Hubert

Austria \ Member since October 2011

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My most impressive site: Old City of Jerusalem, Bauhaus

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About Hubert

Member since
October 2011
Country of Origin
Austria
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#95
WHS
396
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91
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Reviews by Hubert

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Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska by Hubert

Wooden Churches of Southern M… (Inscribed)

Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska

Three separate World Heritage sites in one region with a total of thirty individual sites - much ado just about wooden churches? At least these were my thoughts before we …

Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians by Hubert

Wooden Churches of the Slovak… (Inscribed)

Wooden Churches of the Slovak Carpathians

The eight wooden churches of this WHS are spread over a wide area, almost across the whole territory of the Slovak Carpathians. We visited seven of them in August 2014, …

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region by Hubert

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpat… (Inscribed)

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region

The tserkvas in the Polish Carpathians were definitely our favourites among the three wooden church WHS and one of the highlights of our trip through Lesser Poland and Slovakia in …

Centennial Hall by Hubert

Centennial Hall (Inscribed)

Centennial Hall

It has been reported that the workers were so scared by the revolutionary construction technique of this building that they refused to remove the casing of the concrete pillars, they …

Churches of Peace by Hubert

Churches of Peace (Inscribed)

Churches of Peace

It is hard to say which of these churches is more beautiful, both are extraordinary buildings, and despite many similarities they show distinctive differences, most notably in the interior decoration. …

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines by Hubert

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal S… (Inscribed)

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Krakow area. We visited the mine on a weekday in August 2014. We arrived just in …

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska by Hubert

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (Inscribed)

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

As I talked about visiting this WHS, I expected that my Polish friends would kindly reject my suggestion and that I would have to drive alone from Krakow to Kalwaria …

Auschwitz Birkenau by Hubert

Auschwitz Birkenau (Inscribed)

Auschwitz Birkenau

We visited Auschwitz and Birkenau in August 2014. We arrived at Auschwitz early in the morning, because we felt that it is better to visit the camp individually than with …

Kraków by Hubert

Kraków (Inscribed)

Kraków

I agree with other reviewers that Krakow is a great city, a perfect destination for a weekend trip or even for a few days more - plenty of remarkable sights, …

Banska Stiavnica by Hubert

Banska Stiavnica (Inscribed)

Banska Stiavnica

What I like most about the World Heritage List is that it draws my attention to places I would otherwise never add to my itinerary, and Banska Stiavnica is one …

Vlkolinec by Hubert

Vlkolinec (Inscribed)

Vlkolinec

Vlkolínec is one of three world heritage sites in Central Europe that are dedicated to traditional vernacular architecture. The other two are Holasovice/Czech Republic and Hollókö/Hungary. I have visited the …

Rome by Hubert

Rome (Inscribed)

Rome

Rome is one of my favourite cities, it has an incredible number of historical monuments and despite the crowds of tourists, it is an enchanting and exciting capital. I have …

Via Appia by Hubert

Via Appia (Inscribed)

Via Appia

The Via Appia was the first and one of the most important road systems built by the ancient Romans. I'm not sure whether Italy will ever submit this tentative site …

Vatican City by Hubert

Vatican City (Inscribed)

Vatican City

In November 2013, we spent five days in Rome and we scheduled one day for a re-visit of the Vatican City, namely the St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums. …

Holasovice by Hubert

Holasovice (Inscribed)

Holasovice

In October 2013, we spent a long weekend in Ceský Krumlov, we travelled by car and thus it was easy to visit also the nearby Holasovice. Just like the previous …

Cesky Krumlov by Hubert

Cesky Krumlov (Inscribed)

Cesky Krumlov

We visited South Bohemia in October 2013, and spent two days in the charming town of Ceský Krumlov. I must admit that I have a preference for medieval towns but …

Francke Foundation Buildings by Hubert

Francke Foundation Buildings (Nominated)

Francke Foundation Buildings

The Francke Foundations are on the German tentative list since 1999 and a candidate for inscription in 2016. In 1698, the theologian August Hermann Francke founded a school for poor …

Naumburg Cathedral by Hubert

Naumburg Cathedral (Inscribed)

Naumburg Cathedral

Naumburg has been nominated for inclusion in the World Heritage List in 2015. Initially, only the Naumburg Cathedral was registered in the tentative list, but a few years ago the …

Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District by Hubert

Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus … (Inscribed)

Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District

I have visited Hamburg several times and a stroll through the Speicherstadt and the Kontorhaus district was always a must. The Chilehaus is an iconic building of Brick Expressionism, an …

Priorat-Montsant-Siurana by Hubert

Priorat-Montsant-Siurana (On tentative list)

Priorat-Montsant-Siurana

The cultural landscape of Priorat-Montsant-Siurana was registered on the T-list in March 2014, right in time to include it in the itinerary for our Catalonia trip in May 2014. The …

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