1996 World Monuments Watch
Introduction The '''World Monuments Watch''' is a flagship advocacy program of the New York–based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) and American Express aimed at identifying and preserving the world’s most important endangered cultural landmarks. It targets selected sites for immediate action, to call attention to the need for innovative approaches to protect threatened sites throughout the world.
Selection process Every two years, the program publishes a select list known as the Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites that is in urgent need of preservation funding and protection. The sites are nominated by governments, private organizations active in the field of heritage conservation, and concerned individuals. An independent panel of international experts then convene to evaluate and select 100 candidates from these entries to be part of the Watch List, based on the significance of the urgency of its situation, the viability of proposed remedies, and the site's overall significance. WMF and American Express award grants to sites included on the Watch List through the WMF Fund, which is composed of donations from corporate, individual and foundation sponsors. These grants are meant to support activities such as strategic planning, emergency and technical assistance, educational and local fund raising programs, and conservation treatment.
1996 Watch List The 1996 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites was launched on August 4, 1995.===List by country/territory===Brazil's Serra da Capivara National Park has the largest concentration of prehistoric small farms on the continent.The Churches of Chiloé in Chile are a unique architectural phenomenon in the Americas and one of the most prominent buildings of Chilota architecture.Khmer architecture.Diocletian’s splendid palace, is today the cultural heart of the Croatian city.India’s Taj Mahal is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture.Borobudur, a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage, is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.In 2003, UNESCO proclaimed the White City in Tel Aviv, Israel a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of new town planning and architecture in the early 20th century. "The Ibn Danan synagogue contains perhaps the only complete set of Moroccan synagogue fittings in existence.civil war on the mainland have strained the already stressed architectural environment of Mozambique Island.Nicholas II, and his family.The Church of the Holy Ascension played a significant role in evangelizing the indigenous people in then Russian Alaska. Number Country/Territory Site Location Period 1 Albania Butrint Archaeological Site Sarande 8th century BC–18th century AD 2 Argentina San Ignacio Miní San Ignacio 17th century 3 Austria Belvedere Gardens Vienna  1700–1721 4 Austria Franciscan Church Vienna  1603–1742 5 Barbados Morgan Lewis Sugar Mill St. Andrew  18th century 6 Belgium Tour and Taxis (transport hub) Brussels 1897–1907 7 Belize El Pilar Archaeological Reserve Belize River Area 5th century BC–10th century AD 8 Benin Royal Palaces of Abomey Abomey  1645–1906 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Village of Počitelj Počitelj 1444–present 10 Brazil Serra da Capivara National Park Sao Raimundo Nonato, Piaui Stone Age 11 Bulgaria Madara Horseman Kaspichan 8th–9th century  12 Cambodia Angkor Archaeological District Siem Reap  9th–13th century 13 Chile Churches of Chiloe Chiloe Archipelago 17th–20th century 14 Chile Elevators of Valparaiso Valparaiso  1883–1915 15 Chile Orongo Easter Island  15th–18th century 16 China Liao Dynasty Site Chi Feng City, Inner Mongolia 916–1125 17 China Namseling Manor Drachi, Tibet 14th century 18 China San Xing Dui Site Guang Han City, Sichuan Province  5th–3rd millennium BC 19 Croatia Lopud Franciscan Monastery Dubrovnik-Neretva County 1400–1430 20 Croatia Old City Harbor Dubrovnik  13th–19th century 21 Croatia Split Historic Center Split  295–present 22 Croatia Village of Tvrđa Osijek  1730–present 23 Cuba Convent of Santa Clara of Assisi Santa Clara  1638–1644 24 Czech Republic Český Krumlov Garden Český Krumlov 1550–1575 25 Czech Republic Kladruby Benedictine Monastery Kladruby 1115–1775 26 Ecuador Church of the Compañia Quito  1605–1765 27 Egypt Qa'itbay Sebil (Fountain House) Cairo  1477–1478 28 France Chateau Aqueduct Castelnau-Pegayrolles 11th century 29 France Saint-Emilion Monolithic Church Saint-Emilion 11th–15th century 30 Georgia Pitareti Monastic Complex Tetritskaro District 1216–1222 31 Germany Festspielhaus Hellerau Dresden Hellerau 1911 32 Greece Etz Hayim Synagogue Hania, Crete  15th–19th century 33 Guyana Moruka-Waini Cultural Landscape Warao Settlements  5th millennium BC 34 Hungary Royal Garden Pavilions Budapest  1875–1882 35 India Jaisalmer Fort Rajasthan 12th century 36 India Taj Mahal Agra  1632–1643 37 Indonesia Borobudur Central Java 9th century 38 Ireland Clonmacnoise New Graveyard County Offaly 6th–13th century 39 Israel Gemeindehaus German Colony, Haifa 1869 40 Israel The White City Tel Aviv  1930–1939 41 Italy Ancient Pompeii Naples 1st century BC–AD 79 42 Italy Bartolomeo Colleoni Monument Venice  1488–1496 43 Italy Garden of Villa Medici at Castello Florence  1500–1799 44 Italy Grottos of San Michele Salerno  8th–9th century 45 Italy Neopitagorica Basilica Rome  1st century 46 Italy Nero's Palace (Domus Aurea) Rome  AD 64 47 Italy Ruins on the River Centa Albenga (Savona)  1st century BC–1st century AD 48 Italy San Giacomo Maggiore Portico Bologna  1477–1481 49 Italy Santa Maria in Stelle Verona  2nd–5th century 50 Italy Sts. Ambrogio and Carlo al Corso Rome  1612–1685 51 Italy Temple of Hercules Forum Boarium, Rome  179–142 BC 52 Jordan Petra Archaeological Site Wadi Mousa  1st–6th century 53 Jordan Southern Temple Petra, Wadi Mousa, Petra 100–599 54 Laos Vat Sisaket Vientiane  1819–25 55 Latvia Abava Valley Cultural Landscape Kurzeme  13th–19th century 56 Lebanon Ancient Tyre Tyre  3rd millennium BC–Present 57 Mali Djenne-Djeno Archaeological Site Djenne  3rd century BC–13th century AD 58 Mexico Church of Jesus Nazareno Atotonilco, Guanajuato  1740–1776 59 Mexico Modern Mural Paintings various cities  1920–1950 60 Mexico San Juan de Ulua Fort Veracruz  1535–1786 61 Mexico Yucatan Indian Chapels Yucatan Peninsula  16th–18th century 62 Mongolia Bogd Khaan Palace Museum Ulaanbaatar  1893–1903 63 Morocco Medieval Sijilmassa Rissani  757–1393 64 Morocco Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Danan and Mansano Synagogues Fez  17th century 65 Mozambique Mozambique Island Nampula Province  16th century – present 66 Nepal Gombas of Upper Mustang Lo Manthang, Mustang 15th century 67 Nepal Teku Thapatali Monument Zone Kathmandu  18th–19th century 68 Norway Vaga Old Church Vagamo, Oppland  12th century, 1625–1630 69 Pakistan Tamba Wari Indus River Delta, Sindh  11th century 70 Peru Cusco Historic Center Cusco 13th–17th century 71 Peru Murals of Allauca Church Rapaz  17th century 72 Philippines Angono Petroglyphs Rizal  3rd millennium BC 73 Poland Debno Parish Church Nowy Targ  15th century 74 Poland Our Lady's Assumption Basilica Kraków 13th–14th century 75 Poland Prozna Street Warsaw  1881–1912 76 Portugal Côa Valley Petroglyphs Vila Nova de Foz Côa  Stone Age 77 Romania Constantin Brâncuși's Endless Column Târgu Jiu  1937–1938 78 Romania Roman Catholic Church Ghelinţa 13th century 79 Russia Alexander Palace Tsarskoye Selo, St. Petersburg  1792–1796 80 Russia Kizhi Pogost Kizhi Island, Lake Onega  18th century 81 Russia Paanajarvi Village Kemi Province  14th century – present 82 Spain Moorish Houses of Granada Granada 14th–16th century 83 Suriname Jodensavanne Archaeological Site Redi Doti  1660–1830 84 Tanzania Kilwa Kisiwani Portuguese Fort Lindi Region  13th–15th century 85 Thailand Ayuttaya and other flooded sites along Chao Praya River Central Thailand 14th–18th century 86 Turkey Ani Archaeological Site Ocarli Koyu, Kars 3rd–14th century 87 Turkey Çatalhöyük Cumra, Konya 10th millennium BC 88 Turkey Hagia Sophia Istanbul  AD 532–563 89 Ukraine Ancient Chersonesos Sevastopol, Crimea  5th century BC–15th century AD 90 United States Adobe Missions of New Mexico New Mexico 17th–20th century 91 United States Chaco Culture National Historic Park McKinley County, New Mexico 900–1150 92 United States Eastern State Penitentiary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  1822–1836 93 United States Ellis Island New York, New York 1892–1954 94 United States Golden Gate Park Conservatory San Francisco, California 1876–1878 95 United States Holy Ascension Church Unalaska, Alaska 1826–1896 96 United States Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 New Orleans, Louisiana  1833–present 97 Vietnam Minh Mang Tomb Huế  1840 98 Vietnam My Son Temple District Duy Xuyen District 3rd–12th century 99 Yugoslavia Subotica Synagogue Subotica 1902 100 Zimbabwe Khami National Monument Bulawayo Mid-15th century – mid-17th century
Statistics by country/territory The following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 1996 Watch List, listed by the number of sites: Number of sites Country/Territory 11 Italy 7 United States of America 4 Croatia and Mexico 3 Chile, China, Poland, Russia and Turkey 2 Austria, Czech Republic, France, India, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Romania and Vietnam
Notes A. Numbers list only meant as a guide on this article. No official reference numbers have been designated for the sites on the Watch List.B. Names and spellings used for the sites were based on the official  1996 Watch List as published.C. The references to the sites' locations were based on the official  1996 Watch List as published.
References
External links * World Monuments Fund home page* World Monuments Watch home page