Wooden architecture

Connected Sites: 99

Definition
Buildings constructed totally or mainly out of wood.

Map

Connected Sites

  • Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.19
    159
    9
  • Petäjävesi Old Church
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.89
    91
    4
  • Old Rauma
    Old Rauma
    Finland
    Inscribed: 1991
    2.65
    124
    5
  • Churches of Peace
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.44
    167
    13
  • Riga
    Riga
    Latvia
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.54
    358
    15
    "the 19th century wooden architecture make it of Outstanding Universal Value" (OUV)
  • Ancient Kyoto
    Inscribed: 1994
    4.44
    353
    20
  • Vlkolinec
    Vlkolinec
    Slovakia
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.81
    149
    11
  • Bryggen
    Bryggen
    Norway
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.18
    252
    8
  • Paramaribo
    Paramaribo
    Suriname
    Inscribed: 2002
    2.38
    42
    3
  • Temple of Heaven
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.76
    299
    12
  • L'Anse aux Meadows
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.15
    63
    8
    "consists of eight timber-framed turf structures" (OUV)
  • St. Petersburg
    Inscribed: 1990
    4.19
    270
    9
    Peter the Great's Summer Cabin
  • Strasbourg
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.52
    398
    10
    Kamerzell House (the oldest in Strassburg)
  • Nessebar
    Nessebar
    Bulgaria
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.99
    142
    10
  • Skogskyrkogarden
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.46
    175
    12
    The Woodland Chapel
  • Great Smoky Mountains
    Great Smoky Mountains
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.36
    172
    11
    Historical Log Cabins at Cades Cove
  • Venice and its Lagoon
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.51
    615
    19
    The squeri (shipyards)
  • Gammelstad
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.86
    100
    5
  • Hiraizumi
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.99
    61
    5
    Chusonji Temple
  • Karlskrona
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.25
    113
    6
    Amiralitetskyrkan wooden church
  • Engelsberg Ironworks
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.45
    93
    11
  • Kernavė
    Kernavė
    Lithuania
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.32
    150
    8
    wooden chapel near the church
  • Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.40
    76
    4
    its wooden shrines and temples
  • Trang An
    Trang An
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.45
    130
    6
    two temples of King Dinh and King Le with their traditional wooden architecture (AB ev)
  • Centennial Hall
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.43
    190
    7
    17th century wooden church at Szczytnicki Park
  • Visby
    Visby
    Sweden
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.31
    105
    7
    • a number of wooden buildings survive. Notable among these are the Old Residence and the Burmeister House on strandgatan, both from the mid 17th century and with lavishly painted interiors (AB ev)
  • Modernist Kaunas
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.54
    135
    5
    Garden City Area: "low density area with brick and wooden houses" (AB ev)
  • Kuldiga
    Kuldiga
    Latvia
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.56
    74
    4
    "Its historic urban fabric includes structures of traditional local log architecture" (OUV)
  • Sighisoara
    Sighisoara
    Romania
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.22
    213
    7
    Scholars' Stairs
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Lamu Old Town
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.94
    33
    5
    Built in mangrove timber
  • Hwaseong Fortress
    Hwaseong Fortress
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.96
    153
    19
    "There are four main gates, on the cardinal points. The P'altalnnm Gate in the south and the Changanmun Gate in the north are impressive two-storey wooden structures on stone bases." - AB Evaluation
  • Old Town of Lijiang
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.54
    112
    11
    Timber-framed Naxi domestic dwellings
  • Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.32
    141
    10
    Bulguksa Temple
  • Old Town Lunenburg
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.10
    101
    9
    preserving the wooden architecture of the houses and public buildings, some of which date from the 18th century (OUV)
  • Studley Royal Park
    Studley Royal Park
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.10
    131
    8
    Temple of Fame: "The temple of Fame is a folly in both senses of the word as it appears to be made from stone, but is in fact painted wood."
    See www.fountainsabbey.org.uk
  • Westminster
    Westminster
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.61
    635
    16
    Westminster Hall by Hugh Herland
  • Tr’ondëk-Klondike
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.83
    13
    2
    Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site (group of 17 historic wooden buildings), Yukon Hotel National Historic Site of Canada 1898 (Dawson City), Former Territorial Court House National Historic Site 1901 (Dawson City), Old Territorial Administration Building National Historic Site of Canada 1901 (Dawson City), St. Paul's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada 1902 (Dawson City), St. Barnabas Anglican Church 1908 (Moosehide)
    See parks.canada.ca
  • Imperial Palace
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.19
    337
    11
  • Horyu-ji Area
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.29
    155
    10
  • The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
    The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
    Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.73
    377
    29
    Cabanon de Le Corbusier, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
    See www.sites-le-corbusier.org
  • Okinoshima Island
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.34
    46
    5
    Wooden shrines
  • Mount Kumgang
    Mount Kumgang
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.48
    8
    1
    "Wooden structures such as the Phyohun Temple, Jongyang Temple, Podok Hermitage, Pulji Hermitage, and Chilsong Shrine of Mahayon Buddhist School site exhibit a high degree of authenticity in relation to the proposed Outstanding Universal Value." - AB Evaluation
  • The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.33
    212
    7
    Schachen is a mainly wooden structure
  • Yen Tu
    Yen Tu
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 2025
    1.87
    11
    2

    "In some cases, wooden structures or parts thereof from the Le Trung Hung (Revival Le) period (1533-1789) are preserved. These include, for example, the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda (component part 12), Bo Da Pagoda (component par 15), and Kiep Bac Temple (component part 4)." (AB ev)
  • FRIM Selangor
    Inscribed: 2025
    2.07
    26
    3

    "lower-grade labourers were accommodated in temporary wooden houses built in local kampung style" (AB ev)
  • Yungang Grottoes
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.93
    96
    3
  • Yellowstone
    Yellowstone
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.49
    215
    12
    Old Faithful Inn, the largest wooden hotel in the world
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.25
    132
    8
  • Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.49
    55
    4
    "The mosques have a structural system whereby the exterior envelopes are of masonry but the rows of columns (hypostyle) that support the flat ceilings and the roofs are all of wood" (AB ev)
  • Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.93
    173
    8
  • Wooden Churches of Maramures
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.50
    94
    6
  • Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.54
    87
    7
  • Urnes Stave Church
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.48
    113
    5
  • The Porticoes of Bologna
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.98
    298
    6
    The wooden porticoes of Bologna are a direct, rare and precious documentation of the medieval building systems. The most common construction technique is the opus craticium, which involves a wooden frame made up of vertical uprights, horizontal crossbeams and diagonal stiffening elements. (nom file)
  • Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.56
    120
    7
  • SGang Gwaay
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.90
    8
    4
  • Seowon, Neo-Confucian Academies
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.61
    76
    8
  • Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.99
    75
    4
    "The 13th century Hall of Infinite Life is one of the oldest buildings in Korea and an important example of East Asian wooden architecture. Beopjusa contains a large multi-story wooden pavilion which is the largest in Korea." - ICOMOS
  • Royal Joseon Tombs
    Royal Joseon Tombs
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.67
    143
    9
    All Joseon tombs contain a T-shaped shrine. "The T-shaped shrine reflected traditional Korean wooden architecture and was built with round wooden pillars erected on neatly dressed cornerstones. The wooden beams were buttressed with simple wing-like brackets." - nomination file
  • Røros
    Røros
    Norway
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.02
    92
    5
  • Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
    Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
    Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.03
    252
    16
  • Prague
    Prague
    Czechia
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.28
    588
    16
    Wooden church on Petrin hill
  • Potsdam
    Potsdam
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.52
    373
    10
    Alexandrowska
  • Olympic National Park
    Olympic National Park
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.87
    143
    8
  • Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.06
    144
    9
    Église Sainte-Cécile de Raismes and its rectory
    See fr.wikipedia.org
  • Nikko
    Nikko
    Japan
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.74
    182
    10
  • Namhansanseong
    Namhansanseong
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.59
    105
    6
    Key wooden structures within the fortress. Temporary Palace - Haenggung, Command Post Sueojangdae, Shrine Sungryeoljeon - Cheongryangdang - Hyeonjeolsa, Arsenal Chimgwaejeong, Martial Arts Training Hall- Yeonmugwan, Pavilion Jisudang, Janggyeongsa Temple. - official website
  • Mount Wutai
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.56
    45
    4
    Main hall of Nanchan Monastery and the East Hall of Fuguang Monastery
  • Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.66
    99
    6
    its ancient wooden temples
  • Mountain Resort, Chengde
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.54
    63
    4
  • Luang Prabang
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.65
    193
    5
  • Lower German Limes
    Lower German Limes
    Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    1.84
    201
    8
    "Thanks to the outstanding preservation of organic remains and to the repeated rebuilding of vulnerable forts, Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes constitutes a showcase of Roman construction in timber. (...) The fort of Valkenburg-Centrum is internationally renowned for its standing timber remains, but the nomination includes several sites with similar preservation conditions." (Nomination file, p. 44)
  • Kizhi Pogost
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.58
    43
    5
  • Kii Mountain Range
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.57
    122
    7
    3 Great Kumano Shrines, part of Kii - Koyasan
  • Kaesong
    Kaesong
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.37
    37
    2
    "The Kaesong Namdae Gate was built as the main south gate, one of five gates in the Inner Wall, in 1393, and is the oldest of all the long-standing gates on the Korean Peninsula. The upper section is a single-storey wooden pavilion three bays long by two bays wide with a hipped gable roof." - AB Evaluation
  • Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos
    Inscribed: 1990
    2.94
    33
    7
    Except for the church in San José, all churches are made out of wood
  • Itsukushima Shrine
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.57
    212
    11
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.36
    491
    12
    Zeyrek houses
    See property.timesonline.co.uk
  • Himeji-jo
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.50
    236
    10
  • Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.60
    76
    4
    Gorin and Egami Churches
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.61
    245
    16
    boat houses
  • Hahoe and Yangdong
    Hahoe and Yangdong
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2010
    2.83
    110
    7
  • Haeinsa Temple
    Haeinsa Temple
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.44
    89
    9
  • Gusuku of Ryukyu
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.83
    69
    10
    Shuri Castle
  • Fujisan
    Fujisan
    Japan
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.58
    206
    8
    Fujisan' shrines
  • Fujian Tulou
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.68
    61
    6
  • Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.36
    69
    6
  • Inscribed: 2024
    2.90
    5
    2
    domestic and religious wooden buildings (AB ev)
  • Churches of Chiloé
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.19
    58
    8
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.15
    235
    7
  • Bridgetown
    Bridgetown
    Barbados
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.32
    96
    7
    Chattel Houses
  • Ancient Nara
    Inscribed: 1998
    4.00
    293
    14
  • Pyu Ancient Cities
    Inscribed: 2014
    1.99
    29
    4
    Beikthano, ... combining brick and wooden architecture (AB ev)
  • Gordion
    Gordion
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.75
    46
    4
    "wooden burial chambers" (AB ev), the one at the Midas tomb holds is "the oldest wooden structure ever found in Anatolia, and perhaps even in the world" (see link)
    See www.lonelyplanet.com
  • Ahmadabad
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.60
    69
    6
    Traditional houses (pol houses) are built using composite construction techniques with timber and brick-lime. (AB ev)
  • Sewell Mining Town
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.85
    34
    8
    "its timber buildings, based on American models and many painted in vivid hues of green, yellow, red and blue, cascade down steep slopes" (AB ev)
  • Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.20
    42
    7
    "The houses were simple, single storey, structures built of Douglas Fir" (AB ev) (the theatre and church are also built of wood)
  • Vegaøyan
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.56
    43
    6
    "Dwellings were built of logs, clad externally with vertical planks, traditionally roofed in turf" (AB ev)
  • Jongmyo Shrine
    Jongmyo Shrine
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.56
    185
    11