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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Reviews by john booth

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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 …

Alexandria by john booth

Alexandria (On tentative list)

Alexandria

Alexandria's long and colourful history is what makes it such an interesting and diverse city. The remains from the Greco-Roman era are quite evident in the underground necropolises, the Roman …

The forts of Rostaq and al-Hazm by john booth

The forts of Rostaq and al-Ha… (On tentative list)

The forts of Rostaq and al-Hazm

Rostaq fort is located at the foot of the impressive Western Hajar Mountains, a range of bare steep sided mountains. The fort itself does not seem as dramatically located though …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Te Wahipounamu by john booth

Te Wahipounamu (Inscribed)

Te Wahipounamu

I was enraptured when I read the reviews already on this page.

In April I made the 1000 km journey to the bottom of the South Island. This is the …

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