Thibault Magnien

Member since August 2017 \ Inactive

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My most impressive site: Angkor, Machu Picchu, Uxmal, Nara, Meteora, Mont-Saint-Michel, Gizeh, Florence, Pompei, Forbidden City, Leshan,

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    Visit nominated site: Carnac, D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944, Francke Foundation Buildings
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    Blagaj, Sarajevo , Stolac
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    Cittadella (Victoria - Gozo), Coastal Cliffs, Knights Fortifications around Harbours of Malta, Maltese Catacomb Complexes, …

About Thibault Magnien

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Ancient Greek Theatres by Thibault Magnien

Ancient Greek Theatres (On tentative list)

Ancient Greek Theatres

The “Ancient Greek Theatres” proposed site encompasses 15 theatres across Greece including three that are already World heritage sites (Epidaure, Delphi, Delos) and one, the Dionysos theatre, located on the …

Stolac by Thibault Magnien

Stolac (On tentative list)

Stolac

Stolac is already placed on the World Heritage map thanks to the Stecci. Indeed, the city possesses several Stecci and especially the Radimjla necropolis which is one of the greatest …

Archaeological site of Ancient Messene by Thibault Magnien

Archaeological site of Ancien… (On tentative list)

Archaeological site of Ancient Messene

I have discovered Messene (not to be confused with the modern town Messini 20km from there) on my way from Mystras to Bassae, in Peloponnese. Messene was founded in 369 …

D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944 by Thibault Magnien

D-Day Landing Beaches, Norman… (Nominated)

D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944

The events related to Normandy 44, the operation Overlord and the WW2 in general, are of primary universal significance. These events shaped today’s world. The proposed sites in Normandy provide …

Funerary and memory sites of the First World War by Thibault Magnien

Funerary and memory sites of … (Inscribed)

Funerary and memory sites of the First World War

The sites related to WW1 are of great universal significance. The conflict had a huge impact not only for the people who were involved in it but also for all …

Carnac by Thibault Magnien

Carnac (Nominated)

Carnac

To me, Carnac is the most important “missing WHS” for France. The site bears a unique testimony of the Neolithic period and possesses a tremendous variety of remains. It is …

Cathédrale de Saint-Denis by Thibault Magnien

Cathédrale de Saint-Denis (On tentative list)

Cathédrale de Saint-Denis

The basilica of Saint Denis, in the immediate suburbs of Paris, is a masterpiece of religious architecture and has been an artistic achievement and model throughout the centuries. The place …

Centre ancien de Sarlat by Thibault Magnien

Centre ancien de Sarlat (On tentative list)

Centre ancien de Sarlat

I visited Sarlat in summer 2013, as part of my trip on the way to Santiago in France. The city is closed to Perigueux and not far from the Vezere …

Caral-Supe  by Thibault Magnien

Caral-Supe (Inscribed)

Caral-Supe

Caral Supe in one of the oldest cities in the world. Situated in the desert, north of Lima, the ruins are easily accessible on a day trip from the Peruvian …

Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc by Thibault Magnien

Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc (Inscribed)

Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc

The Chauvet Pont d'Arc cave is one of the most important sites when considering its age, the story it tells and the quality of the remains it presents. Those 30.000 …

Dutch Water Defence Lines by Thibault Magnien

Dutch Water Defence Lines (Inscribed)

Dutch Water Defence Lines

I have visited this WHS in September 2016. The Defence line of Amsterdam symbolises the engineering skills of the people from the Netherlands in water management. It also illustrates the …

Palenque by Thibault Magnien

Palenque (Inscribed)

Palenque

Palenque offers a unique and striking testimony of the Maya civilization. The site is set in the forest and wildlife is omnipresent throughout the visit. The numerous pyramids and temples …

Campeche by Thibault Magnien

Campeche (Inscribed)

Campeche

Campeche is a colonial town, set on the cost of Yucatan, that has retained most of its original defensive fortifications. Even if a small part of the wall itself remain, …

Uxmal by Thibault Magnien

Uxmal (Inscribed)

Uxmal

Uxmal became one of my favorite WHS. The number of monuments, their quality and the level of details featuring the Puuc architecture make it great treasure. Although se in the …

Calakmul by Thibault Magnien

Calakmul (Inscribed)

Calakmul

Calakmul is one of those places that take people directly into one those famous American adventure movies. Hidden in the middle of a huge forest, it offers a great experience, …

Sian Ka'an by Thibault Magnien

Sian Ka'an (Inscribed)

Sian Ka'an

As part of our road trip in the Yucatan Peninsula, adding 5 sites to my count, we have visited the biosphere reserve of Sian Ka An. I was not too …

Chavin by Thibault Magnien

Chavin (Inscribed)

Chavin

Chavin de Huantar is a very interesting site depicting the eponym civilisation that flourished in this part of South America between 1500 and 500 BC.

The most incredible part was …

Belfries by Thibault Magnien

Belfries (Inscribed)

Belfries

"The Belfries" is one of my favourite sites, bringing together the "quest" aspect behind it and the the typical shape of these buildings. Having studied in Lille and still living …

Classical Weimar by Thibault Magnien

Classical Weimar (Inscribed)

Classical Weimar

The monuments included in this sites embody the ideas conveyed during the classical Weimar period. This time witnessed the rise of geniuses such as Goethe, Herder or Schiller. Goethe's house, …

Cuzco by Thibault Magnien

Cuzco (Inscribed)

Cuzco

I have spent 6 month in Peru, in 2013. The city of Cuzco is undoubtedly of the most astonishing treasures of the country. It was the capital of the Inca …

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