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Historic Centre of Guimarães
The historic city of Guimarães is closely linked to the rise of Portuguese national identity in the 12th century. The town is a well-preserved example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town, and its rich architectural typologies reflect the specific development of Portuguese architecture from the 15th to the 19th century, through the continued use of traditional building materials and techniques.
Hoi An Ancient Town
Hoi An Ancient Town is a well-preserved example of a Southeast Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its architecture and street planning reflect both local and foreign influences that have combined to create this unique site.
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
The Temple of Heaven was built in the first half of the 15th century. It is a stately complex of exquisite sacrificial buildings set in gardens and surrounded by a historic pine forest. The overall layout of the Temple of Heaven and the arrangement of its individual buildings symbolize the relationship between heaven and earth (between humans and gods) that is central to Chinese cosmology, and the special role that the emperor played in this relationship.
Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
Angra, located on one of the islands of the Azores, was a port of call from the 15th century until the advent of steam engines in the 19th century. The 400-year-old fortifications of São Sebastian and São João Baptista are unique examples of military architecture. Angra was damaged in the 1980 earthquake and is currently under restoration.
Meteora
In the almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these “pillars” from the 11th century onwards. Despite the difficulties, 24 such monasteries were founded during the great revival of monastic ideals in the 15th century. The 16th-century frescoes in these monasteries mark a key stage in the development of post-Byzantine painting.
Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Located on Pico, the second largest volcanic island in the Azores, this 987-hectare site consists of a series of long, spaced-apart walls that run inland from and parallel to the rocky coast. The walls were built to protect thousands of small, continuous rectangular plots (currais) from wind and seawater. Evidence of this viticulture dates back to the 15th century, and is found in a remarkable assemblage of fields, houses and early 19th-century estates, wine cellars, churches and ports. The site’s exceptionally beautiful man-made landscape is the best remnant of the extensive grape cultivation that once existed.
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 Mosque City of Bagerhat
Located on the outskirts of Bagherhat, at the confluence of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, this ancient city, originally named Khalifatabad, was founded in the 15th century by the Turkish general Ulugh Khan Jahan. The city's infrastructure shows a fairly high level of technology, with many mosques and early Islamic monuments, many of which are made of brick.
Historic Centre of Urbino
The small hill town of Urbino in the Marche region experienced a cultural boom in the 15th century, attracting artists and scholars from all over Italy and beyond, and influencing cultural developments in the rest of Europe. Due to economic and cultural stagnation since the 16th century, it still largely retains its Renaissance appearance.
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
The Chimú Empire, with Chan Chan as its capital, reached its peak in the 15th century, shortly before it was conquered by the Incas. This sprawling city was the largest in pre-Columbian Americas, and its planning reflected a strict political and social strategy, characterized by its division into nine "castles" or "palaces" that formed independent units.
Bahla Fort
The prosperity of the Bahla oasis is attributed to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the late 15th century. The ruins of this massive fortress, with its walls and towers made of unfired bricks and stone foundations, are typical of this type of fortification and testify to the Banu Nebhan's power.
Changdeokgung Palace Complex
In the early 15th century, Taizong ordered the construction of a new palace in an auspicious location. To build the complex, Taizong established a palace construction bureau, which consisted of several official residences and residential buildings set in a garden that cleverly adapted to the uneven topography of the 58-hectare site. The palace architecture and design is a model of Far Eastern palace architecture and design, blending in with the surrounding landscape.
Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes
The Paquime da Casas reached their peak in the 14th and 15th centuries, playing a key role in trade and cultural exchange between the Pueblo cultures of the American Southwest and northern Mexico and the more advanced civilizations of Mesoamerica. The vast remains (only a part of which has been excavated) clearly testify to the dynamism of this culture, which was perfectly adapted to its material and economic environment, but which suddenly disappeared at the time of the Spanish conquest.
Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
The Ferapontov Monastery, located in the Vologda Oblast in northern Russia, is a well-preserved Russian Orthodox monastery complex from the 15th to 17th centuries, a period of great significance for the development of the unified Russian state and its culture. The monastery's architecture stands out for its originality and purity. The monastery's interior is decorated with magnificent frescoes by Dionysius, the greatest Russian artist of the late 15th century.