part of the palaces and parks of potsdam and berlin world heritage site there's much more to see here. my. between vaughn's 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 ghosla and the hamas bag of mine in the middle ages was a royal seat where holy roman emperors held him here ial since about 2 thirds of

the old towns buildings are protected. the decoration indicates 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. 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 bom bad cathedral of st peter and st gail. it's stables the famous horseman from the 13th century the 1st life 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 here in the bay 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 while. giving an. added boast to the choice of big 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. cradling 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 bed lindbergh's sea of red houses. it was hardly short of a miracle that the city came through every war almost undamaged. over 1300 of its original have timber 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. the focusing in iron works and

stalin for example was declared a world heritage site in 1994 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 patients concerts and parties are healthier. 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 plant insect and vertebrate fossils around $3000.00 more are uncovered annually. tours are available of the outside

area. and a visitor center exhibits some of the fine. 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 of the cathedral wasn't truly completed until 880. if it were possible to weigh at the scale with tip close 212-0000 tons. are drawn takes us across the country to the house. in the years from 1900 to 1933 the battle house art school revolutionized architectural

and artistic thinking and practiced worldwide. the by. here in 1900. points a director of the grand duke school of arts and crafts he merged it with the academy of fine arts to form. his idea was to bring art and crafts together the result was an entirely new design language of color and straight. and devoid of decoration revolutionary for the time. in 1900. moved into a new school building. the building itself is everything the building is architecture. sculpture and painting that means you don't have to picture.

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 spread its influence the world. in 1996 the luther memorials an isolated and didn't receive the blessings of unesco as a world heritage site. they commemorate the life and the work of martin luther and his fellow reformer. who are credited with sparking the reformation and changing world history. among the memorial sites and. the houses where luther was born and. home of many years and the.

where he taught his students. other memorial sites and. witan baggs castle church. where luther preached for over 30 years. the journey now takes us south to classical weimar 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 weimar's golden age.

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 exit bishan buildings. the pergamon museum the boulder museum and the noise and the artist 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 vote berg in your eyes enough. its cultural and historical significance one that the world cultural heritage title the same year as did the museum island. in the 12th century burg was

famed far and wide for the courts patronage of the fine arts poets and the minstrels contest it resonated with the echoes of fund a focal vidas songs and well. from fun fashion box versus st elizabeth of hungary lived here and the outlawed reformer martin luther found refuge in the burg 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 of pa united germany was also the goal of the students who celebrated the famous fatberg 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 death today unique variety of parks gardens and castles and his principal 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 too.

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