1594 GB - Jodrell Bank Observatory (2019)

Jodrell Bank Observatory
"Located in a rural area of northwest England, free from radio interference, Jodrell Bank is one of the world's leading radio astronomy observatories. At the beginning of its use, in 1945, the property housed research on cosmic rays detected by radar echoes. This observatory, which is still in operation, includes several radio telescopes and working buildings, including engineering sheds and the Control Building. Jodrell Bank has had substantial scientific impact in fields such as the study of meteors and the moon, the discovery of quasars, quantum optics, and the tracking of spacecraft. This exceptional technological ensemble illustrates the transition from traditional optical astronomy to radio astronomy (1940s to 1960s), which led to radical changes in the understanding of the universe."

卓瑞尔河岸天文台
"卓瑞尔河岸天文台位于英格兰西北部一处不受无线电干扰的乡村，是世界上最早建成的射电天文台之一。天文台在落成初期（1945年）主要用于研究由雷达系统探测到的宇宙射线。这座仍在使用中的天文台由若干射电望远镜和功能性建筑物（工程工作室、控制室）组成。该天文台对流星、月球、类星体探测、量子光学和航天器跟踪等领域的科学研究发展产生了重大的影响。该遗址不仅是传统光学天文学向无线电天文学（1940年代-1960年代）过渡的重要标志，还深刻改变了人类对宇宙的理解。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1594

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422 GB - The English Lake District (2017)

"Located in northwest England, the English Lake District is a mountainous area, whose valleys have been modelled by glaciers in the Ice Age and subsequently shaped by an agro-pastoral land-use system characterized by fields enclosed by walls. The combined work of nature and human activity has produced a harmonious landscape in which the mountains are mirrored in the lakes. Grand houses, gardens and parks have been purposely created to enhance the landscape’s beauty. This landscape was greatly appreciated from the 18th century onwards by the Picturesque and later Romantic movements, which celebrated it in paintings, drawings and words. It also inspired an awareness of the importance of beautiful landscapes and triggered early efforts to preserve them."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/422

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Windermere

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Derwent Water

1250 MX - Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (2007)

Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

"The ensemble of buildings, sports facilities and open spaces of the Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), was built from 1949 to 1952 by more than 60 architects, engineers and artists who were involved in the project. As a result, the campus constitutes a unique example of 20th-century modernism integrating urbanism, architecture, engineering, landscape design and fine arts with references to local traditions, especially to Mexico’s pre-Hispanic past. The ensemble embodies social and cultural values of universal significance and is one of the most significant icons of modernity in Latin America."

墨西哥国立自治大学大学城的核心校区

"墨西哥国立自治大学大学城的核心校区集中了校舍、体育设施和开阔地，建于1949年至1952年，60多名建筑师、工程师和艺术家参与了这项工程。校园体现出独特的20世纪现代风格，融合了城市化、建筑、工程、景观设计和艺术，同时借鉴了当地传统，特别是前西班牙殖民统治时期的历史沿革。校园具备突出的社会和文化价值，获得广泛赞许，并跻身拉丁美洲最重要的标志性建筑之一。现代建筑和城市规划原则的最终目标是提升居民的生活质量，纵观全球，能够全面落实这些原则的建筑工程为数寥寥，墨西哥国立自治大学的大学城就是其中之一。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1250

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1580 DE - Water Management System of Augsburg (2019)

Water Management System of Augsburg

"The water management system of the city of Augsburg has evolved in successive phases from the 14th century to the present day. It includes a network of canals, water towers dating from the 15th to 17th centuries, which housed pumping machinery, a water-cooled butchers’ hall, a system of three monumental fountains and hydroelectric power stations, which continue to provide sustainable energy today. The technological innovations generated by this water management system have helped establish Augsburg as a pioneer in hydraulic engineering."

奥格斯堡水利管理系统
"奥格斯堡市的水利管理系统自14世纪至今已经历了数个阶段的发展。该水利系统由以下几部分组成：运河网络、数个历史可追溯至15-17世纪的水塔（内部为抽水装置）、1座水冷式屠宰行业建筑、3个雕塑喷泉系统以及仍在为奥格斯堡提供可持续能源的水电站。该水利管理系统产生的技术创新让奥格斯堡成为发展水利工程的先驱城市。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1580

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Hercules Fountain

 

491 GR - Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus (1988)

Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus

"In a small valley in the Peloponnesus, the shrine of Asklepios, the god of medicine, developed out of a much earlier cult of Apollo (Maleatas), during the 6th century BC at the latest, as the official cult of the city state of Epidaurus. Its principal monuments, particularly the temple of Asklepios, the Tholos and the Theatre - considered one of the purest masterpieces of Greek architecture – date from the 4th century. The vast site, with its temples and hospital buildings devoted to its healing gods, provides valuable insight into the healing cults of Greek and Roman times."

埃皮达鲁斯考古遗址
"埃皮达鲁斯遗址位于伯罗奔尼撒半岛的一个小山谷里，向上延伸好几层。公元前6世纪，阿斯克勒庇俄斯医药神的祭仪是首先从这里开始的，但其主要古迹，尤其是剧场，是到公元4世纪才出现的，被认为是希腊建筑最完美的杰作之一。这片广阔的遗址在希腊和罗马时代是祈祷康复之处，有献给上帝的神庙和医院。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/491

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PT6226 - Pombaline Lisbon (2017)

PT6226 - Pombaline Lisbon

IN5921 - Bahá'í House of Worship at New Delhi

1447 DE- Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey (2014)

Description

"The site is located along the Weser River on the outskirts of Höxter where the Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey were erected between AD 822 and 885 in a largely preserved rural setting. The Westwork is the only standing structure that dates back to the Carolingian era, while the original imperial abbey complex is preserved as archaeological remains that are only partially excavated. The Westwork of Corvey uniquely illustrates one of the most important Carolingian architectural expressions. It is a genuine creation of this period, and its architectural articulation and decoration clearly illustrate the role played within the Frankish empire by imperial monasteries in securing territorial control and administration, as well as the propagation of Christianity and the Carolingian cultural and political order throughout Europe."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1447

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with matching stamp

JP661 Himeji-jo available for swap

JP661-1 Himeji-jo (1 available)

729 DE - Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau (1996)

Brief Description

"Between 1919 and 1933, the Bauhaus School, based first in Weimar and then in Dessau, revolutionized architectural and aesthetic concepts and practices. The buildings put up and decorated by the school's professors (Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and Wassily Kandinsky) launched the Modern Movement, which shaped much of the architecture of the 20th century."

魏玛和德绍的包豪斯建筑及其遗址
"包豪斯学派(the Bauhaus School)首先兴起于魏玛(Weimar)，然后扩展到了德绍(Dessau)，于1919至1933年期间对当时的建筑和美学观念及实践产生了革命 性影响。由该学派的教授们（沃尔特·格罗皮斯、汉斯·梅尔、拉斯罗·摩利那基和韦斯利·坎丁斯基）修建和装潢的一系列建筑代表了“现代运动”的兴起，同时 也为20世纪建筑的发展奠定了基础。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/729

729-001 Main building of the Weimar Academy for Architecture and Building Arts - University, Weimar
729-002 The Van-de-Velde building of the Academy for Architecture and Building Arts -University, Weimar
729-003 The “Haus am Horn”, Weimar
729-004 The Bauhaus, Dessau
729-005 The Masters’ Houses, Dessau
729bis-006     House with Balcony access - Peterholzstr. 40
729bis-007     House with Balcony access - Peterholzstr. 48
729bis-008     House with Balcony access - Peterholzstr. 56
729bis-009     House with Balcony access - Mittelbreite 6
729bis-010     House with Balcony access - Mittelbreite 14 
729bis-011     The ADGB Trade Union School

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Lower right 729-001 Main building of the Weimar Academy
for Architecture and Building Arts - University, Weimar

729-004 The Bauhaus Dessau

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729-004 the Bauhaus Dessau

729-005 The Masters’ Houses, Dessau