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Czech Republic
The Tugendhat Villa stands for the international style in the modern movement in architecture as it developed in Europe in the 1920s. It applicates innovative spatial and aesthetic concepts that aim to satisfy new lifestyle needs by taking advantage of modern industrial production.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1052
Video: https://youtu.be/VmtKiBH02dk
Austria
From the 18th century to 1918, Schönbrunn was the residence of the Habsburg emperors. It is full of outstanding examples of decorative art. Together with its gardens, the site of the world’s first zoo in 1752, it is a remarkable Baroque ensemble and a perfect example of Gesamtkunstwerk.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/786
Video: https://youtu.be/rJVb6KMZCxo
Slovakia
Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a central European village. It is the region’s most complete group of these kinds of traditional log houses, often found in mountainous areas.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/622
Video: https://youtu.be/ddZHnLMnIHw
Poland
The Centennial Hall (Hala Stulecia), a landmark in the history of reinforced concrete architecture, was erected in 1911-1913 by the architect Max Berg as a multi-purpose recreational building, situated in the Exhibition Grounds. In form it is a symmetrical quatrefoil with a vast circular central space.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1165
Video: http://youtu.be/Ifef2_1C1m8
Sweden
The Varberg radio station at Grimeton is an outstanding monument representing the process of development of communication technology in the period following the First World War. It consists of the transmitter equipment, including the aerial system of six 127-m high steel towers.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1134
Video: https://youtu.be/5yihD-G7mxE
Poland
Malbork Castle is the most complete and elaborate example of the Gothic brick castle complex in the characteristic and unique style of the Teutonic Order, which evolved independently from the contemporary castles of western Europe and the Near East.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/847
Video: https://youtu.be/h_rkdaSzbr0
Poland
During the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944, more than 85% of Warsaw's historic centre was destroyed by Nazi troops. After the war, a five-year reconstruction campaign by its citizens resulted in today's meticulous restoration of the Old Town, with its churches, palaces and market-place.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/30
Video: https://youtu.be/4uijtnFlnBk
Oman
The oasis of Bahla owes its prosperity to the Banu Nebhan, the dominant tribe in the area from the 12th to the end of the 15th century. The ruins of the immense fort, with its walls and towers of unbaked brick and its stone foundations, is a remarkable example of this type of fortification.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/433
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKOsyaF3lXM
Germany
Lübeck is a city in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. On the river Trave, it was the leading city of the Hanseatic League, and because of its extensive Brick Gothic architecture is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Info: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/272
Video: https://youtu.be/Nw42t4BVDSk
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