International Day for Monuments and Sites Apr 18, 2025

International Day for Monuments and Sites

Imagine a world without the pyramids, the Great Wall, or ancient cave cities—hard to picture, right? That"s why April 18 is the International Day for Monuments and Sites, an event recognized by UNESCO dedicated to protecting cultural treasures worldwide. This day is all about celebrating our history, raising awareness about endangered sites, and making sure future generations can enjoy them too.

© Anton Petrus/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 18, 2018A crested partridge
Apr 18, 2019Stop and see the flowers
Apr 18, 2020National Park Week begins
Apr 18, 2021In Sicily, history is everywhere
Apr 18, 2022Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
Apr 18, 2023International Day for Monuments and Sites
Apr 18, 2024International Day for Monuments and Sites

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 1, 2020Where fire meets water
Jun 18, 2022International Surfing Day
May 18, 2021International Museum Day
Sep 23, 2022Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Aug 10, 2019Seville celebrates first world tour
Aug 31, 2020At the shore of an inland sea
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
Jan 22, 2023Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year
Oct 27, 2019A festival of lights in India
Nov 21, 2025World Hello Day
Nov 21, 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
May 18, 2025International Museum Day
Mar 6, 2025Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Jun 1, 2023World Reef Awareness Day
Apr 3, 2019Dark skies over New Mexico
Feb 16, 2018Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
Sep 23, 2018Ahh-tumn
Jun 2, 2025National Garden Week begins today
Jun 10, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida
Mar 9, 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
Jul 24, 2019Can you see the family resemblance?
Aug 9, 2025International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Dec 2, 2018Winter in Old Nuuk
Mar 12, 2019The otherworldly red river
Sep 10, 2021Celebrating all things Austen
Mar 14, 2023Pi Day
Jul 5, 2023Porto Timoni beach, Greece
May 31, 2023World Otter Day
Aug 31, 2024Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
Feb 7, 2026Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia