Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau - Germany

Between 1919 and 1933 the Bauhaus movement revolutionized architectural and aesthetic thinking and practice in the 20th century. 

The Bauhaus buildings in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau are fundamental representatives of Classical Modernism, directed towards a radical renewal of architecture and design. 

This property, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996, originally comprised buildings located in Weimar (Former Art School, the Applied Art School and the Haus Am Horn) and Dessau (Bauhaus Building, the group of seven Masters' Houses). 

The 2017 extension includes the Houses with Balcony Access in Dessau and the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau as important contributions to the Bauhaus ideas of austere design, functionalism and social reform. 

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Windhoek - Namibia

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of Namibia. 

The city is located in the middle of the country, at an altitude of approximately 1650 meters. 

Windhoek has been the capital of the country since 1891. 

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Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) - Greece

The city of Aigai, the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia, was discovered in the 19th century near Vergina, in northern Greece. 

The most important remains are the monumental palace, lavishly decorated with mosaics and painted stuccoes, and the burial ground with more than 300 tumuli, some of which date from the 11th century B.C. One of the royal tombs in the Great Tumulus is identified as that of Philip II, who conquered all the Greek cities, paving the way for his son Alexander and the expansion of the Hellenistic world. 

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Marrakech - Morocco

Marrakesh is a city in western Morocco and the capital of the province of the same name. 

The city is one of the four royal cities of Morocco, along with Fez, Meknes and Rabat. 

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Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata - Mauritania

Founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became focal points of Islamic culture. 

They have managed to preserve an urban fabric that evolved between the 12th and 16th centuries. Typically, houses with patios crowd along narrow streets around a mosque with a square minaret. 

They illustrate a traditional way of life centred on the nomadic culture of the people of the western Sahara.

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Birgu - Malta

Birgu is a small fortified town and municipality that played an important role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. 

Birgu, together with Cospicua and Senglea, form the so-called Three Cities. 

The city arose between 1530 and 1535 on the edge of the Maltese Grand Harbor surrounding Fort St. Angelo. 

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Waterton Glacier International Peace Park - Canada

In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world's first International Peace Park. 

Situated on the border between the two countries and offering outstanding scenery, the park is exceptionally rich in plant and mammal species as well as prairie, forest, and alpine and glacial features. 

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