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Through donations and matching funds, WMF has worked with local community and government partners worldwide to safeguard and conserve places of historic value for future generations.

To date, WMF has worked at more than 500 sites in 91 countries, including many UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

WMF has worked at internationally famous tourist attractions as well as lesser-known sites.

Highly prominent projects are many temples at Angkor, Cambodia, starting in 1990, including Preah Khan and Phnom Bakheng ; the Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, France ; many structures in Rome, including the Temple of Hercules, Santa Maria Antiqua, and the House of Augustus ; several sites on Easter Island ; various sites at ancient Luxor in Egypt ; Lalibela in Ethiopia ; San Ignacio Miní in Argentina ; the ancient Maya city of Naranjo, Guatemala ; the Segovia Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain ; as well as 25 projects in Venice, Italy, over 20 years.

WMF has also participated in projects in the United States, including Ellis Island, Mesa Verde National Park, the Mount Lebanon Shaker Society, and many sites in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.