Assif

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Reviews by Assif

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Kezmarok Wooden Articular Chu… (Removed from tentat…)

Kezmarok Wooden Articular Church and historical ce

As I have already reviewed this special church under the WHS entry I would now like to focus on the rest of the historic centre of Kezmarok that was left …

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Athens (Removed from tentat…)

Athens

At first Greece intended to nominate a much larger area of Athens than just the Acropolis which included ancient monuments (by no way confined to the Acropolis alone) as well …

Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt  by Hubert

Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt (Inscribed)

Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt

We have already got a connection "Art colonies", however, Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt will probably become the first site the OUV of which lies in its function as such, unless Cubanacan …

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Berlin Philharmonic Concert H… (Removed from tentat…)

Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall

I was not aware that this modern monument opened in 1963 was ever under consideration for WHS. Being an icon of concert buildings, certainly among the best in its category, …

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Spandau Citadel (Removed from tentat…)

Spandau Citadel

A major fort from 1594, Spandau is considered among the best examples of military Renaissance architecture in Europe. The complex is large and quite impressive. It can easily be visited …

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Kourion (Removed from tentat…)

Kourion

Kourion is yet another Roman city on the Mediterranean shore. Even Cyprus itself has two other similar sites to offer: Paphos and Salamis, the latter currently being located in the …

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Duomo di Milano (Removed from tentat…)

Duomo di Milano

Yet another Gothic cathedral is surely not what the WH list needs. The Cathedral of Milan prides in being one of the largest churches in the world, the third largest …

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Ville Vesuviane (Removed from tentat…)

Ville Vesuviane

When visiting Naples I visited the two most famous villas: Reggia di Portici and Villa Campolieto. As far as I know, these are also the only ones among the 122 …

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Budapest Ghetto and 4 synagog… (Removed from tentat…)

Budapest Ghetto and 4 synagogues

As far as I could find out, the Jewish ghetto has three famous synagogues, not four. They are even called the Jewish Triangle: at the Dohany st., Kazinczi st. and …

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Passau old town (Removed from tentat…)

Passau old town

Passau is famous for its old town situated at the estuary of the Danube with two of its tributaries: Ilz and Inn. This makes the setting special. Historically, Passau was …

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Goethe Haus Frankfurt

Currently living next to Frankfurt I have naturally been to Goethe Haus. The interior reflects how richly burgher families lived during the 18th century and shows the intellectual environment in …

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Munich - Ludwigstrasse, Odeonplatz, Feldherrenhall

The centre of Munich features several impressive squares from the 19th century, all with bombastic Neoclassical design, which most reminds me of Vienna. The ensemble of Ludwigstraße, Königsplatz and Odeonplatz …

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Monastery of Eberbach (Removed from tentat…)

Monastery of Eberbach

Eberbach stands quite near to the WHS Middle Rhine Valley in a touristy area called the Rheingau. It could have easily entered the list as a part of that nomination …

Great Spa Towns of Europe by Els Slots

Great Spa Towns of Europe (Inscribed)

Great Spa Towns of Europe

Currently residing in Bad Homburg, I was pleased to learn that it is planned to be included as a part of this transnational proposal. If successful, this would make small …

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch by Els Slots

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lor… (Inscribed)

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch

I recently visited Lorsch upon its opening after lengthy renovations. I would like to give some information regarding some new developments there.

The Carolingian Königshalle has been now completely renovated …

Les passages de Bruxelles by Els Slots

Les passages de Bruxelles (On tentative list)

Les passages de Bruxelles

This is the first shopping passage in the world and the predecessor of the modern shopping mall. It's ajacent to the only inscribed Grand Place and might be considered as …

Le Palais de Justice de Bruxelles by Els Slots

Le Palais de Justice de Bruxe… (On tentative list)

Le Palais de Justice de Bruxelles

An enormous Neoclassical building that was considered pompous even for its time! It is a very big and impressive building that you can visit for free at the normal opening …

Stećci  by Els Slots

Stećci (Inscribed)

Stećci

Radimilja is a small cemetery near the road leading to Stolac. It is the most famous Mediaeval cemetery in Herzegovina and has some nice tombstones. It often features on touristic …

Mount Carmel Caves by Philipp Peterer

Mount Carmel Caves (Inscribed)

Mount Carmel Caves

The Carmel caves are the only site where both Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals have been found side by side. Despite its historical significance there is really not much to see …

Rouen  by Nan

Rouen (On tentative list)

Rouen

Rouen is a beautiful town with rows of medieval half-timbered houses. It has a large impressive historic city centre and quite a few imposing Gothic churches headed by the famous …

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