Tag Archives: Unesco
Manifesta 9 – Les régistres du Grand-Hornu
Christian Boltanski was born, lives and works in France. His artwork Les régistres du Grand-Hornu consists of metal boxes, photographs and labels. But what is his artwork about? According to … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – The Old Town of Goslar in black and white
Although it was sunny and the historical buildings in Goslar were very colorful, I also did a couple of shots in black and white. I think it suited the historical … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – Upper Harz Water Management System
So, what is this Upper Harz Water Management System? I found this brief description on the website of UNESCO: The Upper Harz mining water management system, which lies south of … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – La Grand-Place of Brussels
This time, we didn’t have to go far; it takes about 30 minutes from our apartment to go to the Grand-Place. This is without any doubt one of the most … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – Auschwitz Birkenau – Part 1
I was a bit surprised when I discovered that the remnants of the most infamous of concentration camps had made it to the World Heritage List. I found this information … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – Kronborg Castle in black and white
I also took some black and white pictures of Kronborg Castle. As always, you can tell me which ones you like best! Related articles Our UNESCO project – Kronborg Castle … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – Kronborg Castle
The first time I visited The Viking in Denmark, we explored the island where he lived at that time, which was Zealand. It’s the part of Denmark where Copenhagen is … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – The amphitheater of El Djem
When you hear the word “amphitheater”, you probably think of ancient Rome or Greece and most likely of the Colosseum. But did you know that you can find some of … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – Roskilde Cathedral
When The Viking and I had a look at the UNESCO World Heritage List for the first time, we were a bit surprised to see that Denmark only had 3 … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – Place Stanislas in black and white
The Viking and I thought we would just spend 5 minutes on the Place Stanislas… Five minutes quickly became half an hour and I took a lot of pictures! What … Continue reading
Our UNESCO Project – Place Stanislas in Nancy
After Colmar, we continued our drive to Nancy, a city in the northeastern part of France. Again, it was a short visit: we really wanted to see the Place Stanislas, … Continue reading
We’re back … again!
But who knows for how long! Anyway, our drive back home was a very pleasant one! As I had announced, we first had a stop in a small French town, … Continue reading
Our UNESCO project – A town in a town
One of the properties that has made it on the World Heritage List are the Flemish Béguinages (or Begijnhof in Dutch). But first of all, what is a béguinage? I … Continue reading
