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Four million visitors the day of the open monument

The idea of the day of the open monument in the whole of Europe. In Germany alone, more than 8000 houses have been opened. The EU is now planning a whole year of cultural heritage.

In the Fuggerei in Augsburg is the day of the open monument was opened

In often glorious late summer weather, millions of visitors took in the whole of Germany, the day of remembrance for forays into the past. With more than 8000 open buildings, a new record has been reached, reported the German Foundation for monument protection (DSD).

The Motto was to get “Together, think male”. In the case of the Central opening in Augsburg, Germany, Federal tree inisterin called Barbara Hendricks, the countries of the European Union, to deepen the common architectural heritage of its cohesion. It announced that Germany would participate in the EU-Commission declared the European cultural heritage year 2018.

“Common culture of the continent.”

Wolfgang Illert, member of the Board of monument protection Foundation in Bonn, stressed the special importance of the Tradition. Despite the current problems have a common Basis in Europe, he said. “That is the common culture of this continent.” The day of the open monument on the continent – to the “European Heritage Days” participate in 50 States.

The Fuggerei in Augsburg

In Germany, the event series is coordinated since 1993 by the German Foundation for monument protection. On the second Sunday of September many buildings and places, which are not or only to a limited extent are otherwise not accessible open their doors. This includes building and Ground monuments, such as castles, archaeological sites, gardens and Parks. In many places the churches were involved in the actions and guided tours.

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In Hamburg, visits to office – and residential buildings, shed goods and Save around the harbour are particularly popular, as a spokeswoman reported. In Schleswig-Holstein, the judiciary was one prison of Neumünster to the unusual places not otherwise open.

In Augsburg, Minister Hendricks referred to the Roman founding of the city and the Fuggerei, the oldest social settlement in the world, which is inhabited for nearly 500 years continuously.

Next year: “Power and glory”

In the next year, the low is supposed to be Saxon of Oldenburg, the venue for the opening ceremony. The motto of the anniversary of the Memorial day, then to 25. Time, “Power and glory”. It is mapped according to a spokeswoman for the reformation anniversary year. In 2017, the Evangelical Christians will celebrate the 500. Anniversary of Martin Luther’s theses, which is considered a prelude to the Reformation.

rk/sti (dpa, epd, can)