play discover the. playing. live subscribe to the documentary on youtube. leg. length. play welcome to a special edition of czech and. come along on a tour of germany's unesco world heritage sites from the air 46 cultural and natural landmarks. we start and not just because it's 1st alphabetically

often cathedral became germany's very 1st unesco world heritage site in 1978. from there our journey proceeds chronologically in today's episode up to the year 2000. but why exactly does unesco award this title. the overall purpose is to protect cultural and natural sites of outstanding value to humankind . cathedral in north rhine-westphalia has a long history. the oldest parts date back to the 8th century. charlemagne king of the franks and emperor of much of western europe had the palatino chapel built as the church of his royal residence enough and. his remains are said to rest in the shrine.

cathedral took on its current appearance over many centuries. was on the listener to the exceptional thing here of course is that over 30 kings were crowned and welcomed because peter old during the middle ages recorded forms and up in the high altar we have the imperial throne and it was most probably set up by charlemagne himself and was to talk. about $1000000.00 visitors from the world over a pass through the cathedral every year 'd. 'd there's only to me personally it's so fantastic to see something that's so not so easy and as your desire to say everyone who comes to office and no matter what their faith should take in the cathedral.

are drawn flies southeast to the medieval imperial cathedral basilica in the world's largest romanesque church. it took about 30 years to build the cathedral around 1000 years ago. for emperors 3 empresses and a number of kings law interred here. a leap to the east takes us to the books good residence a world cultural heritage site in conjunction with the court gardens. it was a center of power for the prince bishops. these were bishops who ruled as princes and they had the residence built as a symbol of their wealth and influence. it's essentially a palace in all its splendor. the current residence took shape in the 18th century designed by architect both azhar norman as

a fusion of french polish architecture viennese baroque and italian construction style. in 1903 the pilgrimage church of wiis in the foothills of the alps was graced with a world heritage title. the sumptuous rococo church stands in an ideal a countryside where a miracle was reported in 738. peasant woman maria laurie claimed to have seen a wooden statue of christ crying real tears. in 1904. and the fog in most palaces and pool near cologne were added to the unesco world heritage list. palace is a former summer residence of colognes archbishop elector clements how boost. the 2 flamboyant structures were cited as germany's 1st truly significant creations in the rococo style. they served as examples for many

a german princely court for over a half a century. only a short walk from a ghost as burg palace beyond a small isolated would is the folk in los hunting lodge. the name and location relate directly to its purpose it stands right under a migratory route taken by herons and falcons were once used to hunt them. our next stop is his home cathedral. one of germany's oldest of his couple churches its construction began in the year 872. it's also famous for its 1000 euros the rows of hilda's haim is believed to be the oldest living rose in the world. also over a 1000 years old is the nearby st michael's church a part of the hill this time world cultural heritage site and an example of early

romanesque architecture. the bulky castle like impression is intentional. in christian symbolism the fortress stands for god as a safe refuge. the world heritage sites in tokyo are even older still. in 1986 unesco listed several of the roman era ruins here. was founded as. them in the year 7000 b.c.e. by the 2nd century c.e. it had developed into a center of trade. in the latter years of the roman empire was among its biggest cities and t.f. put much of its wealth into its buildings the most famous is the porch. when the romans laid the foundation for the gate in the year 170 they could hardly

have imagined it would be for the ages. at the time it was one of 4 city gates and 3 year now some 1850 years later the port is the best preserved roman city gate north of the alps and a well known to wrist site. in the roman era the gate was nowhere near as black as it is today bought a negro means black gate by the romans themselves or the gate very differently much lighter we know that the stone was rather whitish and what's missing other city walls left and right of it. you have to imagine knows but what's not hard to make out the right hand tower is missing its top floor but otherwise the porter gives a very good impression of how it used to look. at. the structures from the time of constantine the great the basilica of constantine the amphitheater and the

t.f. imperial baths bear witness to a vast imperial might and the western roman empires aspirations to rule the world it knew during late antiquity. just as impressive are 2 more world heritage sites into yet the cathedral and right next to it the church of our lady. look at the jewel of st peter is germany's oldest surviving house of worship. all through it 1700 year history it served as an episcopal church. from the oldest roman brickwork dating from the 4th century all the stages of europe's architectural religious and art history can be traced through to the present. unesco also includes hand sciatic city's on its world heritage i 10 or. old town

was added in 1987. in the 14th century lubeck reigned as the queen of the hands adequately a commercial and defense confederation that at its peak brought together some 200 cities. to this day magnificent buildings testified to this bright chapter in the history of trade an early version of globalization. old town is dominated by red brick facades immediately recognizable is the host and gate the brick gothic structure is a remnant of the city's fortifications now it's a symbol of lubec. our drone flies back and land and over the palaces and parks of potsdam and berlin. through the centuries leading architects and landscape artists have emigrated the palaces and parks to impressive effect.

the combination of building and garden design comes together as a. a synthesis of the arts. the beginnings date back to 1745 when frederick the great had some susi palace built to serve as his summer residence. this maze owned a place in the rococo style was his favorite spot. today even if relatively small it's potsdam is best known palace. the art loving king spent his summer months here philosophising with voltaire and playing music with karl felipe emmanuel this is where he could forget his problems be solved to see or without

a care as he called the palace in french. the palace has only 12 rooms in total but there are elaborately decorated with plaster reliefs gold and marble. frederick the great spend his winters in the potsdam city palace and his summers here. he called sons to see his little vineyard house. any 18th century this was relatively modest and it really impressed people that this great war hero lived so modestly and what impressed people of all was that he had no cots the place was always accessible to the public to a certain extent you could just look in through the windows and always enter the garden was in comparison to other courts that was very unusual for the 18th century . only a short stroll from sansa see looms the mighty granger of the noir.

this massive palace with its magnificent banquet halls galleries and royal apartments served primary. to receive guests. the noirs poly is the last palace frederick the great had a built in his park. but sounds to see park was not yet complete the iran jury palace was commissioned by frederick william the 4th in the mid 19th century. he's been called the romantic on

the throne of which the palace is the best evidence along with the spacious plant hall it also has room for sculpture and picture galleries fountains arcades and terraces the entire complex has a mediterranean flair reflecting the king's love for italy the palace measures over 300 meters long even so these 3 mansions are only a small part of the palaces and parks of potsdam and berlin world heritage site there's much more to see here. between volumes and dom shot stands lorsch a prominent center of power in the middle ages. today only 3 structures from the original benedictine abbey survived. a section of the monastery wall the former abbey church. and the 9th century.

the entrance hall. its original purpose has never been determined. it's one of the few carolingian era buildings to survive more or less intact. a leap north takes us to the old town of god and the hominids back. in the middle ages was a royal seat where holy roman emperors held him here. about 2 thirds of the old towns buildings are protected. the decoration and decayed to the status and wealth of their one time owners. today a good $1500.00 half timbered houses are crowded together on one square kilometer of the medieval city center. the town owes its rise and prosperity to iron and silver deposits discovered at the

back mountain about 2 kilometers from ghosla. the mine was worked until 988. now we fly south to bombay in northern bavaria. its old town with over 2400 protected buildings was declared a world heritage site in 1993. bombay it was built on 7 hills earning at the nickname franconian roam. these hills are topped with churches the most prominent of which is the bombay and cathedral of st peter and st gabriel. it's stables the famous bombay horseman from the 13th century the 1st to light.

size equestrian statue to appear in germany after roman times. while the clergy resided on the hilltops the citizenry built their own hub of worldly power down in the valley. and him and me and once they crossed the river in the area called the citizens' island district the town hall was always meant to link the 2 halves of the city so they got the idea to actually build it in the middle of the river so. giving an added boast to the choice of bombay as a world heritage site was its urban gardening. it's been practiced since the 17th century and is unique in germany and this particular form.

now our journey takes us to the cistercian malabon monastery northwest of chicago. founded in $1147.00 it's thought to be one of the best preserved medieval monastic complexes north of the alps. visitors here can get a firsthand impression of the monks life and work. in the hots mountains in 1904 it's collegiate church castle hill and old town were named world heritage sites. the hill offers a panoramic view of lindbergh's scene of red houses. it was hardly short of a miracle that the city came through every war almost undamaged. over $1300.00 of its original half timbered houses are still standing.

this is the place to see what a wide variety of half timbering has been created. from small and plain to rich ornate and colorful. unesco has not excluded modern industrial sites. fulfilling an iron works and for example was declared a world heritage site in 1904 as an outstanding monument to the industrial revolution. at one time it was germany's largest ironworks it was closed down in 1906 and converted to serve as a venue for events large and small. today exit visions concerts and parties are held here

a path leads visitors through the complex already partly reclaimed by nature. in 1996 the messel pit fossil site was added to the list. a 1st glance reveals nothing spectacular. but this former open pit oil shale mine holds a buried treasure tens of thousands of plants. and vertebrate fossils around $3000.00 more are uncovered annually. tours are available of the outside area. and a visitor's center exhibits some of the finds. cologne cathedral is probably germany's most famous church its massive bowl pointed gothic arches and towering steeples dominate the city's skyline. construction began

in 1248 but the cathedral wasn't truly completed until 880. if it were possible to weigh it the scale would hit close. 120000 tons. cross the country. in the years from 1933. thinking and practice. here in 1900. of the brand. he merged it with the academy of. arts and crafts together

the result was an entirely new design language of color. and devoid of decoration revolutionary for the time in 1900. percent of the building itself is everything. and. that means you don't have to hang pictures on the wall. in the masters houses were built for the professors near the school they are the embodiment of a 20th century artist. the buildings and. stand for the advent of classical modernism which started here and. the world.

in 1906 the luther memorials in isolating and didn't receive the blessings of unesco as a world heritage site. commemorate the life and the work of martin luther and his fellow reformer felipe milonga tone who are credited with sparking the reformation and changing world history. among the memorial sites an ice laden are the houses where luther was born and died in witan back tones house looters home of many years and the. where he taught his students. other memorial sites include witan bags castle church where luther preached for over 30 years.

the journey now takes us south to classical. a world cultural heritage site since 1998. in the 18th and 19th centuries weimar blossomed into an oasis of germany's intellectual life drawing such poets and scholars as good and schiller. now many of the buildings and parks here recall vi mas golden name. and in 1999 the world's cultural heritage title arrived for berlin's museum island the world's largest museum ensemble with 5 world class exhibit in buildings. and that's. the pergamon museum the board a museum and the noise and the altis museum. these museums safeguard treasures from 6000 years of human history in particular art of the 19th

century and archaeological collections. no castle has played so pivotal role in german history as the vosburgh near eisenach. its cultural and historical significance one of the world cultural heritage title the same year as did the museum island. in the 12th century the voc berg was famed far and wide for the court's patronage of the fine arts poets and the minstrels contest it resonated with the echoes of. vida's songs and both come from fashion box verses st elizabeth of hungary lived here and the outlawed reformer martin luther found refuge in the burgh in what's now called the luther room he translated the new testament into german.

the language german speak today took shape in this room by martin luther's hands when god has stood here 300 years later he said only through luther did we become one people one nation did we find a common language that in minds and pa united germany was also the goal of the students who celebrated the famous vote burg festival in $817.00. they called for a nation state with a constitution of its own. our final stop today is the death salvo let's garden. in the 18th century leopold the 3rd duke of on how desk created a unique variety of parks gardens and castles and his principality integrating them into a cultural landscape laced with streams and woods. our tour of germany's world cultural heritage sites by drone in seir for now it continues in part to.

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