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Our World Heritage in Peril

Allison Meier June 24, 2014

Fountains Abbey

North Yorkshire, England

Fountains Abbey

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

L’importuno di Michelangelo

Florence, Italy

L’importuno di Michelangelo

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A Coruña, Spain

Tower of Hercules

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

CHIJMES

CHIJMES

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Qala Iktyaruddin (Persian: قلعه اختیارالدین‎) - the Citadel of Herat

Herat, Afghanistan

Herat National Museum

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.

Mycenae

Argolis, Greece

Mycenae

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

Liwale, Tanzania

Selous Game Preserve

The largest game reserve in Africa is home to thousands of species but refuses to house humans.

The stone latrines in the baths at Dougga.

Teboursouk, Tunisia

Dougga

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

Sterkfontein Caves

West Rand, South Africa

Sterkfontein Caves

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Skocjan Caves

Matavun, Slovenia

Skocjan Caves

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

View from the top of the Great Pyramid (Structure II) – 2 unexcavated pyramids seen in the distance

Calakmul

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

Gran Pajaten today.

Mariscal Cáceres Province, Peru

Gran Pajaten

These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.

The Elevators of Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Chile

Elevators of Valparaiso

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Komodo Island

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Komodo National Park

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

Suyumbike Tower

Suyumbike Tower

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

The ruins of Troy

Çanakkale, Turkey

Troy

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Ruins in the Upper City at Tel Hazor

Ayelet HaShahar, Israel

Tel Hazor

A Biblically notable site over the ruins of an ancient city that is now a protected World Heritage site.