2018 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 calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by neglect, vandalism, conflict, or disaster.

Selection process

Every two years, it publishes a select list known as the Watch List of Endangered Sites that are in urgent need of preservation funding and protection. 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. For the succeeding two-year period until a new Watch List is published, these 100 sites can avail grants and funds from the WMF, as well as from other foundations, private donors, and corporations by capitalizing on the publicity and attention gained from the inclusion on the Watch List.

2018 Watch List

The 2018 World Monuments Watch List of Endangered Sites was announced on October 16, 2017, by WMF President Joshua David. The 2018 Watch List highlights the threats to cultural heritage sites posed by human conflict, natural disaster, climate change, and urbanization.

Site[A]	Image	Location[B]
Disaster Sites of the Caribbean, the Gulf, and Mexico	File:Ciudad de México - Terremoto Puebla 2017 3.jpg
Government House		AntiguaSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Sirius Building	File:‘SIRIUS’ Residential development for Sydney Housing Commission of NSW (7).jpg	AustraliaMillers Point, Sydney, Australia
Ramal Talca-Constitución	File:Narrow gauge... (8495474839).jpg	ChileTalca Province, Chile
Grand Theater, Prince Kung's Mansion	File:October Bei Hai Beijing China - Master Asia Photography 2014 - panoramio (5).jpg	ChinaBeijing, China
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue	File:AlexEliyahuHanaviSynagogue.jpg	EgyptAlexandria, Egypt
Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani	File:Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani DSCF6551.jpg	EgyptCairo, Egypt
Potager du Roi	File:Potager du roi Flowerbeds.JPG	FranceVersailles, France
Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi	File:Pragati Maidan, Hall 6.JPG	IndiaDelhi, India
Al-Hadba' Minaret	File:منارة الحدباء.jpg	IraqMosul, Iraq
Lifta	File:Wadi Lifta (Nephtoah).jpg	IsraelJerusalem, Israel
Amatrice	File:2016 Amatrice earthquake.jpg	ItalyAmatrice, Italy
Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium	File:Kagawa prefectural Gym.jpg	JapanTakamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Jewish Quarter of Essaouira	File:Old Jewish quarters in Essaouira.jpg	MoroccoEssaouira, Morocco
Sukur Cultural Landscape	File:Sukur Adamawa Nigeria.jpg	NigeriaMadagali Local Government Area, Nigeria
Historic Karachi	File:Farid Mansion.jpg	PakistanKarachi, Pakistan
Cerro de Oro		PeruCañete Valley, Peru
Tebaida Leonesa	File:Iglesia de Santiago de Peñalba.jpg	SpainEl Bierzo, León, Spain
Souk of Aleppo	File:Covered Suq of Aleppo.jpg	SyriaAleppo, Syria
Chao Phraya River	File:Wat Arun Bangkok View Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg	ThailandBangkok, Thailand
Blackpool Piers	File:North pier 3 (3328881524).jpg	United KingdomBlackpool, United Kingdom
Buffalo Central Terminal	File:Buffalo Central Terminal 2.jpg	United StatesBuffalo, New York, United States
Alabama Civil Rights Sites	File:Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Feb 2012 02.jpg	United StatesAlabama, United States
Old City of Ta’izz	File:Taiz, Yemen (16345552321) (2).jpg	YemenTa'izz, Yemen
Matobo Hills Cultural Landscape	File:ZW Matobo Stones.JPG	ZimbabweMatobo, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

Notes

^ A. Names and spellings used for the sites were based on the official 2018 Watch List as published.
^ B. The references to the sites' locations and periods of construction were based on the official 2018 Watch List as published.

External links

• Official website of the World Monuments Fund