Earth Architecture

Connected Sites: 45

An earth structure is a building or other structure made largely from soil. Includes adobe or mud-brick buildings.

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Connected Sites

Djenné
Inscribed: 1988
3.66
41
2
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo
United States of America
Inscribed: 1992
3.23
169
12
Shibam
Shibam
Yemen
Inscribed: 1982
3.95
25
2
Chan Chan
Inscribed: 1986
3.33
96
7
Koutammakou
Koutammakou
Benin, Togo
Inscribed: 2004
2.87
27
3
Tomb of Askia
Inscribed: 2004
2.22
9
1
Paquimé
Paquimé
Mexico
Inscribed: 1998
2.68
20
5
Provide Exceptional Evidence Of The Development Of Adobe Architecture In North America, And In Particular Of The Blending Of This With The More Advanced Techniques Of Mesoamerica (Ouv)
Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou
Inscribed: 1987
3.49
268
8
Cliff of Bandiagara
Inscribed: 1989
3.46
38
2
Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde
United States of America
Inscribed: 1978
3.91
246
9
Timbuktu
Inscribed: 1988
3.45
33
2
Fujian Tulou
Inscribed: 2008
3.67
86
6
Bahla Fort
Inscribed: 1987
2.60
138
8
Its Ruined Walls And Towers
Asante Traditional Buildings
Inscribed: 1980
1.88
39
5
Coro and its Port
Inscribed: 1993
2.64
19
2
Coro's Traditional Buildings Are Built Of Earth - Adobe, Or Earth Reinforced In A Technique Known As "Bahareque".
Royal Palaces of Abomey
Inscribed: 1985
2.72
42
2
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Inscribed: 2003
3.15
78
5
Orkhon Valley
Inscribed: 2004
2.51
55
6
Karakorum, Mud Walls
Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2000
3.29
177
14
Wolseong Fortress "The Fortress Was Built In 101 Ad. The East, West, And North Walls Were Built On Stone/Earth Foundation Covered With Clay. -Kyongju By Kim, Yong-Nam (Published By Woojin Press, Seoul, Korea) 2008
Hahoe and Yangdong
Hahoe and Yangdong
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2010
2.83
130
7
Most Of Lower Class Houses In Yangdong Are Mud Wall House
Çatalhöyük
Inscribed: 2012
3.45
78
7
Mud Brick Houses (Ab Ev)
Al Ain
Al Ain
United Arab Emirates
Inscribed: 2011
2.55
140
8
Mud Brick Constructions
Turaif Quarter
Turaif Quarter
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2010
2.29
70
6
"It Bears Witness To A Building Method That Is Well Adapted To Its Environment, To The Use Of Adobe In Major Palatial Complexes, .." (Ouv Crit Iv)
Agadez
Agadez
Niger
Inscribed: 2013
2.96
14
2
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Inscribed: 2014
3.05
257
9
Jiahoe, Gaochang
Poverty Point
Poverty Point
United States of America
Inscribed: 2014
2.28
77
8
"The Site Consists Of An Integrated Complex Of Earthen Monuments" (Ouv)
Baekje Historic Areas
Baekje Historic Areas
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2015
2.42
83
8
“Gongsanseong Fortress Consists Of Both Earthen Wall Sections And Stone Wall Sections, Although Most Parts Are Stone Walls. The Total Length Of The Fortress Amounts For 2,660m (Stone Walls: 1,925m; Earthen Walls: 735m).” - Nomination File
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Inscribed: 2016
2.98
28
4
Sumerian Sites
Yazd
Yazd
Iran
Inscribed: 2017
3.59
112
3
Yazd Is Also One Of The Largest Cities Built Almost Entirely Out Of Adobe. (Wiki)
Brú na Bóinne
Inscribed: 1993
3.62
258
11
Newgrange : Henge
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2018
2.19
49
3
Al-Qubbah Mosque And Other Buildings
Arslantepe Mound
Inscribed: 2021
2.42
38
5
The Arslantepe Mud-Brick Architecture, Due To Its Antiquity, Advanced Technology, And State Of Preservation, Is Also An Outstanding Example Of A Traditional Building System Representative Of A Millenarian Culture Shared By All Near Eastern Communities. (...) It Has Been Widely Exposed And Preserved In Perfect And Integral State, With The Original Mud-Brick Walls, Mud Plaster And Floors, Internal Features And Paintings (...). (Executive Summary, P. 4)
Sudanese style mosques
Inscribed: 2021
2.58
6
1
Jomon Prehistoric Sites
Inscribed: 2021
2.49
36
4
"Artificial Earthen Mounds" (Official Description) – "The 17 Component Parts Of The Nominated Serial Property Include Settlements, Burial Areas, And Ritual And Ceremonial Sites That Include Stone Circles And Earthworks." (Ab Ev) – For Example, Component Part 013 (Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles) (Nomination File, P. 85)
Santiniketan
Inscribed: 2023
1.65
11
3
"The Uttarayan Area Was Established To The North Of The Ashrama From 1919 With The Construction Of Two Mud Brick Buildings (One Of Which, Konark, Still Stands), Followed By Five Additional Houses For Rabindranath Tagore. These Show Various Experiments With The Thermal Performance Of Mud Buildings" (Ab Ev)
Hopewell
Hopewell
United States of America
Inscribed: 2023
2.23
43
7
"These Earthworks Consist Of Embankment Walls Enclosing Huge Spaces, With Carefully Positioned And Often Monumental Gateways" (Ab Ev)
The Royal Court of Tiébélé
Inscribed: 2024
3.32
7
2
"An Earthen Architectural Complex" (Ab Ev)
Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
Inscribed: 2019
2.07
77
5
"The Largest Of The Kofun Within The Nominated Series Are Close To 500 Metres In Length, And Are Significant Accomplishments Of Earthen Architecture And Engineering" (Ab Ev)
Al-Faw
Al-Faw
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2024
1.29
4
3
"The Religious And Administrative Sectors Feature A Monumental Building Named "Souk", Which Might Have Functioned As A Market. It Has A Square Layout With Projected Corner Towers And Bastions, As Well As Thick Mudbrick Walls Six To Seven Metres Above The Plain." (Ab Ev)
Moidams
Moidams
India
Inscribed: 2024
2.06
5
3
"Each Moidam (Or Maidam) Is An Earthen Mound (Ga-Moidam) Covered In Vegetation, Topped By A Small Shrine (Dole Or Chou Cha Li) Within A Low Octagonal Wall (Garh)." (Ab Ev)
Bassari Country
Inscribed: 2012
3.09
13
2
"Huts Built In The Ritual Villages Have Earthen Walls; In Contrast, Huts Outside Of The Villages Are Made Out Of Bamboo" (Ab Ev)
Coffee Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2011
2.97
91
7
"The Undulating High-Mountain Landscape Was Slowly Adorned With Towns Built In Tapia - Or Cob - And Bahareque - Plaited Cane And Mud Walls -, With Mud Roof Tiles." (Nomination File, P. 73)
Samarra
Inscribed: 2007
3.02
33
5
"The Main Building Materials Are Fired Brick, Mud-Brick And Adobe" (Ab Ev)
Ashur
Ashur
Iraq
Inscribed: 2003
2.86
20
2
"The Majority Of The Buildings Of The City Were Built With Sun-Dried Mud-Bricks" (Ab Ev)
Lamu Old Town
Inscribed: 2001
3.03
39
5
"The Section Consisting Of Mud-Brick Buildings Covers An Area Of Some 21ha" (Ab Ev)