THERE - 6 More UNESCO Sites
CZ is small but dense with history and beauty. We take a look at six more locations to have made it on the UNESCO World Heritage List, this time mainly focusing on Moravia.
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SECTIONS
01:22 - Gardens & Castle at Kroměříž (1998)
04:41 - Zlín
07:46 - Holašovice Historical Village Reservation (1998)
09:43 - Holašovice Stonehenge (a tourist trap)
11:08 - Litomyšl Castle (1999)
14:39 - The Portmoneum & other museums
15:55 - Svitavy & Česká Třebová
16:44 - Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc (1999) (plague columns)
21:33 - Tugendhat Villa in Brno (2001) (Functionalism & Modernism)
28:36 - Jewish Quarter & St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč (2003)
32:29 - Archeological finds in the area, chateaus (Náměšť nad Oslavou, Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, Budišov), NPP Dukovany & castles (Templštejn)
- Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
- THERE - 6 UNESCO Sites in CZ episode
- CZ UNESCO webpage
- Official Kroměříž website
- Tourist website for Zlín
- Holašovice on Time Travel Turtle
- Holašovice Stonehenge website
- Litomyšl Zamek website
- Portmoneum (Josef Váchal Museum) website
- Olbram Zoubek exhibition
- TOUR - David Černý in Prague episode
- Litomyšl Regional Museum
- Smetana Festival
- Svitavy – the birthplace of Oskar Schindler on Radio Prague
- Museum of Esperanto in Svitavy
- Česká Třebová website
- Holy Trinity Column on Atlas Obscura
- Olomouc on Amazing Czechia
- Palacký University Olomouc
- Villa Tugendhat website
- The Birth and Rebirth of Functionalism in the Czech Republic
- The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
- Třebíč Jewish Quarter
- Třebíč Jewish Cemetery
- Basilica of St. Procopius
- Náměšť nad Oslavou website
- Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou (The Moravian Versailles)
- Budišov Chateau
- Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant
- Templštejn, a Templar castle ruin
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