2000 World Monuments Watch


The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York–based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund and American Express to call upon every government in the world, preservation organizations, and other groups and individuals to nominate sites and monuments that are particularly endangered. At the same time, the nominators commit themselves to participate in a carefully planned preservation project.

Selection process

Every two years, the program 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 chosen from these nominations by an independent panel of international experts, based on the significance of the site, the urgency of the problem, and the viability of the proposal for action. WMF would then publicize their plight and help find the resources and expertise to carry out the preservation projects for the 100 sites on the Watch List. The leverage from the listing also spurs government agencies and local donors to allocate funds and take an active role in protecting the cultural landmark, in addition to grants directly coming from WMF and American Express.

2000 Watch List

The 2000 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites was launched on 14 September 1999 by WMF President Bonnie Burnham.

List by country/territory

NumberCountry/TerritorySiteLocationPeriod
1AlbaniaButrint Archaeological SiteSarande8th century BC–18th century AD
2AlgeriaTipasa Archaeological ParkTipasa40 BC
3BelgiumTour and Taxis Brussels1897–1907
4Bosnia and HerzegovinaMostar Historic CenterMostar16th century
5BrazilSanto Antonio do Paraguacu, Sao Francisco do ParaguacuBahia1650–1700
6BrazilVila de ParanapiacabaSanto Andre1868
7BulgariaIvanovo Rock ChapelsRousse Region13th–14th century
8CambodiaBanteay Chhmar Temple of Jayavarman VIIThmar Puok12th century
9ChileOrongo Ceremonial SiteEaster Island15th–18th century
10ChinaDulan County Tibetan Royal Tomb GroupReshuixiang-Xuewei, Dulan7th–9th century
11ChinaPalpung MonasteryBabang Village, Sichuan1725
12ChinaTemple of Agriculture Beijing15th century
13ChinaXuanjian TowerYuci City, Shanxi1515
14CroatiaVukovar City CenterVukovarMid–18th century
15CubaNational Art SchoolsCubanacan, Havana1961–1965
16CubaSan Isidro de los DestiladerosValle de los Ingenios, Trinidad1828
17CubaSanta Teresa de Jesus CloistersHavana18th century
18Czech RepublicKuks Forest SculpturesKuks1695–1732
19Dominican RepublicPuerto Plata LighthousePuerto Plata1879
20El SalvadorSuchitoto CityCuscatlan16th century
21EgyptKhasekhemwy at HierakonpolisEdfu, Kom el Ahmar28th century BC
22EgyptSultan Qa'itbay ComplexCairo1477
23EgyptValley of the KingsThebes, Luxor16th–11th century BC
24EthiopiaMentewab-Qwesqwam PalaceGondar18th century
25FranceSaint Pierre CathedralBeauvais1225–1272
26GeorgiaIkorta Church of the ArchangelZemo Artsevi Village1172
27GeorgiaTbilisi Historic DistrictTbilisi6th century-Present
28GermanyGartenreich Dessau-WorlitzDessau1784–1810
29GermanyThomaskircheLeipzig1212–1889
30GreeceKahal Shalom SynagogueRhodes1577
31IndiaBasgo Gompa Ladakh, Leh1530–1699
32IndiaChampaner Archaeological SitePanchmahal, Gujarat15th–16th century
33IndiaJaisalmer FortRajasthan12th century
34IndiaMetropolitan BuildingCalcutta1908
35IndiaSaint Anne ChurchTalaulim, Goa1681–1689
36IndonesiaOmo Hada Nias, Teluk Dalam, North Sumatra1715
37IndonesiaTanah Lot TempleTabanan, Bali15th century
38IraqCitadel of ArbilKurdistan Region6th millennium BC
39IrelandSaint Brendan's CathedralClonfert, County Galway1165
40IsraelTel-Dan Canaanite GateNear Kibbutz Dan, Upper Galilee18th century BC
41IsraelRamle White Mosque Archaeological SiteRamle8th century
42ItalyAncient PompeiiNaples1st century BC–AD 79
43ItalyBridge of ChainsBagni di Lucca1839–1860
44ItalyCinque TerreLiguria1200
45ItalySanti Quattro Coronati CloisterRomeEarly 13th century
46JamaicaFalmouth Historic TownTrelawny Parish1770s
47JordanPetra Archaeological SiteWadi Mousa1st–6th century
48KenyaThimlich Ohinga Cultural LandscapeMigori14th century
49LebanonEnfeh Archaeological SiteEnfeh, near Tripoli2nd millennium BC–13th century AD
50MalaysiaGeorge Town Historic EnclavePenang State1786–mid–20th century
51MalaysiaKampung Cina River FrontageKuala TerengganuLate 19th–early 20th century
52MaltaMnajdra Prehistoric TemplesMnajdra3600 BC–2500 BC
53MexicoMadera Cave DwellingsMadera, Chihuahua10th–14th century
54MexicoSan Juan de Ulua FortVeracruz1535–1786
55MexicoSanta Prisca Parish ChurchTaxco de Alarcon, Guerrero1751–1758
56MexicoTeotihuacan Archaeological SiteSan Juan Teotihuacan100 BC–AD 750
57MexicoYaxchilan Archaeological ZoneCuenca del Usumacinta, Chiapas400–900
58MongoliaBogd Khaan Palace MuseumUlaanbaatar1893–1903
59NepalItum MonasteryKathmanduBefore 1241
60NepalTeku Thapatali Monument ZoneKathmandu18th–19th century
61NigerGiraffe Rock Art SiteAgadez6th millennium BC
62PakistanUch Monument ComplexUch, Bahawalpur District, Punjab Provinceca. 2nd millennium BC–16th century AD
63PanamaSan Lorenzo Castle and San Geronimo FortColon and Portobelo1595–1770 and 1653–1760
64PeruCusco Historic CenterCusco13th–17th century
65PeruLos Pinchudos Archaeological SiteRio Abiseo National Park16th century
66PeruMachu PicchuUrubamba, Cusco15th century
67PhilippinesRice Terraces of the CordillerasIfugao1st century–Present
68PolandVistulamouth FortressGdańsk1482–1800
69RomaniaBánffy CastleBonţida16th–18th century
70RussiaArkhangelskoye State MuseumMoscow1751–1831
71RussiaIrkoutsk Historic CenterIrkoutsk1770–1799
72RussiaOranienbaum State MuseumLomonosov1711–1774
73RussiaPaanajarvi VillageKemi Province14th century–Present
74RussiaRostov Veliky Historic CenterRostov Veliky9th century–early 20th century
75RussiaRussakov ClubMoscow1929
76RussiaViipuri LibraryVyborg1935
77SlovakiaBasil the Great ChurchKrajne Cierno1750
78SudanGebel Barkal Archaeological SiteKarima1460 BC–AD 100
79SurinameJodensavanne Archaeological SiteRedi Doti1660–1830
80TurkeyAni Archaeological SiteOcarli Koyu, Kars3rd–14th century
81TurkeyÇatalhöyükCumra, Konya10th millennium BC
82TurkeyMount Nemrut Archaeological SiteKahta80 BC–72 BC
83TurkeyZeyrek MosqueIstanbul1118–1136
84TurkmenistanMerv Archaeological SiteBairam Ali6th century BC–15th century AD
85UkraineKamyanets Podilsky Castle BridgeKamyanets Podilskyca. 2nd century–1942
86UkraineZhovkva SynagogueZhovkva1692
87United KingdomAbbey FarmsteadFaversham, Kent, England13th century–Present
88United KingdomSaint Francis Church and MonasteryEast Manchester, England1863–1872
89United States of AmericaEastern State PenitentiaryPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1822–1836
90United States of AmericaLancaster CountyLancaster County, Pennsylvania1710 – present
91United States of AmericaSeventh Regiment ArmoryNew York City1877–1881
92United States of AmericaTree Studios and Medinah TempleChicago, Illinois1894–1913
93United States of AmericaVDL Research House IILos Angeles1932; rebuilt 1966
94UzbekistanAbdulazizkhan ComplexBukhara1417
95VenezuelaSan Francisco ChurchCoro, Falcon1720–1887
96VietnamMinh Mang TombHue1840
97VietnamMy Son Temple ComplexDuy Xuyen, Quang Nam4th–13th century
98YemenTarim Historic CityWadi Hadramaut1870–1920
99YugoslaviaSubotica SynagogueSubotica1902
100ZimbabweKhami National MonumentBulawayoMid–15th century–Mid–17th century

Statistics by country/territory

The following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 2000 Watch List, listed by the number of sites:
Number of sitesCountry/Territory
7Russia
5India, Mexico and United States of America
4China, Italy and Turkey
3Cuba, Egypt and Peru
2Brazil, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Nepal, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Vietnam