29/03/2014

Jordan - Wadi Rum Protected Area

The 74,000-hectare property, inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural site, is situated in southern Jordan, near the border with Saudi Arabia. It features a varied desert landscape consisting of a range of narrow gorges, natural arches, towering cliffs, ramps, massive landslides and caverns. Petroglyphs, inscriptions and archaeological remains in the site testify to 12,000 years of human occupation and interaction with the natural environment. The combination of 25,000 rock carvings with 20,000 inscriptions trace the evolution of human thought and the early development of the alphabet. The site illustrates the evolution of pastoral, agricultural and urban activity in the region.

Date of Inscription: 2011
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1377

Wadi Rum Protected Area
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24/03/2014

Germany - Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch

The abbey, together with its monumental entrance, the famous 'Torhall', are rare architectural vestiges of the Carolingian era. The sculptures and paintings from this period are still in remarkably good condition.

Date of Inscription: 1991

further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/515


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New Stamp issued by the German Post 2014


23/03/2014

Romania - Churches of Moldavia

These eight churches of northern Moldavia, built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century, their external walls covered in fresco paintings, are masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art. They are authentic and particularly well preserved. Far from being mere wall decorations, the paintings form a systematic covering on all the facades and represent complete cycles of religious themes.Their exceptional composition, the elegance of the characters, and the harmony of the colors blend perfectly with the surrounding countryside. The interior and exterior walls of the Church of the Suceviţa Monastery are entirely decorated with mural paintings of the 16th century, and this church is the only one to show a representation of the ladder of St John Climacus.Date of Inscription: 1993


Churches of Moldavia

Churches of Moldavia

Churches of Moldavia

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Stamps from an UNESCO Postcard showing the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal - Russia

first from right: kizhi churches , middle one: voronet monastery, Romania (Churches of Moldavia)

13/03/2014

Australia - Wet Tropics of Queensland

This area, which stretches along the north-east coast of Australia for some 450 km, is made up largely of tropical rainforests. This biotope offers a particularly extensive and varied array of plants, as well as marsupials and singing birds, along with other rare and endangered animals and plant species.

Year of Inscription: 1988
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/486

Wet Tropics of Queensland
Heather

Wet Tropics of Queensland
Heather

12/03/2014

Australia - Willandra Lakes Region

The fossil remains of a series of lakes and sand formations that date from the Pleistocene can be found in this region, together with archaeological evidence of human occupation dating from 45–60,000 years ago. It is a unique landmark in the study of human evolution on the Australian continent. Several well-preserved fossils of giant marsupials have also been found here.

Year of Inscription: 1981
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/167

Willandra Lakes Region
Heather

10/03/2014

Australia - Purnululu National Park

The 239,723 ha Purnululu National Park is located in the State of Western Australia. It contains the deeply dissected Bungle Bungle Range composed of Devonian-age quartz sandstone eroded over a period of 20 million years into a series of beehive-shaped towers or cones, whose steeply sloping surfaces are distinctly marked by regular horizontal bands of dark-grey cyanobacterial crust (single-celled photosynthetic organisms). These outstanding examples of cone karst owe their existence and uniqueness to several interacting geological, biological, erosional and climatic phenomena.

Year of Inscription: 2003
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1094

Purnululu National Park
Heather

09/03/2014

Australia - Ningaloo Coast

The 604,500 hectare marine and terrestrial property of Ningaloo Coast, on the remote western coast of Australia, includes one of the longest near-shore reefs in the world. On land the site features an extensive karst system and network of underground caves and water courses. Annual gatherings of whale sharks occur at Ningaloo Coast, which is home to numerous marine species, among them a wealth of sea turtles. The terrestrial part of the site features subterranean water bodies with a substantial network of caves, conduits, and groundwater streams. They support a variety of rare species that contribute to the exceptional biodiversity of the marine and terrestrial site

Year of Inscription: 2011
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1369

Ningaloo Coast
Heather

Ningaloo Coast
Heather

Ningaloo Coast
Heather

08/03/2014

Australia - Macquarie Island

Macquarie Island (34 km long x 5 km wide) is an oceanic island in the Southern Ocean, lying 1,500 km south-east of Tasmania and approximately halfway between Australia and the Antarctic continent. The island is the exposed crest of the undersea Macquarie Ridge, raised to its present position where the Indo-Australian tectonic plate meets the Pacific plate. It is a site of major geoconservation significance, being the only place on earth where rocks from the earth’s mantle (6 km below the ocean floor) are being actively exposed above sea-level. These unique exposures include excellent examples of pillow basalts and other extrusive rocks.

Year of Inscription: 1997
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/629

Macquarie Island
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06/03/2014

Australia - Gondwana Rainforests of Australia

This site, comprising several protected areas, is situated predominantly along the Great Escarpment on Australia’s east coast. The outstanding geological features displayed around shield volcanic craters and the high number of rare and threatened rainforest species are of international significance for science and conservation.

Year of Inscription: 1986
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/368

Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
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Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
RAS from Heather

Austria - Semmering Railway

The Semmering Railway, built over 41 km of high mountains between 1848 and 1854, is one of the greatest feats of civil engineering from this pioneering phase of railway building. The high standard of the tunnels, viaducts and other works has ensured the continuous use of the line up to the present day. It runs through a spectacular mountain landscape and there are many fine buildings designed for leisure activities along the way, built when the area was opened up due to the advent of the railway. 

Date of Inscription: 2008 
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/785

private swap with Werner Goros, FB - received November 2011

Semmering Railway
Andrea

Austria - France - Germany - Italy - Slovenia - Switzerland - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

This serial property of 111 small individual sites encompasses the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. Excavations, only conducted in some of the sites, have yielded evidence that provides insight into life in prehistoric times during the Neolithic and Bronze Age in Alpine Europe and the way communities interacted with their environment. Fifty-six of the sites are located in Switzerland. The settlements are a unique group of exceptionally well-preserved and culturally rich archaeological sites, which constitute one of the most important sources for the study of early agrarian societies in the region.

Year of Inscription: 2011
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363


SWITZERLAND


Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps 

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps


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Austria - Historic Centre of Vienna

Vienna developed from early Celtic and Roman settlements into a Medieval and Baroque city, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It played an essential role as a leading European music centre, from the great age of Viennese Classicism through the early part of the 20th century. The historic centre of Vienna is rich in architectural ensembles, including Baroque castles and gardens, as well as the late-19th-century Ringstrasse lined with grand buildings, monuments and parks.

Year of Inscription: 2001
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1033

Historic Centre of Vienna
Andrea



Historic Centre of Vienna
Unesco RR #95 from bine


Historic Centre of Vienna
Capital City RR #4 from ?


Historic Centre of Vienna
RAS card from Robin67 - Vienna State Oper

Austria - Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg

Salzburg has managed to preserve an extraordinarily rich urban fabric, developed over the period from the Middle Ages to the 19th century when it was a city-state ruled by a prince-archbishop. Its Flamboyant Gothic art attracted many craftsmen and artists before the city became even better known through the work of the Italian architects Vincenzo Scamozzi and Santini Solari, to whom the centre of Salzburg owes much of its Baroque appearance. This meeting-point of northern and southern Europe perhaps sparked the genius of Salzburg’s most famous son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose name has been associated with the city ever since.

Year of Inscription: 1996
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/784

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
AT-123442

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
family card

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
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Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
AT-123025

Austria - Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape

Human activity in the magnificent natural landscape of the Salzkammergut began in prehistoric times, with the salt deposits being exploited as early as the 2nd millennium BC. This resource formed the basis of the area’s prosperity up to the middle of the 20th century, a prosperity that is reflected in the fine architecture of the town of Hallstatt.

Year of Inscription: 1997
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/806

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
UnescoRR - schoolbag


Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
Nina

Austria - Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape

The Fertö/Neusiedler Lake area has been the meeting place of different cultures for eight millennia. This is graphically demonstrated by its varied landscape, the result of an evolutionary symbiosis between human activity and the physical environment. The remarkable rural architecture of the villages surrounding the lake and several 18th- and 19th-century palaces adds to the area’s considerable cultural interest.

Year of Inscription: 2001
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/772

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Nina

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Andrea

Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
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05/03/2014

Argentina - Quebrada de Humahuaca

Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean lands to its confluence with the Rio Leone some 150 km to the south. The valley shows substantial evidence of its use as a major trade route over the past 10,000 years. It features visible traces of prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities, of the Inca Empire (15th to 16th centuries) and of the fight for independence in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Year of Inscription: 2003
further informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1116

Quebrada de Humahuaca

04/03/2014

Austria - City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg

The City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg bear witness to an exemplary model of the living heritage of a central European urban complex influenced by the secular presence of the Habsburgs and the cultural and artistic role played by the main aristocratic families. They are a harmonious blend of the architectural styles and artistic movements that have succeeded each other from the Middle Ages until the 18th century, from the many neighbouring regions of Central and Mediterranean Europe. They embody a diversified and highly comprehensive ensemble of architectural, decorative and landscape examples of these interchanges of influence.

Year of Inscription: 1999
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/931

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
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City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
SeptemberRR - marcie

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
official

City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
MarchRR - marcie

Australia - Lord Howe Island Group

A remarkable example of isolated oceanic islands, born of volcanic activity more than 2,000 m under the sea, these islands boast a spectacular topography and are home to numerous endemic species, especially birds.

Year of Inscription: 1982
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/186

Lord Howe Island Group
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Lord Howe Island Group
aussiebear

Australia - Greater Blue Mountains - Australia

The Greater Blue Mountains Area consists of 1.03 million ha of sandstone plateaux, escarpments and gorges dominated by temperate eucalypt forest. The site, comprised of eight protected areas, is noted for its representation of the evolutionary adaptation and diversification of the eucalypts in post-Gondwana isolation on the Australian continent. Ninety-one eucalypt taxa occur within the Greater Blue Mountains Area which is also outstanding for its exceptional expression of the structural and ecological diversity of the eucalypts associated with its wide range of habitats. The site provides significant representation of Australia's biodiversity with ten percent of the vascular flora as well as significant numbers of rare or threatened species, including endemic and evolutionary relict species, such as the Wollemi pine, which have persisted in highly-restricted microsites.

Year of Inscription: 2000
further Informations: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/917

Greater Blue Mountains Area
AU-239935

Greater Blue Mountains Area
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Greater Blue Mountains Area
private swap with crankypants

Greater Blue Mountains Area
JanuaryRR - Aussiebear

Greater Blue Mountains Area
Join any Topics RR - Aussiebear

Greater Blue Mountains Area
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