640 CN - Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)

Brief Description

"A spectacular area stretching over more than 26,000 ha in China's Hunan Province, the site is dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 m high. Between the peaks lie ravines and gorges with streams, pools and waterfalls, some 40 caves, and two large natural bridges. In addition to the striking beauty of the landscape, the region is also noted for the fact that it is home to a number of endangered plant and animal species."

武陵源风景名胜区
"武陵源景色奇丽壮观，位于中国湖南省境内，连绵26 000多公顷，景区内最独特的景观是3 000余座尖细的砂岩柱和砂岩峰，大部分都200余米高。在峰峦之间，沟壑、峡谷纵横，溪流、池塘和瀑布随处可见，景区内还有40多个石洞和两座天然形成 的巨大石桥。除了迷人的自然景观，该地区还因庇护着大量濒临灭绝的动植物物种而引人注目。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/640
 

374 GB - Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (1986)

Brief Description

"The castles of Beaumaris and Harlech (largely the work of the greatest military engineer of the time, James of St George) and the fortified complexes of Caernarfon and Conwy are located in the former principality of Gwynedd, in north Wales. These extremely well-preserved monuments are examples of the colonization and defence works carried out throughout the reign of Edward I (1272–1307) and the military architecture of the time."

圭内斯郡爱德华国王城堡和城墙
"博马里斯和哈勒赫城堡（主要由军事工程师圣乔治建造）及卡那封和康韦防御工事位于威尔士北部圭内斯郡的前首府。它们保存极为完好，是爱德华国王统治时期（1272-1307年）殖民和防御工事的典型，反映了当时的军事建筑风格。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/374

374-001     Beaumaris Castle
374-002     Caernarfon Castle and Town Walls
374-003     Conwy Castle and Town Walls
374-004     Harlech Castle 

374-001 Beaumaris Castle

374-002     Caernarfon Castle

374-003     Conwy Castle and Town Walls

374-003     Conwy Castle inside view

374-003     Conwy Castle West view

374-003     Conwy Castle East view

374-004     Harlech Castle 

313 ES - Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984)

Brief Description

"Cordoba's period of greatest glory began in the 8th century after the Moorish conquest, when some 300 mosques and innumerable palaces and public buildings were built to rival the splendours of Constantinople, Damascus and Baghdad. In the 13th century, under Ferdinand III, the Saint, Cordoba's Great Mosque was turned into a cathedral and new defensive structures, particularly the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos and the Torre Fortaleza de la Calahorra, were erected."

科尔多瓦历史中心

"公元8世纪，摩尔人占领了西班牙，于是科尔多瓦进入了它 的鼎盛时期，在这段全盛时期中，城中建起了约300座清真寺、数不清的宫殿和公共建筑与君士坦丁堡、大马士革和巴格达的辉煌繁荣相媲美。公元13世纪，西 班牙国王费尔南德三世时期，科尔多瓦大清真寺被改建成大教堂，一些新的防御性建筑也修建起来，特别著名的有基督教国王城堡和卡拉奥拉高塔要塞。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/313

1303 GB - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (2009)

Brief Description

"Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century. Covering a difficult geographical setting, the building of the canal required substantial, bold civil engineering solutions, especially as it was built without using locks. The aqueduct is a pioneering masterpiece of engineering and monumental metal architecture, conceived by the celebrated civil engineer Thomas Telford. The use of both cast and wrought iron in the aqueduct enabled the construction of arches that were light and d strong, producing an overall effect that is both monumental and elegant. The property is inscribed as a masterpiece of creative genius, and as a remarkable synthesis of expertise already acquired in Europe. It is also recognized as an innovative ensemble that inspired many projects all over the world."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1303

559 SE - Royal Domain of Drottningholm (1991)

Brief Description

"The Royal Domain of Drottningholm stands on an island in Lake Mälar in a suburb of Stockholm. With its castle, perfectly preserved theatre (built in 1766), Chinese pavilion and gardens, it is the finest example of an 18th-century north European royal residence inspired by the Palace of Versailles."

德罗特宁霍尔摩皇宫
"德罗特宁霍尔摩皇宫位于斯德哥尔摩地区默拉尔湖的女王岛上，拥有城堡，保存完好的剧场（建于1766年），中国式的庭院楼阁，它还受到凡尔赛宫的影响，成为北欧18世纪皇宫的最佳典范。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/559

579 FI - Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki (1999)

Brief Description

"This Bronze Age burial site features more than 30 granite burial cairns, providing a unique insight into the funerary practices and social and religious structures of northern Europe more than three millennia ago."

塞姆奥拉德恩青铜时代墓地遗址
"考古学家在塞姆奥拉德恩青铜器时代墓葬遗址发现了30个花岗岩石冢，让人们能够深入研究3000多年前北欧地区的葬礼习俗和社会宗教体系。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/579

300 CA - Historic District of Old Québec (1985)

Brief Description

"Québec was founded by the French explorer Champlain in the early 17th century. It is the only North American city to have preserved its ramparts, together with the numerous bastions, gates and defensive works which still surround Old Québec. The Upper Town, built on the cliff, has remained the religious and administrative centre, with its churches, convents and other monuments like the Dauphine Redoubt, the Citadel and Château Frontenac. Together with the Lower Town and its ancient districts, it forms an urban ensemble which is one of the best examples of a fortified colonial city."
魁北克古城区

"魁北克城是由法国探险家查普伦(Champlain)在17 世纪早期修建的，是北美唯一保存有城墙以及大量的堡垒、城门、防御工事的城市，这些工程至今仍环绕着魁北克古城。上城区建立在悬崖上，至今仍然是宗教和行 政中心。城区内有教堂、女修道院和一些建筑物，如王妃城堡、要塞和弗隆特纳克堡(Dauphine Redoubt)。上城区、下城区和老城区一起构成了城市的整体，这是具有最完备防御系统的殖民城市之一。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/300

Courtesy of Iloveteckels from Canada

787 IT - The Trulli of Alberobello (1996)

Brief Description

"The trulli, limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring fields. Characteristically, they feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs."

阿尔贝罗贝洛的圆顶石屋

"意大利普利亚区南部发现的圆顶石屋，是一种石灰石住所，是史前建筑技术中无灰泥建筑技术的典型代表，该技术在这一地区仍然沿用。圆顶石屋是由从附近地区采集来的石灰石石块粗糙堆砌而成的。由石灰石板撑起的金字塔形、圆锥形或球状屋顶是石屋的特色。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/787

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532 DE - Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1990)

Brief Description

"With 500 ha of parks and 150 buildings constructed between 1730 and 1916, Potsdam's complex of palaces and parks forms an artistic whole, whose eclectic nature reinforces its sense of uniqueness. It extends into the district of Berlin-Zehlendorf, with the palaces and parks lining the banks of the River Havel and Lake Glienicke. Voltaire stayed at the Sans-Souci Palace, built under Frederick II between 1745 and 1747."

波兹坦与柏林的宫殿与庭园
"拥有500公顷的公园和150座1730年至1916年期间的建筑物，波兹坦宫殿和庭园共同构成了一个艺术整体，其折衷性强化了其独特性。遗址一直延伸到柏林－采伦多夫区(Berlin- Zehlendorf)，其间的宫殿和庭园把哈弗尔河(River Havel)和格列尼克湖(Lake Glienicke)连接起来。位于桑图谢－苏西宫殿(Sans-Souci Palace)的伏尔泰宫是1745年至1747年期间弗雷德里克二世(Frederick II)在位期间修建的。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/532

1990 designation

• Palace and Park of Sanssouci, Potsdam
• Neuer Garten (New Garden), Marmorpalais (Marble Palace), and Schloss Cecilienhof, northeast of Sanssouci, Potsdam
• Park Babelsberg and Schloss Babelsberg, Potsdam
• Schloss Glienicke and Park Klein-Glienicke, Berlin
• Nikolskoe log house, Berlin
• Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island), Berlin
• Böttcherberg (Mount Böttcher), Berlin
• Jagdschloß Glienicke (Glienicke hunting lodge), Berlin

1992 extension

• Heilandskirche (Church of the Redeemer), Sacrow (Potsdam)
• Palace and Park of Sacrow, Potsdam

1999 extension

• Lindenallee, Potsdam
• Königliche Gärtnerlehranstalt (former gardeners' school) and the Kaiserbahnhof, Potsdam
• Palace and Park of Lindstedt, Potsdam
• Village of Bornstedt, church, cemetery and landscape north of Park Sanssouci, Potsdam
• The Seekoppel (landscape area west of Ruinenberg (Mount of Ruins)), Potsdam
• Voltaireweg (greenbelt and road between Park Sanssouci and Neuer Garten), Potsdam
• Entrance area of Park Sanssouci, Potsdam
• Alexandrowka log houses ("Russian colony"), Potsdam
• The Pfingstberg and Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg, Potsdam
• An area between Pfingstberg and Neuer Garten, Potsdam
• Southern shore of the Jungfernsee, Potsdam
• Königswald (King's Forest, forests surrounding Palace and Park of Sacrow), Potsdam
• Approaches to Babelsberg Park, Potsdam
• Observatory in Babelsberg, Potsdam

Palace and Park of Sanssouci, Potsdam

Palace and Park of Sanssouci, Potsdam

Neues Palais, Potsdam

Courtesy of Janet from postcrossing forum

Chateau of Cecilienhof, Potsdam

Courtesy of atlantidochka from postcrossing forum

 

Courtesy of catlove84 from postcrossing forum

Babelsberg Palace, Potsdam

Courtesy of catlove84 from postcrossing forum

The Pfingstberg and Belvedere auf dem Pfingstberg