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Luis Barragán House and Studio
Built in 1948 in the suburbs of Mexico City, the home and studio of architect Luis Barragán is an outstanding example of the architect's work in the post-World War II period. The concrete building has a total area of 1,161 square meters and consists of one and two floors, as well as a small private garden. Barragán's work merged modern and traditional artistic and vernacular trends and elements into a new synthesis that had a great impact, especially in the design of contemporary gardens, plazas and landscapes.
Hanseatic Town of Visby
Visby is a Viking site on the island of Gotland and was the main center of the Baltic Hanseatic League from the 12th to the 14th century. Visby retains its 13th-century city walls and more than 200 warehouses and wealthy merchants' houses from the same period, making it the best-preserved commercial fortress city in Northern Europe.
Robben Island
Robben Island was used as a prison, a hospital for socially deprived groups and a military base between the 17th and 20th centuries. The island's architecture, especially that of the late 20th century, such as the maximum security prison for political prisoners, bears witness to the triumph of democracy and freedom over oppression and racism.