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Historic City of Meknes
Historic City of Meknes (Ville historique de Meknès), Morocco's UNESCO World Heritage imperial city (inscribed 1996, criterion iv), founded 1061 by the Almoravids and made capital by Moulay Ismail (1672–1727), with 15-metre ramparts and nine monumental gates.
Historic City of Sucre
The Historic City of Sucre, founded by the Spanish in 1538 as La Plata, is Bolivia's first capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991.
Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks program
The Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks program of the American Society of Civil Engineers has recognized more than 280 projects, including the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam, since 1966.
Historic Columbia River Highway
The Historic Columbia River Highway is a 73-mile scenic road in Oregon, built from 1913 to 1922 and recognized as the first scenic highway in the United States.
Historic counties of England
The historic (traditional) counties of England: 39 medieval territorial divisions, including Middlesex, Cumberland and Westmorland, that survive as cultural and geographical entities despite 1974 local government reorganisation.
Historic districts in the United States
Historic districts in the United States are designated areas of historically or aesthetically united buildings, listed on the National Register (1966) or locally; federal listing carries no owner restrictions, while local districts regulate change and unlock the 20% rehabilitation tax credit.
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts range from Boston's Beacon Hill and Back Bay to rural mill villages and Shaker communities.
Historic England
Historic England (Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is England's executive NDPB and statutory adviser on the historic environment; formerly English Heritage until the 1 April 2015 split, DCMS-funded, managing the 400,000-entry National Heritage List.
Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland (HES), formed 1 October 2015 from Historic Scotland and RCAHMS, is Scotland's lead public body and charity for the historic environment, caring for 336 properties, designating protected places, and facing 2025 governance findings.
Historic fortified city of Carcassonne
The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval walled town in southern France, a UNESCO World Heritage Site restored in the 19th century by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche (Ciudad histórica fortificada de Campeche), Spanish colonial port founded 1540 in Mexico, UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999, with a 1686-1704 hexagonal wall of eight bastions.
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo (Historische Binnenstad van Paramaribo): Dutch colonial town center in Suriname, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002 under criteria (ii) and (iv), 30 ha with 60 ha buffer, added to the danger list in 2026.
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah (Al-Balad), UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saudi Arabia inscribed 2014 under criteria ii, iv, vi; Red Sea port of Caliph Uthman ibn Affan, coral houses and Roshan tower houses, Hajj gateway.
Historic listings in Yosemite National Park
The historic listings in Yosemite National Park cover more than 60 National Register properties, including five National Historic Landmarks such as the Ahwahnee and the Wawona Hotel.
Historic Monaco Grand Prix
The Historic Monaco Grand Prix, or Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, is a biennial meeting for historic racing cars on the Circuit de Monaco, held since 1997.
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong (개성역사유적지구), a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2013 in Kaesong, North Korea: 12 components of the Koryo dynasty capital (918–1392), including city walls, Manwoldae Palace, Songgyungwan, and royal tombs.
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (古都京都の文化財), a 1994 serial UNESCO World Heritage site of 17 temples, shrines, and Nijo-jo castle in Kyoto, Uji, and Otsu, spanning 198 buildings and 12 gardens from the 10th to 17th centuries.
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara (古都奈良の文化財), UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 1998 in Nara, Japan: eight components including Tôdai-ji, Kasuga-Taisha, Kasugayama forest, and Heijō Palace remains from Japan's 710–784 capital.
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth”
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” (登封 “天地之中”历史古迹), a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2010 in Dengfeng, Henan: eight clusters of ancient buildings at Mount Songshan spanning nine dynasties, including the Han Que gates, Shaolin Temple, Songyang Academy, and the Dengfeng Observatory.
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings, a 1992 UNESCO serial World Heritage Site (dossier 604) in Russia: 11 components including the Novgorod Kremlin, St Sophia Cathedral (1045–1050), and Theophanes the Greek's 1378 frescoes.
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro (Zona de monumentos históricos de Querétaro), UNESCO World Heritage Site in Querétaro, Mexico, inscribed 1996 under criteria (ii) and (iv): a Spanish colonial town with a dual grid-and-winding-street layout and Baroque monuments.
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan
Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan: UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998, criteria ii and iv) covering the Spanish colonial river port of Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, with its 75 ha checkerboard grid, colonnaded colorful houses, and the annual Fiestas de la Candelaria.
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat
Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Khalifatabad), a UNESCO World Heritage site in Khulna Division, Bangladesh, founded in the 15th century by Ulugh Khan Jahan; 360 brick mosques including the Sixty Dome Mosque, inscribed 1985 under criterion (iv).
Historic preservation
Historic preservation protects buildings, sites, and landscapes valued for their past. In the U.S. it centers on the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register, Section 106 review, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, and the Historic Tax Credit.
Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
The Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (Barrio Histórico) is the Portuguese-founded 1680 walled town in Uruguay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.
Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso
The Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2003, covering the coastal plain and lower hillsides of Valparaíso, Chile.
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu), Peru's mixed UNESCO World Heritage property inscribed in 1983, protecting the 15th-century Inca citadel at 2,430 m plus 32,592 hectares of Andean forest, with daily visitor caps of 4,500 to 5,600.
Historic Site of Lyon
Historic Site of Lyon (Site historique de Lyon), UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 1998 (criteria ii, iv; 427 ha) covering Vieux-Lyon, Fourvière, Croix-Rousse, and the Presqu'île at the Saône-Rhône confluence, founded as Roman Lugdunum in 43 BC.
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
UNESCO World Heritage site (1993, criteria iv and v) in central Slovakia: the medieval silver and gold mining town of Banská Štiavnica, its 1762 Mining Academy, and the tajchy reservoir water system, on 20,632 ha with a 62,128 ha buffer zone.
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
The Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines is a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Mexico, inscribed in 1988 for its colonial silver-mining city.