Assassinations

Assassinations taken place at a WHS having killed one or more notable persons.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Assassinations':

  • Canterbury (The Crypt) St Thomas Becket (Dec 29 1170)
  • Fontainebleau Marchese Gian Rinaldo Monaldeschi (10 February 1657)
  • Lima Pizarro's Palace (Now Government Palace in the main square) - Pizarro (June 26 1541)
  • Loire Valley (Château de Blois) Henry I, Duke of Guise (December 23, 1588)
  • Paramaribo (Courtyard of Fort Zeelandia) 15 Opposition leaders ("Decembermoorden" Dec 8 1982)
  • Prague (Saint) John of Nepomuk was thrown into the river from Charles Bridge (1393). Plus First Defenestration (1419), resulting in the death of several people including the Mayor.
  • Rome (Forum near East Portico) Julius Caesar (Mar 15 44BC)
  • St. Petersburg (Yusupov Palace) Rasputin (Dec 16 1916)
  • Tower of London The Princes Edward and Richard (1483)
  • Westminster (Westminster Palace) British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons (1812)