Cultural heritage

is the legacy inherited from the past generation, maintained and preserved for the future. It includes tangible (buildings, art, monuments, books) and intangible (folklore, language, traditions) and natural heritage (landscape, biodiversity).

Slovakia - Slovensko

is a country in the Central Europe surrounded by the Czech Republic, Poland , Ukraine, Hungary and it borders with Austria, too. Official language is Slovak. Landscape is predominantly mountainous with some lowlands, full of caves, lakes, high peaks and beautiful nature with many castles, sightseeings, monuments. Have a look!

Čachtice

Strečno

Bratislava

Smolenice

Orava

Red stone castle

castles



ruins

Our country has got a nickname "little big country". It´s very small but it has got many things to offer. We have over 220 castles and castle ruins plus over 450 chateaus of different size, shape and condition. Maybe you don´t find another country with so much castles as Slovakia. Some of them are on the UNESCO list, some not. Maybe you heard about bloody countess Elisabeth Bathory. Come and see!

Slovakia- a castle superpower

Trencin

is a medieval Romantic castle in the town of Bojnice. It was built in the 12th century. Many films and fairytales were filmed here. You can find beautiful park with lakes around it. 700 years old Linden tree was planted in the park by the king Matthias. Famous museum is in the castle. There is also a cave under the castle. It´s a part of excursion. Come and see!

Bojnice castle

It is the first folk architecture reserve in the world, founded in 1977. It´s the village close to our town Žilina. "Raden´s house" in the picture is 3-store building made of wood. You can see the way of life at the beggining of the 20th century, folk clothes and customs, working tools and rare embroidery. Many wooden houses are covered with typical white ornaments.

Čičmany

is an extraordinary well-preserved ecclesiastical town, very close to the village Spišské Podhradie. It overlooks Spiš castle. It is written down on the UNESCO list of World heritage sites. This little town consists of a single street, with St. Martin´s Cathedral, enclosed by a wall. Everything is from medieval times.It was also a main seat of bishop. In 1995 Pope John Paul II. visited this place.

Spisská Kapitula

Spis castle

from different points of view

now you can see just ruins but it is still one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe and one of the biggest castles by area in Europe - it ´s 42 426 m2. It was built in the 12th century and became economic, administrative and cultural centre of the region.

Spis castle

They have been on the list of UNESCO World heritage sites since 2008 and they have worldwide value. Churches include many churches in Hervartov, Tvrdošín, Kežmarok, Leštiny, Hronsek, Bodružal, Ladomírová and Ruská Bystrá and many more.All of them are built without iron or nails. Their interior decoration and furniture are special with the unique Carpathian icons.

Wooden churches of Slovak Carpathian Mountain Area

Košice is our second largest city. Its historical core is the largest town monument reserve in Slovakia.It is beautiful city full of sightseeings. One of them is the Gothic Cathedral of St. Elisabeth with main altar which has got the biggest European set of 48 Gothic table paintings. Urban tower, chapel, a theatre with Singing fountain. You can also see Kosice Golden treasure in the museum or you can join International Peace marathon held since 1924.

Kosice and St. Elisabeth´s Cathedral

Herlany geyser is a precious cold water geyser and a part of our natural heritage. It is in the village of Herlany. In the past it was a part of spa. It is active since 1872 and it was the only one cold geyser in Europe.It gushes water up to 22m height, the eruption takes 25 minutes after every 34-36 hours. Water is full of minerals. Slovakia has many mineral water springs

Herlany Geyser

Slovak "top in the world" means you cannot find it anywhere but Slovakia. They are unique within the world.

I chose some of them:

The world highest gothic wooden altar in Levoča town. Master Pavol of Levoča carved it and it took him 10 years.

The Kremnica mint - the oldest enterprise in the world which punches coins since

1328 without any break.

Slovak "the top" in the world

The world hightest sinter column "Giant´s

hall" hidden in Krasnohorská cave. It is 32,6m

high and it´s in the Guiness book of world records, too.

The 1st technical university was the Mining Academy founded by Maria Theresia in 1762 in Banská Štiavnica

The Tatra chamois absolutely unique

kind of chamois. It is protected.

Slovak "the top" in the world

This is one of the oldest craft, many men in the past produced and mended tin things that they sold. Many people who could do this craft, moved to the USA, and nowadays this craft is almost extinct. Just a few people can do it because it is very difficult. You must be very skilled.

Tinker or tinsmith

France

France is a European country surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the West, the Mediterranean Sea, Spain and Italy to the South, Switzerland, Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium to the East and the Channel to the North.



The French are very proud of their art and culture. They have many kinds of Cultural Heritage: Art, monuments, food, regional languages, ...

The Cathedral  : The notre dame de paris Cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, is the most visited monument in France  Its construction began in the Middle Ages. Work began in the 13th century and was completed in the 15th century 

In 2013, Notre-Dame celebrates its 850th anniversary. On the occasion of this jubliee, many events are organized and the cathedral renews its bell heritage with the arrival of eight new bells and a new bourdon. Road distances in France are calculated from point 0, located on the forecourt.

The Versailles Castle

The Versailles Castle is a castle and a French historical monument located in Versailles, Yvelines, France.

The style of the castle is classicism.

The architects are: Louis Le Vau ; Jules Hardouin-Mansart ; Robert de Cotte ; Jacques V Gabriel ; Ange-Jacques Gabriel ; André Le Nôtre ;

Frédéric Nepveu.

The beginning of construction is in 1623.

The Castle of Chambord

It is in the heart of the game-rich forest of Boulogne that François I had built in the 16th century, on the site of a castle, an imposing pleasure house with rich decorations.

Masterpiece of the Renaissance, the Castle of Chambord is, with its 440 pieces, its 800 carved capitals and its 282 chimneys, the largest of the castles of the Loire!

This building, both grandiose and elegant, at the feudal level, is composed of a central tower with four round towers and an enclosure. Its famous double revolution staircase is a real architectural feat. This ingenious construction allowed two people to go up and down the stairs without crossing each other!

The castle of Chambord

seen from below (to the right)

and seen from the front (to the bottom)

After visiting the apartments, you have to go to the castle terrace. From here, the view of the thousands of skylights, chimneys, capitals, spiers and bell-towers of the building offers a breathtaking picture. Wonderful !

The dungeon terrace also allows you to enjoy a beautiful view of the national park of Chambord. A hunting reserve, the castle park is surrounded by a 32-kilometer long wall, making this park the largest enclosed forest area in Europe.

By Sanae, Nisrine and Ikram

The Pantheon is a neo-classical monument located in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. In the heart of the Latin Quarter, on the Sainte-Geneviève mountain, it is in the center of the Place du Pantheon and surrounded by the town hall of the 5th arrondissement, the Lycée Henri-IV, the Saint-Étienne-du-Mont church, the Sainte-Geneviève Library and the Faculty of Law. Street Soufflot draws a perspective to the garden of Luxembourg.

The name of the monument, Pantheon, comes from the Greek pántheion (πάνθειον), which means "of all the gods". Originally planned in the eighteenth century to be a church that would house the shrine of St. Genevieve, this monument has since the French Revolution vocation to honor great people who have marked the history of France except for the military careers normally devoted to Invalides Military Pantheon

le phantéon

The triumphal Arch:

The triomphal arch of the Etoile often called simply the Arc de Triump,whose construction,decided the Emperor I,began in 1806 and ended in 1836 under louis Philippe , is located in paris ,in the 8th arrondissement .

The place de l'etoile forms an enormous rouna bout of twelve avenues pierced in the nineteenth century under the impetus of the departemant of the Seine .

pavers of differenty colors draw on the ground of the ground of the place two stars whose points arrive for one in the middle of the avenues, for the other between the avenues.

Country: Flag of France.

Region: Île-de-France

City: Paris

Address: place Charles-de-Gaulle

The triumphal arche:

The triumphal arch is a very beautiful monument.
Address: Place Charles de Gaulle,75008 Paris
 Start of construction: August 15, 1806.

75008 Paris
Timetable:
Wednesday, 10: 00-23: 00
on 10: 00-23: 00
Friday, 10: 00-23: 00
Saturday, 10: 00-23: 00
Sunday 10: 00-23: 00
Monday, 10: 00-23: 00
Tuesday 10: 00-23: 00
Eight: 50 m
Start of construction: August 15, 1806.


Type: Triumphal arch
Initial destination: Commemoration of the battle: d'Austerlitz
Current destination: Commemoration of the First World War (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier)
Style: neoclassical
Architect: Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin
Construction: 1806 - 1836
Opening: 1836
sponsor: Napoleon I
Height: 50 m
Length: 44.8 m
Width: 22.2 m
Owner:Paris

The Eiffel Tower Listening is a 324 meters tall, puddled iron tower,located in Paris. Built by Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators for the 1889 Paris World Fair,This is monument has become the symbol of the French capital,and a leading tourist site.Since it's opening to the public,it has welcomed over 300 millions visitors. A heigth of 312 meters originally, the Eiffel Tower has remained the highest monument of the world for forty years. The second level of the third floor, sometimes called the fourth floor, located at 279.11 meters, is the highest observation platform available to the public in the European Union and the second highest in Europe.The Eiffel Tower is registered historical monuments since June 24,1964 and is a UNESCO World Hertage Site since 1991.

CORSICA

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea located between France and Italy.

Though striving for independence it belongs to France and is one of the French natural heritage jewels between the mountains and the sea!