Unfinished constructions

Connected Sites: 43

WHS that include major architectural elements that were never finished or realized.

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Connected Sites

Works of Antoni Gaudí
Inscribed: 1984
4.12
728
18
Sagrada Familia
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1995
4.00
652
17
National Monument On Carlton Hill
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Inscribed: 1982
2.79
154
7
The Saltworks Was Constructed But The "Ideal City" Which Would Have Described An Entire Circle Rather Than The Current Semi-Circle Was Never Completed
Strasbourg
Inscribed: 1988
3.51
503
10
Cathedral (Second Tower Never Erected)
Monastery of Batalha
Inscribed: 1983
3.43
283
11
Capelas Imperfeitas Is Half Finished
Ancient Kyoto
Inscribed: 1994
4.45
460
19
Ginkakuji Silver Pavilion Is Still Not Covered With Silver As Its Original Plan
Qutb Minar
Inscribed: 1993
3.43
272
6
Second Minerat Is Unfinished
Tchogha Zanbil
Inscribed: 1979
3.39
39
4
The Whole City Remained Unfinished After It Was Invaded By Ashurbanipal In 640 Bc, As Shown By The Thousands Of Unused Bricks Left At The Site. It Was Unlikely That Many People Ever Lived There.
Royal Palace at Caserta
Inscribed: 1997
3.20
238
4
San Leucio Royal Colony: The King Had Planned To Expand It Into A True New City, Called Ferdinandopoli, But The Project Was Halted By The French Invasion.
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Inscribed: 2003
3.39
76
4
"The Building Remained Unfinished At The Death Of Timur In 1405, And Was Never Completed. Therefore, The Main Entrance Still Lacks The Surface Finish And The Two Minarets That Were Planned." (Ab Ev)
Siena
Siena
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
4.07
505
9
Duomo: After The Completion Of The Transept And The Building Of The East Wall, The Money Ran Out And The Rest Of The Planned Cathedral Was Abandoned.
Angkor
Angkor
Cambodia
Inscribed: 1992
4.71
492
30
Large Portion Of Angkor Wat And Many Small Temples Remain Unfinished
Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1987
3.06
316
12
Great Bridge
Amphitheater of El Jem
Inscribed: 1979
3.47
195
9
The Amphitheatre Was Never Completed Due To Political Rivalries And Lack Of Funding.
Florence
Inscribed: 1982
4.46
801
15
Saint Lawrence's Basilica Unfinished Facade
Belfries
Belfries
Belgium, France
Inscribed: 1999
2.96
555
17
Belfry And Sint-Pieterskerk Of Leuven, Tower Of The St. Rumbold's Cathedral (Mechelen)
See Nl.Wikipedia.Org
Elephanta Caves
Inscribed: 1987
3.05
145
7
One Of The Caves At The Stupa Hill
Gwynedd Castles
Gwynedd Castles
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.40
247
10
Beaumaris Castle: Work Started In 1295 And Continued For 35 Years, With Over 3,500 Workmen Employed At The Peak Of Construction. Finances And Material Ran Out When King Edward Turned His Attentions Towards Scotland, And The Castle Was Not Completed (Wiki)
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Inscribed: 2001
4.03
812
20
Northern Tower Of St. Stephan's Cathedral
Itchan Kala
Itchan Kala
Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 1990
3.77
142
5
Kalta-Minor: "Short Minaret": In 1855 The Khiva Ruler Muhammad Amin Khan Was Killed And The Construction Of The Magnificent Minaret Was Stopped, Leaving It At A Height Of 29m (Where 70 Or 100m Was Aimed)
Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau
The Original Plans To Paint The Walls Was Never Realized As By The End Of Construction A Style Shift Occurred And The Lavish Decoration Of The Palau Was No Longer In Mode.
Wadden Sea
Wadden Sea
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2009
3.07
363
11
Unfinished Dam To Ameland (1872)
See Www.Ameland.Net
Schönbrunn
Inscribed: 1996
3.49
660
14
Due To The War Of Spanish Succession The Side Wings Were Not Completed As Planned.
Australian Convict Sites
Inscribed: 2010
2.66
232
13
Old Great North Road - Finch's Line Was Abandoned Prior To Completion In 1829 Due To It Being Too Steep And The Alternative Route Up Devines Hill Was Selected.
See Www.Convicttrail.Org
Qhapaq Ñan
Qhapaq Ñan
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Inscribed: 2014
2.82
219
9
Ollantaytambo: The Unfinished Structures At The Temple Hill And The Numerous Stone Blocks That Litter The Site Indicate That It Was Still Undergoing Construction At The Time Of Its Abandonment (Wiki)
Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca
Inscribed: 1999
2.95
104
5
The Square Twin Towers At The Front Of The New Cathedral Are Said To Be Unfinished (Supposed To Have A Blue Dome Each As Well)
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs
Inscribed: 2000
2.81
144
8
The Cella Septichora (No Roof Tiles Have Been Found)
Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
Inscribed: 1985
2.85
98
6
The Body Of The Diseased Ruler Was Laid In The Chamber. The Unfinished Decoration On The Walls And The Ceiling Shows That He Had Died Before His Eternal Home Was Completed. - Official Website
See Www.Bulgariatravel.Org
Val di Noto
Inscribed: 2002
3.37
247
11
Church Of San Nicolò L'Arena
The Porticoes of Bologna
Inscribed: 2021
3.01
330
6
The Facade Of Basilica Di San Petronio Has Remained Unfinished.
Church of Atlántida
Inscribed: 2021
2.49
39
3
The Belltower Stands To The Side Of The Church, As It Was Meant To Be A Focal Point Of A Future Square. This Idea Was Never Precisely Formulated By Dieste, However. (Nomination Text, P. 22)
Pampulha
Pampulha
Brazil
Inscribed: 2016
2.54
60
4
"For Various Reasons, The Overall Scheme Was Never Completed. The Golf Course Was Not Developed And Today The Space Is Occupied By Belo Horizonte Zoo. The Ensemble Was Also Intended To Have A Hotel On A Lake Promontory And A Restaurant On Love Island But Neither Of These Were Built." (Ab Ev)
Agrigento
Inscribed: 1997
3.73
273
8
Temple Of Olympian Zeus, "The Roof Was Probably Never Completed, Though The Pediments Had A Full Complement Of Marble Sculptures"
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Rabat
Rabat
Morocco
Inscribed: 2012
3.16
272
7
Hassan Tower: "The Tower Was Intended To Be The Largest Minaret In The World, And The Mosque, If Completed, Would Have Been The Largest In The Western Muslim World. When Al-Mansur Died In 1199, Construction On The Mosque Stopped." (Wiki)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli
Inscribed: 2023
2.07
17
3
"The Construction Works Were In An Advanced State Of Implementation, With Most Of The Concrete Structures Completed And Some Buildings Already Finished With Furniture And Equipment, When They Were Suddenly Interrupted In 1975 Due To The Outbreak Of The War." (Ab Ev)
Hegra
Hegra
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2008
3.89
62
9
"The Full Stories Behind Many Of These Tombs Remain Unknown. Hegra’S Largest Tomb,.... It Was Left Unfinished, With Rough, Unsmoothed Chisel Marks Skirting Its Lower Third. A Few Tombs Were Abandoned Mid-Construction For Unclear Reasons. The Deserted Work At Tomb 46 Shows Most Clearly How The Nabataeans Built From Top To Bottom, With Only The Stepped “Crown” Visible Above An Uncut Cliffside." (See Link)
See Www.Smithsonianmag.Com
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Inscribed: 1990
3.00
118
5
Cathedral: "It’S Anyone’S Guess What The Planned Bell Tower Would Have Looked Like: A Shortage Of Funds Curtailed Construction, And The Steeple, Which Undoubtedly Would Have Offered A Commanding View Of The City, Was Never Built." (Lp)
See Www.Lonelyplanet.Com
Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
Inscribed: 2021
3.94
274
12
The Façade Of The Cathedral Of Padua Is Unfinished.
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Ferrara
Ferrara
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.20
278
10
Ferrara Cathedral: "The Marble Campanile Attributed To Leon Battista Alberti Was Initiated In 1412 But Is Still Incomplete, Missing One Projected Additional Storey And A Dome, As It Can Be Observed From Numerous Historical Prints And Paintings On The Subject."
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Assisi
Assisi
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.75
327
8
Santa Maria Degli Angeli: In 1685, One Of The Two Planned Campaniles Was Completed And The Church Took Its Final Form Since The Other One Will Never Be Built. (Nomination File, P. 44)
Val d'Orcia
Inscribed: 2004
3.23
238
11
The Costs Of Rebuilding The Church And The Convent Of Sant'antimo Abbey Exceeded The Economic Possibilities Of The Benedictine Monks; And The Façade And Part Of The Service Premises Of The Convent Were Not Completed. (Nomination File, P. 86, 89)
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Inscribed: 1998
2.82
377
14
Of The Abbey Church Of The Royal Abbey Saint-Jean-Baptiste In Saint-Jean-D'Angély Only The Western Façade With Its Towers Was Built. (Nomination File)
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
France
Inscribed: 2007
3.27
342
7
Bordeaux Cathedral: "The South Front Of The Transept Is Flanked By Two Towers Which Were Built To Contain The Cathedrals' Bells. They Were Originally Intended To Have Spires, Which Were Never Built."
See En.Wikipedia.Org