hello and welcome to 2nd today i want to take a lot of a break from traveling but that doesn't mean we haven't prepared an interesting show for you i'm standing in front of berlin's museum island which is a unesco world heritage site all across the globe there are more than 1000 designated sites and every year the list grows a little longer than enough for us to showcase some of the most beautiful heritage

sites here in germany. germany is home to 46 unesco world heritage sites few countries have more. to earn that distinction unesco stipulates that the sites have to be authentic unique and of outstanding universal value. the german world heritage sites are available lot about the country's history european history and in fact the history of all humankind. we've chosen some of them to show what makes germany's world heritage so unique and significant.

awesome cathedral in north rhine-westphalia became germany's 1st world heritage site in 1978 in medieval times child main king of the franks and emperor of western europe made in the capital of his empire. he wanted to create a new rome and built his magnificent palatine chapel the oldest part of the cathedral in the late 8 century a.d. . for his chapel charlemagne chosen a tad inal central domed basilica the coop of those vaulting long remained an equal and its height and breath. for 600 years after 936 a d.

the palatine chapel remains the church where the kings of germany and the holy roman empire were crowned more than 30 of them ascended the throne here the same marble throne he was by charlemagne. and. over the centuries the cathedrals collection of artworks and artifacts has grown to be one of the largest sacred treasures in europe this late gothic bust of charlemagne was probably donated around $1349.00 this relic contains bones from charlemagne's right arm. and cathedral has been the place of pilgrimage since the middle ages the shrine to the virgin mary contains relics sacred to the catholic faith among them christ's law and cloth. since the middle ages these relics have been displayed. to believe 1st from europe and the rest of the world

every 7 years. probably the charts i believe the cathedral has real international significance you can see that by the numbers of people who come here but it's especially significant for europe. i believe auckland featuring a shawl the men's church of the virgin mary is europe church the cure but it's. often cathedrals palatine chapel is one of the best preserved monuments from the carolingian period around 1000000 euros or spend annually on maintenance unesco world heritage that is means these sites have to be protected and preserved for future generations germany has to inform unesco regularly about the state of its heritage sites. charlemagne created a unique edifice when he died in 814 he was buried in his church and

cathedral. crocodiles serpents and prehistoric horses once lived here before the continents drifted apart dense tropical rain forest grew here now the mass of the fossil site near frankfurt is a rich source of prehistoric fossils it became germany's 1st you know sco natural heritage site in 1995. 1 of the best known metal finds is an extinct ancestor of the present day horses what makes the metal blade so unique is the broad range of excellently preserved fossils from the eocene era no other side in the world has fossils as well press.

served as these in the mesnil pits oil shale not only have individual bones been found but also entire skeletons in the case of some vertebrates even their hides and fur and the contents of their stomachs. to date scientists have excavated some 30000 finds among them 40 different species of mammals scarcely any other fossil site has been more yielding than the metal plate. by studying the fossilized remains from this era experts can research a world that disappeared millions of years ago. the mesnil pages the remains of a 47000000 year old volcanic lake the flora and fauna back died and sank to the bottom of the lake were preserved the 1st fossil was found in 875

a crocodile. for a long time the missile pit was an oil shale quarry one quarrying stopped there were plans to use what's now a world heritage site as a landfill those plans will finally abandon a 991. the pit has now been preserved as a window to the. nowadays it's one of the world's most significant fossil sites this german world heritage site gives us an insight into the antecedents of human life on earth.

back in the 16th century one man influenced people in germany europe and far beyond martin luther father of the protestant reformation in germany in 1517 he said to have nailed his 95 pieces criticizing the roman catholic practice of selling indulgences on the door of all saints church in victim back it started a movement that ultimately led to the founding of the lutheran denomination the reformation found supporters of the world over. the says are now engraved into the present day door you can view the reformers tomb inside the church.

in 15 no wait martin luther moved into what's called the lot a house a former monastery in that new barrack students friends and other guests regularly assembled at the dining table his wife tell enough on board with whom he had 6 children around the large household. for their memorials associated with litter the towns of britain back at nearby ice leven more made unesco world heritage sites in 1996 letter was born in ice leven and also died there. in st andrew's church the original pope that were looked at delivered his last sermons shortly before his death has been preserved. not i was born in this house and 1483. provides for it's a not for an afterthought we're not there stirred. it is 1583 for the 100th

anniversary of his birth a large sign was posted on the house where he was born to inform visitors you can see that even back then the lutheran pilgrims came to isolate. the exhibition and look does birth house is devoted to the religious reformers origin's the little memorials in britain back and ice laban are authentic settings and decisive events in the reformation they offer an insight into the life and works of martin not a. valid school castle near eyes enough in the state of 2 and then is also closely associated with martin. he found refuge here after he'd published his thesis and then was excommunicated by the pope and outlawed by the holy roman emperor. the castles foundations were laid in about 1067 and the building has great symbolic

historical importance st elizabeth of hungary who was later canonized for her services to the sick and the poor lived here in the 13th century. the castle is also said to have been the setting for the legendary minstrels contest in which poets such as via tough under full vida took part in that book castle became a world heritage site in 1999 book for the unaccounted for as well cos it was recognised 1st because it's an especially beautiful example of the feudal era in medieval central europe and also because it's so close ceilings are important concepts in the history of ideas and faith in europe because martin luther began translating the bible into german here. look i wanted all christians to be able to read the bible he translated the new testament from ancient greek into german in just a few weeks. legend

has it that lhota threw an inquiry at the devil and his study here he had in the castle from 152121522 countless pilgrims have made their way to his study sense than. martin luther made a vast book castle world famous. and the 2 german writers johann boils down for good and for evolution are also part of the world's cultural heritage and in the years around 1900 good schiller dominated the literary and artistic movement known as fine a class as a the places where they lived and worked environment were declared unesco world heritage sites in 1998. our goose duke of sacks of weimar is an ass supported good in particular and the 2 men shared

a close friendship after weimar city palace burned down in $774.00 good to supervise its reconstruction for the do. our worst also conferred other positions on gluten. in 797 he put him in charge of the do book collection go to run the library for 35 years and made it one of the most important german libraries of its time. the are now amalia library is one of the most important archives of the via math classes america it still contains books with which cost of martinville and you have got free hair there schiller guta and many other writers of the time worked. schiller's and good as holmes and weimar are. also world heritage sites.

google lived in this large house for 50 years until his death and 832 it provided him with plenty of room for his art collection. here he wrote such works as follows and the novel elective affinities. the park on the river in many weimar. you hundreds come from a good test garden house is in the middle of the park the writer lived there between 776 and 782 now it too is used as

a good to museum. by mel was a focus of intellectual life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries now you can trace that intellectual life in many places there. that salt fine industrial complex in essen in north rhine-westphalia is an example of industrial heritage. once the world's largest and most modern coal mining complex it exemplifies the development of heavy industry in europe.

is like good it's at this point in style while this region's origins lie with coal and steel and it's very important for the region and its identity to preserve and document individual facilities so people can see how they operated how people worked here and also how they lived. the former industrial complex has been a world heritage site since 2001. the colyer. we went into operation in $851.00 and coal was mined and processed there for more than 100 years the name so far in refers to a free trade association between several german states as stablished in 1834 to promote economic growth. for the ta find complex and the entire a whole region coal mining actually did bring prosperity for years in the 1930 s.

12000 tons of coal a day were extracted in the early 1950 s. more than 7000 miners worked here. in 1986 the complex was shut down because mining was no longer profitable here. its buildings representative of modern industrial architecture were given listed status preserving them for future generations. the former coal mine has now been transformed into a modern leisure and arts center.

concerts theatre productions and other artistic and cultural events regularly take place in the town of fine complex among gigantic machines that evoke the noisy dusty working conditions of the past. that's all fine is a world heritage site that symbolizes a bygone industrial age a heritage site that's reinvented itself. in the 1920 s. revolutionary ideas an architecture and design spread to the world from decile in saxony on how to buildings by such architects as volatile goal pos harness maya and loot from the whole were established the bauhaus style the bauhaus became the 20th

century's most important school of architecture design and art in 926 who peels founded the school of design and deaths out its professors were well known artists and architects as a reform movement after the 1st world war the battle house also had social aspirations it aim to create prototypes of objects and spaces for a more humane society of the future. the bauhaus wanted to rethink design from scratch both the school building itself and the our sample of masters houses and s.l. became world heritage sites in 1996. the bauhaus lecturers lived in the master's house as their construction from 925-2926 was funded by the city of death south files or go designed them and they were examples of a modern and comfortable lifestyle.

the master's houses came to appear demise the 20th century artists colony several of the cube shaped welling's and studio buildings more severely damaged in world war 2 they were rebuilt in 2014 now contemporary interpretations of the masters houses stand on the ground plans of the a rigid. the bauhaus is still considered a defining influence on style and very up to date it has faded so it's about the relationship we have 2 objects resources and materials and people see the bell house differently they had my or its social ambitions and the way it would lower the lines between craftsmanship and industrial production. there are also about house buildings that are world heritage sites environment like the house i'm

haunted this model house was designed by for the 1st powerhouse exhibition in 1923. back then many people and via my work irritated by its completely unfamiliar architectural style. the spirit of the bauhaus lives on at the bauhaus university environment before the bauhaus moved to death. founded the school in 1919 as the bow house by mum it was a new type of arctic cademy discipline such as architecture craft and art which were usually separate were linked together. nowadays the bauhaus university environment also devoted self equally to artistic and technical disciplines here more than 4000 students learn subjects ranging from civil engineering to fine art and design. the bauhaus achieved international

renown in the 20th century and to this day it remains a synonym for the uncompromising modernization of art design and architecture worldwide. much of the history of western european civilization is reflected in a single stretch of countryside in germany the upper middle rhine valley in rylan far. the 65 kilometers of river valley between being in and cool blends have been a world heritage site since 2000 to. 42 millennia the middle brian valley was one of the most important transport routes for cultural exchange between the mediterranean region and northern europe it was in this way that the romans brought their customs and especially their wine to the rhine.

the terrorist venue yards in the upper middle rhine valley prosper in the mild climate there are countless wine growing villages along the rivers banks. if. the beauty of the natural surroundings and the many castles fortresses and palaces on the fertile slopes of this river valley led to a boom in tourism as early as the 18th century. the rhine became a romantic destination and it's remained one to this day. the castles of the upper

middle rhine valley were built almost without exception between the 12th and 14th century. most of them were held top castles built on ledges or terraces halfway up the steep slopes there are many rocky crags and spectacular views along the hiking trails in the upper middle rhine. villages and towns of various sizes line the banks of the great river like pearls on a string there are many of them on the rhine between being in and. for centuries they've been destinations for travelers from around the world.

the best way to see the upper middle rhine valley is from the water. the valley is also home to a cliff steeped in legend the beautiful siren lorelei was said to have sat on the cliff during sailors with her singing and causing them to crash their boats this saga contains an element of truth the narrow section of the river where the lorelei lies is known for its swift currents which can be dangerous for shipping. writers painters and musicians have been inspired by this landscape unesco granted the upper middle rhine valley world heritage status because of its for riot and beauty. 46 places in germany have been declared world heritage sites. each of

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