Alexander Barabanov Profile
I work in finance field. I started to specifically target UNESCO Heritage sites while travelling approximately from 2006. Currently I'm combining several long trips to WHS rich remote regions with weekend visits just to reach one specific site (mainly in Europe).
Of course, there is certain percentage of oddly sites, when you're asking yourself, what I am doing here, but in general these sites are special and very rewarding to reach and see. The uniqueness is often in their diversity and globality. Visting them and exploring some specific aspects of human activity and nature phenomona increases significantly knowledge horizons. During the process you will find out details of mercury mining, will see thin layer of soil containing remains of 60 million years old, admire mosaics from V century or climb Africa's highest mountain. I think that WHS travelling will be gaining popularity and we also have to contribute to this process.
Visited Sites Alexander Barabanov
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Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
Alexander Barabanov Russia - 07-Aug-19
Short update from my return visit to Daphni monastery in July 2019, when almost all the scaffolding was removed (only mosaics 24-29 are not clearly visible due to restoration work in progress). The entrance is still free and the monastery is now open from Wednesday to Saturday, from 11:00 till 15:00. The mosaics are amazing and unbelievably well preseved given that they date back to the 11th century. Mainly the ceiling is covered with remaining mosaics, but the original interior probably fully covered with golden colorful mosaics was likely to be something exceptional.
Read OnChurches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Alexander Barabanov Russia - 07-Aug-19
Visited this site in July 2019 exactly during the weekend when Pskov was inscribed. However, most local guides were quite sure that Pskov was already inscribed for a while. I concentrated on 10 churches recommended by ICOMOS for inscription. As I understood, there was a bit of mess whether 10 sites or all 18 proposed were finally inscribed. Now the official site shows 10 locations. In overall, Pskov and Nogvorod white churches, not influenced by Mongol invasion, have distinct features (like thick walls, unusual bell towers), as compared to traditional ones
Read OnEarly Christian Necropolis of Pécs
Alexander Barabanov Russia - 29-Apr-19
Visited this site in April 2019 as a deviation from the road to thermal waters of Heviz. Pecs is very lovely town with beatiful cathedral, ramparts, pedestrian streets and traditional restaurants. The combined ticket price is now 1,900 Forints (6 Euro). Cella Septichora has three important tombs: Peter-Paul Tomb; Jug Tomb and Octagonal Tomb. First two are still covered with annoying blicking glass covers disturbing photo taking. However, the site is very vell preserved and covered with tailor-made fittings, stairs, passages and surface windows. Mausoleum contains another beautiful burial painted chamber with marble sarcophagus
Read OnPyramids (Memphis)
Alexander Barabanov Russia - 27-Mar-19
Visited this site in March 2019. I voted for a guided tour in order to skip the hassles of bakshish boys and distances between Giza, Dahshur, Saqqara and Memphis. With early departure (07:00) and (unfortunately) skipping of certain Mastabas in Saqqara it was possible for me and my friend to cover all four sites, including interior visits to Red Pyramid; Teti Pyramid, Khufu (Cheops) Great Pyramid + Solar Boat Museum.
There is probably not much could be added to decribe the iconic pyramids
Read OnSarazm
Alexander Barabanov Russia - 04-Dec-18
Visited this site in September 2018 as part of weekend trip to Tajikistan. It took approximately 3 hours to cover 250 km through picturesque Zaravshan river valley (nomination for 2020 as part of Silk Roads: Zarafshan Corridor) to the site. Sarazm was already inhabited over 5,000 years ago (and this lasted for 1,500 years) and is one of the most ancient cultural place on the earth. It doesn’t look much remarkably: there are five covered archeological digs with clay structures
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- Name
- Alexander Barabanov
- Country
- Russia
- Most Impressive
- Machu Picchu, Brugge, Angkor Vat
- Proposal
- Volgograd (Stalingrad battlefield monuments), Old city of Pskov, Manhattan Iconic highscrapers from 30s like Empire State Building or Chrysler Building, certainly some nature park from Faroe Islands, Por-Bazhyn (Tuva)
Recently Visited WHS
- Update 14.09.19
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Visited WHS
Rating StatsAngkor 5Brugge 5Iguacu 5Prague 5Québec 5Vienna 5Arles 4Avignon 4Belfries 4Lyon 4Mostar 4Orange 4Paphos 4Ping Yao 4Salzburg 4Tallinn 4Ohrid Region 3.5Ouro Preto 3.5Telc 3.5Burgundy 3Dengfeng 3Derbent 3Djémila 3Graz 3Macao 3Nancy 3Nessebar 3Provins 3Reims 3Sarazm 3Timgad 3Tipasa 3Trebic 3Vézelay 3Yin Xu 3Camagüey 2Jelling 2Le Havre 2Nesvizh 2Reviewed WHS
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
- Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
- Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs
- Pyramids (Memphis)
- Sarazm
- Grimeton Radio Station
- Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
- Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
- Champagne
- Desembarco del Granma National Park
- Camagüey
- First Coffee Plantations
- Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
- San Pedro de la Roca Castle
- Cienfuegos
- Old Havana
- Western Caucasus
- Stevns Klint
- Christiansfeld
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
- Kernavë
- Sviyazhsk
- Bolgar
- Rock-Art of the Mediterranean Basin
- Kremlin and Red Square
- Fujisan
- Tomioka Silk Mill
- Solovetsky Islands
- Mount Taishan
- Soltaniyeh
- Santa Maria de Guadelupe
Visited TWHS
Reviewed TWHS
Top 50 Missing Sites
- Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library
- Andaman Islands
- Bagan
- Baikonur Cosmodrome / Cape Canaveral
- Chernobyl
- Communist heritage of Volgograd
- Cultural Landscape of Santorini
- Dzongs of Bhutan
- Ephesus
- Fortified City of Famagusta
- Historic University Towns of Oxford and Cambridge
- Mecca, Kaaba
- Mount Rushmore
- Neuschwanstein Castle
- Rainforests of Polynesia
- Scrovegni's Chapel
- Silk Roads
- Svalbard
- Transiberian Railway
- Vatnajökull National Park