Christer Sundberg

Member since December 2005 \ In memoriam

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For 25 years I've visited World Heritage Sites and at every site there is always an interesting story to learn, regardless if it is a pyramid in Egypt or a small runic stone in Denmark. Up until today I've visited 255 sites and can't wait until I can hop on a train or a plane and go visit a few more.

My most impressive site: The Pyramid Fields (Egypt), Petra (Jordan), Venice (Italy), Taj Mahal (India), Ellora Caves (India)

My proposal for a new site:

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Reviews by Christer Sundberg

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Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra by Christer Sundberg

Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra (Inscribed)

Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra

Kiev proved to be quite a surprise for me. But it was not the first time I travelled to former Eastern European countries in order to find that it’s not …

Giant's Causeway by Christer Sundberg

Giant's Causeway (Inscribed)

Giant's Causeway

After attending a business conference on western Ireland i couldn’t wait to get myself on a bus up to Northern Ireland and the famous Giants Causeway coast line - Northern …

New Lanark by Christer Sundberg

New Lanark (Inscribed)

New Lanark

After having visited the Giants Causeway on Northern Ireland I continued down to Belfast to catch the fast-ferry over to Scotland. I apologise sincerely to all Belfastians but I was …

Birka and Hovgarden by Christer Sundberg

Birka and Hovgarden (Inscribed)

Birka and Hovgarden

I first visited the Viking village of Birka and Hovgården on the small islands of Björkö and Adelsö in Lake Mälaren during a school excursion in 1969 when I was …

Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes by Jonas Kremer

Neolithic Flint Mines at Spie… (Inscribed)

Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes

During a trip to Belgium in June 2004 and specifically to the Wallonian area I had decided to visit the Neolitic Mines of Spiennes as my 138th World Heritage Site. …

The Four Lifts by Christer Sundberg

The Four Lifts (Inscribed)

The Four Lifts

Collecting World Heritage Sites sometimes takes you to places you never would have intended to go to. But by still doing so you can be sure that there is always …

Skogskyrkogarden by Christer Sundberg

Skogskyrkogarden (Inscribed)

Skogskyrkogarden

It's not just a cemetery, it is also a nice park for an afternoon stroll whilst you are contemplating and solving the world problems. And if you are into architecture …

Drottningholm by Christer Sundberg

Drottningholm (Inscribed)

Drottningholm

Being Swedish and grown up in Stockholm, Drottningholm was probably the first World Heritage Site I ever visited, long before UNESCO’s took the initiative to create the famous list. For …

Humayun's Tomb by Christer Sundberg

Humayun's Tomb (Inscribed)

Humayun's Tomb

Bustling and busy Dehli can prove to be quite a challenge for the first time visitor so entering the gates of Humayun’s Tomb felt like quite a nice relief from …

Qutb Minar by Christer Sundberg

Qutb Minar (Inscribed)

Qutb Minar

Having muscled through the traffic of central Dehli to the southern suburbs, I found myself at the Qtub Minar, the 73 meter high minaret and one of the true landmarks …

Hallstatt-Dachstein by Christer Sundberg

Hallstatt-Dachstein (Inscribed)

Hallstatt-Dachstein

Arriving Hallstatt in Salzkammergut by train is a small adventure in itself. It must be one of the few, if not the only town in the world, which has its …

Agra Fort by Christer Sundberg

Agra Fort (Inscribed)

Agra Fort

The Agra Fort - the second of the city of Agra’s main tourist attractions – was founded in 1565 and is a virtual copy of the Red Fort in Delhi. …

Khajuraho Group of Monuments by Christer Sundberg

Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Inscribed)

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

It is useful to know that the small Indian country side village of Khajuraho actually is - believe it or not - equipped with a full fledged international airport and …

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by Christer Sundberg

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Inscribed)

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Mumbai of today is a bustling 20-million people megacity. It is as charming as charismatic. It’s India’s past, present and future mixed into one overpopulated, irrepressibly vibrant whole.

The British …

Litomysl Castle by Christer Sundberg

Litomysl Castle (Inscribed)

Litomysl Castle

The name Litomyšl goes back to the year 981 when a hill fort was first mentioned in a Bohemian Chronicle. Today’s Litomyšl is a friendly little Czech town just waiting …

Gobustan Rock Art by Christer Sundberg

Gobustan Rock Art (Inscribed)

Gobustan Rock Art

An early start and a roadside breakfast together with some locals Azeri’s who’ve probably never met a Scandinavian traveler before, was the start of my visit to Gobustan. After some …

Elephanta Caves by Christer Sundberg

Elephanta Caves (Inscribed)

Elephanta Caves

If you have overloaded your senses and need to get out of Mumbai for a day, a slow cruise to the Elephanta Island and the Elephanta Caves is exactly what …

Ajanta Caves by Christer Sundberg

Ajanta Caves (Inscribed)

Ajanta Caves

The Ajanta Caves, situated 105 km north of Aurangabad, dates back to 200 AD to 650 BC, predating both the Ellora and Elephanta Caves. The Ajanta Caves was, similar to …

Ellora Caves by Christer Sundberg

Ellora Caves (Inscribed)

Ellora Caves

The Ellora caves reflects the three faiths of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism between 350 AD and to 700 AD. There are 34 temples but only 12 of them are belongs …

Red Fort by Christer Sundberg

Red Fort (Inscribed)

Red Fort

Lal Qila – The Red Fort – with its mighty red walls that extends for over 2 km is for sure the most important and majestic of all sights in …

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