Thursday, 6 September 2018
Monday, 3 September 2018
NETHERLANDS
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
TURKEY
Tuesday, 28 August 2018
UN VIENNA
1. The Conwy Castle (since 1986), located in the former principality of Gwynedd (North Wales), is an extremely well-preserved monument and an example of the colonization and defence works carried out throughout the reign of Edward I (1272-1307) and the military architecture of the time.
2. The Giants Causeway (since 1986) lies at the foot of the basalt cliffs along the sea coast on the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. It is made of some 40,000 massive black basalt columns sticking out of the sea. The dramatic sight has inspired legends of Giants striding over the sea to Scotland.
3. Westminster Palace (since 1987), rebuilt from the 1840 on the site of importante medieval remains, is a fine exemple of neo-Gothic architecture. The site - which also comprises the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret and Westminster Abbey, where all the sovereigns since the 11th century have been crowned - is of a great historic and symbolic significance.
UNITED NATIONS (Vienna Office)
1. Stonhenge and Avebury (since 1986), in Wiltshire, are among the famous groups of megaliths in the world. Both sanctuaries consists of circles of menhirs arranged in a pattern whose astronomical significance is still being explored. These holy places and the nearby Neolithic sites are an incomparable testimony to prehistoric times.
2. Maritime Greenwich (since 1997), in London area, symbolize english artistic and scientific endeavouir in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Queen's House was the first Palladian building in England, while the complex that was until recently the Royal Naval College, was designed by Christopher Wren. The park contains the Old Royal Observatory, the work of Wren and the scientist Robert Hooke.
3. Edinburgh (since 1995), has been the scottish capital since the 15th century. It was two distinct areas: the Old town, dominated by a medieval fortress; and the neoclassical New Town, whose development from the 18th century onwards had a far-reaching influence on european urban planning. The harmonious juxtaposition of these two contrasting historic areas, each containing many importante buildings, is what gives the city its unique character.
Monday, 27 August 2018
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