2014 World Monuments Watch Explained

The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York-based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) that calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by neglect, vandalism, conflict, or disaster.[1]

2014 Watch List

The 2014 Watch List was published on 8 October 2013.

Country/TerritorySiteLocation
ArgentinaChurch and Monastery of St. Catherine of SienaBuenos Aires
ArmeniaBardzrakash St. Gregory MonasteryDsegh, Lori Province
BelgiumCollegiale Sainte-Croix de LiegeLiège
BrazilSerra da MoedaMinas Gerais
ChileElevators of ValparaísoValparaíso
ChilePalacio la AlhambraSantiago
ChinaPokfulam VillageHong Kong (SAR)
ColombiaAncient Ridged Fields of the San Jorge River FloodplainCórdoba and Sucre Departments
ComorosFuni Aziri BangweIkoni, Grande Comore
EcuadorRemigio Crespo Toral MuseumCuenca, Azuay Province
EgyptBayt Al-RazzazCairo
EthiopiaYemrehanna KristosAmhara Region
FranceChurches of Saint Merri and Notre-Dame-De-LoretteParis
GermanyGaslight and Gas Lamps of BerlinBerlin
GuatemalaUaxactunPetén Department
GuyanaGeorgetown City HallGeorgetown
IndiaHistoric City of BidarKarnataka
IndiaHouse of Shaikh Salim ChishtiFatehpur Sikri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
IndiaJuna MahalDungarpur, Rajasthan
IndonesiaNgada Villages of FloresFlores, Nusa Tenggara
IndonesiaPeceren and Dokan VillagesKaro District, North Sumatra
IndonesiaTrowulanMojokerto, East Java
IraqKhinnis ReliefsKurdistan Region
ItalyFarnese AviariesRome
ItalyHistoric Center of L'AquilaL'Aquila, Abruzzo
ItalyMuro dei FrancesiCiampino, Province of Rome, Lazio
ItalyVeniceVeneto
JapanEast Japan Earthquake Heritage SitesTōhoku and Kantō Regions
JapanSanro-Den of Sukunahikona ShrineŌzu, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku
JordanDamiya Dolmen FieldDamiya, Jordan Valley
KenyaLamu Old TownLamu
MacedoniaMonastery of PoloshkoKavadarci Municipality
MaliCultural Heritage Sites of Mali
MexicoFundidora ParkMonterrey, Nuevo León
MexicoRetablos de Los Altos de ChiapasSan Cristóbal de las Casas and Teopisca, Chiapas
MozambiqueIsland of MozambiqueNampula Province
MyanmarYangon Historic City CenterYangon
NigeriaOsun-Osogbo Sacred GroveOsogbo, Osun State
PakistanShikarpoor Historic City CenterShikarpoor Municipality
Palestinian TerritoryAncient Irrigated Terraces of BattirBethlehem Governorate, West Bank
PeruCapilla de la Virgen Concebida de KuchuhuasiQuispicanchi, Cusco
PeruCerro SechínCasma, Ancash
PeruChan ChanTrujillo, La Libertad
PeruGran PajaténMariscal Cáceres, San Martín
PortugalFort of GraçaElvas, Alentejo
PortugalJoanine Library of the University of CoimbraCoimbra
Puerto RicoHenry Klumb HouseSan Juan
RomaniaGreat Synagogue of IaşiIaşi
RomaniaWooden Churches of Northern Oltenia and Southern TransylvaniaNorthern Oltenia and Southern Transylvania
SingaporeBukit Brown
SpainGüell Pavilions and GardenBarcelona
SpainIglesia Parroquial San Pedro ApóstolBuenache de Alarcón, Cuenca
SyriaCultural Heritage Sites of Syria
TanzaniaChrist Church Cathedral and Former Slave Market SiteStone Town, Zanzibar
TanzaniaDar es Salaam Historic CenterDar es Salaam
TanzaniaHouse of Wonders and Palace MuseumStone Town, Zanzibar
TurkeyCathedral of MrenDigor, Kars
United KingdomBattersea Power StationLondon
United KingdomDeptford Dockyard and Sayes Court GardenLondon
United KingdomGrimsby Ice Factory and KasbahGrimsby, Lincolnshire
United KingdomSulgrave ManorSulgrave, Northamptonshire
United StatesChinati FoundationMarfa, Texas
United StatesThe Cloisters and PalisadesNew York and New Jersey
United StatesGeorge Nakashima House, Studio and WorkshopBucks County, Pennsylvania
United StatesGateway Arch National Park (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial)St. Louis, Missouri
United StatesTaliesinSpring Green, Wisconsin
VenezuelaCiudad Universitaria de CaracasCaracas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Monuments Fund Announces 2014 World Monuments Watch,Identifying Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk . World Monuments Fund . 8 October 2013 . World Monuments Fund . 4 January 2016.