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Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
Much of Cornwall and West Devon’s landscape was transformed by the rapid development of copper and tin mining in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Its deep underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns, small farms, ports and harbours, and their supporting industries, together reflect a wealth of innovation that enabled the region to produce two-thirds of the world’s copper in the early 19th century. Numerous remains bear witness to Cornwall and West Devon’s contribution to the Industrial Revolution in the rest of Britain, and the region’s fundamental influence on the mining world as a whole. Cornish technology such as engines, engine houses and mining equipment was exported around the world. Cornwall and West Devon was at the heart of the rapid spread of mining technology.
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
The Erzgebirge/Krushnohori (Ore Mountains) stretch across an area in southeastern Germany (Saxony) and northwestern Czechia, and contain a wide variety of metals that have been mined since the Middle Ages. The region became the most important source of silver ore in Europe between 1460 and 1560, and mining was the region's main industry. Mining was a trigger for the global transfer of technological and scientific innovations. Tin was the second metal mined and processed in the region's history. At the end of the 19th century, the region became a major global producer of uranium. 800 years of almost uninterrupted mining activity from the 12th to the 20th century deeply shaped the Erzgebirge cultural landscape, which includes mining, pioneering water management systems, innovative mineral processing and smelting sites, and mining cities.
Sacred City of Anuradhapura
Built around a branch of the 'Tree of Enlightenment' - the fig tree of Buddha, this sacred city was brought here by Sanghamitra, the founder of the Nyingma school of Buddhism, in the 3rd century BC. Anuradhapura was the political and religious capital of Ceylon and flourished for 1300 years, but was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Hidden away in dense jungle for many years, this magnificent site with its palaces, monasteries and monuments is now open to the public again.