1623 IT - Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles (2021)

Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles

"The site is composed of eight religious and secular building complexes, within the historic walled city of Padua, which house a selection of fresco cycles painted between 1302 and 1397 by different artists for different types of patron and within buildings of diverse functions. Nevertheless, the frescos maintain a unity of style and content. They include Giotto’s Scrovegni Chapel fresco cycle, considered to have marked the beginning of a revolutionary development in the history of mural painting, as well as other fresco cycles of different artists, namely Guariento di Arpo, Giusto de’ Menabuoi, Altichiero da Zevio, Jacopo Avanzi and Jacopo da Verona. As a group, these fresco cycles illustrate how, over the course of a century, fresco art developed along a new creative impetus and understanding of spatial representation. "

绘画之都帕多瓦，乔托的斯克洛维尼礼拜堂及帕多瓦14世纪壁画群

"该遗产地由8个分布在帕多瓦老城区内的宗教和世俗建筑群构成，这里有多位艺术家在1302-1397年之间为不同类型的赞助人在不同功能的建筑内创作的大量壁画。然而，帕多瓦壁画群在风格和内容上保持了统一性，其中包括乔托（Giotto）在斯克洛维尼礼拜堂绘制的壁画（被认为是壁画史上革命性发展的开端），以及其他艺术家的作品，如阿珀的瓜里恩托、梅纳博伊的朱斯托、泽维奥的阿尔泰基耶罗、维罗纳的阿万齐和雅各布。这些壁画共同展现了14世纪壁画艺术是如何随着新的创作动力和对空间表现的理解而发展的。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1623

• 1623-001     Scrovegni Chapel, Church of the Eremitani 
• 1623-002     Palazzo de la Ragione, Chapel of the Cararesi, Palace Cathedral Baptistery 
• 1623-003     Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony, Oratory of St. George 
• 1623-004     Oratory of St.Michael 
  

001 - Cappella degli Scrovegni

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1623-002     Palazzo de la Ragione

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Basilica and Monastery of St. Anthony

1561 CN - Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China (2021)

Description
“The serial site of Quanzhou illustrates the city’s vibrancy as a maritime emporium during the Song and Yuan periods (10th - 14th centuries AD) and its interconnection with the Chinese hinterland. Quanzhou thrived during a highly significant period for maritime trade in Asia. The site encompasses religious buildings, including the 11th century AD Qingjing Mosque, one of the earliest Islamic edifices in China, Islamic tombs, and a wide range of archaeological remains: administrative buildings, stone docks that were important for commerce and defence, sites of ceramic and iron production, elements of the city’s transportation network, ancient bridges, pagodas, and inscriptions. Known as Zayton in Arabic and western texts of the 10th to 14th centuries AD. "

泉州：宋元中国的世界海洋商贸中心

"该遗址群体现了泉州在宋元时期（公元10-14世纪）作为世界海洋商贸中心的活力，及其与中国腹地的紧密联系。泉州在亚洲海运贸易的这个重要时期蓬勃发展。遗产地包括多座宗教建筑，如始建于公元11世纪的清净寺（中国最早的伊斯兰建筑之一）、伊斯兰教圣墓，以及大量考古遗迹，如行政建筑、具有重要商贸和防御意义的石码头、制瓷和冶铁生产遗址、城市交通网道的构成元素、古桥、宝塔和碑文。在公元10-14世纪的阿拉伯和西方文献中，泉州被称为刺桐。该遗产地还包括一座保留了部分原貌的元代寺庙，以及世界上仅存的摩尼石像。摩尼是摩尼教（又称琐罗亚斯德教）的创始人，该教约于公元6-7世纪传入中国。"

• 1561rev-001     The Old City  市舶司遺址，德濟門遺址，天后宮，南外宗正司遺址， 泉州府文廟，開元寺，清淨寺，江口碼頭
• 1561rev-002     Site of Shunji Bridge 順濟橋遺址
• 1561rev-003     Zhenwu Temple and Estuary Docks 真武廟和古法石港
• 1561rev-004     Shihu Doc 石湖碼頭
• 1561rev-005     Liusheng Pagoda 六勝塔
• 1561rev-006     Wanshou Pagoda 萬壽塔
• 1561rev-007     Anping Bridge 安平橋
• 1561rev-008     Statue of Mani in Cao'an Temple 草庵摩尼光佛造像
• 1561rev-009     Luoyang Bridge 洛陽橋
• 1561rev-010     Islamic Tombs 伊斯兰教圣墓
• 1561rev-011     Statue of Lao Tze 老君岩造像
• 1561rev-012     Jiuri Mountain Wind-Praying Inscriptions 九日山祈風石刻
• 1561rev-013     Sites of Cizao Kilns (Jinjiaoyishan Kilns) 磁灶窯址
• 1561rev-014     Sites of Dehua Kilns (Weilin-Neiban Kilns) 德化窯址
• 1561rev-015     Sites of Dehua Kilns (Qudougong Kiln) 德化窯址
• 1561rev-016     Xiacaopu Iron Production Site of Qingyang Village in Anxi 安溪青陽下草埔冶鐵遺址

1561rev-01-04 泉州府文廟

1561rev-001     The Old City 开元寺东塔-镇国塔

1561rev-001     The Old City  开元寺东塔-镇国塔

1561rev-001     The Old City  大开元寺-大殿

1561rev-001     The Old City 

1561rev-001     The Old City 

1561rev-01-05 清淨寺

1561rev-004     Shihu Doc 石湖碼頭

1561rev-005     Liusheng Pagoda 六勝塔

1561rev-006     Wanshou Pagoda 萬壽塔

1561rev-007     Anping Bridge 安平橋

1561rev-09     Luoyang Bridge 泉州洛阳桥

1561rev-011 Statue of Lao Tze 老君岩造像

1571 IT - Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene (2019)

Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene

'Located in north-eastern Italy, the property includes part of the winegrowing landscape of the Prosecco wine production area. The landscape is characterized by ‘hogback’ hills, ciglioni – small plots of vines on narrow grassy terraces – forests, small villages and farmland. For centuries, this rugged terrain has been shaped and adapted by man. Since the 17th century, the use of ciglioni has created a particular chequerboard landscape consisting of rows of vines parallel and vertical to the slopes. In the 19th century, the bellussera technique of training the vines contributed to the aesthetic characteristics of the landscape.  "

科内利亚诺和瓦尔多比亚德内的普罗赛柯产地

"该遗产位于意大利东北部，并包含部分普罗赛柯酒产地的葡萄园。当地的典型景观包括猪背岭、山坡上狭小的多草葡萄园、森林、小型村庄和农田。这片崎岖的土地历经人类几百年的开垦和改造。自17世纪以来，与山坡走向平行或垂直的狭窄葡萄园形成了独特的棋盘型景观。19世纪采用的“贝罗塞拉”葡萄栽培技术进一步丰富了当地景观的美学特征。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1571

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US6235 - Early Chicago Skyscrapers (2017)

This is a serial proposal of 9 primarily commercial buildings in Chicago’s central business district, the “Loop.”The buildings are:
Auditorium Building                                        16TN  448139  4636208
Second Leiter Building                                     16TN  447952  4636279
Marquette Building                                          16TN  447752  4636621
Rookery Building                                            16TN  447571  4636545
Monadnock Building                                       16TN  447761  4636420
Old Colony Building                                        16TN  447808  4636280
Fisher Building                                                16TN  447818  4636325
Schlesinger & Mayer Building                         16TN  447950  4636824
[later Carson Pirie Scott & Co. department store]                   
Ludington Building                                          16TN  448020  4635421

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(lower left) Auditorium Building

326 JO - Petra (1985)

Brief Description

"Inhabited since prehistoric times, this Nabataean caravan-city, situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea, was an important crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia. Petra is half-built, half-carved into the rock, and is surrounded by mountains riddled with passages and gorges. It is one of the world's most famous archaeological sites, where ancient Eastern traditions blend with Hellenistic architecture."

佩特拉
"佩 特拉城位于红海和死海之间，它的历史可以追溯到史前时代，最初是由纳米泰人沙漠商队建立的，它位于阿拉伯、埃及、叙利亚腓尼基之间的交通要塞。佩特拉城一 半向外突出，一半嵌入岩石中，周围群山环绕，山中道路蜿蜒，峡谷深深，是世界上最著名的考古遗址之一。古希腊建筑与古代东方传统在这里交汇相融。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/326

 

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669 ES - Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain (1993)

Brief Description

"Santiago de Compostela was proclaimed the first European Cultural itinerary by the Council of Europe in 1987. This route from the French-Spanish border was – and still is – taken by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. Some 1,800 buildings along the route, both religious and secular, are of great historic interest. The route played a fundamental role in encouraging cultural exchanges between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Europe during the Middle Ages. It remains a testimony to the power of the Christian faith among people of all social classes and from all over Europe.

 

A network of four Christian pilgrimage routes in northern Spain, the site is an extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostela, a serial site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993. The extension represents a network of almost 1,500 km: coastal, interior of the Basque Country–La Rioja, Liébana and primitive routes. It includes a built heritage of historical importance created to meet the needs of pilgrims, including cathedrals, churches, hospitals, hostels and even bridges. The extension encompasses some of the earliest pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela, following the discovery in the 9^thcentury of a tomb believed to be that of St. James the Greater."

冈斯特拉的圣地亚哥之路
"1987年，欧洲议会宣布将冈斯特拉的圣地亚哥之路列为第一批欧洲文化之路。该遗址穿越法国和西班牙边境，从古至今一直是 朝圣者们通往冈斯特拉的圣地亚哥的必经之路。沿路共有约1800座建筑，无论是宗教建筑还是世俗建筑，都有重大的历史意义。这条路对于中世纪时期促进伊比 利亚半岛和欧洲其他地区的文化交流起到十分重要的作用，同时它也见证了基督教信仰在全欧洲社会各阶层人士心中的重要地位。

 

北部西班牙的四条基督教朝圣者之路，这是对1993年列入世界遗产名录的圣地亚哥康波斯特拉之路的扩展。扩展包括了位于巴斯克自治区拉里奥哈（La Rioja），利艾巴纳（Liébana ）境内近1，500公里的道路，还包括一些具有历史意义的遗址如教堂、医院、旅馆以及桥梁，都是为满足朝圣者需要而建的建筑。这次扩展纳入了九世纪时发现据信是圣雅各之墓后，通往圣地亚哥康波斯特拉最早的朝圣之路。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/669

 

1993  French Way

#	km from St-Jean	km to Santiago	Distance	Begins	Arrives
1	0	769	25	Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France	Roncesvalles
2	25	744	21.5	Roncesvalles, Spain	Zubiri
3	46.5	722.5	22	Zubiri	Pamplona
4	68.5	700.5	23.5	Pamplona	Puente la Reina
5	92	677	22	Puente la Reina	Estella
6	114	655	22	Estella	Los Arcos
7	136	633	28	Los Arcos	Logroño
8	164	605	29	Logroño	Nájera
9	193	576	21	Nájera	Santo Domingo de la Calzada
10	214	555	23	Santo Domingo de la Calzada	Belorado
11	237	532	24	Belorado	San Juan de Ortega
12	261	508	28	San Juan de Ortega	Burgos
13	289	480	40	Burgos	Castrojeriz
14	329	440	23	Castrojeriz	Frómista
15	352	417	19	Frómista	Carrión de los Condes
16	371	398	39	Carrión de los Condes	Sahagún
17	410	359	19.5	Sahagún	El Burgo Ranero
18	429.5	339.5	38	El Burgo Ranero	León
19	467.5	301.5	24	León	Villadangos del Páramo
20	491.5	277.5	28	Villadangos del Páramo	Astorga
21	519.5	249.5	20	Astorga	Rabanal del Camino
22	539.5	229.5	32.5	Rabanal del Camino	Ponferrada
23	572	197	23	Ponferrada	Villafranca del Bierzo
24	595	174	30	Villafranca del Bierzo	O Cebreiro
25	625	144	36.5	O Cebreiro	Sarria
26	661.5	107.5	21	Sarria	Portomarín
27	682.5	86.5	24.5	Portomarín	Palas de Rei
28	707	62	25.5	Palas de Rei	Arzúa
29	732.5	36.5	36.5	Arzúa	Santiago de Compostela

 

2015 extension Northern Way
CHEMIN PRIMITIF
1 P‐1 CATHÉDRALE SAN SALVADOR ET CHAMBRE SAINTE, Principauté des Asturies, Oviedo 43° 21' 45" N 5° 50' 35" W    
2 P‐2 EGLISE ET MONASTÈRE DE SAN SALVADOR, Principauté des Asturies, Salas 43° 24' 32" N 6° 9' 24" W
3 P‐3 CATHÉDRALE DE LUGO, Galice, Lugo 43° 0' 33" N 7° 33' 29" W
4 P‐4 REMPARTS ROMAINS DE LUGO, Galice, Lugo 43° 0' 36" N 7° 33' 21" W
CHEMIN CÔTIER
5 C‐1 COLLÉGIALE DE ZIORTZA, Pays Basque, Ziortza‐Bolibar 43° 14' 52" N 2° 33' 43" W
6 C‐2 CATHÉDRALE DE SAINT JACQUES APÔTRE, Pays Basque, Bilbao 43° 15' 25" N 2° 55' 25" W
7 C‐3 ÉGLISE SANTA MARÍA DE LA ASUNCIÓN, Cantabrie, Castro Urdiales 43° 23' 4" N 3° 12' 56" W
8 C‐4 COLLÉGIALE DE SANTA JULIANA ET SON CLOÎTRE Cantabrie Santillana del Mar 43° 23' 31" N 4° 6' 21" W
9 C‐5 EGLISE SAN SALVADOR, Principauté des Asturies, Villaviciosa 43° 29' 6" N 5° 21' 31" W
10 C‐6 EGLISE SANTA MARÍA DE SOTO DE LUIÑA, Principauté des Asturies, Cudillero 43° 33' 42" N 6° 13' 49" W
11 C‐7 CATHÉDRALE DE MONDOÑEDO, Galice, Mondoñedo 43° 25' 41" N 7° 21' 45" W
12 C‐8 MONASTÈRE DE SOBRADO DOS MONXES, Galice, Sobrado dos Monxes 43° 2' 19" N 8° 1' 20" W
CHEMIN DE L'INTÉRIEUR AU PAYS BASQUE ET LA RIOJA
13 I‐1 CHAUSSÉE ET TUNNEL DE SAN ADRIÁN Pays Basque, Asparrena 42° 56' 7" N 2° 19' 0" W
14 I‐2 CATHÉDRALE DE VITORIA‐GASTEIZ, Pays Basque, Vitoria‐Gasteiz 42° 51' 2" N 2° 40' 20" W
15 I‐3 PONT DE BRIÑAS SUR LE FLEUVE EBRO, La Rioja, Haro 42° 35' 21" N 2° 50' 32" W
CHEMIN LIÉBANA (ROUTE LEBANIEGUE)
16 L‐1 MONASTÈRE DE SANTO TORIBIO DE LIÉBANA, Cantabrie, Camaleño 43° 9' 0" N 4° 39' 15" W

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Pamplona - 185 Our Lady Cathedral 

 

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Estella - 478 Church of San Pedro de la Rúa 

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Puente La Reina - 499 Bridge over the Arga river 

 

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Muruzábal - 519 Church of Santa María de Eunate 

 

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Santiago de Compostela - 852 Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Burgos - 986 Santa María Cathedra

 

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León - 1537 Santa María Cathedral León

stamp showing the Camino de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral 

 

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Ponferrada - 1806 Castle

 

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Lugo - P4 REMPARTS ROMAINS DE LUGO

 

US6234 - Central Park (2017)

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US6233 - Ellis Island (2017)

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US5254 - White Sands National Monument (2008)

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1422 IR - Golestan Palace (2013)

Golestan Palace

"The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. The walled Palace, one of the oldest groups of buildings in Teheran, became the seat of government of the Qajar family, which came into power in 1779 and made Teheran the capital of the country. Built around a garden featuring pools as well as planted areas, the Palace’s most characteristic features and rich ornaments date from the 19th century. It became a centre of Qajari arts and architecture of which it is an outstanding example and has remained a source of inspiration for Iranian artists and architects to this day. It represents a new style incorporating traditional Persian arts and crafts and elements of 18th century architecture and technology."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1422

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958 AZ - Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (2000)

Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower

"Built on a site inhabited since the Palaeolithic period, the Walled City of Baku reveals evidence of Zoroastrian, Sasanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian presence in cultural continuity. The Inner City (Icheri Sheher) has preserved much of its 12th-century defensive walls. The 12th-century Maiden Tower (Giz Galasy) is built over earlier structures dating from the 7th to 6th centuries BC, and the 15th-century Shirvanshahs' Palace is one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture"

城墙围绕的巴库城及其希尔凡王宫和少女塔

"巴库城(Baku)的所在地自旧石器时代开始就有人类在此居住。巴库城集中展示了各个民族在当地文化的延续性，包括拜火教徒 (Zoroastrian)、萨桑王朝(Sasanian)、阿拉伯人、波斯人、希尔凡(Shirvani)、土耳其人和俄罗斯人。巴库内城保存了大量12世纪的防御墙。而同样在12世纪，当地人在一处公元前7世纪到公元前6世纪的建筑遗址之上建造了少女塔。建于15世纪的希尔凡王宫堪称阿塞拜疆建筑史上的一颗璀璨明珠。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/958

Walled City of Baku

Shirvanshah's Palace 

Maiden Tower 

Shirvanshah's Palace 

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Maiden Tower

CA1943 - Quttinirpaaq (2004)

157 CA - SGang Gwaay (1981)

SGang Gwaay

"The village of Ninstints (Nans Dins) is located on a small island off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii). Remains of houses, together with carved mortuary and memorial poles, illustrate the Haida people's art and way of life. The site commemorates the living culture of the Haida people and their relationship to the land and sea, and offers a visual key to their oral traditions."

安东尼岛

"安东尼岛上的尼斯停斯村(Ninstints)坐落在夏洛特女王群岛(the Queen Charlotte Islands)西侧的一个小岛上。村里的房屋遗迹以及图腾和死亡之柱，展示了海达人(Haida people)的艺术和生活方式。这个遗址是为了纪念海达人的生活文化以及他们同陆地和海洋的关系而设立，也为人们理解海达人口头传下来的传统提供了一个形象直观的途径。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/157

482 MX - Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines (1988)

Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines

"Founded by the Spanish in the early 16th century, Guanajuato became the world's leading silver-extraction centre in the 18th century. This past can be seen in its 'subterranean streets' and the 'Boca del Inferno', a mineshaft that plunges a breathtaking 600 m. The town's fine Baroque and neoclassical buildings, resulting from the prosperity of the mines, have influenced buildings throughout central Mexico. The churches of La Compañía and La Valenciana are considered to be among the most beautiful examples of Baroque architecture in Central and South America. Guanajuato was also witness to events which changed the history of the country."

瓜纳托历史名城及周围矿藏

"瓜纳托城由西班牙人在16世纪初期建立，到18世纪时，它发展成为世界上最主要的银矿开采中心。这段历史可以从其现存的“地下街”和“地狱之口”得到证实，“地狱之口”指的是当地的一口矿井，其深度竟然达到了600米。瓜纳托城矿山鼎盛时期建造了许多巴洛克风格和新古典主义风格的建筑，这对于整个墨西哥中部的建筑风格产生了深远影响。那里的两座教堂——拉科姆帕尼阿教堂和拉巴伦宪阿教堂，被认为是中美洲和南美洲地区最漂亮的巴洛克式建筑。瓜纳托城同时也见证了改变墨西哥历史的许多重大事件。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/482

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subterranean streets