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Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
The wooden churches of southern Małopolska are outstanding examples of different aspects of the medieval church building tradition within Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique that had been common in Eastern and Northern Europe since the Middle Ages, these churches were sponsored by noble families and became a status symbol. They provided an alternative to stone buildings in urban centres.
Wooden Churches of Maramureş
These eight churches are outstanding examples of a range of architectural solutions from different periods and regions. They demonstrate the diversity of design and craftsmanship employed in these narrow, tall wooden buildings, with their distinctive tall, slender bell towers located at the western end of the buildings, with single or double roofs covered with wooden tiles. As such, they are a unique vernacular expression of the cultural landscape of northern Romania’s mountainous regions.
Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area
The Slovak part of the Carpathian wooden churches inscribed on the World Heritage List includes two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches, built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The site is a good example of the rich local religious architectural tradition, a cross between Latin and Byzantine cultures. Due to their respective religious practices, the buildings present some typological differences in plan, interior spaces and exteriors. They bear witness to the development of the main architectural and artistic trends of the period of construction, as well as their interpretation and adaptation to a specific geographical and cultural context. The interiors are decorated with paintings and other works of art on the walls and ceilings, enriching the cultural significance of the site.
Kenozero Lake District Historical Witness
Located in the Kenozero National Park in northwestern Russia, this heritage site showcases the cultural landscape that has been formed since the 12th century after the local Slavs gradually colonized the area. There are many traditional rural houses and vernacular wooden buildings, reflecting the collaborative management of agriculture and nature that has resulted from the integration of Finno-Ugric forest aboriginal culture and traditional Slavic field culture. Religious buildings such as wooden churches are important social, cultural and landscape landmarks in the region, and were originally equipped with painted ceilings called "Heaven". The spatial composition of these buildings, combined with other religious relics and symbolic signs, highlights the spiritual connection between residents and the environment.
St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim
Built between 1010 and 1020, St. Michael's Church, with its symmetrical plan and two apses, is a typical example of Otto-Romanesque art in Old Saxony. The interior of the church, especially the wooden ceiling and painted stucco decorations, the famous bronze doors and the Bernwald bronze columns, together with the treasures of St. Mary's Cathedral, is of extraordinary significance as an example of a Romanesque church in the Holy Roman Empire.
Qiaoyuan Park, Hedong District, Tianjin
Qiaoyuan Park is located in the southeast corner of the Weiguo Road Interchange, the key point of Hedong in Tianjin, and the gateway to the city landscape. It opens out in a fan shape to the northwest and covers an area of 22 hectares. It was originally an abandoned shooting range and a low-lying saline-alkali land. Qiaoyuan was designed according to local conditions. It used the original target mountain and several fish ponds to build an artificial wetland park. It has the first-level greening standard of urban gardens. It is a national 3A-level tourist attraction and the largest artificial ecological wetland park in the six districts of Tianjin. The park covers an area of 400 mu, of which the ecological water area is nearly 200 mu. The floor area ratio is less than 0.04, which has incomparable ecological advantages. 14 high and low wetland bubbles are dotted in between, and more than 100 kinds of plants are planted, including 20 aquatic plants, 43 trees and shrubs, and 40 perennial plants. There are 16 flat bridges and arch bridges connecting the waters in the park. It is the park with the most bridges in Tianjin. In addition to the bridges connecting the waters, there is also a trail trestle crossing it. All bridges in the park are made of wood, showing the concept of returning to nature in the ecological park. The Creative Bridge Park aims to create an ecological and creative park with "ecological fashion as its feature and leisure tourism as its core". At the 2009 World Architecture Festival held in Barcelona, Spain, it won the "Global Best Landscape Award", which is the first time that a Chinese urban park has won this honor. In 2010, it won the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Comprehensive Design Honor Award.