that often and is now an industrial historical monument and a unesco world heritage site. it's a setting that poses fascinating questions. how does the colliery work what's a coking plant and what happens in a coal washer e. . these questions are answered on daily guided tours. right in the middle is what must be the most refreshing art installation in the rural valley the complex swimming pool and it's very. above it the sun wheel turns with its gondolas for visitors. here in the decommissioned coking plant coal was converted into coke at temperatures of over a thousand degrees celcius. the coking plant only glows red these days when it's lit up for the open air cinema films are screened against this industrial backdrop all summer long. in the rural museum you can find out all about the history of the rural region from the origins of mining to the present day it sees itself not as an ordinary museum but instead as the region's living memory. and. it's now been thirty years since the last workers clocked out. and it's hard to imagine that this place was once filled with no

it's one of the most beautiful borat's theaters in the world and is a unesco world heritage site. and. it's recently been renovated and is back to its former glory. wagner want to more so he had his own opera house built every here from the end of july to the end of august wagner offense from all over the world come to the famous by a wide festival. loudness fest in the house pool festival theater in by white. every year celebrities and v.i.p.'s graced its red carpet. it's as much a part of the festival as richard wagner's music. does is probably mainly because of this there's his acoustic sound because it's a unique all frantic venue. this theater was built by and for richard wagner well over one hundred years ago now and it's still standing in the same place and basically functions just as it did in the nineteenth century view. that must be a major part of its fascination you know it's one of. the pyrite festival is a media event the british air apparent prince charles queen sylvia of sweden and german chancellor angela merkel have all been hand. celebrities and journalists wagn

from the middle ages eighteen hundred of them are listed as protected sites making new back a unesco world heritagesite but the city has a modern side to it as well which makes its inhabitants quite proud. this is how the northern german city of loopback is advertising its big anniversary . is not a typical big city. but let it work its magic on you the idyllic village it's my beautiful home town but it's cute. this city has been writing its history for eight hundred seventy five years many memorable events took place at mary's church. if you shoot the church has played a key role in the history spectator if we think of the time the city was part of the hands the attic leadership the merchants and the various craftsman's associations have their chapels here in this church and were able to immortalized themselves here here all for even he had the task of mayors senators and important figures of the city hang here dished out much has happened here in the church. so mary's is one of the most important churches in northern europe for the anniversary passed the hobbit five leads visitors through his chu

biggest and longest class in the alps is also a unesco world heritage site. in the valley the classy has disappeared behind the clowns while the classier pullman express continues on towards the mountain on the passengers probably won't see the mountain at its best but they won't let the cloudy weather get them down. there it's very comfortable. that you can really get away from our hectic everyday life and enjoy the landscape. no stress very comfortable we also had good food definitely do it again it will be them on. the nostalgic journey is coming to an end the passengers arriving happy and relaxed after a trip on the world's slowest express train. when i was growing up making and minnie mouse were all the rage but over here in germany fix and fox they were the competition now they were twin fox brothers who were a hit with the public here now a new exhibition takes a look back at these classic comic characters and what made them so special. a new exhibition in the city of oberhausen in western germany germany's most famous folks in fiction foxy. they were

years to the time of the romans the cathedral and many roman monuments here were declared to unesco world heritage sites in one nine hundred eighty six but also has another claim to fame it's the birthplace of the people also for a cause mocks world heritage sites muzzle wind and a man with a beard have let me through i want to find out what the romans wanted to hear what shape the city's most famous son mocks and how it all relates to muzzle one. we'll also explore the area which is great for hiking and cruising on the muzzle river. an hour meet a local slot will tour a town on george's black sea coast. and this week's female it's a share in the celebrations at a temple is usual. india. the city of tear has a new memorial and it's larger than life the statue of german thinker column marks stands at five and a half meters when you include the base it was a gift from the chinese government to mark the two hundredth birthday of the philosopher in critic of capitalism. who is that and what's he doing here i might call mux he lived in his town and like outside it's called marx and this was the place h

describe as a strain is failure to protect the great barrier reef ever since at the un as the unesco world heritage committee meets in bahrain warming is seen as a major factor in the death of large parts of the reef but environmentalists also accuse a strain is government of adding to the problem this agricultural and mining policies . with all the headlines talk next african heads of state and government will gather in mauritania for the thirty post assembly of the african union ongoing conflicts in the fight against corruption will take center stage al-jazeera will bring you extensive coverage of the summit and its outcomes the african union summit on al-jazeera. international. in the world will be huge you see. income the capital of uganda which is one of the countries where thousands of chimpanzees can still be found in the highland forested slopes because other countries they've already completely disappeared and wherever they live there on the tremendous pressure chimps like humans who live in communities the feelings they used these are qualities that we discovered only in the one nine hund

two sets of viking remains in northern germany have been declared unesco world heritage sites had to be was once the most important trading hub in northern europe it was added to the prestigious list together with defense fortifications known us be a day noveck air among the best preserved viking age sites in the world. well the first knockout game all the while cup has just ended. and yes from joins me now in the studio good to see him first game argentina this is francois it's just wrapped up it was a real classic it was a real classic it was an amazing game to say the least incredibly exciting huddle all the elements that everyone wants from a big game at the world cup plenty of gold seven in total and the best thing is if we see them coming in like i mean they were they were great after france had an early penalty was griezmann but then argentina managed to level the scores just before half time with the media and then a clever to. put them in front on forty eight minutes for france resurrected and it was quick spectacular have followed by. followed by two quick goals by nineteen

two viking sites in northern germany have been declared unesco world heritage sites headed by was once the most important trade hub in northern europe it was added to the prestigious list together with the defense fortifications known as the donna vehicle they're among the best preserved viking age science in the world. all right the soccer world cup continues to bring lots of thrills and today's first knockout game is no exception to fully listen to the lead sports joins me now for more on all the actions of problem i actually did get to watch that match up between argentina against france seven goal rollercoaster what a thrilling match that really was it was of one of those matches that you always want to see in the world cope i've had everything i have the drama that you needed out all those goals but you know what we need to do we need to take a look at those goals let's like look at this report. the blistering run from the phenomenal kilian back pay was too much for argentina to deal with marcus were hopeful pay down i'm told griezmann converted the resulting penalty i it was pays

because a rangar is a unesco world heritage site chosen for its biodiversity it relies on the annual brahmaputra flood to recharge the grasslands that are owned to some of the world's most endangered species. it's quite likely that it was a. ticket taker one of the legal. i get a hold. of his hands. and he not scared and while it opened and maybe he can size us we don't have the guy to touch us so we need to demand he make any mechanix all i know is he will come a day. thought it's a video you know sent and that thought. what do you think we're standing here listening to the old is that oh. yup. i'm thinking. said god of discus was the no center angel get. into trouble. so i'm thinking about how to leave to save god destroy you know. if. the flood may create life but it also puts the animals' lives in danger forcing them to flee do i or ground where poachers await them. just across the border in china a single rhinoceros horn ground up and sold as an opera dues iraq is worth over one hundred thousand dollars. the stakes are high and cause the rangar the park rangers shoot to kill. in

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two sets of viking remains in northern germany have been declared unesco world heritage sites had to be was once the most important trading hub in northern europe it was added to the prestigious list together with defense fortifications known as the danger back they are among the best preserved viking age sites in the world. well the first knockout game all of the world cup is over and the s. from sports joins me in the studio now and probably the first day argentina versus france it was a real classic it was and i mean even before the game started we knew it was going to be one of these big games that i was going to get super excited about and boy did it really live up to the holdout expectation before we really get into the means of things let's take a look at how it actually backed. a blistering run from the phenomenal kilian back pay was too much for argentina to deal with marcus were hopeful about pay down and well griezmann converted the resulting penalty. it was pays paris a german teammate and go di maria who equalize with this outstanding strike just before half time just af

it's all unesco world heritage listed. credibly beautiful, and secondly because the museums and galleries down there have some of the most important and famous works of art the world's ever seen basically. but you'll notice there's a river cutting right the way through it. as you can imagine, it's very important to make sure that never breaks its banks. but tragically, in 1966, it did. 10! people died and it's estimated around ia, 000 artworks were damaged, ma ny lost forever. the fantastic high flood mark is graphically shown by the wrecked jewellers and art shops on the ponte vecchio bridge. whoa! so, this is the high watermark from the flood, which is almost five metres. and just over there, you can see the santa croce basilica, which is stuffed with all sorts of artworks and relics, so you can see that might have caused quite a problem. it's ta ken half a century to restore some of the art inside. only two years ago, work finished on one of the most important masterpieces, giorgio vasari's depiction of the last supper.

created in the late eighteenth century by the cucumber and how this landscape park has been a unesco world heritage site since two thousand. its equestrian statue of all to the great is in marketable of the city's one thousand two hundred years old the oldest of the elder. its striking landmark is its cathedral and only example of gothic architecture in germany the cathedral contains the tomb of off to the first emperor of the holy roman empire. from here it's a hundred kilometers down river to the next destination. my first stop is a blue stet a so-called stork village in northwestern brandenburg every year more than thirty breeding pairs hatch and raise their young here this year it was over one hundred two. i want to know why so many come here that's why i'm meeting up with you doesn't have that he grew up by the elgood and works as a ranger. work on the wiring in the locals love the stork so much they invest a lot of effort into making the storks feel at home each year dumping it in starting of it with. me it's not just the locals who love storks storks bring good luck as a baby you bring up. a

germany are there so many houses from the middle ages around eighty percent of the old town is a unesco world heritagesite the city is also proud of its three famous sons philip hunt good to costs and thomas mann. because that's one of the fascination that comes from having three nobel laureates. lucic is i believe unique in germany i think this is simply a treasure for people who are interested in literature. and shouts i'm going to class immortalized his love for lubeck in a poem but lou because have long forgiven thomas mann for the fact the characters in his novel wooden box closely resembled prominent citizens and didn't exactly cut a sympathetic figure says but later did mom for twenty five years she has also worked with this museum the book imbolc house which is a magnet for tourists and locals it's also holding a special exhibition for the big anniversary. it's one of the city's hot spots as it was in the middle ages the shopping streets around the city hall unusual businesses such as this small then in shops in an area that was once home to craft guilds like the city so special. that the city

terrible on the ruins of the former fortress after he conquered the city the kremlin is a unesco world heritage site john an arc of its owner is of talk of. the kind is that what's unique about our kremlin is that the russian orthodox and n.c.a. sion cathedral and culturally of months are right next to each other and both can be visited regardless of the visitors religion. this mosque which was opened in two thousand and five is the second biggest in russia it's named after kol shareef a statesman professor and a mom of the khanate have khazan in the sixteenth century. because iran is the capital of tatarstan an autonomous republic within the russian federation it is rich with huge oil deposits the population now days is about half tartar and half russian a quarter of marriages are mixed. and one of cousins most famous landmarks is this tower. being compared to the leaning tower of pisa legend has it that saw him be care queen of course and jumped from the tower so she would not. to marry ivan the terrible. if the league of guys that is a legend betsy in the care was a real historical figure sh

as australia's failure to protect the great barrier reef they submitted their request to unesco's world heritage committee which is meeting in bahrain global warming is seen as a major factor in the death of large parts of the reef but environmentalist say australia as i recall children mining policies make the problem even worse. one of the biggest problems facing our oceans and the loss of seagrass meadows one check rule for roughly fifteen percent of the ocean's total carbon storage perhaps or they hope to wife as much carbon dioxide as rain forests and they're also question marine habitats for many endangered ocean species. but here on al corn slew in central california the tide could be turning for seagrass thanks to some unexpected allies. trying to meet their. this nine hundred hectare as she wary is where rivers throughout this region meet the pacific ocean this is the agricultural powerhouse of the united states and fertilizer and pesticide runoff threaten the balance of this delicate ecosystem so having farmers so close to the ocean on what what impact does that have on the water quali

they describe as a strain is failure to protect the great barrier reef and to the un as the unesco world heritage committee meets in bahrain global warming is seen as a major factor in the death of large parts of the reef but environmentalists also accuse a strain is government of adding to the problem this agricultural and mining policies . with all the headlines talk to al-jazeera next african heads of state and government gather in mauritania for the thirty first assembly of the african union ongoing conflicts in the fight against corruption will take center stage al-jazeera will bring you extensive coverage of the summit and its outcomes the african union summit on al-jazeera. in the world it was born for me to eat and eat you see. i'm malcolm webb income part of the capital of uganda which is one of the countries where thousands of chimpanzees can still be found after the highland forested slopes because other countries they've already completely disappeared and wherever they live there on the tremendous pressure chimps like humans living through the same feelings they used tools these are q

as australia's failure to protect the great barrier reef they have written to the un as the unesco world heritage committee meets in bahrain global warming is seen as a major factor in the death of large parts of the reef but environmentalist also accuse us chinese government of adding to the problem with its agricultural and mining policies image and set of n. is the great barrier reef campaign director at australian marine conservation society she says the government has broken its promise to improve water quality by giving the ok for land clearing. well what happens when they and it's cleared which is mainly is done well grazing development is that it leaves the sewer exposed and you get a heavy rainfall it results in the snow washing off into the water courses of inflow into the great barrier reef and discharge large volumes that winds it and then instead of dirty water. and harleston other organisms need clear water to thrive very dirty water also in smother the corals the grasses and other organisms directly it can lead to increased elbow growth at the expense of coral growth and can also e

australia's failure to protect the great barrier reef they've written to the united nations as the unesco world heritage committee meets in bahrain global warming is seen as a major factor in the death of large parts of the reef but environmentalists also accuse australia's government of adding to the problem with its ag agricultural and mining policies. you're saying it's not meeting its commitment to the world heritage committee that it made back in twenty fifteen that commitment was to improve the water quality of the great great which is very poor and the poor water quality is exacerbated by deforestation in the great barrier reef catchment and unfortunately it's been a huge increase in the ration of clearing of the catchment and this training government is just not done enough to stand out that problem what happens when they and it's cleared which is mainly is done well grazing development is that at least three to have exposed and you get heavy rainfall and it results in the saw washing off into the workforce isn't blowing to the right reef and discharge large volumes that winds it in and that inc

today she's headed to juba a unesco world heritage site in the north of the country. medea is wearing trances normally an absolute no no for women in public but it's her work where. almost online media is a professional photographer and she's recording the ancient petroglyphs carved onto the rock face. some of the images of people animals and gods are thousands of years old medea has published a book on the depiction of women in the desert rock art. one head bizarre out and this is an indication of them down saying so this is really an interesting piece because there is a woman among hunters dancing which means that that she had a role in the community she had a place in the community and she was very dignified and she was part of the ceremony. this dancer with cascading head dates back to previous lemon being grating is thought to be three thousand years old mathias wearing a hat to protect her from the sun but she's not veiled. the religion really encourages the hair covering the law to cover your face is really not there it's more cultural than a law and it's not r

speaking to us so your group and others wrote this letter to unesco to coincide rather with unesco's world heritage committee meeting in bahrain. what exactly are you accusing the australian government of and what are you hoping the un will do. well you string them and is not meeting its commitment to the world heritage committee that it made back in twenty fifteen their commitment was to improve the water quality of the great barrier reef which is very poor and the poor water quality is exacerbated by deforestation in the great barrier reef catchment and unfortunately it's been a huge increase in the ration clearing of the catchment and this training government is just not done enough to stand that problem well what should it be doing and how exactly is land clearing affecting the reef and why do you believe it's turned turnbull's responsibility the government responsibility to do something about. well what happens when they ended cleavage which is mainly what breaking development is that at least three so with a certain and you get a heavy rainfall it results in the sort of washing off into what