Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Member since December 2010

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My most impressive site: Rome, Machu Picchu, Canaima, Los Glaciares, Ha Long Bay, Komodo, Tikal, Kathmandu Valley

My proposal for a new site: Defensive network along Danube river in Serbia (Bac, Golubac, Smederevo, Petrovaradin), Toro Muerto - Peru, Salar de Uyuni (Bolivia), Pierrefonds castle (France), Svalbard archipelago (Norway), Tetovo, North Macedonia - former Turkish monuments (painted mosque, Arabati Baba Tekke, Isa Beg hammam), Debre Damo monastery, Danakil Depression (Ethiopia)

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    Bale Mountains National Park, Gedeo Cultural landscape, Konso, Lower Valley of the Awash, Lower Valley …
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    Ahmadabad, Chitwan National Park, Kathmandu Valley, Lumbini, Sagarmatha National Park
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    Al-Faw, Beijing Central Axis, Brâncusi Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu, Dacian Limes, The Royal Court …
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.71
  2. Galapagos Islands 4.62
  3. Victoria Falls 4.47
  4. Florence 4.46
  5. Ancient Kyoto 4.45
  6. Bagan 4.44
  7. Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks 4.42
  8. Serengeti 4.41
  9. Granada 4.39
  10. Pompei 4.38
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About Jarek Pokrzywnicki

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Reviews by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

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Renaissance Houses at Slavonice by Roman Bruehwiler

Renaissance Houses at Slavoni… (On tentative list)

Renaissance Houses at Slavonice

One of my favourite small towns in Czech Republic. Plenty of medieval houses and also of course of later origin (hence renaissance houses), old town is small and fully enclosed …

The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of A by Els Slots

The Theatre and Aqueducts of … (On tentative list)

The Theatre and Aqueducts of the Ancient City of A

I just wonder how they waited so long to put that place on tenative list. It should have been there much, much earlier. Visited a long time ago (July, 1993).

Mining Sites of Wallonia by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Mining Sites of Wallonia (Inscribed)

Mining Sites of Wallonia

Just visited - April, 2015. Only one location - Bois du Cazier - relatively easy to see if you are in Charleroi (in fact Bois du Cazier is currently part …

Virgin Komi Forests by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Virgin Komi Forests (Inscribed)

Virgin Komi Forests

Visit in June, 2008.

Area consist of Yugyd Va National Park, Pechorsko-Ilychski Reserve and buffer zones (including Yaksha Forest). Personally I was visiting only parts of Yugyd Va NP. …

Cueva de las Manos by Nan

Cueva de las Manos (Inscribed)

Cueva de las Manos

Site visited in March 2012. All prices were valid at that time with utilization of official peso - dollar rate of exchange. Currently you can exchange your money on black …

El Fuerte de Samaipata by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

El Fuerte de Samaipata (Inscribed)

El Fuerte de Samaipata

Visited November 2014. Easy if you are in Samaipata town (recommended to stay a bit longer). The easiest way to get to El Fuerte is by foot (some 9 km …

Naumburg Cathedral by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Naumburg Cathedral (Inscribed)

Naumburg Cathedral

Well, I just wonder why it is not on the list already! One of the most beautiful cathedrals ever seen, highly recommended, in fact, reserve some more time as also …

Archaeo-astronomical Site Kokino by Els Slots

Archaeo-astronomical Site Kok… (On tentative list)

Archaeo-astronomical Site Kokino

Visited in August 2011. Very difficult to get without your own car. The site is located quite far from civilization. I took the road from Prohor Pcinski (Serbia) to Kumanovo …

The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va by Walter

The monastery of Noravank and… (On tentative list)

The monastery of Noravank and the upper Amaghou Va

Just visited (July 2014). Easy to see if you are in southern Armenia - the best place to start journey seems to be Yeghegnadzor - it is possible to hire …

The archaeological site of the city of Dvin by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

The archaeological site of th… (On tentative list)

The archaeological site of the city of Dvin

Just returned from Armenia (July 2014), I doubt if alone it once will be inscribed. There is not much left from original city, just single stones of foundations, rest of …

Struve Geodetic Arc by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Struve Geodetic Arc (Inscribed)

Struve Geodetic Arc

Belarus has 5 sites related to Struve. 3 of them are located quite close to Ivanava (Polish name Janów Poleski) in the southern part of Belarus.

Easily to see if …

Asante Traditional Buildings by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Asante Traditional Buildings (Inscribed)

Asante Traditional Buildings

Visited March 2014, the easiest shrine to get is Ejisu Besease - in fact located in Besease village (there is public transport from Kumasi), the only shrine that is well …

Tenzug - Tallensi settlements by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Tenzug - Tallensi settlements (On tentative list)

Tenzug - Tallensi settlements

Visited March 2014. Located some 12 km form Bolgatanga, easy accessible by public transport (From Bolga bus station there are small buses to Tongo village where from it is easy …

Sya by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Sya (On tentative list)

Sya

Visited March 2014. Sya is in fact the group of mud-brick buildings located in the so called historic centre of Bobo Diulasso town, the oldest of which is considered to …

Ruins of Loropéni  by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Ruins of Loropéni (Inscribed)

Ruins of Loropéni

Just visited (March 2014), while in Burkina it's quite easy to see. The most convenient big town to start with is Gaoua (the capital of Sud-Ouest Region).

Small buses from …

The Royal Court of Tiébélé by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

The Royal Court of Tiébélé (Inscribed)

The Royal Court of Tiébélé

Visited March, 2014. Easily access from Po via local public transport (around 30 km one way, although apart from market days you will have to wait - other possibility is …

Manu National Park by Jarek Pokrzywnicki

Manu National Park (Inscribed)

Manu National Park

Only a 3 days trip organized from Cuzco through Manu Peru Amazon (November 2013). Not enough to see the real jungle but least enough to have impression how it is …

Margravial Opera House by Els Slots

Margravial Opera House (Inscribed)

Margravial Opera House

Currently (August 2013) the situation is similar to remarks already mentioned - the auditorium is closed for reconstruction (although you can see a glipse of how it looks like as …

Mtskheta by Els Slots

Mtskheta (Inscribed)

Mtskheta

Site visited just recently (July 2013). Mtskheta lies just outside Tbilisi city limits and is easily accessible by local marszrutka (from Didube bus station, quite frequent buses, approximately every 20-30 …

Uplistsikhe Cave Town by Walter

Uplistsikhe Cave Town (On tentative list)

Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Site visited just recently (July 2013). Easy accesible from Gori bus station by local marszrutka (small bus), last bus stop is just besides the bridge in Uplistsikhe village, from where …

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