The strangest objects that are defended by UNESCO. Photo

Abandoned buildings and piles of iron.

When we hear the phrase “world heritage UNESCO”, there are images of churches, famous squares or ancient cities. But today we talk about something else.

In the list of specially protected for a long time have some objects that cause many connoisseurs confusion, and then laughter. Abandoned slaughterhouse, a prison, a coal mine, but still not one…

Meet strange objects UNESCO world heritage site.

A plant for salting meat, fray Bentos, Uruguay

“Industrial ruins, broken doors, Windows without glass, empty canteens, dilapidated corrals” — described it’s a nice place one of the journalists who visited the attraction. Nevertheless, the UNESCO website States that this object is important because it “gives an idea about the process of meat production in industrial companies on a world scale”.

Shoe factory “Fagus” in the German town of Alfeld

It was built in 1910 and still works. Its construction called “a milestone in the development of modern architecture and industrial design, heralding the emergence of the Bauhaus”.

The factory opened Museum complex— where visitors may learn about changes in footwear fashion over the past century. In honor of the anniversary of the enterprise, in 2011, was an exhibition dedicated to the history of the factory. In the exhibition were shown pictures of Klaus Schunemann, telling about everyday life and about the history of the restoration of the enterprise, which was held in 1984-2004

Radio “Grimeton”

It is located near the Swedish city of Varberg, is a monument of engineering art of the early wireless transatlantic communication. Radio built in 1922-1924.

The station was built by American engineer of Swedish origin Ernst Alexanderson in 1924 for communications with the US station “Radio Central” on long island. As the radiating element wires are used, suspended by six steel towers, masts with a height of 127 m, separated from each other at 380 m and holding the crossbar of the scale 46 m.

At the time of construction it was the highest buildings in Sweden. Length of aerial fabric is 2.2 km away.

Four hydraulic ship lift on the canal Du Centre

“An outstanding monument of engineering art, unique example of industrial landscape in the late nineteenth century.”

And who knows about them who came to see them, well, except for UNESCO staff?

The largest coal mining sites of Wallonia, Belgium

Well then who wants to see Bruges? Think of the flowering of the late middle Ages at this world heritage site. It is a strip with a length of 170 km and a width of 3 to 15 km, crossing Belgium from East to West, consisting of well-preserved coal mines in the 19th and 20th centuries.

It looked like early industrial era in Europe.

Industrial Valley was one of the first areas of heavy industry in Europe, until the mid-XX century, this region was the basis of the economic prosperity of the country. After World war II, metallurgical and coal industry in the region began to lose its importance, but at the same time was developed the manufacture of glass and soda. The second takeoff Walloon industry was completed by 1970.

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