THERE - 6 More UNESCO Sites

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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