Macquarie Island lies in the south west corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica.Politically, it has formed the main Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and grew to become a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage site. It was a part of Esperance Municipality [...]
Hospicio Cabañas was built in the early 19th century to provide assistance and protection role – the orphans, the elderly, the handicapped and chronic invalids. This remarkable complex, which contains several unusual features designed specifically to meet the needs of residents was unique in his time. It ‘also important harmonious relationship between built and open [...]
The group of religious monuments in Porec, where Christianity was established as early as the 4th century, is the most complete surviving complex of its kind. The basilica, atrium, baptistery and episcopal palace are outstanding examples of religious architecture, while the basilica itself combines classical and Byzantine elements in an exceptional way. The Basilica in [...]
The City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg bear witness to an exemplary model of the living heritage of a central European urban complex influenced by the secular presence of the Habsburgs and the cultural and artistic role played by the main aristocratic families. They are a harmonious blend of the architectural styles [...]
The museum as a social phenomenon owes its origins to the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. The five museums on the Museumsinsel in Berlin, built between 1824 and 1930, are the realization of a visionary project and show the evolution of approaches to museum design over the course of the 20th century. Each [...]
The Mountain Resort (the Qing dynasty’s summer palace), in Hebei Province, was built between 1703 and 1792. It is a vast complex of palaces and administrative and ceremonial buildings. Temples of various architectural styles and imperial gardens blend harmoniously into a landscape of lakes, pastureland and forests. In addition to its aesthetic interest, the Mountain [...]
The building in the 12th century of Mudejar art in Aragon resulted from the particular political, social and cultural conditions that prevailed in Spain after the Reconquista. This art, influenced by Islamic tradition, also reflects various contemporary European styles, specially the Gothic. Present until the early 17th century, it is characterized by an extremely refined [...]
A landscaped park of 559.9 ha astride the Neisse River and the border between Poland and Germany, it was created by Prince Hermann von Puckler-Muskau from 1815 to 1844. Blending seamlessly with the surrounding farmed landscape, the park pioneered new approaches to landscape design and influenced the event of landscape architecture in Europe and America. [...]
Between the 4th and 13th centuries a unique culture which owed its spiritual origins to Indian Hinduism developed on the coast of contemporary Viet Nam. This is graphically illustrated by the remains of a series of impressive tower-temples located in a dramatic site that was the religious and political capital of the Champa Kingdom for [...]
Located across the South Nahanni River, probably the most spectacular wild rivers in North America, this park contains deep canyons and huge waterfalls, as well as a unique limestone cave system. The park is also the place to find animals of the boreal forest, such as wolves, grizzly bears and caribou. Dall’s sheep and mountain [...]
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