causses and Cévennes
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.20
    160
    5
    The Fundamental Changes To The Landscape That Can Still Be Perceived Today Took Place Between The 12th And 14th Centuries When Several Monastic Orders, Including Benedictines, Hospitaliers And Knights Templars Gained Control Of Extensive Lands (Ab Ev)
  • Arab-Norman Palermo
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.75
    279
    8
    The Chapel Was Founded By Roger Ii Immediately After His Crowning In 1130. In 1131 He Also Founded Cefalù Cathedral, Intended By Him To Be His Own Dynastic Mausoleum. Civil Projects From This Era Included The Seven-Arched Admiral’S Bridge, Built About 1132 (Ab Ev)
  • Bahla Fort
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.60
    138
    8
  • Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt
    Inscribed: 2023
    1.76
    122
    9
  • Ancient Ksour
    Ancient Ksour
    Mauritania
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.05
    30
    3
  • Minaret of Jam
    Afghanistan
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.91
    9
    1