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Hiraizumi: temples and gardens as an image of a sacred landscape
Nature participates in the religious spatial organization.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Historic Cairo: the medieval city inside the modern
The ensemble includes religious, educational and everyday public buildings.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Hollókő: the traditional village as a living environment
Conservation concerns the entire settlement and the surrounding area, not just individual houses.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Horyuji: what does a legacy of wooden buildings mean
Early Buddhist wooden monuments are preserved in the Horyuji area. Their importance is also in adapting architectural models to Japanese environments.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Humberstone and Santa Laura: industry includes a residential setting
Humberstone and Santa Laura are associated with saltpeter processing in Chile’s desert. Their heritage includes industrial organization and workers’ community life.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Ħal Saflieni: an underground space cut into the stone
The Maltese hypogeus shows a different way to create architecture.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Ironbridge: the bridge as evidence of industrial change
The metal structure is part of a wider manufacturing region.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Isfahan: the arcades connect various public functions
Maidan Emam Square collects monumental buildings in a common frame. The continuous end is as important as the individual facades.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Jelling: different monuments in one place of transition
Mounds, runestones and a church present different cultural layers.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Jodrell Bank: the scientific tool as an architectural accent
Radio telescopes and service buildings form a technological ensemble.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Kairouan: the columns as part of the space of the mosque
The material and repetition of the supports are important for the reading of the ensemble.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Khami: how imported items help to read the city
The archaeological site shows connections far beyond the local region.
Published22 Oct 2026