THE NEW PLACES CLASSIFIED BY UNESCO AS WORLD HERITAGE

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 ecosystem
South Korea: the Sansa, mountain Buddhist monasteries
France: the Chaine des Puys Tectonic High Place – Limagne Fault
Indonesia: Heritage of the Ombilin coal mine in Sawahlunto
Australia: Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Colombia: Chiribiquete National Park and “The Maloca of the Jaguars”
Czech Republic: Landscape of breeding and training of ceremonial carriage horses in Kladruby nad Labem
China: Archaeological ruins of the city of Liangzhu
Turkey: Göbekli Tepe and its mysterious temple
Laos: Xieng Khouang Megalithic Jar Sites – Plain of Jars
Burkina Faso: Ancient iron metallurgy sites
Denmark: Aasivissuit-Nipisat, Inuit hunting grounds
Azerbaijan: Historic Center of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace
Oman: the ancient city of Qalhat
India: City of Jaipur, Rajasthan
South Africa: the mountains of Barberton Makhonjwa
Bahrain: Tombs of the Dilmun culture
Canada: Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Germany: the border archaeological complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
Japan: Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Set: Ancient Japanese Burial Mounds
Spain: the caliphal city of Medina Azahara
Spain: Cultural Landscape of Risco Caido and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria
Italy: The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
Iran: The Sasanian Archaeological Landscape of the Fars Region
Mexico: the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley and its original habitat in Mesoamerica
The 20th Century Architectural Works of Frank Lloyd Wright
Iraq: Babylon
Myanmar: Bagan
United Kingdom: Jodrell Bank Observatory
Czech Republic: Mining region Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří
Poland: Prehistoric striped flint mining region of Krzemionki
Portugal: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga
Korea: Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies
Portugal: Mafra Royal Building – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park (Tapada)
Russia: Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Iceland: Vatnajökull National Park – the dynamic nature of fire and ice
China: Migratory bird sanctuary along the coastline of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Gulf
France: French Southern Lands and Seas
Brazil: Paraty and Ilha Grande – culture and biodiversity

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Modern architecture

Wonders of modern architecture
The Cybertecture Egg – Mumbai, India
Grand Lisbon – Macau, China
Bullring & Grand Central – Birmingham, United Kingdom
BMW Welt – Munich, Germany
MoPOP Museum (Museum of Pop Culture) – Seattle, USA
Mumbai Convention Centre – Mumbai, India
Sage Gateshead – Gateshead, United Kingdom
USAFA Cadet Chapel – Colorado, USA
Universum Bremen – Bremen, Germany
Fuji TV Building – Tokyo, Japan
30 St. Mary Axe aka The Gherkin – London, United Kingdom
Lotus Temple – Delhi, India
National Centre of the Performing Arts – Beijing, China
Banknote Building – Kaunas, Lithuania
Palais Bulles – Cannes, France
The Auditorio de Tenerife “Adán Martín” – Canary Islands, Spain
The Seashell House – Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Torre Galatea – Figueres, Spain
Curve House – Sopot, Poland
Terracotta House – Leyva, Colombia
Cathedral of Brasília – Brasilia, Brazil
Cape Romano Dome House – Florida, USA
Earth House – Lostorf, Switzerland
The Eden Project – Cornwall, United Kingdom
Chapel of the Holy Cross – Arizona, USA
Druzhba Holiday Center Hall – Yalta, Russia
Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval – Hauterives, France
Olympic Stadium – Montreal, Canada
National Library of Republic of Belarus – Minsk, Belarus
WonderWorks Pigeon Froge – Tennesse, USA
Steam World Museum – Gramado, Brazil
The Piano Building – Huainan, China
Great Mosque of Djenné – Djenné, Mali
Chang Building aka Elephant Building – Bangkok, Thailand
The Dancing House aka Fred and Ginger – Prague, Czech Republic
Kunsthaus Graz: Contemporary Art – Graz, Austria
La Tête Carrée – Nice, France
Casa do Penedo – Fafe, Portugal
Ripley’s Believe it or Not – Ontario, Canada
Snail House – Sofia, Bulgaria
House Attack – Vienna, Austria
Hằng Nga Guesthouse – Da Lat, Vietnam
Habitat 67 – Montreal, Canada
Sutyagin House – Anchangelsk, Russia
Cube House – Rotterdam, Netherlands
Heliodyssee: Grand Four Solaire of Odeillo – Odeillo, França
Flintstone House – California, USA
Robert Harvey Oshatz – Oregon, USA
Bunker House – Illinois, USA
Beijing National Stadium aka Bird’s Nest – Beijing, China
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Breathtaking buildings, where architecture meets its zenith… But this is just a glimpse of architecture zenith in the World.

This post was based on the PowerPoint presentation that you can find here: https://slideplayer.com.br/amp/10451635/

I do not know its author!

Segovia

WORLD HERITAGE

Segovia is a Roman aqueduct, a dreamlike fortress, a huge Gothic cathedral. Segovia is the best Romanesque, it is a set of medieval towns such as Pedraza, Sepúlveda, Turégano, Cuéllar, Ayllón or Maderuelo. It is a set of royal palaces such as that of La Granja de San Ildefonso and Riofrío. It is the province of the beautiful castles. It is the Sierra de Guadarrama and ski resorts. It is a source of suckling pig and roast lamb. Segovia is, in short, a melting pot of history, culture, art, traditions and beautiful landscapes.

THE CITY

We start with its great cathedral
That shines majestically in the evening light
Or from a slightly more distant view
Main Square
The quarterdeck.
The most photographed castle in the World!
As in a dream The castle in the mist!
Front view and rear tower
And this is its beautiful panoramic view from Fuencisla!
Monastery of Santa Maria del Parral, in the background the Alcázar!

THE AQUEDUCT

The famous Aqueduct is located in the Plaza del Azoguejo, and is undoubtedly the most representative element of the city. It was built between the second half of the 1st century and the 2nd century in the time of the emperors Vespasiano and Trajano, in order to bring the water from the Frío River, in a place called Acebeda to the city.

It consists of 20,400 stone blocks not joined by mass or any cement.

It is 728 meters long and 28.29 meters maximum height.

It has 167 arches, with a slope of 1%.

Vespasian Coins
Trajan’s Coins
Aerial view of the central part of the aqueduct
Masterpiece of Roman engineering and architecture
Side view
The Aqueduct in the Plaza del Azoguejo
House of the thorns
Old Convent of San Francisco. Today Artillery Academy

THE ROMANESQUE IN SEGOVIA

Segovia capital has about twenty Romanesque churches, among other styles.

Together with its province, Segovia has one of the most important concentrations of Romanesque remains in Spain.

The photographs that follow are a sample of these churches.

Church of the Vera Cruz
Church of the Vera Cruz
Romanesque Church of San Esteban
Church of San Martín
Church of San Millán
Tower of San Martín and Tower of Hercules
Church of San Nicolás
Church of San Tomás
Hermitage of San António de Padua
Interior of the Cathedral
San Martín Square

THE PROVINCE

Palace of the Granja de San Ildefonso
Palace Gardens
Gardens of La Granja (the Farm)
Gardens of La Granja
Riofrío Royal Palace
Hontoria
Turégano Castle
Turégano Castle
Pedraza Castle
Sanctuary of Santa María de la Peña – Sepúlveda
Riaza Main Square
Castle of the Dukes of Alburquerque, Cuellar
Cuellar Castle
Coca Castle
Monastery of Santa María la Real de Nieva
Palace of the Montijo Counts – Fuentidueña
Pedraza
Mountain El Montón de Trigo (The Heap of Wheat)

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

The city and province of Segovia constitute a world-class tourist area within Spain.

We have given a light review of its monuments and its Romanesque art, but Segovia also has its history, its beautiful landscapes and its gastronomy. Sample of which there are renowned and exquisite restaurants in the city and province. Their roast suckling pig is a delicious dish like no other.

There are famous masters in the art of preparing it and as a sample, the photograph of one of the most famous restaurants is inserted below.

CANDIDO HOUSE.

Candido Roast Hoven

The End

This post was taken from a PowerPoint presentation. The author is unknown. I do not own the any rights. Just sharing a beautiful Spanish place for all you to discover.

Take care!

Natural Wonders by accident

  1. A path with history
    (Dark Hedges, Ireland)

It is a single stretch of road near Bregagh Armoy in County Antrim, Ireland. The beeches that protect the road have grown too close together, competing for the light. The trees were planted by a family to decorate the access to their Georgian mansion many years ago. Today, the road is one of the most photographed postcard in Ireland.

  1. The Gerlach Desert Geyser
    (U.S.A.)

Everything was pure aridity in the Gerlach area, near Nevada, until a group of men decided to drill insearch of water for their livestock and crops. What they found was thermal water that, since then, emanates from the rocky terrain, initiating a sedimentation process capable of forming a natural sculpture that looks more like a fantasy landscape. Today, it’s almost a tourist attraction, but it was all an accidental fluke.

  1. The wonderful remains of an ancient mining exploration
    (Las Médulas, Spain)

In the region of El Bierzo, in the province of León, there is an incredible natural place, although the curious mountain shapes were originated by the gold mining carried out by the Romans in that place.

  1. Tunnel modeled by train passage
    (Ukraine)

This time, nature adapted to the passage of man in the form of a train. In a dense forest, along a railway track, a tunnel was formed that fits the train, a leafy gallery known as the “Tunnel of Love“!

  1. The landslide that gave birth to a paradise of scale
    (Texas)

This time, the “accident” did not involve the hand of man, but the tireless work of Nature for hundreds or thousands of years.

A little over a century ago, in an area near Austin, Texas, an underground river (after having eroded a cavity for thousands of years) caused a landslide that gave way to a small sheltered oasis, with calm waters, a waterfall and vegetation which is seen as a completely unusual place.

The pool (Hamilton Pool) is surrounded by huge limestone slabs and decorated with stalactites, mosses and some bushes that grow hanging between the rocks. Today, it receives hundreds of visitors, especially in summer.

Taken from a PowerPoint presentation that can be found here https://fdocumentos.com/document/maravilhas-por-acidente-58a740fba27bc.html.

A big thank you to Linito for amazing work!

Doors of the World

Prague Siroka 96
Prague, Czech Republic
Dragon Door at Krumlov House, Czechia
Brewery street in Prague
Art Nouveau – Maison ‘aux Grenouilles – Bielsko Biała – Pologne
Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal
Portal of the Monastery of Batalha, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal
Jeronimos monastery Lisbon – Portugal
Gdansk , Poland
Poland
Poland.
Art Nouveau Door – Krakow, Poland
Gdansk, Poland
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest, Romania
Latvia~Riga.
Art Deco Door – Ystad, Sweden
Helsinki , Finland
Copenhagen, Denmark. It’s more than a piece of wood-jaw drops.
Viking Door, Stockholm, Sweden
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Art Nouveau door-Berlin
Hamburg , Germany
Art Nouveau in Brussels
Den Haag, Holland
Canterbury. England  built in 1647
Wirksworth, England
Dublin, Ireland
Louvre door, Paris
Paris at 29 Avenue a few steps from the Eiffel Tower
ANGELS GUARD THEE. Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
Venice, Italy
Naples, Italy
Pistoia, Italy
La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Barcelona ,  Roger de Llúria 010
Barcelona – Tapioles 012
Art nouveau door, casa Reus, Spain
Milan, Italy
Blue Door, Venice, Italy
Crete, Greece
Istanbul
Beyazıt, Istanbul
Art Nouveau door in Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey
Balat, Istanbul
Green Door Istanbul
Kabardinka, Russia
Kremlin of Ryaza, Russian
Dacha carved doors, Russia
Door in Russia
Staraya Ladoga, Russia
Doors in Rostov, Russia
Khiva, Uzbekistan
Tatarstan, Russia
China.
Shanghai, China
China
China Wrought Iron, Iron Door …
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India
Blue door in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Monkey Temple’ (Swayambunath Stupa), Kathmandu, Nepal
Bali, the Asian Art Museum
Royal door, Bangkok,
Sing Buri, Thailand
Thailand
Putrajaya Malaysia
Persian entrance
Intricate Door, Jerusalem, Israel
In Israel there is a city of blue-doors and a history touching upon some of the greatest Jewish mystical schools.
Jaffa, İsrail
Cairo, Egypt
There are big doors and small doors. Wisdom is knowing which one to take, when. In Tunis, Tunisia
Dogon people of Mali
Dogon door, Mali
Africa , Dogon door, Mali
Taroudant, Morocco
Fez, Morocco
Yoruba people of northern Ekiti Region of Nigeria
Harbel, Liberia
Bell Tower Door Westminster School Atlanta GA
Main Door, Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Texas
Santa-Fe,-New-Mexico,-USA
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
Puebla, Mexico
Medellin Colombia.
Havana, Cuba

Based from the PowerPoint: https://slideplayer.com/slide/14399896/ by Superman Tedja

What really died at Auschwitz?

Walking through the streets of Barcelona, ​​I suddenly discovered the terrible truth – Europe died in Auschwitz…

We killed six million Jews and replaced them with 20 million Muslims.

At Auschwitz we burned a culture, thinking, creativity, talented.

We destroyed the chosen people, truly chosen because they produced great and wonderful people who changed the World.

The contribution of these people is felt in all areas of life: science, art, international trade and, above all, as awareness of the World.

These were the people we burned.

And under the presumption of tolerance and because we wanted to prove to ourselves that we were cured of the disease of racism, we opened the door to 20 million Muslims who brought us stupidity and ignorance, religious extremism and lack of tolerance, crime and poverty, due to reluctance to work and proudly support their families.

They blew up our trains and moved our beautiful Spanish cities to the 3rd world, drowning them in filth and crime.

They lock themselves in apartments that they receive free of charge from the government, planning the killing and destruction of their naive guests. And this, to our dismay, we exchanged culture for fanatical enmity, creative ability for destructive ability, intelligence for regression and superstition.

We exchanged the search for peace for Europe’s Jews with their talent for a better future for their children, their determined attachment to life because life is sacred, for those who seek death for people consumed by the desire for death for themselves and for others, for our children and theirs.

What a terrible mistake was made by poor Europe.

Great Britain recently debated removing the holocaust from the school curriculum because it offends the Muslim population who claims it never existed.

It hasn’t been removed yet.

However, it is a frightening omen of the fear that is taking over the world and how easy it is for each country to give in to that fear.

About seventy years passed after the Second World War.

This email is being sent as a chain in memory of the six million Jews, twenty million Russians, ten million Christians and nineteen hundred Catholic priests who were murdered, raped, burned, starved, beaten, made guinea pigs for experiments and humiliated.

Now, more than ever, with Iran among others denying the holocaust, which they say is a myth, it is imperative to make “the World never forget”.

This mail aims to reach 400 million people.

Be another link in the memory chain and help distribute it around the world.

How many years will pass after the attack on the World Trade Center before they say it never happened because it offends Muslims in the United States?

If our Judeo-Christian heritage offends Muslims, it is time to pack up and move to Iran, Iraq or any other Muslim country.

Please, do not destroy this message; it will only take a minute to review. We have to wake up America (and the rest of the World …) before it’s too late.

(A copy of an article written by Sebastian Vilar Rodríguez, a Spanish writer, published in a Spanish newspaper. It doesn’t take much imagination to associate the message with the rest of Europe, possibly the rest of the world.)