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Luang Prabang
Tingmelvin - 24-Oct-23
Luang Prabang was my second stop in a trip that was bookended by Chiang Mai (currently on the T List) and Angkor (one of the most widely regarded WHS sites in the world), and even though it is smaller than the other two, I believe it deservedly belongs to the WHS List. Although some reviews liken the Lanna-style temples in Chiang Mai architecturally similar to those in Luang Prabang, I think there are subtle differences that differentiate the two. Nonetheless I don't think the temples are the main draw for Luang Prabang, unlike that in Chiang Mai, although you can very well cover most of it along Sisavangvong Road in half a day
Read OnModernist Kaunas
Tingmelvin - 18-Oct-23
From the current scores it is clear that Kaunas isn't viewed very highly here, but having been to most of the European countries, Kaunas's OUV clearly shines. It is the only city I have been to where modernist architecture plays a very central role, definitely a result of the christening of Kaunas as the interwar capital of Lithuania whilst Vilnius remained in Polish hands and the ensuing construction, and gave a markedly different vibe to every other European city I have visited. In fact, I don't think there is another European city-architectural inscription regarding the interwar period, but I'm happy to be corrected.
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- Ayutthaya
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- Gusuku of Ryukyu
- Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
- Schwerin Residence Ensemble
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
- Potsdam
- Roskilde Cathedral
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Rating StatsAcropolis 4.5Ancient Kyoto 4.5Ancient Thebes 4.5Angkor 4.5Budapest 4.5Florence 4.5Fujisan 4.5Imperial Palace 4.5Prague 4.5Rome 4.5Tallinn 4.5Valletta 4.5Vatican City 4.5Vienna 4.5Istanbul 4Kraków 4Oporto 4Riga 4Toledo 4Ancient Nara 3.5Belem 3.5Boyana Church 3.5Brugge 3.5City of Bath 3.5Genbaku Dome 3.5Gwynedd Castles 3.5Historic Cairo 3.5Huangshan 3.5Lübeck 3.5Modernist Kaunas 3.5Potsdam 3.5Thingvellir 3.5Westminster 3.5Xidi and Hongcun 3.5Bryggen 3Kotor 3Mostar 3Mtskheta 3Segovia 3Trier 3Vilnius 3Abbey of St Gall 2.5Avila 2.5Ayutthaya 2.5Butrint 2.5Corfu 2.5Gusuku of Ryukyu 2.5Macao 2.5Quanzhou 2.5Tower of London 2.5Warsaw 2.5Jelling 2Nice 1.5Reviewed WHS
Visited TWHS
- "Baku Stage" Mountain (T)
- "Lok-Batan" Mud Cone (T)
- Abraj Al-Kuwait (T)
- Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library (T)
- Amalienborg and its district (T)
- Brooklyn Bridge (T)
- Central Park (T)
- City of York: historic urban core (T)
- City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (T)
- Early Chicago Skyscrapers (T)
- Egyptian Museum in Cairo (T)
- Ellis Island (T)
- Extension of the World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Prague" with the important Monuments in its Vicinity (T)
- Hua Shan Scenic Area (T)
- Khor Dubai (T)
- Knights Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta (T)
- Le Palais de Justice de Bruxelles (T)
- Les passages de Bruxelles / Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (T)
- Manama, City of Trade, Multiculturalism and Religious Coexistence (T)
- Mdina (Citta Vecchia) (T)
- Monuments, Sites and Cultural Landscape of Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (T)
- Noyau historique d'Antwerpen -Anvers- de l'Escaut aux anciens remparts de vers 1250 (T)
- Pombaline Lisbon (T)
- Sarajevo - unique symbol of universal multiculture - continual open city (T)
- Sharjah: the Gate to Trucial States (T)
- Surakhany, Atashgyakh (Fire - worshippers, temple - museum at Surakhany) (T)
- Tbilisi Historic District (T)
- The Architectural Works of Alvar Aalto - a Human Dimension to the Modern Movement (T)
- The Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares (T)
- The Old Town of Jakarta (T)
- The Padang Civic Ensemble (T)
- Thingvellir National Park (T)
- VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Thingvellir National Park (T)
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