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THERE - 6 More UNESCO Sites

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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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