1225 BF - Ruins of Loropéni (2009)

DESCREIPTION

"The 11,130m2 property, the first to be inscribed in the country, with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear testimony to the power of the trans-Saharan gold trade. Situated near the borders of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo, the ruins have recently been shown to be at least 1,000 years old. The settlement was occupied by the Lohron or Koulango peoples, who controlled the extraction and transformation of gold in the region when it reached its apogee from the 14th to the 17th century. Much mystery surrounds this site large parts of which have yet to be excavated. The settlement seems to have been abandoned during some periods during its long history. The property which was finally deserted in the early 19th century is expected to yield much more information."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1225

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1539 PL - Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System (2017)

Description

"Located in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, one of the main mining areas of central Europe, the property includes the entire underground mine with adits, shafts, galleries and other features of the water management system. Most of the property is situated underground while the surface mining topography features relics of shafts and waste heaps, as well as the remains of the 19th-century steam water pumping station. The elements of the water management system, located underground and on the surface, testify to continuous efforts over three centuries to drain the underground extraction zone and to use undesirable water from the mines to supply towns and industry. Tarnowskie Góry represents a significant contribution to the global production of lead and zinc."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1539

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1599 PL - Krzemionki Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region (2019)

Description

"Located in the mountain region of Świętokrzyskie, Krzemionki is an ensemble of four mining sites, dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (about 3900 to 1600 BCE), dedicated to the extraction and processing of striped flint, which was mainly used for axe-making. With its underground mining structures, flint workshops and some 4,000 shafts and pits, the property features one of the most comprehensive prehistoric underground flint extraction and processing systems identified to date. The property provides information about life and work in prehistoric settlements and bears witness to an extinct cultural tradition. It is an exceptional testimony of the importance of the prehistoric period and of flint mining for tool production in human history."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1599

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1448 RU - Landscapes of Dauria (2017)

Description

"Shared between Mongolia and the Russian Federation, this site is an outstanding example of the Daurian Steppe eco-region, which extends from eastern Mongolia into Russian Siberia and northeastern China. Cyclical climate changes, with distinct dry and wet periods lead to a wide diversity of species and ecosystems of global significance. The different types of steppe ecosystems represented, such as grassland and forest, as well as lakes and wetlands serve as habitats for rare species of fauna, such as the White-naped crane, Great Bustard, Relict Gull and Swan goose, as well as millions of vulnerable, endangered or threatened migratory birds. It is also a critical site on the transboundary migration path for the Mongolian gazelle."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1448

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1321 BE/CH/DE/FR/IN/JP - The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)

Brief Description

"Chosen from the work of Le Corbusier, the 17 sites comprising this transnational serial property are spread over seven countries and are a testimonial to the invention of a new architectural language that made a break with the past. They were built over a period of a half-century, in the course of what Le Corbusier described as “patient research”. The Complexe du Capitole in Chandigarh (India), the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (Japan), the House of Dr Curutchet in La Plata (Argentina) and the Unité d’habitation in Marseille (France) reflect the solutions that the Modern Movement sought to apply during the 20th century to the challenges of inventing new architectural techniques to respond to the needs of society. These masterpieces of creative genius also attest to the internationalization of architectural practice across the planet."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1321

1321-001     Maisons La Roche et Jeanneret     France
1321-002     Petite villa au bord du lac Léman     Switzerland
1321-003     Cité Frugès     France
1321-004     Maison Guiete     Belgium
1321-005     Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung     Germany
1321-006     Villa Savoye et loge du jardiner     France
1321-007     Immeuble Clarté     Switzerland
1321-008     Immeuble locatif à la Porte Molitor     France
1321-009     Unité d’habitation Marseille     France
1321-010     La Manufacture à Saint- Dié     France
1321-011     Maison du docteur Curutchet     Argentina
1321-012     Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut de Ronchamp     France
1321-013     Cabanon de Le Corbusier     France
1321-014     Complexe du Capitole     India
1321-015     Couvent Sainte-Marie-de-la-Tourette     France
1321-016     Musée National des Beaux-Arts de l’Occident     Japan
1321-017     Maison de la Culture de Firminy     France  

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 1321-002     Petite villa au bord du lac Léman     Switzerland

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1321-003     Cité Frugès，France

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1321-004     Maison Guiete     Belgium

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(Lower left) 1321-005     Maisons de la Weissenhof-Siedlung     Germany

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  1321-014     Complexe du Capitole     India

 1321-016 National Museum of Western Art