Brick architecture

Connected Sites: 120

Definition
WHS that include buildings built as Brick Architecture, or structures with brick elements.

Map

Connected Sites

  • Lübeck
    Lübeck
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.28
    278
    9
  • Stralsund and Wismar
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.79
    222
    11
  • Vilnius
    Vilnius
    Lithuania
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.46
    320
    10
    Church of St. Anne, Saint Francis' Church, Saint Nicholas' Church, Upper Castle
  • Flemish Béguinages
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.76
    358
    13
    "Beguine houses are small single-storey brick buildings with a small enclosed garden." (AB Ev)
  • Brugge
    Brugge
    Belgium
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.97
    506
    21
  • Riga
    Riga
    Latvia
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.54
    358
    15
    St Mary's Dome, Saint Peter's Church, Saint Jacob's Church, Saint John's Church, House of the Blackheads
  • Torun
    Torun
    Poland
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.25
    193
    8
  • Mir Castle
    Mir Castle
    Belarus
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.27
    99
    8
  • Town Hall and Roland, Bremen
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.84
    283
    7
    Town Hall
  • Qutb Minar
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.45
    209
    6
    The world's tallest brick minaret
  • Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.91
    51
    7
    "The site has had significant influence in the development of brick architecture over the centuries"
  • Angkor
    Angkor
    Cambodia
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.72
    365
    30
    Angkor's Pre Rup and Roluos complex are brick buildings.
  • Albi
    Albi
    France
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.36
    172
    10
    Cathedral
  • Thang Long
    Thang Long
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.08
    167
    9
    Flag tower
  • Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.74
    48
    4
    Constructed in red brick
  • Hwaseong Fortress
    Hwaseong Fortress
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.96
    153
    19
    "Use of brick as a building material for the fortress and employment of efficient pulleys and cranes were also due to the influence of Silhak (practical learning)." - wiki
  • Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.66
    179
    8
  • Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.15
    155
    10
    The use of brick is one of the characteristics of Mudéjar, for example in its towers
  • Mantua and Sabbioneta
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.17
    196
    7
    Most of its architecture (Sant'Andrea, Pallazo di Té) is made out of brick, sometimes covered with stucco, as there is no natural stone in this region
  • Masjed-e Jâme'
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.22
    93
    3
    masterpiece of Seljuq brick architecture (AB ev)
  • Mining Sites of Wallonia
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.25
    179
    7
    Le Grand Hornu
  • Paramaribo
    Paramaribo
    Suriname
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.38
    42
    3
    Most of the buildings are made out of wood, except for the Ministry of Finance and a few others
  • Puebla
    Puebla
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.38
    157
    9
  • Karlskrona
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.25
    113
    6
    The "Finnish Church"
    See www.orlogsstadenkarlskrona.se
  • Meroe
    Meroe
    Sudan
    Inscribed: 2011
    4.04
    34
    4
    The latest pyramids were faced in brick (nom file)
  • Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.14
    24
    4
  • Nalanda
    Nalanda
    India
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.84
    31
    3
    Most of the constructions
  • Siena
    Siena
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    4.05
    379
    10
    Palazzo Pubblico among numerous other buildings
  • Trinity Sergius Lavra
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.08
    100
    5
    Bell Tower
  • Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.80
    500
    14
    The Ospedale Nuovo di Santo Spirito
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Urbino
    Urbino
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.27
    185
    8
    "The main fabric [of the Ducal Palace] is in brick, the window frames, the two upper loggias, and some decorative features being in stone. Elsewhere, the exterior is more austere, mainly in brick". (AB Ev)
  • Ravenna
    Ravenna
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1996
    4.15
    272
    8
    The mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Neonian Baptistry, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Arian Baptistry, Sant'Apollinare in Classe (AB Ev)
  • Kuldiga
    Kuldiga
    Latvia
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.56
    74
    4
    Old Brick Bridge
    See www.lonelyplanet.com
  • Champagne
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.16
    223
    9
    Champagne houses, such as the Maison Deutz and the Maison Ayala. Brick has also been used in the traditional cellars in Hautvillers and for the ventilation chimneys. (Nomination file, p. 64, 67, 78, 79) - Several buildings on the Avenue de Champagne, e.g. Château de Pékin, Hôtel Papelard, Château Perrier, the former buildings of Piper-Heidsieck, the Pol Roger buildings + Fort Chabrol (Nomination file, p. 124, 128, 136)
  • Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.02
    192
    11
    Palazzo Carignano, Castello del Valentino and courtyard of Palazzo Reale
  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.67
    80
    8
    Opus latericium
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Tabriz Bazaar
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.59
    46
    4
    Buildings are made of brick
  • Soltaniyeh
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.74
    32
    3
    one of the largest brick domes in the world (wiki)
  • Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.62
    10
    2
    The tower is made of 'floating' bricks
  • Moidams
    Moidams
    India
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.06
    5
    3
    "The changes over time from wood to brick and stone construction, and two types of “Ga-Moidam” are illustrated at the nominated property" (AB ev)
  • Babylon
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.13
    29
    3
    "Prior to the heavy use of baked bricks in the reign of Neo-Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar II (605–562 BC), construction at Babylon was primarily of unbaked brick" (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Aranjuez
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.62
    178
    11
    The palace is made out of brick
  • Dutch Water Defence Lines
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.46
    293
    16
    Fort near Abcoude, Muiden Fortress
  • Kathmandu Valley
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.81
    163
    10
  • Kinderdijk
    Kinderdijk
    Netherlands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.49
    311
    12
    Walls of the windmills are made of brick
  • Polonnaruva
    Polonnaruva
    Sri Lanka
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.37
    154
    6
    Rangkot Vihara and Quadrangle
  • Plantin-Moretus Museum
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.31
    262
    10
  • Jodensavanne
    Inscribed: 2023
    1.65
    14
    2
    synagogue "was constructed with imported European bricks in a Dutch vernacular style" (AB ev)
  • Ivrea
    Ivrea
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.05
    104
    6
    red brick factory of Camillo Olivetti
  • Itchan Kala
    Itchan Kala
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.75
    123
    5
  • Gonbad-e Qâbus
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.72
    11
    3
    baked-brick
  • Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.61
    24
    6
  • Ayutthaya
    Ayutthaya
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.62
    291
    15
  • Cordouan Lighthouse
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.00
    45
    5
    "The buildings at platform level, built within the inner walls of the ring structure" are built "in Saint-Savinien stone and brick". (AB Ev)
  • Zollverein
    Zollverein
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.92
    207
    15
    several main buildings are made in dark brown bricks
  • Yaroslavl
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.71
    71
    5
    Yaroslavl's many churches in the WHS area are brick architecture; for example, Chuch of Epiphany and Church of Alexander Nevsky.
  • West Lake
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.30
    141
    6
    Liuhe Pagoda is one of the best-preserved brick andwood pagodas extant in China. Originally built in 970 AD, the inner brick core is the result of a reconstruction in 1165.
  • Water Management System of Augsburg
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.31
    160
    7
    Both hydropower plants are in brickwork in the historicist style (nom file); aqueduct as well
  • Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.54
    87
    7
    Replaced the wood after fires in 1876 and 1892
  • Val d'Orcia
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.23
    200
    11
    The rural houses - case poderali – (...). Built in brick, traditionally located in a dominant position allowing to control the surrounding fields, they generally have large arcades and the traditional dovecotes on the outside. (Nomination file, p. 50)
  • Tower of London
    Tower of London
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.40
    642
    21
    The 13th-century Beauchamp Tower marks the first large scale use of brick as a building material in Britain, since the 5th-century departure of the Romans (wiki)
  • Tomioka Silk Mill
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.50
    77
    6
    "the infill walls are in red brick" (AB ev)
  • Thessalonika
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.97
    242
    9
    The churches are made out of brick.
  • The Porticoes of Bologna
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.98
    298
    6
    Some of the porticoes are built ... of stone or brick (Unesco off description)
  • Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.03
    267
    7
    "Chilehaus, Messberghof, Sprinkenhof, Mohlenhof, Montanhof, and Miramar-Haus –.... stand out for their unity of function and their Modernist brick-clad architecture." (AB)
  • Si Thep
    Si Thep
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.48
    27
    5
    Several of the buildings were made of brick including Khao Klang Nok
  • Shahr-i Sokhta
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.48
    7
    2
    mudbrick city
  • Selimiye Mosque
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.47
    116
    4
    "masonry with alternating brickwork" (AB ev)
  • Schokland
    Schokland
    Netherlands
    Inscribed: 1995
    1.92
    188
    11
    Church of Middelbuurt
  • Sassanid Archaeological Landscape
    Inscribed: 2018
    3.12
    19
    2
    The brick dome and brick ceilings of the Sarvestan Palace.
    See www.tehrantimes.com
  • Sambor Prei Kuk
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.14
    77
    9
    brick temples
  • Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.82
    304
    14
    Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse
  • Roskilde Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.80
    271
    8
  • Rjukan / Notodden
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.43
    78
    6
    brick Boiler House at Rjukan
  • Preah Vihear Temple
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.47
    98
    13
    "Brick was also used at Preah Vihear because it was easier to bring up from the plains on the Cambodian side than the sandstone from the site itself. Small bricks were used for the construction of corbelled vaulting." (AB ev)
  • Plečnik's Ljubljana
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.98
    283
    7
    National and University Library: "The front façade, oriented toward Auersperg Street, was designed as a combination of brick and stone embeddings".
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Persian Garden
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.08
    88
    2
    Shazdeh Garden: "Apart from the beauties of the garden, two-story mansions in the western and eastern parts of the garden perfectly represent Persian architecture. The main material used in them is brick (...)."
    See www.tehrantimes.com
  • Pergamon
    Pergamon
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.56
    143
    6
    Red Basilica
  • Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.93
    254
    12
    Scrovegni Chapel: "The exterior of the chapel is in bare brickwork and is crowned with a coping formed of small projecting arches." "The exterior of the Church of the Eremitani is bare brick with pilaster strips and cornices resting on small projecting arches." The Oratory of St. George "has a very simple bare-brick exterior". (Nomination file, p. 50, 66, 132)
  • Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.06
    144
    9
  • Namhansanseong
    Namhansanseong
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.59
    105
    6
    "The parapets are made of grey bricks for shock absorption from cannon attacks, and this was done in accordance with the opinions of the School of Practical Learning who were much influenced by the Chinese." - Nomination File
  • Mount Wutai
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.56
    45
    4
    Manjusri Hall of Xiantong Temple, early brick buiding in China Ping Yao - most of the City were built in brick
  • Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.66
    99
    6
    "Also here is the Wuliang Zhuandian (Beamless Brick Hall), an exceptional 16th century domed brick building that has survived many earthquakes without Collapse and is important for the study of ancient Chinese building design and construction." (AB evaluation)
  • Moravian Church Settlements
    Moravian Church Settlements
    Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
    Inscribed: 2015
    1.92
    198
    15
    All residential houses, but also the communal buildings, are one- and two-storey street-sided yellow brick constructions (AB ev)
  • Malbork Castle
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.61
    198
    8
  • Longobards in Italy
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.81
    228
    14
    The brick walls of the Longobard monastery of San Salvatore in Brescia. "The walls are made of bricks, reflecting the masonry work of the ecclesiastical building nearby." (Nomination file, p. 133) + Castelseprio-Torba: the "imposing brick masonry" of "the so-called "casaforte"", which was probably the seat of civil power of the site. (Nomination file, p. 143) + Santa Sophia in Benevento: "The outside walls (...) were realized in bordered brickwork with two rows of bricks interspersed with a row of irregularly hewn tufa blocks". (Nomination file, p. 204)
  • Kunya-Urgench
    Kunya-Urgench
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.56
    48
    4
    Gutluk-Temir Minaret
  • Kraków
    Kraków
    Poland
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.02
    443
    19
    Wawel Castle, Saint Florian's Gate, Trinity Church, Saint Mary's Basilica
  • Koh Ker
    Koh Ker
    Cambodia
    Inscribed: 2023
    3.16
    70
    7

    "Prasat Ruom is a square terrace of twenty-one brick towers" (AB ev) – "Amongst monuments currently listed within the Nominated Property, 6 are built in sandstone, 22 in brick and 23 in laterite." – "Brick was the most common material used for smaller temples, except Prasat Kraham." (Nomination file, p. 39, 44)
  • Kazan Kremlin
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.76
    71
    6
    Syuyumbike Tower
  • Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.57
    69
    8
    Estancia of Caroya
  • Independence Hall
    Independence Hall
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1979
    2.98
    334
    17
  • Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.60
    76
    4
    several churches including Oura Cathedral
  • Gyeongju
    Gyeongju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.31
    148
    14
    Bunhwangsa Temple was built in honor of Queen Seondeok (27th ruler of Silla, 632-647), who was the first female ruler of the Silla kingdom. Here you will find Mojeonseoktap, the oldest surviving stone pagoda from the Silla kingdom. A structure unlike any other, Mojeonseoktap is made of roughly-hewn stone bricks.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
    Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2019
    3.27
    308
    13
    Roman Brick, Robie House
  • Florence
    Inscribed: 1982
    4.45
    590
    15
    The dome of Florence cathedral is "the largest brick dome ever constructed".
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Ferrara
    Ferrara
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.19
    233
    10
    Many of the buildings in Ferrara are made with brick. "The Palazzo Schifanoia (...) has a long brick facade with a marble portal bearing the arms of the commanderv, the work of Ercole de' Roberti." (1995 AB Ev) + Castello Estense (Wikipedia)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Ferapontov Monastery
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.01
    25
    3
    The Treasury Chamber (1530s) "is the oldest brick civil building in northern Russia." (AB Ev) – "The Ensemble of Ferapontov Monastery (...) consists of 6 brick buildings of XV-XVII centuries enclosed in a brick wall of XIX-XX centuries". – "The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin [is] the first brick building of Lake Baloe region and the monastery." (Nomination file, p. 1, 4)
  • Fagus Factory
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.49
    173
    10
  • Dholavira: A Harappan City
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.85
    13
    2
    The defensive walls of Dholavira built in Stages II and III were made of brick masonry. (Nomination text, p. 51, 70)
  • Dengfeng
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.36
    69
    5
    Songyue Pagoda - "the earliest known Chinese brick pagoda" (wiki)
  • Colonies of Benevolence
    Colonies of Benevolence
    Belgium, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.13
    148
    7
    Many of the buildings in the colony are made of brick: former institutions, religious buildings, farms, staff houses, workshops, former schools, etc. (See illustrations in Wikipedia articles on Wilhelminaoord and Veenhuizen)
  • City of Luxembourg
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.17
    444
    12
    The towers, fortifications and bridges, e.g. the Pont du Château, are made out of brick.
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Church of Atlántida
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.54
    38
    3
    the Church complex, all built in exposed brick (AB ev)
  • Bukhara
    Bukhara
    Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 1993
    4.03
    157
    6
  • Belfries
    Belfries
    Belgium, France
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.93
    450
    17
    Belfries of Armentières, Bailleul, Bergues, Binche, Calais, Comines, Doullens, Dunkerque, Eeklo, Loos, Lille, Gravelines, Herentals, Menen, Nieuwpoort, Tielt; market hall of Bruges
  • Bagan
    Bagan
    Myanmar
    Inscribed: 2019
    4.44
    131
    6
  • Baekje Historic Areas
    Baekje Historic Areas
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.42
    74
    8
    “The stone chamber tombs with a corridor and the brick chamber tombs that were discovered in the Royal Tombs in Songsan-ri and the Royal Tombs in Neungsan-ri clearly illustrate that Baekje embraced – and advanced – the royal tomb-building technique of vaulted brick chamber tombs, which were popular at that time in China.” - Nomination File
  • Australian Convict Sites
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.67
    184
    13
    Hyde Park Barracks
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Assisi
    Assisi
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.76
    250
    8
    Chiesa Nuova
    See it.wikipedia.org
  • Amsterdam Canal Ring
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.78
    609
    9
    Several buildings, including the Beurs van Berlage
  • Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.56
    171
    6
    brick architecture (Hochzeitsturm - Wedding Tower)
  • Pyu Ancient Cities
    Inscribed: 2014
    1.99
    29
    4
    Beikthano, ... combining brick and wooden architecture (AB ev)
  • Anuradhapura
    Anuradhapura
    Sri Lanka
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.36
    140
    7
    Brick dagobas
  • Schwerin Residence Ensemble
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.85
    119
    5
    Schwerin Cathedral - "one of the earliest large examples of Brick Gothic architecture" (wiki)
  • Moenjodaro
    Moenjodaro
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.51
    27
    3
    Unbaked brick
  • Samarra
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.02
    27
    5
    The Great Mosque and its spiral minaret were built of fired brick and gypsum mortar (AB ev)
  • Minaret of Jam
    Minaret of Jam
    Afghanistan
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.91
    7
    1
  • 17th Century Port Royal
    Inscribed: 2025
    1.93
    13
    2
    Fort Charles, constructed of brick and stone
  • Inscribed: 2023
    1.01
    8
    0
    both buildings are made of brick