The Norman tower in Craco, Italy was erected in 1000 AD. The village was severely damaged by earthquakes between 1959 and 1972 and rendered uninhabitable by a series of landslides. It has been uninhabited since 1963.
Tham Ting in Laos contains approximately 2,500 mostly wooden Buddha laid out over the floors and wall shelves. They take many different positions, including meditation, teaching, peace, rain, and reclining (nirvana).
Machu Picchu is one of the eight sites from Peru to be included on the 2010 Watch List.
The Old City of Toledo, Spain is surrounded on three sides by the Tagus River and contains many historical sites, including the Alcázar (castle), Primate Cathedral, and the Zocodover, a central market place. It is one of six sites in Spain listed on the 2010 Watch List.
The Sagrada Família is a massive Roman Catholic church that has been under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain since 1882 and is not expected to be complete until at least 2026. It is considered the master-work of renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926).
Pangani, Tanzania came to prominence in the 19th century, when under Zanzibari rule it was a major terminus of caravan routes to the deep interior. After the Sultan of Zanzibar signed treaties with Great Britain outlawing the ocean-going trade in slaves in 1873, it became a centre for smuggling slaves across the narrow channel to Pemba.
The newest site on the list, completed in 1980, the Atlanta Central Library was designed by Marcel Breuer in a modernist and brutalist style. The building is considered a masterpiece by architectural experts, such as Barry Bergdoll, the Chief Architectural Curator of the Museum of Modern Art.