Depot for artwork during war

Connected Sites: 3

WHS that served as depots for artworks to keep them safe during a war.

Connected Sites

  • The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
    The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2021
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    During The Second World War "(...) The National Gallery Did (...) Keep Its Paintings Safe By Storing Them Underground, In An Old Slate Mine In Manod, North Wales."
    See Www.Bbc.Com
  • Loire Valley
    Loire Valley
    France
    Inscribed: 2000
    4.07
    378
    10
    "In 1939, Shortly Before The Outbreak Of World War Ii, The Art Collections Of The Louvre And Compiègne Museums (Including The Mona Lisa) Were Stored At The Château De Chambord."
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Urbino
    Urbino
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.28
    224
    8
    The Grotte Del Duomo, Chapels Under The Cathedral, Were Used During The Second World War To Store Works From The Treasure Of Saint Marc's Basilica In Venice (Among Which The Pala D'Oro) To Protect Them From German Bombardments.
    See It.Wikipedia.Org