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Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
The Mijikenda Kaya Forest consists of 10 separate forest sites, spread over approximately 200 km of the coast, and contains the remains of numerous fortified villages of the Mijikenda people, known as kayas. Originally built in the 16th century but abandoned in the 1940s, the kayas are now considered ancestral dwellings and revered as sacred places, and are therefore maintained by a committee of elders. The site is inscribed as a unique testimony to the cultural tradition and is directly linked to its living traditions.
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States, was also a talented architect of neoclassical buildings. He designed Monticello (1769-1809), his plantation home, and his ideal "village of learning" (1817-26), which still serves as the center of the University of Virginia. Jefferson's use of an architectural vocabulary based on classical antiquity symbolized both the aspirations of the new American republic as the heir to European traditions and the expectations that this could be expected as the nation matured.
Upper Svaneti
Long isolated from the outside world, the Upper Svaneti region of the Caucasus is a well-preserved example of a mountainous landscape with medieval-style villages and tower houses. More than 200 of these highly unusual houses still remain in the village of Chazash, which served both as residences and as sentinels for defense against invaders that plagued the area.
Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí
The narrow Boi Valley is located in the Altaribagorsa region of the Pyrenees and is surrounded by steep mountains. Each village in the valley has a Romanesque church surrounded by a series of enclosed fields. The higher slopes have large areas of seasonal pasture.
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
These Transylvanian villages and their fortified churches vividly portray the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. Founded by Transylvanian Saxons, these seven villages are characterized by a specific land use system, settlement patterns, and family farm organization that have been preserved since the late Middle Ages. The villages are dominated by fortified churches that display architectural styles from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
Vlkolínec
Vrkolinec, located in central Slovakia, is a well-preserved settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a Central European village. It is the most complete collection of this type of traditional wooden houses in the region, which are usually found in mountainous areas.