world heritage site

Woodland Cementery

sonia.chaves — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:43:59 +0200

Arenavägen, 41
Stockholm

The Woodland Cementery, or Skogskyrkogården, in Stockholm is located in the south of the city and covers around 250 acres of forest. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994 because of its many monuments such as the Woodland Chapel which was opened in 1920, and Resurrection Chapel which was opened in 1925.

Stockholm Guide | Monuments in Stockholm

Birka

sonia.chaves — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:36:41 +0200

Björkö, Mälaren
Stockholm

Located on Björkö Island at the edge of Lake Mälaren is Birka, the first city which was founded in Sweden in 7th century AD. It became one of the most important trading centres for Scandanavia and Eastern Europe because of its port.

Birka was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993 and the Birka museum was opened in 1996 which shows archaeological finds from the Viking era.

Stockholm Guide | Monuments in Stockholm

Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew

sonia.chaves — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:23:54 +0200

Richmond Surrey TW9 3AB
London

The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are one of the four World Heritage Sites in London. The gardens were designed in 1759 and there are currently over 30,000 different types of plants growing in this garden.

Flora has been taken from all over the world to the Botanic Gardens and there are coffee plants and bamboos in the garden. The Royal Gardens have a wonderful setting on the bank of the River Thames covering around 300 acres. It has six glasshouses and the curved glass Palm house, built in 1848, is its architectural highlight.

London Guide | Parks and Gardens in London

Tower of London

sonia.chaves — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:36:49 +0200

Tower of London
The Tower of London, Tower Hill
London

Today, the Tower of London is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major tourist attraction in London. Throughout its history, it has been used as a royal palace, fortress, jail, and menagerie, and it has been home to the Crown Jewels Collection since 1303 when they was stolen from Westminster Abbey.

This tower is located on the shore of the River Thames and is adjacent to Tower Bridge. It was built in 1078 and is the oldest palace, fortress and prison in Europe.

The most central tower out of the thirteen which make up the building is White Tower, which was built to protect the Normans from the citizens, and at the same time to protect London from outside invaders.

Today, nearly 150 people still live within the walls of Tower of London, mainly wardens and their families.

London Guide | Historical Buildings in London