Recently, the Committee decided to open up to new categories such as cultural landscapes and routes, industrial heritage (for example, this year, Ivrea, the industrial city of the 20th century, in Italy), deserts, marine sites coastal and small island sites, so that the list is more diverse and more representative of World Heritage. The sites proposed for inscription must meet at least one of the ten selection criteria, such as, for example, representing a masterpiece of human creative genius, testifying to an exchange of influences during History, to bear exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a living or extinct civilization, or else to represent natural phenomena of exceptional beauty and aesthetic importance or, of course, to be eminently representative examples of ecological and biological processes … Italy is the country with the largest number (54), followed by China (53), Spain (47), France (44), Germany (44), and finally, Mexico (35).
China: Fanjingshan, a very rare ecosystemSouth Korea: the Sansa, mountain Buddhist monasteriesFrance: the Chaine des Puys Tectonic High Place – Limagne FaultIndonesia: Heritage of the Ombilin coal mine in SawahluntoAustralia: Budj Bim Cultural LandscapeColombia: Chiribiquete National Park and “The Maloca of the Jaguars”Czech Republic: Landscape of breeding and training of ceremonial carriage horses in Kladruby nad LabemChina: Archaeological ruins of the city of LiangzhuTurkey: Göbekli Tepe and its mysterious templeLaos: Xieng Khouang Megalithic Jar Sites – Plain of JarsBurkina Faso: Ancient iron metallurgy sitesDenmark: Aasivissuit-Nipisat, Inuit hunting groundsAzerbaijan: Historic Center of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceOman: the ancient city of QalhatIndia: City of Jaipur, RajasthanSouth Africa: the mountains of Barberton MakhonjwaBahrain: Tombs of the Dilmun cultureCanada: Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’piGermany: the border archaeological complex of Hedeby and the DanevirkeJapan: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Set: Ancient Japanese Burial MoundsSpain: the caliphal city of Medina AzaharaSpain: Cultural Landscape of Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran CanariaItaly: The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and ValdobbiadeneIran: The Sasanian Archaeological Landscape of the Fars RegionMexico: the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and its original habitat in MesoamericaThe 20th Century Architectural Works of Frank Lloyd WrightIraq: BabylonMyanmar: BaganUnited Kingdom: Jodrell Bank ObservatoryCzech Republic: Mining region Erzgebirge/KrušnohoříPoland: Prehistoric striped flint mining region of KrzemionkiPortugal: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in BragaKorea: Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian AcademiesPortugal: Mafra Royal Building – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)Russia: Churches of the Pskov School of ArchitectureIceland: Vatnajökull National Park – the dynamic nature of fire and iceChina: Migratory bird sanctuary along the coastline of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai GulfFrance: French Southern Lands and SeasBrazil: Paraty and Ilha Grande – culture and biodiversity
Wonders of modern architectureThe Cybertecture Egg – Mumbai, IndiaGrand Lisbon – Macau, ChinaBullring & Grand Central – Birmingham, United KingdomBMW Welt – Munich, GermanyMoPOP Museum (Museum of Pop Culture) – Seattle, USAMumbai Convention Centre – Mumbai, IndiaSage Gateshead – Gateshead, United KingdomUSAFA Cadet Chapel – Colorado, USAUniversum Bremen – Bremen, GermanyFuji TV Building – Tokyo, Japan30 St. Mary Axe aka The Gherkin – London, United KingdomLotus Temple – Delhi, IndiaNational Centre of the Performing Arts – Beijing, ChinaBanknote Building – Kaunas, LithuaniaPalais Bulles – Cannes, FranceThe Auditorio de Tenerife “Adán Martín” – Canary Islands, SpainThe Seashell House – Isla Mujeres, MexicoTorre Galatea – Figueres, SpainCurve House – Sopot, PolandTerracotta House – Leyva, ColombiaCathedral of Brasília – Brasilia, BrazilCape Romano Dome House – Florida, USAEarth House – Lostorf, SwitzerlandThe Eden Project – Cornwall, United KingdomChapel of the Holy Cross – Arizona, USADruzhba Holiday Center Hall – Yalta, RussiaPalais Idéal du Facteur Cheval – Hauterives, FranceOlympic Stadium – Montreal, CanadaNational Library of Republic of Belarus – Minsk, BelarusWonderWorks Pigeon Froge – Tennesse, USASteam World Museum – Gramado, BrazilThe Piano Building – Huainan, ChinaGreat Mosque of Djenné – Djenné, MaliChang Building aka Elephant Building – Bangkok, ThailandThe Dancing House aka Fred and Ginger – Prague, Czech RepublicKunsthaus Graz: Contemporary Art – Graz, AustriaLa Tête Carrée – Nice, FranceCasa do Penedo – Fafe, PortugalRipley’s Believe it or Not – Ontario, CanadaSnail House – Sofia, BulgariaHouse Attack – Vienna, AustriaHằng Nga Guesthouse – Da Lat, VietnamHabitat 67 – Montreal, CanadaSutyagin House – Anchangelsk, RussiaCube House – Rotterdam, NetherlandsHeliodyssee: Grand Four Solaire of Odeillo – Odeillo, FrançaFlintstone House – California, USARobert Harvey Oshatz – Oregon, USABunker House – Illinois, USABeijing National Stadium aka Bird’s Nest – Beijing, ChinaEND…
Breathtaking buildings, where architecture meets its zenith… But this is just a glimpse of architecture zenith in the World.
Eva van den Berg Olivier Grunewald PhotographyCaño Cristales is a river called “the most beautiful in the World”. It was even called “the river that escaped from Paradise”!It is located in the Sierra de la Macarena, in the National Park and municipality of the same name, in the departments of Meta, Colombia.It is a short river, only 100km, and with a 20m wide channel, hence, according to the traditional language of the region, it is called a pipe.The river also called the 5 colors, take this pigmentation because the stones are covered with moss and algae.Yellow, blue, green, black and red, are five scandalous (vibrant) colors, which are explained by the presence of algae of different colors that make this canyon a visual wonder.The color red is due to a plant called Macarenia clavigera. When the water level reaches the sweet spot, the moss and the algae bloom with bright colors, giving its character to the river.The rocks over which the river speaks, generate small circular pools called giant pans, which have been caused by the impact of some harder material.When deposits of material are produced or the rock lasts within a slight concavity, the turbulence of the water creates a swirl……that makes it spin together with this hard material in suspension, producing strong abrasion and even digging puddles.The best time of year to visit the rivers is during the Summer from June to November, as the colors turn out to be the most intense, as a result of the rains.End
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Prague Siroka 96Prague, Czech RepublicDragon Door at Krumlov House, CzechiaBrewery street in PragueArt Nouveau – Maison ‘aux Grenouilles – Bielsko Biała – PolognePena Palace, Sintra, PortugalPortal of the Monastery of Batalha, Batalha, Leiria, PortugalJeronimos monastery Lisbon – PortugalGdansk , PolandPolandPoland.Art Nouveau Door – Krakow, PolandGdansk, PolandBucharest, RomaniaBucharest, Romania Latvia~Riga.Art Deco Door – Ystad, SwedenHelsinki , FinlandCopenhagen, Denmark. It’s more than a piece of wood-jaw drops.Viking Door, Stockholm, SwedenDresden, Saxony, GermanyArt Nouveau door-BerlinHamburg , GermanyArt Nouveau in BrusselsDen Haag, HollandCanterbury. England built in 1647Wirksworth, EnglandDublin, IrelandLouvre door, ParisParis at 29 Avenue a few steps from the Eiffel TowerANGELS GUARD THEE. Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.Venice, ItalyNaples, ItalyPistoia, ItalyLa Spezia, Liguria, ItalyLa Spezia, Liguria, ItalyBarcelona , Roger de Llúria 010Barcelona – Tapioles 012Art nouveau door, casa Reus, SpainMilan, ItalyBlue Door, Venice, ItalyCrete, GreeceIstanbulBeyazıt, IstanbulArt Nouveau door in Istanbul, TurkeyTurkeyBalat, IstanbulGreen Door IstanbulKabardinka, RussiaKremlin of Ryaza, RussianDacha carved doors, RussiaDoor in RussiaStaraya Ladoga, RussiaDoors in Rostov, RussiaKhiva, UzbekistanTatarstan, RussiaChina.Shanghai, ChinaChinaChina Wrought Iron, Iron Door …Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, IndiaBlue door in Pushkar, Rajasthan, IndiaMonkey Temple’ (Swayambunath Stupa), Kathmandu, NepalBali, the Asian Art MuseumRoyal door, Bangkok,Sing Buri, ThailandThailandPutrajaya MalaysiaPersian entranceIntricate Door, Jerusalem, IsraelIn Israel there is a city of blue-doors and a history touching upon some of the greatest Jewish mystical schools.Jaffa, İsrailCairo, EgyptThere are big doors and small doors. Wisdom is knowing which one to take, when. In Tunis, TunisiaDogon people of MaliDogon door, MaliAfrica , Dogon door, MaliTaroudant, MoroccoFez, MoroccoYoruba people of northern Ekiti Region of NigeriaHarbel, LiberiaBell Tower Door Westminster School Atlanta GAMain Door, Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TexasSanta-Fe,-New-Mexico,-USASan Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, MexicoPuebla, MexicoMedellin Colombia.Havana, Cuba
The children of Gulu, in China, need to walk for 5 hours along the side of cliffs, on a trail that in some places does not exceed 50 centimetres in width, in order to reach their school.Children from the village of Zhangguying in China, to go to school, climb wooden stairs without any protection.Children and their relatives use an ice path to reach the Zanskar boarding school in the Indian Himalayas.Male and female students cross a ruined suspension bridge in Lebrak, IndonesiaChildren forced to go to school through a steel cable suspended more than 800 meters above the Rio Negro in ColombiaRiau’s children in Indonesia go to school by canoe.A crossing over the molded roots of giant trees next to Mawsynram, the rainiest village in the world.A girl going to school on the back of a buffalo in Myanmar (Burma).A tuk-tuk, a 3-wheel vehicle, picks up and drives students in Beldanga, India.A father and his daughter cross a broken bridge under the snow in Dujiangyan in China’s Sichuan province.Young students traveling on the roof of a boat in Pangururan, Indonesia.Young girls pass on a board perched on a 16th century wall in Sri Lanka.A cart loaded with students in Delhi, India.Young girls cross a river on a bamboo raft in the village of Cilangkap in Indonesia.Children and adults using a path of more than 200 km through the mountains to reach the boarding school in Pili, China.Students crossing a river holding a rope in Padang, on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.Children crossing a river over inner tubes in Rizal, Philippines.We congratulate the work of the photographers for these magnificent photos and we are fascinated by the courage shown by these children who risk their lives to reach the banks of the School. Were you not impressed with these young students prepared for everything so they can quench their thirst for learning? Fantastic isn’t it? But in Portugal parents often do not support that their children have to walk 100m on foot !!! …
Translation: LOPSI
Taken from the PowerPoint made by Fernando Pires, which can be found at:
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