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The Television Tower Stuttgart. Archetype and symbol of modern mass communication (T)

Hubert Austria - 11-Apr-24

An ugly television tower as a world heritage site? Or an innovative work of engineering representing the second half of the 20th century? Basically, a bit of both and I'm torn between these two views. But there is no middle course, a clear decision - thumbs up or thumbs down - is required. So here a summary of my pros and cons.

When TV started to become a mass medium in the early 1950s, high masts were needed to transmit the signals of sound and image. As Stuttgart lies in a valley, a nearby hill, the Hohe Bopser, was chosen as the location for the transmitter. The original plan was to build a lattice tower, which had previously been used for such purposes. But the engineer Fritz Leonhardt proposed an innovative alternative: a slender monolithic tube made of reinforced concrete. It was the first tall tower in the world with this type of construction. And the tower should be open to the public with a restaurant and a viewing platform. Although controversial at first, the tower soon became the city's landmark

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Olympic Park Munich (T)

Hubert Austria - 22-Mar-24

Finally, the Munich Olympic Park has been added to the German Tentative List. This was long overdue. In my opinion, it is the only German site still missing from the World Heritage List and one of a few in Central Europe. But we still have to wait at least another 10 years for the final nomination. The expert committee that compiled the new German T-list in 2023 has proposed a ranking that favors the federal states that have not nominated in recent years. And Bavaria, and therefore Munich, is at the end of the list due to the nomination of the Royal Castles of Ludwig II for decision in 2025. One of the drawbacks of a federal state system.

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Corfu

Hubert Austria - 04-Mar-24

Most of the previous reviewers visited Corfu as a day trip from Albania or arrived directly by plane. This is reasonable, as the Old Town of Corfu is a remote site for WHS travelers in Greece. For a long time, it was the only WHS in the northwest, the sites in Albania are much closer. But since Zagori Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the list in 2023, more visitors may be heading to Corfu from mainland Greece.

I visited Corfu as a day trip from Ioannina. I left Ioannina early in the morning by rental car to catch the first ferry from Igoumenitsa at 7am. The drive to Igoumenitsa takes an hour, the ferry to Corfu takes about an hour and twenty minutes

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Amsterdam Canal Ring

Hubert Austria - 06-Feb-24

The Netherlands should be praised for limiting its Amsterdam nomination to the most beautiful part of the city, the Canal Ring. It is great fun to walk along the canals and admire the façades and details of the architecture. No two gables look the same. This is of course well known and has already been highlighted by previous reviewers. So why another review? The answer is: just to recommend also taking a look behind the façades of these impressive canal houses.

In June 2023 I had a scientific meeting at Amsterdam University and I was able to extend my stay to the following weekend. I had visited Amsterdam several times before, including the obligatory canal cruise and non-WHS stuff not to be missed like the Rijksmuseum and van Gogh Museum

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Dreams in Stone - the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee (T)

Hubert Austria - 29-Jan-24

It seems I'm going to be the party pooper here with my "thumbs down". But now that Palaces of King Ludwig II have been nominated for decision in 2025, one critical view may be appropriate. The nomination was controversial among the local population. In a ballot in the municipality of Schwangau in June 2023, 56% of citizens voted in favour of the nomination (with a turnout of 56%), so not really overwhelming. The residents near Neuschwanstein are mainly concerned about a further increase in visitor numbers. Those in favour of the nomination argue that the number is already 1.5 million per year and that more can hardly be expected.

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Rome 5

Venice and its Lagoon 5

Ancient Kyoto 4.5

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Dubrovnik 4.5

Florence 4.5

Istanbul 4.5

Kraków 4.5

Old City of Jerusalem 4.5

Paris, Banks of the Seine 4.5

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Cesky Krumlov 4

Convent of Christ in Tomar 4

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Granada 4

Loire Valley 4

Maritime Greenwich 4

Meteora 4

Mexico City and Xochimilco 4

Museumsinsel (Museum Island) 4

Neolithic Orkney 4

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau 4

Plantin-Moretus Museum 4

Plitvice Lakes 4

Prague 4

Rila Monastery 4

Toledo 4

Tugendhat Villa 4

Upper Middle Rhine Valley 4

Versailles 4

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Cordoba 3.5

Costiera Amalfitana 3.5

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Elvas 3.5

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Ferrara 3.5

Fortified City of Carcassonne 3.5

Funerary and memory sites of the First World War 3.5

Hallstatt-Dachstein 3.5

Las Medulas 3.5

Laurisilva of Madeira 3.5

Lyon 3.5

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Matera 3.5

Monastery of Alcobaça 3.5

Monastery of Batalha 3.5

Mont-Saint-Michel 3.5

Naples 3.5

Nikko 3.5

Oporto 3.5

Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles 3.5

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Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands 3.5

Potsdam 3.5

Pyrénées - Mont Perdu 3.5

Rammelsberg and Goslar 3.5

Ravenna 3.5

Riga 3.5

Segovia 3.5

Selimiye Mosque 3.5

Seville 3.5

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Siena 3.5

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Teide National Park 3.5

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Wartburg Castle 3.5

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Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 3.5

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Corfu 3

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Amiens Cathedral 2.5

Antequera Dolmens Site 2.5

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Berlin Modernism Housing Estates 2.5

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Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik 2.5

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Churches of Peace 2.5

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Coa Valley and Siega Verde 2.5

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Dutch Water Defence Lines 2.5

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Grand Place, Brussels 2.5

Great Spa Towns of Europe 2.5

Heritage of Mercury 2.5

Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal 2.5

Ironbridge Gorge 2.5

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 2.5

Kutna Hora 2.5

Lake District 2.5

Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces 2.5

Le Havre 2.5

Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape 2.5

Longobards in Italy 2.5

Lübeck 2.5

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley 2.5

Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt 2.5

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Mérida 2.5

Naumburg Cathedral 2.5

Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes 2.5

Nessebar 2.5

Petäjävesi Old Church 2.5

Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk 2.5

Pilgrimage Church of Wies 2.5

Pirin National Park 2.5

Poblet Monastery 2.5

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Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans 2.5

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Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District 2.5

Speyer Cathedral 2.5

Spissky Hrad and Levoca 2.5

Statue of Liberty 2.5

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Su Nuraxi di Barumini 2.5

Tallinn 2.5

The Four Lifts 2.5

The Prosecco Hills 2.5

Thessalonika 2.5

Tower of London 2.5

Trogir 2.5

University of Coimbra 2.5

Urbino 2.5

Val d'Orcia 2.5

Van Nellefabriek 2.5

Venetian Works of Defence 2.5

Verla Groundwood and Board Mill 2.5

Villa Adriana (Tivoli) 2.5

Wadden Sea 2.5

Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians 2.5

Würzburg Residence 2.5

Yuso and Suso Monasteries 2.5

Zamość 2.5

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch 2

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Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs 2

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Ivrea 2

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Kladruby nad Labem 2

Krzemionki prehistoric flint mines 2

La Lonja de la Seda 2

Maison Carrée of Nîmes 2

Medici Villas and Gardens 2

Medina Azahara 2

Messel Pit 2

Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge 2

Mining Sites of Wallonia 2

Modernist Kaunas 2

Muskauer Park 2

New Lanark 2

Old City of Berne 2

Orange 2

Palmeral of Elche 2

Pienza 2

Primeval Beech Forests 2

Provins 2

Reims 2

Roman Walls of Lugo 2

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 2

Royal Palace at Caserta 2

Saint-Savin sur Gartempe 2

Sammallahdenmäki 2

San Cristobal de La Laguna 2

Santa Maria de Guadalupe 2

Schönbrunn 2

Semmering Railway 2

Stralsund and Wismar 2

The Porticoes of Bologna 2

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales 2

Thracian tomb of Sveshtari 2

Tomioka Silk Mill 2

Tower of Hercules 2

Town Hall and Roland, Bremen 2

Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont 2

Úbeda and Baeza 2

Abbey of St Gall 1.5

Aranjuez 1.5

Atapuerca 1.5

Bardejov Town 1.5

Blenheim Palace 1.5

Botanical Garden, Padua 1.5

Colonies of Benevolence 1.5

Danube Limes 1.5

Donana National Park 1.5

Fortress of Suomenlinna 1.5

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz 1.5

Genoa 1.5

Hildesheim Cathedral and Church 1.5

Jelling 1.5

Kronborg Castle 1.5

Litomysl Castle 1.5

Luther Memorials 1.5

Modena 1.5

Monte San Giorgio 1.5

Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun 1.5

Nancy 1.5

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai 1.5

Pannonhalma 1.5

Plečnik's Ljubljana 1.5

Quedlinburg 1.5

Reichenau 1.5

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy 1.5

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin 1.5

Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution 1.5

Srebarna Nature Reserve 1.5

Stoclet House 1.5

Studley Royal Park 1.5

Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine 1.5

Tarraco 1.5

Thracian tomb of Kazanlak 1.5

Trebic 1.5

Viking Age Ring Fortresses 1.5

Vlkolinec 1.5

Vézelay 1.5

Water Management System of Augsburg 1.5

Žatec – Landscape of Hops 1.5

Beemster Polder 1

Corvey 1

Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz 1

Holasovice 1

Hollókö 1

Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt 1

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle 1

Lower German Limes 1

Madara Rider 1

Mafra 1

Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin 1

Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro 1

Saltaire 1

Schokland 1

Struve Geodetic Arc 1

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Par force hunting landscape 0.5

Tokaji Wine Region 0.5

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Corfu

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