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.

Selection process Every two years, it publishes a select list known as the Watch List of Endangered Sites that are in urgent need of preservation funding and protection. The sites are nominated by governments, conservation professionals, site caretakers, non-government organizations (NGOs), concerned individuals, and others working in the field. An independent panel of international experts then select 100 candidates from these entries to be part of the Watch List, based on the significance of the sites, the urgency of the threat, and the viability of both advocacy and conservation solutions.

For the succeeding two-year period until a new Watch List is published, these 100 sites can qualify for grants and funds from the WMF, as well as from other foundations, private donors, and corporations by capitalizing on the publicity and attention gained from the inclusion on the Watch List.

2010 Watch List The 2010 World Monuments Watch List of Endangered Sites was announced on October 6, 2009 by WMF President Bonnie Burnham. The 2010 Watch List highlights the need to create a balance between heritage concerns and the social, economic, and environmental interests of communities around the world.

List by country/territory Number Country/Territory Site Location Period 1 Afghanistan Herat Old City Herat ca. BC 5000–Present 2 Argentina Buenos Aires Historic Center Buenos Aires 1750–1830 3 Argentina Teatro Colón Buenos Aires 1885–1908 4 Armenia Aghjots Vank Garni 13th Century 5 Austria Wiener Werkbundsiedlung Vienna 1920s–1930s 6 Bahrain Suq al-Qaysariya Muharraq ca. 1800 7 Belgium Sanatorium Joseph Lemaire Overijse 1937–1987 8 Bhutan Phajoding Temple Complex Thimphu 1224 9 Bolivia Convento-Museo Santa Teresa Cochabamba 1760 10 Bolivia Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos Santa Cruz 17th–18th Centuries 11 Chile Churches of Arica Parinacota Arica and Parinacota Region 16th Century 12 Colombia San Fernando and San José Fortresses Cartagena de Indias 18th Century 13 Colombia Santa Fe de Antioquia Old City Antioquia Department 16th–18th Centuries 14 Comoros Ujumbe Palace Mutsamudu 1786 15 Ecuador Todos Santos complex Cuenca 13th Century 16 Egypt New Gourna Kurna 1945 17 Egypt Old Mosque of Shali Fortress Siwa Oasis 1203 18 France Saint-Martin-des-Puits Church Saint-Martin-des-Puits 9th–17th Centuries 19 France Hôtel de Monnaies Villemagne-l'Argentière 13th Century 20 Greece Churches of Lesvos Lesbos 3rd–16th Centuries 21 Guatemala Kaminaljuyu Guatemala City 8th Century BC 22 Haiti Gingerbread Houses Port-au-Prince 1749–1925 23 IndiaChiktan Castle Kargil 16th century 24 India Dechen Namgyal Monastery Nyoma 17th century 25 India Historic Civic Centre of Shimla Shimla 1830s 26 India Kothi, Qila Mahmudabad Mahmudabad 1677 27 Iraq Al-Hadba’ Minaret Mosul 1172 28 Ireland Russborough House Blessington 1740s 29 Israel Cathedral of St. James Old City of Jerusalem 12th century 30 Israel Old City of Lod Lod 1260–1917 31 Italy Historic Center of Craco Craco 1000 32 Italy Ponte Lucano Italy 1st Century BC 33 Italy Villa of San Gilio Oppido Lucano 1st Century BC 34 Japan Machiya Townhouses Kyoto 1603–1867 35 Jordan Damiya Dolmen Field Damiya, Jordan Valley BC 3600–3000 36 Kazakhstan Vernacular Architecrure of the Kazakh Steppe Sary-Arka Zhezkazgan 18th–20th Centuries 37 Laos Hintang Archaeological Landscape Houaphanh Province Bronze Age 38 Laos Tham Ting Nam Kong River at Ban Pak Ou 15th Century 39 Mexico Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Zempoala to Otumba 1543–1560 40 Mexico Las Pozas Xilitla 1944 41 Mexico Church of San Bartolo Soyaltepec Oaxaca 1723 42 Mexico Church of San Felipe Tindaco Tlaxiaco ca. 1800 43 Mexico Santos Reyes Church and Monastery and La Comunidad Convent Metztitlán 1570 44 Moldova Assumption of Our Lady Church Causeni 17th Century 45 Morocco Lixus Larache 12th century BC–7th Century AD 46 Pakistan Petroglyphs in the Diamer-Bhasha Dam Area Northern Areas ca. 10000–1000 BC 47 Pakistan Shikarpoor Historic City Center Shikarpoor 1617-1947 48 Panama Corozal Cemetery Panama City 1914 49 Panama Historic Center of Colón Colón 19th Century 50 Panama Mount Hope Cemetery Colón 1850 51 Paraguay Santísima Trinidad del Paraná Trinidad 1706 52 Peru Chankillo Casma Valley 4th century BC 53 Peru Jesuit Churches of San José and San Javier Changuillo and El Ingenio 1740s 54 Peru Pachacamac Sanctuary Lurín 5th Century 55 Peru Pikillaqta Archaeological Park Cuzco 500–1200 56 Peru San Francisco de Asis Marcapata ca. 1700 57 Peru Machu Picchu Urubamba Valley 15th Century 58 Peru Tambo Colorado Humay 1470–1532 59 Peru Church of Santa Cruz of Jerusalem Juli 16th Century 60 Philippines Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Santa Maria 1765 61 Philippines Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Ifugao 16th Century 62 Philippines San Sebastian Basilica Manila 1891 63 Romania Fortified Churches of Southern Transylvania Around Sibiu 12th–14th Centuries 64 Russia Church of the Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign Podolsk 1704 65 Slovakia Lietava Castle Lietava 13th Century 66 South Africa Wonderwerk Cave Kuruman Stone Age 67 Spain Historic Landscape of Sevilla Seville 8th–18th Centuries 68 Spain Historic Landscape of Toledo (Upper and Lower Valleys of the River Tagus) Toledo Paleolithic Era–Present 69 Spain Numantia Soria 2nd Century BC 70 Spain Old Town of Ávila Ávila 1090 71 Spain Route of Santiago de Compostela Aragon, Navarre, La Rioja, Castile-Leon and Galicia Middle Ages 72 Spain Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família Barcelona 1882–Present 73 Sri Lanka Dutch Fort of Batticaloa Batticaloa 1628 74 Tanzania Pangani Historic Town Pangani ca. 1800 75 Uganda Wamala King's Tombs Nansana 76 United Kingdom Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church Belfast 1875 77 United Kingdom Edinburgh Historic Graveyards Edinburgh 17th–19th Centuries 78 United Kingdom Sheerness Dockyard Sheerness 1815 79 United Kingdom St John the Evangelist Parish Church Shobdon 12th Century; Extended 1755–58 80 United Kingdom Tecton Buildings Dudley Zoological Gardens 1937 81 United States Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library Atlanta 1980 82 United States Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe Miami Marine Stadium Miami 1963 83 United States Cultural Landscape of Hadley, Massachusetts Hadley 1660s-present 84 United States Phillis Wheatley Elementary School New Orleans 1954 85 United States St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 New Orleans 1823 86 United States Taliesin Spring Green 1911 87 United States Taliesin West Scottsdale 1937 88 United States Taos Pueblo New Mexico ca. 1000–1450 89 United States Bridges of the Merritt Parkway Fairfield County, Connecticut 1940 90 Uzbekistan Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm Karakalpakstan, Elli-Kala District & Beruni District, Uzbekistan 7th Century BC 91 Venezuela Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Central University of Venezuela Caracas 1950s 92 Venezuela Parque del Este Caracas 1958

Statistics by country/territory The following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 2010 Watch List, listed by the number of sites: Number of sites Country/Territory 9 United States of America 8 Peru 6 Spain 5 Mexico and United Kingdom 4 India 3 Italy, Panama and the Philippines 2 Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Egypt, France, Israel, Laos, Pakistan and Venezuela

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 2010 Watch List as published. C. The references to the sites' locations and periods of construction were based on the official 2010 Watch List as published.

References

External links Official website of the World Monuments Fund World Monuments Watch home page The 2010 WMF Watch List 2010 WMF Watch List Download