# 2002 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 and safeguarding the historic, artistic, and architectural heritage of humankind.

## 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. 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. A site’s inclusion on the Watch List brings them to 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.

## 2002 Watch List

The 2002 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites was launched on October 11, 2001, by WMF President Bonnie Burnham at a press conference at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The Watch List was expanded to 101 in the wake of the devastating destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Its vicinity—the Lower Manhattan area, was added as an imperiled urban site.
   The examples highlighted by the list tell tales of human achievements and aspirations. It is a challenge, as well as a source of inspiration, for us to respond to the needs of these sites and the communities they represent.

### List by country/territory

| Number | Country/Territory | Site | Location | Period |
| 1 | Albania | Voskopoje churches | Korce | 1780 |
| 2 | Bahamas | Whylly Plantation at Clifton Point | Clifton Point, New Providence | 1750 |
| 3 | Belarus | Pervomaisk Church | Pervomaisk, Uzdensky, Minksaya | 1626 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mostar Historic Center | Mostar | 1557 |
| 5 | Brazil | Vila de Paranapiacaba | Santo Andre | 1868 |
| 6 | Cambodia | Banteay/Chhmar Temple of Jayavarman VII | Thmar Puok, Oddar Meanchey Province | 1199 |
| 7 | Chile | Ruedas de Agua | Pichidegua, Larmahue | 1799 |
| 8 | China | Shaxi Market Area | Shaxi Zhen, Shaxi Valley, Jianchuan | 1800 |
| 9 | China | Ohel Rachel Synagogue | Shanghai | 1920 |
| 10 | China | Da Qin Christian Pagoda and Monastery | Zhouzhi, Lou Guan Tai, Shaanxi | 781 |
| 11 | China | Great Wall of China Cultural Landscape (Beijing) | Beijing | 14th-16th centuries |
| 12 | Croatia | Vukovar city center | Vukovar | 1799 |
| 13 | Croatia | Lazareti | Dubrovnik | 1648 |
| 14 | Cuba | National Art Schools | Cubanacan, Havana | 1965 |
| 15 | Czech Republic | Terezin Fortress | Terezin | 1790 |
| 16 | Egypt | Khasekhemwy at Hierakonpolis | Edfu, El Muissat, Kom el Ahmar | 2700 BC |
| 17 | Egypt | Valley of the Kings | Thebes, West Bank at Luxor | 1080 BC |
| 18 | Egypt | White and Red Monasteries | Sohag, Middle Egypt | 500 |
| 19 | Egypt | Sultan Al Muayyad Hospital | Cairo | 1420 |
| 20 | France | Chateau de Chantilly | Chantilly, Oise | 1885 |
| 21 | France | St. Pierre de Beauvais Cathedral | Beauvais, Oise | 1700–1799 |
| 22 | Georgia | Tbilisi Historic District | Tbilisi | 500 BC–0 AD |
| 23 | Georgia | Bodbe Cathedral | Qedeli Village, Signakhi Region | 850 |
| 24 | Georgia | Art Nouveau Buildings | Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Poti, Dusheti | 1900 |
| 25 | Germany | Carl-Theodor Bridge | Heidelberg | 1788 |
| 26 | Ghana | Larabanga Mosque | Larabanga, Western Gonja | 1650 |
| 27 | Greece | Palaikastro Archaeological site | Palaikastro, Crete | 100 |
| 28 | Guatemala | Piedras Negras | Piedras Negras | 400 AD–800 AD |
| 29 | India | Basgo Gompa (Maitreya Temples) | Ladakh, Leh, Basgo | 1699 |
| 30 | India | Osmania Women College | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1857 |
| 31 | India | Dwarka Dheesh Mandir Temple | Ahmedabad | before 1600 |
| 32 | India | Anagundi Historic Settlement | Gangawati, Koppal, Karnataka | 1400–1600 |
| 33 | India | Nako Temples | Himachal, Kinnaur, Nako | 1025 |
| 34 | India | Lutyens Bungalow Zone | New Delhi | 1931 |
| 35 | Indonesia | Omo Hada | Nias, Teluk Dalam, Hilinawalo Mazingo | 1715 |
| 36 | Iraq | Nineveh and Nimrud Palaces | near Mosul | 883 BC – 681 BC |
| 37 | Iraq | Citadel of Arbil | Erbil, Kurdistan Region | 6th millennium BC-Present |
| 38 | Israel | Bet She'arim Archaeological Site | Kiryat Tiv'on | 100 – 300 AD |
| 39 | Italy | Chains Bridge | Bagni of Lucca | 1860 |
| 40 | Italy | Cinque Terre | Monterosso, Riomaggiore, Vernazza | 13th century AD |
| 41 | Italy | Port of Trajan Archaeological Park | Fiumicino (Rome-Lazio Region) | 100 |
| 42 | Jamaica | Falmouth historic town | Falmouth, Parish of Trelawny | 1784 |
| 43 | Japan | Tomo Port Town | Fukuyama | 1800 |
| 44 | Jordan | Petra Archaeological Site | Wadi Mousa, Petra | 100–299 AD |
| 45 | Kenya | Thimlich Ohinga Cultural Landscape | Migori | 1399 |
| 46 | Lebanon | Enfeh | near Tripoli | 1299 |
| 47 | Malaysia | Kampung Cina River Frontage | Kuala Terengganu | 1939 |
| 48 | Malaysia | George Town Historic Enclave | George Town, Penang State | 1940 |
| 49 | Mali | Medine Fort | Medine | 1855 |
| 50 | Malta | Mnajdra Prehistoric Temples | Mnajdra | 3600 BC–2500 BC |
| 51 | Mexico | San Juan de Ulua Fort | Veracruz | 1825 |
| 52 | Mexico | Yaxchilan Archaeological Zone | Cuenca del Usumacinta, Chiapas | 900 |
| 53 | Mexico | Inmaculada Concepcion Chapel | Nurio, Michoacan | 1700 |
| 54 | Moldova | Barbary-Bosia Monastery Complex | Butuceni, Judet Orhei, Moldovan Auto. Reg. | 1675 |
| 55 | Myanmar | Sri-Ksetra Temples | Hmawa | 400 |
| 56 | Nepal | Teku Thapatali Monument Zone | Bagmati River, Kathmandu | 19th Century |
| 57 | Nepal | Itum Monastery | Kathmandu | 1200 |
| 58 | Nigeria | Benin City Earthworks | Benin City, Edo State | 1460 |
| 59 | Pakistan | Uch Monument Complex | Uch, Bahawalpur District, Punjab Province | 1449 |
| 60 | Panama | San Lorenzo Castle & San Geronimo Fort | Chagres, Colon and Portobelo | 1779 |
| 61 | Peru | Historic Center of Cusco | Cusco | 1699 |
| 62 | Peru | Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Cocharcas | Cocharcas, Chincheros, Apurimac Dept. | |
| 63 | Peru | Caral sacred city | Supe Pueblo, Barranca Province, Caral | 3000 BC–2000 BC |
| 64 | Peru | Los Pinchudos | Rio Abiseo National Park | 1200 |
| 65 | Peru | Oyon Valley Missionary Chapels | Oyon, Departamento de Lima | 1699 |
| 66 | Peru | San Pedro de Morrope Chapel | Morrope | 1599 |
| 67 | Poland | Wislica Archaeological Site | Wislica | 1175 |
| 68 | Russia | Alvar Aalto Library | Vyborg, Leningrad Region | 1935 |
| 69 | Russia | Arkhangelskoye State Museum | Moscow | 1831 |
| 70 | Russia | "Oranienbaum" State Museum Reserve | Lomonosov | 1774 |
| 71 | Russia | Narcomfin Building | Moscow | 1930 |
| 72 | Russia | Resurrection New Jerusalem Monastery | Istra | 1698 |
| 73 | Russia | Assumption Church | Kondopoga, Karelia | 1774 |
| 74 | Russia | Karelian Petroglyph Sites | Belomorsky and Pudozhsky Districts | 3500 BC |
| 75 | Russia | Church of our Savior & Rostov Veliky Historic Center | Rostov Veliky | 862–1690 |
| 76 | Syria | The Citadel of Aleppo | Aleppo | 2000 BC |
| 77 | Syria | Damascus Old City & Saddle Souk | Damascus | 1400–1800 |
| 78 | Tanzania | Bagamoyo Historic Town | Bagamoyo | 1800 |
| 79 | Turkey | Ani Archaeological Site | Ocarli Koyu, Kars | 1399 |
| 80 | Turkey | Temple of Augustus | Ankara | 25 BC–20 BC |
| 81 | Turkey | Little Hagia Sophia Mosque (Kucuk Ayasofya Camii) | Istanbul | 527–536 |
| 82 | Turkey | Tepebasi District | Gaziantep | 1914 |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | Merv Archaeological Site | Bairam Ali | 1400 |
| 84 | Ukraine | Church of The Savior Of Berestove | Kyiv | 1600–1800 |
| 85 | Ukraine | Ancient Chersonesos | Sevastopol | 500–15th century |
| 86 | United Kingdom | Stowe House | Stowe, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire | 1890 |
| 87 | United Kingdom | St. George's Church | London | 1730 |
| 88 | United Kingdom | Brading Roman Villa | Brading, Isle of Wight | 300 AD |
| 89 | United Kingdom | Sinclair and Girnigoe Castles | Nr. Wick, Caithness, Scotland | 1606 |
| 90 | United Kingdom | Sugar warehouses | Greenock, Renfrewshire | 1886 |
| 91 | United Kingdom | Selby Abbey | Selby, North Yorkshire | 1069 |
| 92 | United States of America | San Juan Capistrano Mission Church | San Juan Capistrano | 1806 |
| 93 | United States of America | A. Conger Goodyear House | Old Westbury, Long Island, New York | 1939 |
| 94 | United States of America | St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church | Brooklyn Heights, New York | 1848 |
| 95 | United States of America | San Esteban del Rey Mission at Acoma Pueblo | Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico | 1643 |
| 96 | United States of America | Schindler Kings Road House and Studio | West Hollywood, California | 1922 |
| 97 | Yemen | Tarim | Tarim, Wadi Hadramaut | 1870–1920 |
| 98 | Yugoslavia | Subotica Synagogue | Subotica | 1902 |
| 99 | Yugoslavia | Prizren Historic Center | Kosovo, Prizren | |
| 100 | Yugoslavia | Peć and Decani Monasteries | Kosovo & Metohiha, Decani and Pec | 1850 |
| 101 | United States of America | Historic Lower Manhattan | New York, New York | Since 1625 |

## Statistics by country/territory

The following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 2002 Watch List, listed by the number of sites:
| Number of sites | Country/Territory |
| 8 | Russia |
| 6 | India, Peru, United Kingdom and United States of America |
| 4 | China, Egypt and Turkey |
| 3 | Georgia, Italy, Mexico and Yugoslavia |
| 2 | Croatia, France, Iraq, Malaysia, Nepal, Syria and Ukraine |