Year: 2018

Remains of the Whitefriars Friary

Discover Remains of the Whitefriars Friary in Coventry, England: The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.

Thomas Edison’s Concrete Houses

Discover Thomas Edison's Concrete Houses in Montclair, New Jersey: Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a massive failure, but way ahead of their time.

The Lost Gateway

Discover The Lost Gateway in Sheffield, England: In the ancient Woolley Woods, an art project promises access to new worlds.

Livingstone Memorial

Discover Livingstone Memorial in Serenje, Zambia: An obelisk marks the spot where a British explorer's heart was buried before the rest of his body was transported to England.

Marian Coffin Gardens

Discover Marian Coffin Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware: Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

Swedenborgian Church

Discover Swedenborgian Church in San Francisco, California: The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Awat’ovi Ruins

Discover Awat'ovi Ruins in Second Mesa, Arizona: More than 300 years ago, a revolt at this Hopi pueblo shaped the future of the American Southwest.

Enchanted Chairs

Discover Enchanted Chairs in Sheffield, England: A collection of throne-inspired sculptures dot the landscape of Wincobank.

The Hurley Gardens

Discover The Hurley Gardens in Wheaton, Illinois: Tucked away amongst townhomes lies a restored, early 20th-century tea house and garden, the only remains of a historic estate.

Soldierstone

Discover Soldierstone in Saguache, Colorado: Hidden high on a remote mountain peak is a humbling and mysterious Vietnam War memorial.

Fontana delle Tette

Discover Fontana delle Tette in Treviso, Italy: Centuries ago, red and white wine poured from the statue's breasts whenever a new Venetian ruler was elected.

Women of Steel

Discover Women of Steel in Sheffield, England: A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

Agia Dynami

Discover Agia Dynami in Athens, Greece: This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.

The Gondolas of Medellín

Discover The Gondolas of Medellín in Medellín, Colombia: An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Museu da Tatuagem de São Paulo

Discover Museu da Tatuagem de São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil: Brazil's only museum dedicated to the art and evolution of tattoos.

Death Chairs of Poor Clares Cemetery

Discover Poor Clares Convent Cemetery in Ischia, Italy: Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 261 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 480 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 642 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 137 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 172 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 256 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 151 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 98 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 168

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