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a visit to germany's world heritage sites by drawn in this episode, we'll focus on those sites that were added to the unesco list as of the year, 2000, all of which were named world heritage sites from the year 2000 onwards, unesco promote science, education and culture. that's why every year it's select natural and cultural heritage sites that have extraordinary universal value. heritage that should be preserved for present and future generations. the monastic island of vice now in lake constant southern germany was declared a world heritage site and 2000 the origins of the islands monastery go back to the 8th century. in 724, st. peerman founded the monastery. it would become an important religious, cultural, and political center of medieval europe. ah. 3 romanesque churches had stood the

test of time, the saint peter and paul church, the triple nave de minister of saint mary, and mark, and the saint george church. ah, we fly on to the hoof area to see that so that hine, coal mine industrial complex in essence ah, once the largest and most modern coal mining plant, it was an operation for a total of 135 years. ah, protected as a historic site, the industrial complex is now a space for cultural production. ah, the plants very own swimming pool is a symbol for the structural changes that occurred in the food area. it represents the ship from an industrial site to a cultural,

natural and recreational hotspot ah, in the summer that sold behind complex is turned into an open air cinema with an industrial backdrop. the hein river is one of europe's most important waterways. and one of the continents biggest tourist attractions. the upper middle hind valley, which runs for around 65 kilometers from being in to copeland, was declared a world heritage site in 2002. around 40 castles, palaces and fortresses are strewn across the valley. in the town of saint gore's housing at the narrowest part of the rhine gorge lies the famous lorelei rock. legend has it that a beautiful siren below fly would sit on the wrong. luring sailors to their death upon the rocks with her singing. lulu

blue ta, zoned and vis, ma'am, whose historic centres display the wealth of the medieval hon. sciatic league share the next world heritage site. they boast virtually unchanged. medieval brick buildings that have been extensively preserved and ta zoned, the town hall on the old market square is definitely worth a visit. it's a prime example of architectural heritage from the brick gothic period in northern germany. the cityscape of his mouth is marked by late medieval architecture to the market square is a stunning example of this. whether you're after gothic architecture or classicism . this town has 500 years of architectural history on display. ah, ah, layman was part of the hon sciatic lead to the port cities. origins reach as far back as the 8th century to this day, the magnificent buildings built in the vase

a renaissance architecture style, or a testament to blame ins, wealth. mm. ah, sir, holland, this statue has been a symbol for brandon's freedom and sovereignty for over 600 years. ah, we continue on our journey flying to moscow, a park located in the border region of germany and poland. it's one of the few world heritage sites to cross borders designed by him on 1st fun popular moscow. this landscape ensemble brings together nature and architecture in smaller parks on either side of the border. it structure is heavily influenced by english style landscaped parks.

next, stop. an ancient roman border fortification, despite being 550 kilometers in length, the upper germanic ration lim, as is not a stand alone site, but part of the unesco world heritage site frontiers of the roman empire. the reconstructed roman fort at zal book is located in the town as hills. 600 soldiers used to be stationed here to protect the roman empire. ah, legans berg and bavaria. the city was founded over 2000 years ago and is one of germany's best preserved medieval cities. hagen's book was a political center for the holy roman empire blue

the city landmark is saint peter's cathedral. it's one of the most important gothic cathedral in germany and was built in a 13th century. oh, the cathedral is famous for its medieval stained glass windows. ah, the district of state i'm hope is part of the world heritage site. it used to be an independent city before it was incorporated into hagen's book and 1924. ah, ah. oh, we are off to our next stops berlin. to this day,

these modern and social housing estates have been hugely influential in architecture and city planning. this world heritage site consists of 6 ensembles designed by architect laguna, taos pans, shahan, or valentine gopi. it's in the 1920s. ah, the housing estates were well proportioned, had modern furnishing and were affordable marketing, a historic turning point in city planning with the watson c as one of europe's largest ecosystems. an area of 11500 square kilometers, connects germany, denmark, and the netherlands. ah,

this world natural heritage site is a unique habitat for around 10000 different species of plants and wild life. ah, the ancient beach forests of germany were named the unesco world natural heritage site in 2011. ah, they present a fascinating picture of the original european landscapes. ah,

ah, due to their remarkable adaptability. beach trees spread out across the continent. in germany, there are just a few on touched beach forests, left. 5 areas in germany are part of this cross border world heritage site called primeval beach, forests of the carpet, the ins and other european regions blue. the next destination for our drone is the fall goose factory and other fed. this shoe last factory was built in 1911 and is widely regarded as a model for 20th century industrial architecture. it was designed by vasa gold bias . who would go on to become a star architect? ah, the factories, glass and steel facade, and the huge wrap around corner windows free of supports became characteristic for the noise bowan style. and the building is protected as

a historical site. ah, the pre historic pile dwellings around the alps. these remains of settlements from the mess olympic and bronze age war named a world heritage site by unesco and 2011. across the alps. there are a total of $111.00 archaeological excavations of pile dwellings in until digging on lake constance. one of these settlements has been reconstructed. it provides a glimpse what life was like for early hunter, gatherers and fishermen,

and what they would trade with at the time. oh, the mar gravel opera house in by hoyt is a showcase masterpiece of baroque theater architecture. lou, the opera house has remained almost completely unchanged since it was opened in 1784. the highlight of this wooden box theatre with painted canvas. backdrops is its lavishly stuccoed, carved and painted interior decoration mm . commissioned by marvin vill has mina on plan book one buck. it was designed by 2 sappy galle bibiana, one of the leading theatre architects in his day. ah,

our next stop on this drone flight, his castle rising high up above the city. vill helms, who a park is one of europe's largest hill side parks. construction on this broke landscaped garden started in 1696, and the palace was home to the land graves and princes of has the casa blue. castles. most famous landmark is the mighty statue of hercules at 70 metres in height. hercules has an unparalleled view of the park, and the city below ah,

mm mm. on we go. our next destination being where the former benedictine monastery, a poor vi became the 39th location in germany to be awarded the unesco world heritage title, founded by french benedictine months in 822. this former abbey is over 1200 years old. co vie soon became a popular place of pilgrimage and is regarded as one of the most important monastic foundations of medieval germany. oh, the carol indian west work on the church facade is almost perfectly preserved. ah, the historical spacious thought and contort house district and homburg,

as well as the famous sheila house have also been named a world heritage site built on 3500000 oak piles. the shy shop is a historical collection of warehouses that provided storage space for merchants to keep their goods and the 19th century. coffee. tea and spices were mostly stored here. ah, the office buildings known as contort boys are also part of this world heritage site. mm. ah, the most famous contort house is that sheila house built in the 1920s

blue. next up is the vice in hoff housing estate in stuttgart to model houses designed by local susie, a known as one of the most influential city planners. for modernist architecture can be found here. ah, a total of 17 of local boozy aids buildings in 7 different countries were named world heritage site. i were in the sway be an euro now where 6 caves from the i said revealed a stunning discovery. the oldest figurative art made by humans

6 caves have revealed some items that are more than 40000 years old. the caves in the sway be in euro and the ice age are found within them were made a unesco world heritage site in 2017. in 2018 the archaeological border complex of hight hubble and the donna vehicle fortification line were added to unit goes list. some of the best preserved archaeological material from the viking age was found in the remains of the trading town of high tub. hi taboo was one of the most important settlements and a trading hub in northern europe. at the open air museum, you can see what life was like for the vikings more than 1000 years ago. 7 houses

of the former wealthy trading town have been reconstructed. true to the original. as high table was located on the sled big isthmus, it had access to the baltic sea as well as being close to the north sea. this strategic location made it the perfect place for trading with weapons, precious metals and fur. the donovan, which stretches for 30 kilometers, is also considered one of the most important archaeological testament to the viking age. ah, the line of fortification is more than 1000 years old and consists of walls, earthworks, and digits. it was built to protect the jutland peninsula from attacks. ah

ah lou now but could the drill was also named the unesco world heritage site in 2018. the cathedral was built in the 13th century. and as an outstanding example of late romanesque architecture. here nicholas phone alms door was appointed as the 1st german protestant bishop by martin luther in 1542.

ah another cross border world heritage site is the ads could be a mining region located between germany southeast and the check republics northwest for more than 800 years. this mining region was an important source of silver or 10 and uranium ah, ah, the historic hammer mill, called po, now a hama,

produced tools for mining and agricultural work until 19 o. 4. after it was closed, it became germany's 1st museum for smithereens. the next destination on this special edition of check in is the city of alex book in bavaria. it's located at the convergence of the alpine rivers of less and very tough. here. people learned to make use of water resources a long time ago. 3 an elaborate canal system supplied the city with drinking and service water. this led to an economic boom. ringback ah, there are numerous fountains and canals. busy in the cities old town. ah,

the waterworks at the red gate are proof of how intertwine alex books history is with water. for almost 500 years it supply drinking water to the city. ah, the ha ha bloss waterworks started operating in 1879, providing clean drinking water by a cast iron pipes to the cities households. blue alps, blogs, water management system served as a model across europe. in 2021. more of the once mighty roman empires frontier was added to the unesco world heritage list. ah. the western segment runs along the danube from the bavarian city of vegans book to bulgaria. mm.

mm. another 2021 newcomer is listed as the great spot towns of europe. ah, it comprises 11 spas located in 7 countries, including 3 in germany. bod kissing and bought ems and botton button. blue. they are all considered excellent examples of 18th century spa culture, which include not only bads and wellness facilities, but also casinos and hotels. ah, ah.

the artists colony on the matilda and her in darmstadt, has also been recognized for its cultural value. once one of the most important centers of modern art and architecture in europe and the world, it was established in 1897 by grand duke and to ludovic. and meant to drive the local economy through a combination of art and trade on the material. and her grounds is the russian chapel, which was built on soil imported from russia at the behest of czar nicholas the 2nd . ah . in 2021. the lower german leemis was also

declared a world heritage site as part of the border fortifications of the roman empire. this section stretches across parts of highland funds and north in best failure, before reaching the north sea and the netherlands. ah. the lower german limits is also known as the wet lima. ah, and finally the last site in germany to be added to the unesco world heritage list in 2021 is the shewn side of speier, bombs and mines. sham is an acronym of the 1st letters of the 3 cities, medieval hebrew names the 3 cities form, part of what was once referred to as jerusalem on the rhine. the site includes

remains of a mix up or ritual bath, inspire and the highly cassandra cemetery informs we hope you've enjoyed our ariel tour of unesco world heritage sites in germany. ah ah ah ah, ah ah, ah, with

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