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

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