domingo, 12 de fevereiro de 2023

Naval Port of Karlskrona | Sweden



Karlskrona is an outstanding example of a late-17th-century European planned naval city. The original plan and many of the buildings have survived intact, along with installations that illustrate its subsequent development up to the present day.

Year of Inscription: 1998

The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (Fallingwater) | USA



The property consists of eight buildings in the United States designed by the architect during the first half of the 20th century. These include well known designs such as Fallingwater (Mill Run, Pennsylvania) and the Guggenheim Museum (New York). All the buildings reflect the ‘organic architecture’ developed by Wright, which includes an open plan, a blurring of the boundaries between exterior and interior and the unprecedented use of materials such as steel and concrete. Each of these buildings offers innovative solutions to the needs for housing, worship, work or leisure. Wright's work from this period had a strong impact on the development of modern architecture in Europe.

Year of Inscription: 2019


domingo, 5 de fevereiro de 2023

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park | USA

* sent from Germany




In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world's first International Peace Park. Situated on the border between the two countries and offering outstanding scenery, the park is exceptionally rich in plant and mammal species as well as prairie, forest, and alpine and glacial features.

Year of Inscription: 1995

Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg) | Russia






The 'Venice of the North', with its numerous canals and more than 400 bridges, is the result of a vast urban project begun in 1703 under Peter the Great. Later known as Leningrad (in the former USSR), the city is closely associated with the October Revolution. Its architectural heritage reconciles the very different Baroque and pure neoclassical styles, as can be seen in the Admiralty, the Winter Palace, the Marble Palace and the Hermitage.

Year of Inscription: 1990

Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice | Iceland

* sent from Germany This iconic volcanic region covers an area of over 1,400,000 ha, nearly 14% of Iceland's territory. It numbe...