Unesco heritage!

[Bozena]

I like all buildings and places they are chosen by Unesco.

Here I have first 2 buildings:

The Royal Exhibition Building and its surrounding Carlton Gardens were designed for the great international exhibitions of 1880 and 1888 in Melbourne. The building and grounds were designed by Joseph Reed. The building is constructed of brick and timber, steel and slate. It combines elements from the Byzantine, Romanesque, Lombardic and Italian Renaissance styles. The property is typical of the international exhibition movement which saw over 50 exhibitions staged between 1851 and 1915 in venues including Paris, New York, Vienna, Calcutta, Kingston (Jamaica) and Santiago (Chile). All shared a common theme and aims: to chart material and moral progress through displays of industry from all nations.

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.

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The next three are close to me:

The monastery Studenica, dedicated to the Presentation of the Holy Virgin, is the mother-church of all Serbian temples. It was constructed over quite long period of time. The first stage works were completed by the spring of 1196, when Stefan Nemanja abandoned his throne and settled in the monastery's foundation. When he later left for Hilandar, his son and successor Stefan took over the care of Studenica. Nemanja died in Hilandar in 1199. Nemanja's third son Sava, after reconciling his brothers Stefan and Vukan, moved Nemanja's relics to Studenica. Under guardianship of Sava, Studenica became the political, cultural and spiritual center of medieval Serbia. Among his other endeavors, Sava composed a "Studenica Typikon", the rule-book where he described St. Simon's (Nemanja's) life, leaving evidence of the spiritual and monastic life of his time. Studenica enjoyed continual care by the members of the Nemanjić dynasty. King Radoslav added to the church a splendid narthex in 1235. King Milutin built a small but lovely church dedicated to saints Joachim and Anna. Since the fall of the last of the medieval Serbian states in 1459, the Turks often assaulted the monastery. The first of the significant restorations of the damage took place in 1569, when the frescoes in the Church of the Virgin were repainted. In the early 17th century, an earthquake and a fire befell the monastery, and historical documents and a significant part of the artistic heritage were destroyed and lost forever.

San Marino is an enclave in Italy, on the border between the regioni of Emilia Romagna and Marche. Its topography is dominated by the Apennines mountain range, and it has a rugged terrain. The highest point in the country, Monte Titano, is situated at 749 meters (2,457 ft) above sea level. There are no bodies of water of any significant size. San Marino is the third smallest country in Europe, with only Vatican City and Monaco being smaller. San Marino has no level natural land; 100% of the nation-state is built on top of the range.

Ohrid (Macedonian: Охрид, [ˈɔxrit] (help•info)) is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has been referred to as a "Jerusalem".[1][2] The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant. It is located southwest of Skopje, west of Resen and Bitola, and east of Elbasan and Tirana in Albania.

In 1980, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

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[Bozena]

The three most beautiful can't find, where they are from:

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[keithisco]

I would definitely add The Alhambra Palace in Granada (S.Spain) to your own list of "Most Beautiful" UNESCO Sites. There are some great Google Images of it

[Bozena]

Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain:

The history of the Alhambra is linked with the geographical place where it is located: Granada. On a rocky hill that is difficult to access, on the banks of the River Darro, protected by mountains and surrounded by woods, among the oldest quarters in the city, the Alhambra rises up like an imposing castle with reddish tones in its ramparts that prevent the outside world from seeing the delicate beauty they enclose.

Originally designed as a military area, the Alhambra became the residence of royalty and of the court of Granada in the middle of the thirteenth century, after the establishment of the Nasrid kingdom and the construction of the first palace, by the founder king Mohammed ibn Yusuf ben Nasr, better known as Alhamar.Throughout the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the fortress became a citadel with high ramparts and defensive towers, which house two main areas: the military area, or Alcazaba, the barracks of the royal guard, and the medina or court city, the location of the famous Nasrid Palaces and the remains of the houses of noblemen and plebeians who lived there. The Charles V Palace (which was built after the city was taken by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492) is also in the medina.

The complex of monuments also has an independent palace opposite the Alhambra, surrounded by orchards and gardens, which was where the Granadine kings relaxed: the Generalife.

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[Bozena]

Hi,

My friend was in Portugal and told me, what buildings there are most beautiful. It belongs to Unesco Heritage. She would like to live there, anywhere in Portugal.

Here is Monastery Alcobaca, where has happened (almost) tragically love story.

Here is the love story between Ines and Pedro:

http://www.dulcerodrigues.info/educa/uk/nato_ines_uk.html

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[Bozena]

The next building in Portugal, belongs also to Unesco heritage:

Tomar, Portugal:

The history of Tomar:

http://www.manorhouses.com/unesco/whtomar.html -

[behaviour???]

UNESCO announced that the Indian National Anthem is the Worlds Best National Anthem

My link

Thanks

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[Bozena]

Here are another nice buildings in Portugal, also by Unesco heritage:

Sintra Portugal:

History about Sintra:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintra

[Bozena]

Hi,

You have there too many letters. Who can read that, except Indian people?

I have found in India (I like buildings):

Francesco Bandarin:

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya:

There are many places in India that belong to Unesco heritage:

http://thesalmons.org/lynn/wh-india.html -

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The next is Greece.

http://romeartlover.tripod.com/Corfu2.html -

Mount Athos:

Delphi:

I have lost myself in Greece.

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[Bozena]

My comment here: the older, the better!

Unesco has all, I like.

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[Bozena]

UNESCO announced that the Indian National Anthem is the Worlds Best National Anthem

My link

Thanks

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Hi B.

I have seen before more letters and I should post them. Now they are lost. I think that Veda's are also in Unesco heritage. Is that, what you mean?

Here is something from Indian National Anthem:

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