City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications - Luxembourg
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/699Because of its strategic position, Luxembourg was, from the 16th century until 1867, when its walls were dismantled, one of Europe's greatest fortified sites. It was repeatedly reinforced as it passed from one great European power to another: the Holy Roman Emperors, the House of Burgundy, the Habsburgs, the French and Spanish kings, and finally the Prussians. Until their partial demolition, the fortifications were a fine example of military architecture spanning several centuries. 2024-04-... WHS Apr 28, 2024, 7:38 AM cowpoke
Jelling [ˈjɛlɪŋ] Mounds, Runic [古北歐文字的；盧恩文的] Stones and Church - Denmark
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/697The Jelling burial mounds and one of the runic stones are striking examples of pagan Nordic culture, while the other runic stone and the church illustrate the Christianization of the Danish people towards the middle of the 10th century. 2024-04-28 WHS Apr 28, 2024, 7:35 AM cowpoke
Kronborg [ˈkʁɔnˌbɔɐ̯ˀ] Castle - Denmark
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/696Located on a strategically important site commanding the Sund, the stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden, the Royal castle of Kronborg at Helsingør (Elsinore) is of immense symbolic value to the Danish people and played a key role in the history of northern Europe in the 16th-18th centuries. Work began on the construction of this outstanding Renaissance castle in 1574, and its defences were reinforced according to the canons of the period's military architecture in the late 17th centu... WHS Apr 27, 2024, 10:10 AM cowpoke
Roskilde [ˈʁʌsˌkildə] Cathedral - Denmark
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/695Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, this was Scandinavia's first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick and it encouraged the spread of this style throughout northern Europe. It has been the mausoleum of the Danish royal family since the 15th century. Porches and side chapels were added up to the end of the 19th century. Thus it provides a clear overview of the development of European religious architecture. 2024-04-27 WHS Apr 27, 2024, 10:10 AM cowpoke
Forest Massif [ˈmæsɪf] of Odzala-Kokoua [oʊdˈzɑːlə kɒˈkuː.ə] - Congo
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/692This property is an excellent example, at an exceptionally large-scale, of the process of post-glacial forest recolonization of savanna ecosystems. It is therefore ecologically significant as a convergence point of multiple ecosystem types (Congolese Forest, Lower Guinean Forest and Savanna). The broad range of age classifications across the forest succession spectrum contributes to the park’s highly distinct ecology, incorporating a broad range of remarkable ecological processes. It is one of t WHS Apr 27, 2024, 10:10 AM cowpoke
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk [ˈnɛpəˌmʊk] at Zelená Hora [zɛlɛˈnaː ˈɦɔra] - Czechia
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/690This pilgrimage church, built in honour of St John of Nepomuk, stands at Zelená Hora, not far from Ždár nad Sázavou in Moravia. Constructed at the beginning of the 18th century on a star-shaped plan, it is the most unusual work by the great architect Jan Blazej Santini, whose highly original style falls between neo-Gothic and Baroque. 2024-04-26 WHS Apr 26, 2024, 7:26 AM cowpoke
As-Salt [æt-sɑlt] - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality - Jordan
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/689Built on three closely-spaced hills in the Balqa highland of west-central Jordan, the city of As-Salt, was an important trading link between the eastern desert and the west. During the last 60 years of the Ottoman period, the region prospered from the arrival and settlement of merchants from Nablus, Syria, and Lebanon who made their fortunes in trade, banking, and farming. This prosperity attracted skilled craftsmen from different parts of the region who worked on transforming the modest rural s WHS Apr 26, 2024, 7:25 AM cowpoke
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - Japan
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/688Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, which has influenced landscape gardening the world over. 2024-04-26 WHS Apr 26, 2024, 7:23 AM cowpoke
Völklingen [ˈfœlk.lɪŋən] Ironworks - Germany
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/687The ironworks, which cover some 6 ha, dominate the city of Völklingen. Although they have recently gone out of production, they are the only intact example, in the whole of western Europe and North America, of an integrated ironworks that was built and equipped in the 19th and 20th centuries and has remained intact. 2024-04-25 WHS Apr 25, 2024, 8:31 AM cowpoke
Miguasha [mɪˈɡwɑːʃə] National Park - Canada
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/686The palaeontological site of Miguasha National Park, in south-eastern Quebec on the southern coast of the Gaspé peninsula, is considered to be the world's most outstanding illustration of the Devonian Period known as the 'Age of Fishes'. Dating from 370 million years ago, the Upper Devonian Escuminac Formation represented here contains five of the six fossil fish groups associated with this period. Its significance stems from the discovery there of the highest number and best-pres... WHS Apr 25, 2024, 8:27 AM cowpoke
Doñana [doˈɲana] National Park - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/685Doñana National Park in Andalusia occupies the right bank of the Guadalquivir river at its estuary on the Atlantic Ocean. It is notable for the great diversity of its biotopes, especially lagoons, marshlands, fixed and mobile dunes, scrub woodland and maquis. It is home to five threatened bird species. It is one of the largest heronries in the Mediterranean region and is the wintering site for more than 500,000 water fowl each year. 2024-04-25 WHS Apr 25, 2024, 8:27 AM cowpoke
Rwenzori [ɾweˈnzɔɾi] Mountains National Park - Uganda
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/684The Rwenzori Mountains National Park covers nearly 100,000 ha in western Uganda and comprises the main part of the Rwenzori mountain chain, which includes Africa's third highest peak (Mount Margherita: 5,109 m). The region's glaciers, waterfalls and lakes make it one of Africa's most beautiful alpine areas. The park has many natural habitats of endangered species and a rich and unusual flora comprising, among other species, the giant heather. 2024-04-24 WHS Apr 24, 2024, 8:53 AM cowpoke
Bwindi [bwiːndi] Impenetrable National Park - Uganda
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/682Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 ha and is known for its exceptional biodiversity, with more than 160 species of trees and over 100 species of ferns. Many types of birds and butterflies can also be found there, as well as many endangered species, including the mountain gorilla. 2024-04-24 WHS Apr 24, 2024, 8:53 AM cowpoke
Complex of Hué [hwej˧˥] Monuments - Viet Nam
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/678Established as the capital of unified Viet Nam in 1802, Hué was not only the political but also the cultural and religious centre under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. The Perfume River winds its way through the Capital City, the Imperial City, the Forbidden Purple City and the Inner City, giving this unique feudal capital a setting of great natural beauty. 2024-04-24 WHS Apr 24, 2024, 8:53 AM cowpoke
Baroque [bəˈroʊk] Churches of the Philippines - Philippines
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/677These four churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century, are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miag-ao. Their unique architectural style is a reinterpretation of European Baroque by Chinese and Philippine craftsmen. 2024-04-23 WHS Apr 23, 2024, 10:29 AM cowpoke
Historic Centre of Zacatecas [sakaˈtekas] - Mexico
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/676Founded in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode, Zacatecas reached the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries. Built on the steep slopes of a narrow valley, the town has breathtaking views and there are many old buildings, both religious and civil. The cathedral, built between 1730 and 1760, dominates the centre of the town. It is notable for its harmonious design and the Baroque profusion of its façades, where European and indigenous decorative elements are found side WHS Apr 23, 2024, 10:29 AM cowpoke
Joya de Cerén [ˈxɔʝa ðe seˈɾen] Archaeological Site - El Salvador
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/675Joya de Cerén was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an insight into the daily lives of the Central American populations who worked the land at that time. 2024-04-23 WHS Apr 23, 2024, 10:28 AM cowpoke
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago - Viet Nam
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/672Ha Long Bay, in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1,600 islands and islets featuring spectacular limestone pillars rising from the sea, the eroded notches, arches and caves creating a picturesque and beautiful landscape. Because of their precipitous nature, most of the islands are uninhabited and unaffected by a human presence. Seven key ecosystem types are found here and the area is home to threatened endemic species such as the Cat Ba Langur (<em>Trachypithecus poliocephalus</em>),... WHS Apr 22, 2024, 9:09 AM cowpoke
The Sassi [ˈsas.si] and the Park of the Rupestrian [ruːˈpɛstriən] Churches of Matera [maˈte.ra] - Italy
Rupestrian - adj: (of art) done on rock or cave walls.
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/670This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem. The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithic, while later settlements illustrate a number of significant stages in human history. Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata. 2024-04-22 WHS Apr 22, 2024, 9:09 AM cowpoke
Routes of Santiago de Compostela: <I>Camino Francés</I> and Routes of Northern Spain - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/669A network of four Christian pilgrimage routes in northern Spain, the site is an extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostela, a serial site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993. The extension represents a network of almost 1,500 km: coastal, interior of the Basque Country–La Rioja, Liébana and primitive routes. It includes a built heritage of historical importance created to meet the needs of pilgrims, including cathedrals, churches, hospitals, hostels and even bridges. The extension WHS Apr 22, 2024, 9:05 AM cowpoke
