2004 World Monuments Watch

The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York–based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) that is dedicated to preserving the historic, artistic, and architectural heritage around the world.^[1]

Selection process

Every two years, it publishes a select list known as the Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites that is in urgent need of preservation funding and protection. It is a call to action on behalf of threatened cultural heritage monuments worldwide. The sites are nominated by governments, conservation professionals, site caretakers, non-government organizations (NGOs), concerned individuals, and others working in the field.^[2] An independent panel of international experts then select 100 candidates from these entries to be part of the Watch List, based on the significance of the sites, the urgency of the threat, and the viability of both advocacy and conservation solutions.^[1] A site’s inclusion on the Watch List attracts international attention, helping to raise funds needed for its rescue and spurring local governments and communities to take an active role in protecting the cultural landmark.

2004 Watch List

The 2004 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites was launched on 24 September 2003 by WMF President Bonnie Burnham and WMF partner American Express.^[3] For the first time, a site from Antarctica was included, ensuring that the Watch List geographically covers every continent.^[3]

By working to preserve these treasures, WMF and its partners are helping to save for future generations the structures and places that tell us who we are. Be it a palace, a cave painting, an archaeological site, or a town, the sites on the Watch list speak of human aspirations and achievements. To lose any one of them would diminish us all.
— Bonnie Burnham, WMF president, launch of 2004 Watch List^[4]

List by country/territory

The ruins of São Miguel das Missões in the south of Brazil is one of the elements of the Jesuit Guaraní Missions serial site.

The Beijing portion of the Great Wall has suffered from vandalism and erosion by tourists.^[4]

The Timotesubani Virgin Church was constructed during the Golden Age of medieval Georgia in the early 13th century.

Punjab's Quila Mubarak, Patiala has been declared a Historical National Monument of India.

The Bandiagara Escarpment, home of the Dogon people, was declared as Mali's third World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1989.^[5]

Kuelap Fortress is one of the four Peruvian sites on the 2004 Watch List.

The ancient city of Bosra in Syria served as the capital of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea in the early 2nd century AD.

The Turkish archaeological site of Ephesus was once the site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

London's Battersea Power Station is the largest brick building in Europe, and is notable for its original, lavish Art Deco interior fittings and decor.^[6]

Number^[A]	Country/Territory	Site^[B]	Location^[C]
1	Afghanistan	Ghazni Minarets	Ghazni
2	Albania	Voskopojë Churches	Korcë
3	Antarctica	Sir Ernest Shackleton's Expedition Hut	Cape Royds, Ross Island
4	Argentina, Brazil & Paraguay	Jesuit Guaraní Missions
5	Australia	Dampier Rock Art Complex	Dampier, Dampier Archipelago
6	Bolivia	Vallegrande Area Rock Art Sites	Vallegrande and Saipina
7	Brazil	San Francisco Convent	Olinda
8	Bulgaria	Vidin Synagogue	Vidin
9	Canada	St. John's Anglican Church	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
10	Chile	Humberstone & Santa Laura Industrial complex	Iquique
11	China	Ohel Rachel Synagogue	Shanghai
12	China	Great Wall of China Cultural Landscape (Beijing)	Beijing
13	China	Cockcrow Postal Town	Cockrow Post, Huailai County, Hebei
14	China	Puning Temple Statues	Chengde City, Hebei Province
15	China	Tianshui Traditional Houses	Tianshui City, Gansu Province
16	Cuba	Calzada del Cerro	Havana
17	Czech Republic	Saint Anne's Church	Prague
18	Czech Republic	Chotesov Monastery	Chotesov
19	Ecuador	Las Peñas	Guayaquil – Guayas
20	Ecuador	Bolivar Theater	Quito
21	Egypt	Khasekhemwy at Hierakonpolis	Edfu, El Muissat, Kom el Ahmar
22	Egypt	Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III	Luxor, West Bank
23	Egypt	Sabil Ruqayya Dudu	Cairo
24	El Salvador	San Miguel Arcangel and Santa Cruz de Roma churches	Panchimalco & Huizucar
25	Finland	Helsinki-Malmi Airport	Helsinki
26	Georgia	Timotesubani Virgin Church	Timotesubani village, Borjomi Region
27	Greece	Palaikastro Archaeological site	Palaikastro
28	Greece	Helike Archaeological Site	Rizomylos & Eliki, Achaia
29	Guatemala	Usumacinta River Cultural Landscape	Chiapas, Mexico/Peten, Guatemala
30	Hungary	Túrony Church	Túrony
31	India	Osmania University College for Women	Hyderabad, Telangana
32	India	Quila Mubarak	Patiala, Punjab
33	India	Dalhousie Square	Calcutta
34	India	Bhuj Darbargadh	Bhuj, Gujarat
35	Indonesia	Omo Hada	Nias, Teluk Dalam, Hilinawalo Mazingo
36	Indonesia	Tamansari Water Castle	Yogyakarta
37	Iraq	Nineveh and Nimrud Palaces	near Mosul
38	Iraq	Citadel of Arbil	Erbil, Kurdistan Region
39	Ireland	Headfort House	Kells
40	Ireland	Athassel abbey	Athassel
41	Israel	Apollonia-Arsuf	Herzliya
42	Italy	Port of Trajan Archaeological Park	Fiumicino (Rome-Lazio Region)
43	Italy	Tuff-Towns and Vie Cave	Pitigliano, Sorano, Manciano, Tuscany
44	Jamaica	Falmouth Historic Town	Falmouth, Parish of Trelawny
45	Japan	Tomo Port Town	Fukuyama
46	Jordan	'Ain Ghazal	Amman
47	Kenya	Mtwapa Heritage Site	Kilifi, Mtwapa
48	Lebanon	Iskandarouna – Naqoura Cultural Landscape	Iskandarouna, Naqoura, Tyre
49	Mali	Bandiagara Escarpment Cultural Landscape	Bandiagara, Mopti
50	Mexico	San Francisco de Tzintzuntzan Convent	Tzintzuntzan, Michoacan
51	Mexico	Quetzalcoatl Temple	Teotihuacan, Mexico State
52	Mexico	La Tercena	Metztitlan
53	Mexico	Oxtotitlan Paintings	Guerrero, Chilapa
54	Mexico	Pimeria Alta Missions	Sonora
55	Mongolia	Geser Sum Monastery	Ulaanbaatar
56	Morocco	Sahrij & Sbaiyin Madrassa Complex	Fez
57	Nigeria	Benin City Earthworks	Benin City, Edo State
58	Palestinian Territories	Tell Balatah (Shechem or Ancient Nablus)	Nablus/West Bank
59	Palestinian Territories	Al-Qasem Palace	Beit Wazan
60	Panama	Panama Canal Area	Panama and Colon Provinces
61	Paraguay	Paraguay Railway System	Asuncion to Sapucay
62	Peru	Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery	Guadalupe, La Libertad
63	Peru	Angasmarca Temple	Angasmarca/Santiago de Chuco/La Libertad
64	Peru	Kuelap Fortress	Kuelap, Amazonas
65	Peru	Tucume Archaeological Complex	Tucume
66	Poland	Old Lublin Theater	Lublin
67	Portugal	Roman Villa of Rabaçal	Rabaçal, Penela, Coimbra
68	Russia	The Chinese Palace at Oranienbaum	Lomonosov
69	Russia	Narcomfin Building	Moscow
70	Russia	Perm-36	Perm Region
71	Slovakia	Three Greek Catholic churches	Bodruzal, Lukov-Venecia, Topola
72	Slovenia	Lanthieri Manor	Vipava
73	South Africa	Richtersveld Cultural Landscape	Richtersveld, Northern Cape Province
74	Spain	Pazo de San Miguel das Peñas	Monterroso, Lugo, Galicia
75	Syria	Bosra Ancient City	Bosra, governorate of Deraa
76	Syria	Amrit Archaeological Site	Amrit
77	Taiwan	Jungshe Village [zh]	Penghu, Wangan
78	Trinidad and Tobago	Banwari Trace Archaeological Site	Ward of Siparia
79	Turkey	Temple of Augustus	Ankara
80	Turkey	Little Hagia Sophia Mosque (Kucuk Ayasofya Camii)	Istanbul
81	Turkey	Central İzmir Synagogues	Konak, İzmir
82	Turkey	Ephesus Archaeological Site	Selçuk, İzmir
83	Turkey	Kariye Museum	Istanbul
84	Turkmenistan	Old Nisa	Bagir settlement
85	Uganda	Kampala Historic Buildings	Kampala
86	Ukraine	Tyras-Belgorod Fortress	Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa
87	Ukraine	Panticapaeum Ancient City	Kerch, Crimea
88	United Kingdom	Stowe House	Stowe, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
89	United Kingdom	Battersea Power Station	London
90	United Kingdom	Strawberry Hill	London
91	United Kingdom	Saint Vincent’s Street Church	Glasgow, Scotland
92	United States of America	St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church	Brooklyn Heights, New York
93	United States of America	Historic Lower Manhattan	New York, New York
94	United States of America	Ennis Brown House	Los Angeles, California
95	United States of America	North Family Shaker Site	New Lebanon, New York
96	United States of America	Iglesia San Jose	San Juan, Puerto Rico
97	United States of America	Plum Orchard Historic District	Cumberland Island, Georgia
98	Venezuela	Real Fuerza de Santiago de Arroyo	Araya
99	Venezuela	La Guaira Historic City	Vargas
100	Yugoslavia	Prizren Historic Center	Kosovo, Prizren

Statistics by country/territory

The following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 2004 Watch List, listed by the number of sites:

Number of sites	Country/Territory
6	United States of America
5	China, Mexico and Turkey
4	India, Peru and United Kingdom
3	Egypt and Russia
2	Argentina^[D], Brazil^[D], Czech Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Palestine, Paraguay^[D], Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela

Notes

^ A. Numbers list only meant as a guide on this article. No official reference numbers have been designated for the sites on the Watch List.
^ B. Names and spellings used for the sites were based on the official 2004 Watch List as published.
^ C. The references to the sites' locations were based on the official 2004 Watch List as published.
^ D. Tally includes the transfrontier site of Jesuit Guaraní Missions.

References

^ ^a ^b Holly Evarts (21 June 2005). "World Monuments Fund Announces 2006 World Monuments Watch List Of 100 Most Endangered Sites" (PDF). World Monuments Fund. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
^ Holly Evarts (6 June 2007). "World Monuments Fund Announces 2008 World Monuments Watch List Of 100 Most Endangered Sites" (PDF). World Monuments Fund. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "2004 List of 100 Most Endangered Sites Announced". World Monuments Fund. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "2004 World Monuments Watch List Of 100 Most Endangered Sites Announced". World Monuments Fund. 24 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)". World Heritage Center. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
^ "History of the Construction". Battersea Power Station Community Group Website. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

External links

[2006_press_release-1] Holly Evarts (21 June 2005). "World Monuments Fund Announces 2006 World Monuments Watch List Of 100 Most Endangered Sites" (PDF). World Monuments Fund. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

[2] Holly Evarts (6 June 2007). "World Monuments Fund Announces 2008 World Monuments Watch List Of 100 Most Endangered Sites" (PDF). World Monuments Fund. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

[2004_press_release-3] "2004 List of 100 Most Endangered Sites Announced". World Monuments Fund. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

[WMF_2004_Watch_List_press_release-4] "2004 World Monuments Watch List Of 100 Most Endangered Sites Announced". World Monuments Fund. 24 September 2003. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[5] "Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)". World Heritage Center. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

[history-6] "History of the Construction". Battersea Power Station Community Group Website. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.

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