Prison

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Prison':

  • Auschwitz Birkenau
  • Bahá’i Holy Places Includes Prison in Acre, where Bahá’u’lláh, His family and some 70 of His followers were imprisoned in the barracks from 31 August 1868 to 4 November 1870.
  • Baroque Churches Wiki "During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II, the Church of San Agustin became a concentration camp for prisoners. Japanese soldiers held hundreds of Intramuros residents and clergy hostage in the church during the final days of the Battle of Manila; many of the hostages died during the three-week long battle"
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands Fernando de Noronha was used as a prison for over 200 years from 1730s. Much of its vegetation was cut down to prevent prisoners from using it for hiding and making escape rafts.
  • Bukhara The Zindan
  • Campeche San Pedro: Former prison
  • Castel del Monte Has been used as a prison
  • Cocos Island AB: "The human historical record includes ... use of the island (1872-1874) as a prison"
  • Coiba National Park The penal colony still operates!
  • Curonian Spit Valley of Death - French prisoners perished due to forced labour at a camp in 1870-1872
  • Fortress of Suomenlinna There is a minimum-security penal labor colony (Finnish: työsiirtola) in Suomenlinna, whose inmates work on the maintenance and reconstruction of the fortifications.
  • Galapagos Islands Galapagos Floreana and Isabela have been used as Prison colonies
  • Gulf of California Gulf of California Maria Grande Isle has had a penal colony since 1905
  • Kronborg Castle From 1739 until the 1900's, Kronborg was used as a prison for slaves.
  • Meknes Cara Prison
  • Melaka and George Town Melaka: underneath the Stadthuys
  • National History Park Citadelle Laferričre
  • Novodevichy Convent Used as a prison for rebellious royals
  • Old City of Acre
  • Old City of Jerusalem The area surrounding the Cotton Market was turned into a prison by the Turks during WWI.
  • Ping Yao
  • Robben Island
  • Rome Castel Sant'Angelo was used as a prison for the Vatican. Also the Carcere Mamertino which dates back to the 7th century BC (Livy). Many famous prisoners including St Peter. ; link
  • San Pedro de la Roca Castle AB: "From 1775 the Castle served also as a prison and many important political figures where imprisoned there"
  • Santa Cruz de Mompox City Hall contained the colonial dungeons
  • Solovetsky Islands
  • St. Petersburg Schlisselburg
  • Sukur "The traditional prison and the former execution site, neither of which is still in use, are partly ruined and in need of conservation and possible reconstruction." (Nomination file and AB)
  • Tower of Hercules Old Provincial Prison is part of the inscribed area
  • Tower of London
  • Venice and its Lagoon Prison at the Doge's Palace
  • Vilnius The Domenican Monastery used to serve as a prison.
  • Wachau Cultural Landscape Duernstein