John Booth

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My most impressive site: Lava Tubes, Jeju Island, South Korea

My proposal for a new site: Volcanoes of Auckland, New Zealand

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Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt  by john booth

Pharaonic temples in Upper Eg… (On tentative list)

Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt

Of the four temples mentioned in the description of the site, I have visited three. The largest, the Temple of Hathor at Dendera has some spectacularly engraved walls, columns and …

Tarraco by john booth

Tarraco (Inscribed)

Tarraco

I agree that the listed sites within the city are nothing spectacular compared to Merida so I went to search out the sites on the periphery of the city.

The …

Gibraltar defences by john booth

Gibraltar defences (Removed from tentat…)

Gibraltar defences

Spanish trains stop infrequently at the station at La Linea from where it is a short walk to the border. I walked across the border and entered the British enclave …

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley by john booth

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Inscribed)

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

I visited Andorra in July 2008, and also found little information about accessing the WHS at the Tourist Office. But I did find a minibus that went from Escaldes to …

Frontiers of the Roman Empire by john booth

Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Inscribed)

Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Having now visited the boundaries of the Roman Empire in Britain and Germany I must say that the British wall is much more visible, and accessible thanks to the AD122 …

Wadden Sea by john booth

Wadden Sea (Inscribed)

Wadden Sea

This site covers almost 10,000 square kilometers, and stretches for 400km along the north coast of Europe from the Netherlands to the Danish border. To get an appreciation of this …

Hildesheim Cathedral and Church by john booth

Hildesheim Cathedral and Chur… (Inscribed)

Hildesheim Cathedral and Church

Externally these two monumental buildings have architectual merit, and the restoration of St Michael's church has been completed. The interior of that building is pristine, and is now restored to …

Luther Memorials by john booth

Luther Memorials (Inscribed)

Luther Memorials

I used Lutherstadt Wittenberg as a base for visiting the many WHS in the area. Trains took me as far as Bad Muskau in the east and Eisleben in the …

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz by john booth

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörl… (Inscribed)

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz

After the austere gardens of Muskauer Park the Worlitz gardens were at the other extreme with an abundance of ornamentation. I visited the pleasant Luisium, Georgium and Muskigau parks within …

Classical Weimar by john booth

Classical Weimar (Inscribed)

Classical Weimar

Weimar impressed me on arrival. As I emerged from the railway station the classical stone architecture gave a feeling of style and permanence. The mood only improved as I reached …

Lübeck by john booth

Lübeck (Inscribed)

Lübeck

I visited Lubeck after visiting Wismar and Stralsund, and was disappointed at the rampant disregard for its heritage evidenced by all the modern steel and glass construction. Even the majestic …

Potsdam by Hubert

Potsdam (Inscribed)

Potsdam

There is certainly a lot to see in this site, and in two days I saw most of it. Outstanding for me, but not exactly beautiful was the castle on …

Stralsund and Wismar by john booth

Stralsund and Wismar (Inscribed)

Stralsund and Wismar

After visiting Wismar and Stralsund as well as Lubeck this year, I am pleased that Lubeck is a separate WHS. Probably as a result of having been hidden in East …

Bauhaus Sites by john booth

Bauhaus Sites (Inscribed)

Bauhaus Sites

I visited the Bauhaus Museum and the Masters' Houses in Dessau, a housing estate in Dessau-Sud as well as the Bauhaus University and the Haus am Horn in Weimar. Whilst …

Rammelsberg and Goslar by john booth

Rammelsberg and Goslar (Inscribed)

Rammelsberg and Goslar

The stately medieval buildings that today surround the Market Place are testimony to the value of preserving heritage. Fortunately the town centre escaped destruction in WWII and remains pristine. Exploring …

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates by john booth

Berlin Modernism Housing Esta… (Inscribed)

Berlin Modernism Housing Estates

Compared to the drab dilapidated post-war housing estates of Britain I found these housing estates in Berlin well maintained and architecturally inspired. In the course of a day, and using …

Ancient Thebes by john booth

Ancient Thebes (Inscribed)

Ancient Thebes

The temples of Luxor and Karnak on the west bank and the Temple of Hatshepsut on the east bank of the Nile are simply amazing for the amount of work …

Al Ain by john booth

Al Ain (Inscribed)

Al Ain

My first impression of this site is of a modern city set out in a grid pattern divided by six lane dual carriageway boulevards. Although there are numerous multi-storey buildings, …

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine by john booth

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine (Inscribed)

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

To reach the main part of the Iwami Ginza silver mine I took a bus to Omori Ginzan from Odashi station. The walk up to the Ryugenji shaft was interspersed …

Aflaj irrigation system by john booth

Aflaj irrigation system (Inscribed)

Aflaj irrigation system

Of all the aflaj in Oman and the UAE, only one that I saw in 2010 is included in this WHS. That is the falaj al Muyassar that flows through …

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