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Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč
The Jewish Quarter, the Old Jewish Cemetery and the Basilica of St. Procopius in Třebíć bear witness to the coexistence of Jewish and Christian cultures from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The Jewish Quarter is an outstanding testimony to all aspects of the life of this community. The Basilica of St. Procopius, built in the early 13th century as part of a Benedictine monastery, is an outstanding example of the influence of Western European architectural heritage on the region.
Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
Solid walls, barbed wire, platforms, barracks, gallows, gas chambers and crematoriums illustrate the conditions of genocide in the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest concentration camp in the Third Reich. According to historical research, 1.5 million people, including a large number of Jews, were systematically starved, tortured and killed in this camp, a symbol of human cruelty to his fellow man in the 20th century.
Völklingen Ironworks
The ironworks, covering approximately six hectares, is a landmark of the city of Völklingen. Although production has recently ceased, it is the only integrated ironworks built and equipped in the 19th and 20th centuries that has been preserved intact in Western Europe and North America.
Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century
The industrial city of Ivrea, located in Piedmont, was a testing ground for Olivetti, a manufacturer of typewriters, mechanical calculators and office computers. The city consists of a large factory and buildings for administration, social services and residential units. The complex was designed by leading Italian urban planners and architects, mostly between the 1930s and 1960s, reflecting the ideas of the Community Movement (Movimento Comunità). Ivrea is a typical social project that expresses a modern vision of the relationship between industrial production and architecture.
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
The four sites of the site form a strip 170 km long and 3-15 km wide across Belgium from east to west and are the best preserved 19th and 20th century coal mining sites in the country. It features examples of early utopian architecture from the European Industrial Age, a highly integrated industrial and urban complex, notably the Grand-Horneau coal mine and workers' city designed by Bruno Renard in the first half of the 19th century. Bois-du-Luc includes many buildings built between 1838 and 1909, as well as one of the oldest coal mines in Europe, dating back to the late 17th century. While there are hundreds of coal mines in Wallonia, most have lost their infrastructure, while the four components of the site have retained a high degree of integrity.
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
The museum as a social phenomenon has its origins in the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. Built between 1824 and 1930, the five museums on Berlin's Museum Island are the realisation of a vision and demonstrate the evolution of the approach to museum design in the 20th century. The design of each museum establishes an organic relationship with the artworks in its collection. The importance of the museum's collections - tracing the development of civilization through the ages - is enhanced by the urban and architectural qualities of the buildings.
Crespi d'Adda
Crespi d'Adda in Capriate San Gervasio, Lombardy, is an outstanding example of the "company towns" built by enlightened industrialists in Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries to meet the needs of their workers. The site remains well preserved and partly used for industrial purposes, although changing economic and social conditions now threaten its survival.
Centennial Hall in Wrocław
The Centennial Hall is a milestone in the history of reinforced concrete architecture. It was built by architect Max Berger between 1911 and 1913 as a multifunctional leisure building located within the exhibition grounds. Its shape is a symmetrical quatrefoil with a large circular space in the center that can accommodate about 6,000 people. The 23-meter-high dome is topped by a lantern made of steel and glass. The Centennial Hall is a pioneering work of modern engineering and architecture, demonstrating an important exchange of influences at the beginning of the 20th century and becoming an important reference for the subsequent development of reinforced concrete structures.
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
The Verla Groundwood and Board Mill and its associated residential complex is an outstanding and well-preserved example of a small rural industrial settlement associated with pulp, paper and board production that flourished in northern Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Very few such settlements still survive today.
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
The estate includes eight buildings designed by Wright in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. These include the famous Fallingwater (Millen, Pennsylvania) and the Guggenheim Museum (New York). All buildings embody the "organic architecture" that Wright developed, including open floor plans, blurred boundaries between indoors and outdoors, and unprecedented use of materials such as steel and concrete. Each of these buildings provided innovative solutions to the needs of living, worshipping, working, or relaxing. Wright's work from this period had a strong influence on the development of modern architecture in Europe.