Whether it ’s due to their years , size , or ubiquity in soda culture , certain landmarks can finger invincible . But that ’s far from the case : Each year , some of the most famous places on Earth are faced with unexampled threat , include state of war , urban evolution , and climate modification . In an effort to further awareness of these vulnerable sites , theWorld Monuments Fund(WMF ) has relinquish its two-year roundup of 25 historic and ethnic monuments around the world that need trade protection .
To finalize debut for its 2020 World Monuments Watch , the WMF evaluated more than 250 nomination from various groups and soul . The final inclination include monument and cultural site from five Continent . Some , likeBears Ears National Monumentin Utah , are threatened by weakened conservation laws , while others — likeNotre - Damecathedral in Paris — have been damaged by recent catastrophe .
Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba // Benin and Togo
Ontario Place // Canada
Rapa Nui National Park // Chile
Alexan Palace // Egypt
Notre-Dame de Paris // France
Tusheti National Park // Georgia
Gingerbread Neighborhood // Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Historic Water Systems of the Deccan Plateau // India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium // India
Mam Rashan Shrine // Iraq
Inari-yu Bathhouse // Japan
Iwamatsu District // Japan
Canal Nacional // Mexico
Choijin Lama Temple // Mongolia
Traditional Burmese Teak Farmhouses // Myanmar
Chivas and Chaityas of the Kathmandu Valley // Nepal
Anarkali Bazaar // Pakistan
Sacred Valley of the Incas // Peru
Kindler Chapel, Pabianice Evangelical Cemetery // Poland
Courtyard Houses of Axerquía // Spain
Bennerley Viaduct // United Kingdom
Bears Ears National Monument // USA
Central Aguirre Historic District // USA
San Antonio Woolworth Building // USA
Traditional Houses in the Old Jewish Mahalla of Bukhara // Uzbekistan
