Built in the 10th century

Connected Sites: 24

Definition
WHS whose OUV derives entirely or significantly from 10th century constructions. Where construction straddles the centuries the date of conception/commencement is used i.e which century does the site really "belong" to in spirit.

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Connected Sites

  • Khajuraho Group of Monuments
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.90
    80
    4
    Chandella rulers, Apogee between 950 and 1050
  • My Son
    My Son
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.03
    184
    7
    In the later 10th century, most of the finest surviving architectural monuments were built there.
  • Prambanan
    Prambanan
    Indonesia
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.80
    188
    9
    Built during the first half of the 10th century (AB ev).
  • Thingvellir
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.50
    306
    8
    Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established here in 930
  • Mapungubwe
    Mapungubwe
    South Africa
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.00
    22
    5
  • Pannonhalma
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.71
    150
    9
    for "early date of its foundation": It was founded as the first Hungarian Benedictine monastery in 996 by Prince Géza (wiki)
  • Medina of Tunis
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.05
    182
    3
    "Criterion (iii): As an important city and the capital of different dynasties (from the Banu Khurassan, to the Husseinits), the Medina of Tunis bears outstanding witness to the civilizations of Ifriqiya (essentially from the 10th century)." (OUV statement 2010)
  • Medina Azahara
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.82
    150
    10
    Medina Azahara was a new city built in open country from 940 CE (AB ev)
  • Gedi
    Gedi
    Kenya
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.64
    17
    2
    "Occupied from the 10th to the 17th centuries, Gedi flourished between the 12th to 15th century" (AB ev)
  • Quanzhou
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    59
    4
    during the Song and Yuan periods (10th - 14th centuries AD) (AB ev)
  • Kujataa
    Kujataa
    Denmark
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.76
    12
    3
    From the 10th century AD, Norse colonists from Iceland led by Eiríkr rauði (Erik the Red) settled in this area for a period of approximately 500 years (AB ev)
  • Chichen-Itza
    Inscribed: 1988
    4.19
    272
    12
    Gained importance under the Toltecs from late 10th century
  • Viking Age Ring Fortresses
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.00
    105
    5
    Constructed between about 970 and 980 CE (AB ev)
  • Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.67
    318
    12
    Some 40 hill top castles and fortresses erected over a period of around 1,000 years ... & Vines had been cultivated on the lower slopes since Roman times, and this expanded greatly from the 10th century onwards. (AB ev) Original Mouse Tower in Bingen dates from 968.
  • Tiya
    Tiya
    Ethiopia
    Inscribed: 1980
    2.19
    42
    4
    earliest stelae date to the 10th Century
  • Sceilg Mhichíl
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.82
    90
    8
    "It was dedicated to St Michael somewhere between 950 and 1050. lt was customary to build a new church to celebrate a dedication, and this date fits in weil with the architectural style of the oldest part of the existing church, known as St Michael's Church." (AB ev)
  • Koh Ker
    Koh Ker
    Cambodia
    Inscribed: 2023
    3.16
    69
    7
    "Koh Ker was a capital of the Khmer Empire between 921 and 944 CE" (AB ev)
  • Kaesong
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.37
    36
    2
    ruling base of the Koryo dynasty (918-1392)
  • Jelling
    Jelling
    Denmark
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.38
    193
    10
    illustrate the Christianization of the Danish people towards the middle of the 10th century.
  • Historic Cairo
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.66
    299
    11
    Al Azhar mosque and university built in 970-972
  • Haghpat and Sanahin
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.50
    129
    4
    Hagpat 966-991, some later extensions; Sanahin main church built 10th century
  • Bolgar
    Bolgar
    Russia
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.26
    34
    5
    The historical and archaeological complex of Bolgar is a symbolic reminder of the acceptance of Islam by the Volga-Bolgars in 922 AD (Nom File).
  • Inscribed: 2023
    2.72
    14
    3
    "Tea cultivation is maintained by the Blang and Dai peoples, who follow traditional practices dating back to the 10th century." (AB ev)
  • Ani
    Ani
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.46
    49
    6
    Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of the Bagratid Armenian kingdom ... Ani expanded rapidly during the reign of King Smbat II (977–89). (wiki)