2006 World Monuments Watch
The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of theNew York-based privatenon-profit organizationWorld Monuments Fund(WMF) that is dedicated topreservingthehistoric, artistic, and architectural heritagearound the world.[1]
Selection process
[edit]Every two years, it 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, conservation professionals, site caretakers,non-government organizations(NGOs), concerned individuals, and others working in the field.[2]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.[1][3]For the succeeding two-year period until a new Watch List is published, these 100 sites can avail 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.[1]
2006 Watch List
[edit]The 2006 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites was launched on June 21, 2005, by WMF President Bonnie Burnham.[1][4][5]It marked the first time that an entire country was placed on the Watch List.Iraq,long considered as the "cradle of human civilization"and within whose borders lie an estimated 10,000archaeological sites,has been left vulnerable to widespreadlooting,vandalism,and other acts of violence in the wake of the2003 military invasion.[1]
The World Monuments Watch provides a valuable barometer of the state of heritage preservation worldwide… The biennial Watch list tells us not only which sites are in peril, but also what kinds of threats—natural disaster, war, pollution, neglect, or other issues—are endangering the world's heritage.
— Bonnie Burnham, WMF president, launch of 2006 Watch List[1]
On October 6, 2005, nearly four months after the publication of the 2006 Watch List and more than a month after the significant devastation brought about byHurricane Katrinaon America'sGulf Coast,the WMF, together with partnersAmerican ExpressFoundation andNational Trust for Historic Preservation,decided to place theGulf Coast andNew Orleansas the 101st endangered site on the 2006 Watch List.[6][7]
List by country/territory
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Number[A] | Country/Territory | Site[B] | Location[C] | Period[C] |
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1 | Afghanistan | Haji Piyada Mosque | Balkh | 9th century |
2 | Antarctica | SirErnest Shackleton's Expedition Hut | Cape Royds,Ross Island | 1908 |
3 | Australia | Dampier Rock Art Complex | Dampier,Burrup Peninsula | 10,000 BC–present |
4 | Bangladesh | Sonargaon-Panam City | Sonargaon | 15th–19th centuries |
5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mehmed-Pasha Sokolovic Bridge | Višegrad | 1571–1577 |
6 | Brazil | Convent of San Francisco and HistoricOlinda | Olinda,Pernambuco | 1535–1827 |
7 | Cameroon | Bafut Palace | Bafut | 1907–1910 |
8 | Cape Verde | Tarrafal Concentration Camp | Tarrafal | 1930s |
9 | Chile | Tulor Village | Antofagasta | 500 BC–AD 300 |
10 | Chile | Cerros Pintados | Tarapacá | 500–1450 |
11 | China | Cockcrow Post Town | Cockrow Post,Huailai | 1420 |
12 | China | Lu Mansion | Dong Yang | 15th–19th centuries |
13 | China | Qikou Town | Shanxi Province | 18th–19th centuries |
14 | China | Stone Towers of Southwest China | Various Locations | ca. 1000–1500 |
15 | China | TianshuiTraditional Houses | Tianshui, Qincheng,Gansu | 1644–1929 |
16 | China | Tuanshan Historical Village | Yunnan Province | 15th–19th centuries |
17 | Croatia | Novi Dvori Castle | Zaprešić | Mid–19th century |
18 | Croatia | Saint Blaise Church | Dubrovnik | 1707–1717 |
19 | Cuba | Finca Vigia(Hemingway's House) | San Francisco de Paula | 1886 |
20 | Egypt | Sabil Ruqayya Dudu | Cairo | 1761 |
21 | Egypt | Tarabay al-Sharify | Cairo | 16th century |
22 | Egypt | West Bank | Luxor | 1540–1075 BC |
23 | El Salvador | San Miguel Arcangeland Santa Cruz de Roma | Panchimalco&Huizucar | 1730–1740 |
24 | Eritrea | AsmaraHistoric City Center | Asmara | 1916–1941 |
25 | Eritrea | Kidane-Mehret Church | Senafe | 12th century |
26 | Eritrea | MassawaHistoric Town | Massawa | 16th–19th centuries |
27 | Finland | Helsinki-Malmi Airport | Helsinki | 1930–1938 |
28 | Georgia | Jvari Monastery | Mtshekta | ca. 600 |
29 | Greece | HelikeArchaeological Site | Achaia | BC 2500–500 |
30 | Guatemala | Naranjo | El Petén | 600–900 |
31 | India | Dalhousie Square | Kolkata | 1600–1699; 1900 |
32 | India | Dhangkar Gompa | Himachal Pradesh | 15th–16th centuries |
33 | India | Guru Lhakhang and Sumda Chung Temples | Sumda Chung | 11th–14th centuries |
34 | India | Watson's Hotel | Mumbai | 1867–1871 |
35 | Indonesia | Omo Hada | Nias Island | 1715 |
36 | Iran | Bam | Bam | 10th–18th centuries |
37 | Iraq | Iraq Cultural Heritage Sites | Country-wide | Prehistoric–present |
38 | Ireland | Wonderful Barn | Kildare | 1743 |
39 | Italy | Academy ofHadrian's Villa | Tivoli | 2nd century |
40 | Italy | Cimitero Acattolico | Rome | 1776 first burial |
41 | Italy | Civita di Bagnoregio | Bagnoregio | 12th–15th centuries |
42 | Italy | MurgiadeiTrulli | Murgia dei Trulli | ca. 800 |
43 | Italy | Portici Royal Palace | Naples | 1740–19th century |
44 | Italy | Santa Maria in Stelle Hypogeum | Verona | 3rd–5th centuries |
45 | Italy | Temple of Portunus | Rome | Late 2nd–1st centuries BC |
46 | Kenya | MtwapaHeritage Site | Kilifi,Mtwapa | 1100–1199 |
47 | Laos | Chom Phet Cultural Landscape | Luang Prabang | 19th century |
48 | Latvia | Riga Cathedral | Riga | 13th–19th centuries |
49 | Lebanon | Chehabi Citadel | Hasbaya | 12th century |
50 | Lebanon | International Fairground atTripoli | Tripoli | 1963 |
51 | Macedonia | Treskavec Monasteryand Church | Treskavec | 12th–15th centuries |
52 | Mauritania | Chinguetti Mosque | Chinguetti | 13th century |
53 | Mexico | Chalcatzingo | Morelos | 800 BC |
54 | Mexico | Mexico CityHistoric Center | Mexico City | 15th–20th centuries |
55 | Mexico | Pimería AltaMissions | Sonora | 1700–1799 |
56 | Mexico | San Juan Bautista Cuauhtinchan | Puebla | 1528–1544 |
57 | Mexico | San Nicolás Obispo | Morelia,Michoacán | 16th–18th centuries |
58 | Nepal | PatanRoyal Palace Complex | Patan | 17th–19th centuries |
59 | Nigeria | Benin CityEarthworks | Edo State | 1240–1460 |
60 | Norway | SandvikenBay | Bergen | 18th–19th centuries |
61 | Pakistan | Mian Nasir Mohammed Graveyard | Dadu District | 18th century |
62 | Pakistan | ThattaMonuments | Thatta | 14th–18th centuries |
63 | Palestinian Territories | Tell Balatah(Shechemor Ancient Nablus) | Nablus,West Bank | BC 1699–AD 1600 |
64 | Panama | Panama Canal Area | Panama City,Chagres River | 1882–1914 |
65 | Peru | Cajamarquilla | Lima | 500–1200 |
66 | Peru | Presbítero Maestro Cemetery | Lima | 1805–1808 |
67 | Peru | Quinta Heeren | Lima | 1888–1930 |
68 | Peru | Revash Funerary Complex | Santo Tomás | 10th century |
69 | Peru | TúcumeArchaeological Site | Lambayeque | 9th–15th centuries |
70 | Poland | Jerusalem Hospital of theTeutonic Order | Malborka | 14th century; 17th century |
71 | Poland | Mausoleum of Karol Scheibler | Łódź | 1885–1888 |
72 | Portugal | Teatro Capitólio | Lisbon | 1925–1931 |
73 | Romania | Oradea Fortress | Oradea | 17th–18th centuries |
74 | Russia | Melnikov's House Studio | Moscow | 1929 |
75 | Russia | Narkomfin Building | Moscow | 1928–1930 |
76 | Russia | Semenovskoe-Otrada | Moscow Region | 1774–1850s |
77 | Samoa | Pulemelei Mound | Palauli,Letolo Plantation | ca. 1000–1500 |
78 | Serbia and Montenegro | PrizrenHistoric Center | Prizren | 1200–present |
79 | Serbia and Montenegro | Subotica Synagogue | Subotica | 1902 |
80 | Sierra Leone | OldFourah Bay CollegeBuilding | Freetown | Mid–19th century |
81 | Slovakia | Lednické-RovneHistorical Park | Lednické-Rovne | 18th century |
82 | South Africa | RichtersveldCultural Landscape | Northern Cape Province | Prehistoric–present |
83 | Spain | Segovia Aqueduct | Segovia | 1st century |
84 | Sudan | Suakin | Suakin Island | 17th–18th centuries |
85 | Syria | AmritArchaeological Site | Amrit | 300–230 BC |
86 | Syria | Shayzar Castle | Shaizar | 12th century |
87 | Syria | Tell Mozan(Ancient Urkesh) | Tell Mozan | ca. 2200–1500 BC |
88 | Turkey | Aphrodisias | Aphrodisias | 150 BC–AD 1200 |
89 | Turkey | Little Hagia Sophia | Istanbul | 527–536 |
90 | United Kingdom | Saint Mary's Stow Church | Stow, Lincolnshire | 975 AD; 11th–15th centuries |
91 | United Kingdom | St. Vincent Street Church | Glasgow,Scotland | 1857/59–1904 |
92 | United States of America | 2 Columbus Circle | New York City | 1964 |
93 | United States of America | Bluegrass Cultural Landscapeof Kentucky | CentralKentucky | Late 18th–Early 19th centuries |
94 | United States of America | Cyclorama Center | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 1958–1961 |
95 | United States of America | Dutch Reformed Church | Newburgh, New York | 1830 |
96 | United States of America | Ellis IslandBaggage and Dormitory Building | New York, New York | 1908–1913 |
97 | United States of America | Ennis Brown House | Los Angeles, California | 1924 |
98 | United States of America | Hanging Flume | Montrose County, Colorado | 1887–1890 |
99 | United States of America | Mount Lebanon Shaker Village | New Lebanon, New York | 1860 |
100 | Venezuela | La GuairaHistoric City | Vargas | 1589 |
101[D] | United States of America | Gulf CoastandNew Orleans | MississippiandLouisiana | 18th–20th centuries |
Statistics by country/territory
[edit]The following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 2006 Watch List, listed by the number of sites:
Number of sites | Country/Territory |
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9 | United States of America[E] |
7 | Italy |
6 | China |
5 | Mexico and Peru |
4 | India |
3 | Egypt, Eritrea, Russia and Syria |
2 | Chile, Croatia, Lebanon, Pakistan, Poland, Serbia & Montenegro, Turkey and United Kingdom |
Notes
[edit]^A. 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 official2006 Watch List as published.
^C. The references to the sites' locations and periods of construction were based on the official2006 Watch List as published.
^D. On October 6, 2005, the WMF added the historic and cultural assets of theGulf Coast and New Orleansto the 2006 Watch List as its 101st site, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina significantly damaging and destroying numerous historic structures across the region.
^E. Tally includes theGulf Coast and New Orleanssite.
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