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Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara: cities of maritime trade
The island remains are connected to the networks of the Indian Ocean.
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Kotor: the port city is part of a wider natural area
The marine environment and cultural monuments are considered together.
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Kraków: the market town and the various historical cores
The square is a starting point, but the ensemble also includes Wawel and Kazimezh.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Kronborg: location explains the fortress
The Renaissance castle is associated with control of the important sea passage.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Kutna Hora: mining wealth in urban architecture
Late Gothic and Baroque renovations present different stages of a single center.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Kyoto: the garden and the building as a general composition
Kyoto's heritage includes wooden religious architecture and garden art. One temple does not represent the entire historical city alone.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Lalibela: churches shaped by cutting a rock
Here space is obtained by taking away material.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Le Havre: concrete as the basis of an entire urban centre
Postwar reconstruction used modular organization to connect many buildings in a consistent environment.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Lednice-Valtice: the territory as an architectural work
Different styles are connected by a consciously shaped landscape.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Lijiang: water supply as part of the historic city
The complex water system is important for reading the settlement structure.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Litomyšl: the arcade palace and the service ensemble
The Renaissance type includes more than a representative main building.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Longmen: the niche as an architectural framework of sculpture
The rock relief and Buddhist images form a common spatial ensemble.
Published22 Oct 2026