Architectural heritages

This category shows the collection of architectural heritagess all over the world.

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    Belfry (the Belfry of Rue), Rue

    Until the 13th century, when the bay of the Somme silted up, the historical capital of Marquenterre was a busy sea port. Its first belfry was built at that time.

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    Bryggen

    Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the Vagen harbour in Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites.

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    Canterbury

    Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent in the United Kingdom. It lies on the River Stour.

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    Casa Mila

    Casa Mila, popularly known as La Pedrera, is a modernist building in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the last civil work designed by architect Antoni Gaudi, and was built from 1906 to 1912.

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    Centennial Hall, Wroclaw

    The Centennial Hall is a historic building in Wroclaw, Poland. It was constructed according to the plans of architect Max Berg in 1911–1913, when the city was part of the German Empire.

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    Cesky Krumlov

    Cesky Krumlov (Český Krumlov) is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic where Cesky Krumlov Castle is located. Old Cesky Krumlov is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was given this status along with the historic Prague castle district.

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    City Hall and Belfry, Armentieres

    In the thick of the fighting from 14-18, Armentières lost its belfry and its adjoining town hall. All that remained were the clock hands from 1724, immobilised by the shell that dealt the fatal blow at 11:30.

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    City Hall and Belfry, Bailleul

    In 2005 the Belfry at the heart of Ballieul was recognised by Unesco as being one of the most important historic monuments in the region. City Hall and Belfry, Bailleul.

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    City Hall and Belfry, Diksmuide

    The City Hall and the Belfry with it's tower dominate the central market square of Diksmuide. Both were destroyed during the first world war and for the reconstruction the architects Jos. Vierin and Valentin Vaerwyck chose for new buildings in traditional flemish renaissance style.

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    City Hall and Belfry, Eeklo

    The red-brick city hall, is a mixture of 17th century Flemish Renaissance architecture and modern renovations. One of the later additions (1930-32) is the belfry tower, which houses the town bells formerly kept in the adjacent church.

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    City Hall and Belfry, Menen

    The belfry of Menen has had a turbulent history which the building still bears witness to. In 1999 it was listed as a UNESCO world heritage Site.

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    City Hall and Belfry, Nieuwpoort

    The building has a 35m-high sandy-coloured belfry. The complex together with other Flemish belfries have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

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    City Hall and Belfry, Veurne

    Several Renaissance-style buildings, mostly built using the local light-coloured brick, adorn Veurne’s central market square, which make it one of Belgium's finest market squares. Among these are the city hall (Landhuis) and belfry, which is recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in 1999.

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    City Hall, Mechelen

    The Lakenhal (a cloth hall) and the 14th-century Belfry (UNESCO World Heritage ID 943-015) beside it, form now the City Hall on the main square.

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    Cloth Hall with Belfry, Ypres

    The imposing Cloth Hall was originally built in the 13th century and was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages. Cloth Hall with Belfry, Ypres.

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    Cunard Building, Liverpool

    The Cunard Building is a Grade II listed building located in Liverpool, England. It is sited at the Pier Head and along with the neighbouring Liver Building and Port of Liverpool Building is one of Liverpool's Three Graces, which line the city's waterfront. It is also part of Liverpool's UNESCO designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City.

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    Darley Abbey

    Darley Abbey is a historic mill village, now a suburb of the city of Derby, England. It is located approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north of the city centre, on the west bank of the River Derwent, and forms part of the Darley ward along with Little Chester and the West End.

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    De Passage, Hague

    The Hague's famous Arcade (Passage in Dutch) was built by local dignitaries between 1882 and 1885 for the express purpose of 'high-class shopping' in imitation of Paris. De Passage, Hague.

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    Early baroque manor house, Dubnica nad Vahom

    The manor house was built in 1670 in early baroque style on renaissance basis. It was being extended from 1719 to 1730. The building has two floors and it is made of two sections both with two wings and central court.

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    Fagus Factory

    The Fagus Factory, a shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine, Lower Saxony, Germany, is an important example of early modern architecture. Commissioned by owner Carl Benscheidt who wanted a radical structure to express the company's break from the past, the factory was designed by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer.

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    Falkenberg Garden City, Berlin

    The "Tuschkastensiedlung" (Paint box Housing Estate) in Treptow is the oldest of six estates of modernist architecture belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage. Architect Bruno Taut based his design concept on the English idea of the Garden City.

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    Fatehpur Sikri

    Fatehpur Sikri is a city in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Previously the city's name was Vijaypur Sikari, of the Sikarwar Rajput clan, the later city was founded in 1569 by the Emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585.

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    Galle

    Galle is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, 119 km from Colombo.