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The world heritage Committee meets in Istanbul

29 places in the world hope for the coveted inclusion in the list of world heritage sites with particular significance. In addition, the Unesco to decide heritage Committee of 10. to 17. July in the Turkish metropolis on the Bosphorus.

Germany is this time nominated only once: Two houses of the Stuttgart Weißenhofsiedlung are a part of an application from seven countries, wants to pay tribute to the work of the Swiss-French architect and city planner Le Corbusier (1887 1965).

Le Corbusier house in the Weissenhof settlement, Stuttgart, 1927

In the Le-Corbusier-application, an exemplary series of a total of 17 buildings in Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, and Switzerland, is proposed for the world heritage list. Due to the involvement of India with the major works of Le Corbusier (1887-1965) in Chandigarh, in the North of the country, lying to the world heritage centre in Paris for the first time a world-wide application, it said. Le Corbusier’s design for the Stuttgart houses dates back to the year 1927. The settlement originally consisted of 33 houses, still today, eleven are in the Original. 17 architects, including Le Corbusier and Walter Gropius (1883-1969), were under the artistic direction of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969).

According to information of the German Commission for Unesco in Bonn with the decision made in Istanbul, between the 15. and 17. To be expected in July.

For the Unesco list, the ancient site of Philippi in Greece, the Neanderthal caves in Gibraltar and the megalithic tombs “dólmenes is situated on the de Antequera” in Spain nominated this year. For the first time the island state of Antigua and Barbuda and the federated States of Micronesia sites for the world heritage list. The naval yard “, Nelson’s Dockyard 2” of Antigua and the archaeological site of Nan Madol, a ceremonial center in Ostmikronesien are nominated.

Palmyra in Syria before and after the destruction

Will be discussed in Istanbul on endangered world heritage, including the conservation of six world heritage sites Syria sites. The civil war severely destroyed the old city of Aleppo, or the partially destroyed ancient oasis city of Palmyra.

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