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Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
The system of Via Nuovo and Rolli Palaces in the historic centre of Genoa dates back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries, when the Republic of Genoa was at the peak of its financial and seafaring power. The site is the first urban development in Europe allocated by public authorities within a unified framework and linked to a specific system of “public accommodation” in private houses, as decreed by the Senate in 1576. The site includes a group of Renaissance and Baroque palaces along the so-called “Via Nuovo” (New Street). The Rolli Palaces offer a variety of different solutions, of universal value in terms of their adaptation to the particular characteristics of the site and the requirements of a specific social and economic organization. They also offer an example of an original network of public-private houses used to host state visits.
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
Built at the end of the 16th century, the Monastery of the Escurial is designed in the form of a latticework used for the martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, in a beautiful area of Castile. Its austere architectural style is very different from previous ones and has had a major influence on Spanish architecture for more than half a century. Once the retreat of a mysterious king, it became the most powerful political power center of the time during the last years of the reign of Philip II.
Tiberias Palace
<p>The Tiébélé Palace is a complex of earthen buildings built since the 16th century that embodies the social organization and cultural values of the Kasena people. The palace is surrounded by a protective wall, with walls and corridors that divide the inner complex into different areas and lead to ceremonial and gathering places outside the wall. The palace was built by the men of the palace, and then painted with symbolic elements by the women members of the palace. Women are the only keepers of the relevant knowledge and they ensure the continuation of this tradition. </p>
Historic City of Vigan
Founded in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of Spanish colonial town planning in Asia. Its architecture reflects a fusion of cultural elements from other parts of the Philippines, China, and Europe, resulting in a unique culture and townscape with no parallels found anywhere else in East and Southeast Asia.
San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
The monastic community founded by San Millan in the middle of the 6th century became a place of pilgrimage. The fine Romanesque church built in honor of this saint still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first documents in Castilian were written, and one of the most widely spoken languages in the world today is derived from Castilian. At the beginning of the 16th century, the community was settled in the fine new convent of Suso, below the ancient complex; today it is still a thriving community.
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua was the capital of the Guatemalan Viceroyalty and was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 meters above sea level in an earthquake-prone area, Antigua was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773, but its main monuments remain as ruins. Built in less than three centuries on a grid pattern inspired by the Italian Renaissance, the city features many fine monuments.
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
Founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Galle reached its peak in the 18th century before the arrival of the British. Galle is the finest example of a fortified city built by Europeans in South and Southeast Asia, reflecting a fusion of European architectural styles and South Asian traditions.
Old Walled City of Shibam
Shibam, a city founded in the 16th century and surrounded by defensive walls, is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning using vertical architectural principles. Its impressive towers rising from the cliffs have earned the city the nickname "Manhattan of the Desert".
City of Potosí
In the 16th century, the area was considered the world's largest industrial complex. The mining of silver ore depended on a series of water-powered mills. The site includes the industrial monument of Cerro Rico, where water was supplied by a complex system of aqueducts and artificial lakes; the colonial town with the Casa de la Moneda; the Church of San Lorenzo; several noble houses; and the barrios mitayos, where the workers lived.
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.
Ruins of León Viejo
León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop, so its ruins are an outstanding testimony to the social and economic structure of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. In addition, the site has great archaeological potential.
Historic City of Sucre
Sucre is the first capital of Bolivia, founded by the Spanish in the first half of the 16th century. There are many 16th-century religious buildings preserved in the city, such as the Church of San Lazaro, the Church of San Francisco and the Church of Santo Domingo, which reflect the fusion of local architectural traditions and European architectural styles.
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Founded in the early 16th century by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city. It was the original model for Civitas Dei (City of God), the ideal urban community brought to America by Spanish missionaries. It also set the template for universities in Europe and beyond.
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
The Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the great exchange of ideas in monumental art between northern Italy, Dalmatia, and Tuscany during the 15th and 16th centuries. The three architects who succeeded each other in building the cathedral—Francesco di Giacomo, Giorgio Mattei Dalmatius, and Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino—designed a structure built entirely of stone and employed unique architectural techniques in the cathedral’s vaults and domes. The cathedral’s form and decorative elements, such as the striking frieze featuring the faces of 71 statues of men, women, and children, also illustrate a successful fusion of Gothic and Renaissance art.
Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda
Founded by the Portuguese in the 16th century, the town's history is closely tied to the sugar cane industry. The town was rebuilt after being plundered by the Dutch, and its basic urban structure dates back to the 18th century. The harmonious balance between buildings, gardens, 20 baroque churches, monasteries and numerous chapels all add to Olinda's unique charm.
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Founded by Basque sailors in the 16th century on the shores of the Strait of Belle Isle at the northeastern tip of Canada, Red Bay is an archaeological site that provides the earliest, most complete and best-preserved testimony to Europe’s whaling tradition. Called Gran Baya by its founders in the 1530s, the station was the site of coastal hunting, butchering, extracting blubber for oil production and storing blubber. It became the main source of whale oil, which was shipped to Europe for lighting. The site was used during the summer months and includes remains of oil refineries, barrel making plants, docks, temporary shelters and cemeteries, as well as underwater shipwrecks and whale bone deposits. The station was in use for about 70 years before the local whale population was depleted.
Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco
Built in the 16th century to protect the royal inland routes, the fortified city reached its peak in the 18th century, when many outstanding religious and civic buildings were built in the Mexican Baroque style. Some of these buildings are masterpieces of the transition from Baroque to Neoclassicism. The Temple of the Society of Jesus, 14 kilometers from town, was also built in the 18th century and is one of the finest examples of Baroque art and architecture in New Spain. It consists of a cathedral and several chapels, all decorated with paintings by Rodriguez Juárez and murals by Miguel Antonio Martínez de Pocasangre. Due to its location, San Miguel de Allende became a melting pot of cultural exchange between Spanish, Creole and Amerindian peoples, and the Temple of Jesus of Atotonilco is an outstanding example of cultural exchange between Europe and Latin America. Its architecture and interior decoration reflect the influence of the teachings of St. Ignatius de Loyola.
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
The city was founded in the early 16th century in honor of the Holy Trinity as a bridgehead for the conquest of the Americas. Its 18th- and 19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet and Palacio Cantero, were built during the boom years of the sugar trade.
Khami Ruins National Monument
Khami was developed after the Great Zimbabwe capital was abandoned in the mid-16th century and is of great archaeological interest. Finds of artifacts from Europe and China suggest that Khami was an important trading center for a long time.
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers lie on two small islands off the coast. From the 13th to the 16th centuries, Kilwa's merchants dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfume, Arab pottery, Persian ceramics, and Chinese porcelain; much of the Indian Ocean trade passed through them.
Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Zacatecas was founded in 1546 following the discovery of rich silver mines and reached the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries. Built on the steep slopes of a narrow valley, the town offers stunning views and many ancient buildings, both religious and civil. The cathedral, built between 1730 and 1760, dominates the center of town. It is famous for its harmonious design and rich Baroque façade, with both European and native decorative elements.
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
The fortified city of Fasil Ghebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian Emperor Fasilides and his successors in the 16th and 17th centuries. The city walls are 900 meters long and contain palaces, churches, monasteries and unique public and private buildings with Hindu and Arab influences, and later the Baroque style brought to Gondar by Jesuit missionaries.
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Austere yet majestic, Hampi was the final capital of the last great Hindu kingdom, Vijayanagar. Its extremely wealthy princes built Dravidian temples and palaces that wowed travelers between the 14th and 16th centuries. In 1565, the Deccan Muslim League captured the city, which was sacked within six months before being abandoned.
Churches of Moldavia
These eight churches in northern Moldavia were built between the late 15th and 16th centuries and their facades are covered with frescoes, masterpieces of Byzantine art. The frescoes are authentic and exceptionally well preserved. Far from being mere wall decorations, the frescoes systematically covered all facades and represented a complete cycle of religious themes. Their unique compositions, elegant figures and harmonious colors blend perfectly with the surrounding countryside. The Sucevita Monastery Church, whose interior and exterior walls are entirely decorated with 16th-century frescoes, is the only church to feature the Staircase of St. John Climacus.
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz
The historical center of Shahrisabz features a unique collection of monuments and ancient neighborhoods that bear witness to the city's secular development, especially its heyday in the 15th-16th centuries under Amir Timur and the Timurids.