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    FILE - This May 31, 2011, file photo, shows the interior of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built from 1956-1959, in New York. Eight buildings, including the Guggenheim, designed by the architect during the first half of the 20th century, where honored as World Heritage sites by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, on Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

  • NEW YORK, NY - JULY 08: People pass the Solomon...

    NEW YORK, NY - JULY 08: People pass the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, UNESCO has named the building a world heritage site and is one of eight Wright properties to receive the honor. (Photo by Kevin Hagen/Getty Images)

  • OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by...

    OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is seen near downtown on July 08, 2019 in Oak Park, Illinois. The temple has been designated by the World Heritage Committee, along with several other Wright creations, as the 24th U.S. World Heritage Site. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

  • OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by...

    OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is seen near downtown on July 08, 2019 in Oak Park, Illinois. The temple has been designated by the World Heritage Committee, along with several other Wright creations, as the 24th U.S. World Heritage Site. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

  • OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by...

    OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is seen near downtown on July 08, 2019 in Oak Park, Illinois. The temple has been designated by the World Heritage Committee, along with several other Wright creations, as the 24th U.S. World Heritage Site. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

  • OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by...

    OAK PARK, IL - JULY 08: Unity Temple, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is seen near downtown on July 08, 2019 in Oak Park, Illinois. The temple has been designated by the World Heritage Committee, along with several other Wright creations, as the 24th U.S. World Heritage Site. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

  • FILE - This Aug. 23, 2007, file photo, visitors gather...

    FILE - This Aug. 23, 2007, file photo, visitors gather on one of the cantilevered terraces at Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright design in Bear Run, Pa. Eight buildings, including the Fallingwater, designed by the architect during the first half of the 20th century, where honored as World Heritage sites by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, on Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

  • FILE - This April 8, 2000, file photo, shows the...

    FILE - This April 8, 2000, file photo, shows the exterior of Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House in Los Angeles. Eight buildings, including the Hollyhock House, designed by the architect during the first half of the 20th century, where honored as World Heritage sites by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, on Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/E.J. Flynn, File)

  • FILE - This Jan. 4, 2003, file photo, shows the...

    FILE - This Jan. 4, 2003, file photo, shows the front of Taliesin West, a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Scottsdale, Aris. Eight buildings, including the Taliesin West, designed by the architect during the first half of the 20th century, where honored as World Heritage sites by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, on Sunday, July 7, 2019. (Chad Simpson/The Daily Courier via AP, File)

  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 08: The Frederick Robie House, designed...

    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 08: The Frederick Robie House, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is seen in the Hyde Park neighborhood next to the University of Chicago on July 08, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The home has been designated by the World Heritage Committee, along with several other Wright creations, as the 24th U.S. World Heritage Site. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 08: The Frederick Robie House, designed...

    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 08: The Frederick Robie House, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is seen in the Hyde Park neighborhood next to the University of Chicago on July 08, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The home has been designated by the World Heritage Committee, along with several other Wright creations, as the 24th U.S. World Heritage Site. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

  • FILE - This July 5, 2008, file photo, shows the...

    FILE - This July 5, 2008, file photo, shows the library at Frank Lloyd Wright's home, called Taliesin, is shown in Spring Green, Wis. Eight buildings, including the a, designed by the architect during the first half of the 20th century, where honored as World Heritage sites by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, on Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Michelle Johnson, File)

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Eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings have been added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. More than 1,000 sites are on the list, which spans 167 countries. The sites can be natural or man-made.

The World Heritage Committee cited Wright’s strong impact on modern architecture in Europe, as well as each building’s “innovative solutions to the needs for housing, worship, work or leisure.”

Not shown is the final building on the list, the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House in Madison, Wisconsin.