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
The blue hour is the period between day and night, when the sky is filled with a darker blue than daytime blue due to “Rayleigh scattering”.The blue hour in Bruges (Belgium)Bergen, Norway
Summer is a good time to take advantage of the blue time. This waiting time when day passes into night and the sky takes on a particular tone that allows you to see the shadows invading the Earth…
Prague, Czech RepublicTokyo station at the blue hour, JapanLas Vegas, United States of AmericaIt is in the first moments of the “blue hour” that the birds start to sing.Boston, Massachusetts, United States of AmericaVenice, Italy
It’s the time of the “blue hour” that I prefer, when everything becomes prettier, smoother and brighter. It’s like a dream veil…
Haarlem, NetherlandsHallstatt – AustriaBlue Hour at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
The sun is setting, but night has not yet fallen… It’s like time is suspended, in complete harmony with the World and the light… …
Rome, ItalyPont Megyeri, Budapest, Hungary
With the tops of the mountains touching the sky in this enigmatic blue hour, all things get confused and the time seems to have gone wrong, being enveloped in a scenario of perfect tones announcing the darkness to come…
Ho-Chi-Minh, VietnamBlue Hour in Mithimna Molivos, GreeceBlue Time at Paris, France
In the morning, the blue hour precedes dawn and at night, twilight follows, marked by its pink tones. For photographers, this is a moment of unique magic!!!
Berlin, GermanyChateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
The blue hour is the time of day when the sky glows dark, a deep blue, almost electric. It happens twice a day: in the morning before sunrise and in the afternoon after the sun goes down.
Budapest, HungaryBlue Time on the London Eye, United KingdomLa Malbaie, Quebec, CanadaThe blue time in Summer is the best time to feel the scents of flowers!!!Pont Couverts, StrasbourgThe blue hour in the passage from day to night is a very short transitional moment, but very beautiful. It’s like a state of grace.Paysages à l’heure bleu
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.
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
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