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Author clyde
Partaker
#16 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 09:47 
off to Sweden ...

1. Name of WHS: Royal Domain of Drottningholm
2. Name of Component: Drottningholm Palace
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque, only a replica UNESCO WHS certificate displayed inside the Guards' Tent (Vakttältet) just before the Chinese pavilion
4. Coordinates of the certificate (optional): 59.318537909194085, 17.877784426794836
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Royal Domain of Drottningholm UNESCO certificate, Sweden" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Birka and Hovgarden
2. Name of Component: Birka and Hovgarden
3. Description of location of plaque: 2 plaques, one at the Hovgarden "Stromma" (ferry) point to Birka and one at the Birka ferry point to Hovgarden
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 59.36130204835184, 17.538309586462745 (Hovgarden) and 59.33489243969174, 17.54191483506536 (Birka)
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://worldsheritagetravel.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/birka04_welcome.jpg?w=584

1. Name of WHS: Engelsberg Ironworks
2. Name of Component: Engelsberg
3. Description of location of plaque: black info board like plaque on Falun red poles at the beginning of the walking trail
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 59.966735275702675, 16.008393669412516
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Engelsberg Ironworks UNESCO plaque, Sweden" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Rock Carvings in Tanum
2. Name of Component: Tanum
3. Description of location of plaque: Falun red wall converted into a big plaque inside the Tanum Archaeological Museum / Vitlycke Museum
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 58.701649978012746, 11.340693367637167
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Tanum Rock Carvings UNESCO WHS plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Skogskyrkogarden
2. Name of Component: Skogskyrkogarden
3. Description of location of plaque: just before the cemetery main entrance, opposite the wall with columns and cascading water
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 59.27939596903813, 18.097651962239613
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTLjeK_LjC2Pk6bsEZ0bF8PAh-wXevpqX1A9Rsm3v5gi5GF8MTYVik1npBmaOlYQR5T7Iw&usqp=CAU

1. Name of WHS: Hanseatic Town of Visby
2. Name of Component: Visby
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): n/a
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): n/a

1. Name of WHS: Church Town of Gammelstad, Lulea
2. Name of Component: Gammelstad
3. Description of location of plaque: metal sheet plaque on stone opposite the main church, beside the Gammelstad Visitor Centre
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 65.64606810470957, 22.02784399979266
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Gammelstad UNESCO plaque, Sweden" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Laponian Area
2. Name of Component: Gammelstad
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque; just a brown road sign with name and UNESCO emblem 70 km from Gallivare on the way to Ritsem and a brown road sign with Stora Sjofallets NP and UNESCO emblem; there's also an information board with all elements on the side of the road to Stora Sjofallets NP (as per DutchHorn's review)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 67.52803190001019, 18.19473685295359
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Laponia UNESCO sign, Sweden" or "Laponia UNESCO, Sweden" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Naval Port of Karlskrona
2. Name of Component: Karlskrona
3. Description of location of plaque: just in front of the main boulevard next to the main square there is a UNESCO flag and beneath it is the UNESCO plaque on the floor
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 56.16165807500464, 15.58668358832336
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Karlskrona UNESCO WHS plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
2. Name of Component: Southern Öland
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque, just a white sign on the side of the road near Gettlinge Burial Ground with no year of inscription and no OUV
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 56.38826110904267, 16.435242656965674
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Southern Öland UNESCO sign" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
2. Name of Component: Sörleviken, High Coast
3. Description of location of plaque: information board with all elements at Sörleviken viewing area
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 62.87554881050514, 18.325673828483357
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "High Coast UNESCO sign, Sweden" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
2. Name of Component: Falun
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque, just a huge sign with name and UNESCO emblem before entering the parking area of the mine
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 60.60167219223747, 15.619606486454913
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://majipparesor.se/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20230923_093845-e1697389889335-1024x626.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg
2. Name of Component: Grimeton Radio Station
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque on stone just next to the visitor centre besides the water cooling 'fountains'
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 57.11312347731649, 12.405301538922414
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://grimeton.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC7163-1024x681.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
2. Name of Component: Erik-Anders Decorated Farmhouse
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque, but brown road sign with name and UNESCO emblem in front of Erik-Anders' Decorated Farmhouse
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 61.27252265786006, 16.99380550834459
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://images.citybreakcdn.com/image.aspx?ImageId=7031357

1. Name of WHS: Struve Geodetic Arc
2. Name of Component: Peera-Vaara
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): n/a
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): n/a

Author clyde
Partaker
#17 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 09:51 
next Moldova ...

1. Name of WHS: Struve Geodetic Arc
2. Name of Component: Struve Geodetic Arc, Rudi, Moldova
3. Description of location of plaque: black granite plaque on stone marker in the middle of a corn field
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 48.318889, 27.876667
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Rudi_IMG_4386.jpg/440px-Rudi_IMG_4386.jpg

Author clyde
Partaker
#18 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 10:13 
next St. Lucia ....

1. Name of WHS: Pitons Management Area
2. Name of Component: Pitons Management Area
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque with big stone marker and piton in the background
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 13.835533507332594, -61.05393939942362
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Rudi_IMG_4386.jpg/440px-Rudi_IMG_4386.jpg

Author clyde
Partaker
#19 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 10:32 
next Barbados ...

1. Name of WHS: Bridgetown
2. Name of Component: Princess Alice, Dalkeith Road, Chelsea Road, Cheapside, Hastings, Kings Street on Baxter's Road, Garrison Historic Area
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque; 7 information boards, one at each location, with all elements
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): Princess Alice info board: 13.097188743300679, -59.619427138869
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://live.staticflickr.com/3835/15361992741_f9d0060370_b.jpg

Author clyde
Partaker
#20 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 13:13 
some more from Italy...

1. Name of WHS: Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
2. Name of Component: Naquane in Capo di Ponte, Parco Nazionale delle Incisioni Rupestri
3. Description of location of plaque: white information board near park entrance with no year of inscription or OUV
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 46.02830719288108, 10.350751692314677
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://cdn.finestresullarte.info/rivista/immagini/2023/fn/parco-nazionale-incisioni-rupestri-chiuso.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci
2. Name of Component: Santa Maria delle Grazie Church
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque facing the entrance to the Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano, to the left
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.466175235517284, 9.170552817080353
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.travelgumbo.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/598046161523714514/filePointer/597764686515976853/fodoid/597764686515976834/imageType/LARGE/inlineImage/true/04%20Last%20Supper.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of Florence
2. Name of Component: Florence Town Hall
3. Description of location of plaque: white marble plaque inside Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, missing OUV element
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 43.76935058309177, 11.255855651241731
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Florence_Italy_UNESCO-Plaque-1982-01.jpg

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura and Venice and its Lagoon have no plaques as far as I know

1. Name of WHS: Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
2. Name of Component: Piazza del Duomo
3. Description of location of plaque: brass plaque on the floor next to the Putti Fountain in Piazza del Duomo, missing OUV element
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 43.72253362871489, 10.39647799968298
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.italyscapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1762_piazza-dei-miracoli-3.jpg

Author elsslots
Admin
#21 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 13:46 
Thanks for all the contributions, Clyde! It will become a true WHS Plaque Database this way.

Author clyde
Partaker
#22 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 15:01 
elsslots
Can you fetch the photos I'm indicating from my Flickr repository or do you prefer an online public link from Google (the latter is much more time-consuming)?

Author elsslots
Admin
#23 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 15:12 
clyde:
Can you fetch the photos I'm indicating from my Flickr repository or do you prefer an online public link from Google (the latter is much more time-consuming)?

Yes I can. I have to think about how to display them anyway later.

Author clyde
Partaker
#24 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 15:23 
1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of San Gimignano
2. Name of Component: San Gimignano
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque, just a brown road sign opposite the Palazzo Comunale with no year of inscription or OUV elements (this sign might not exist anymore as I couldn't see it in Google street view)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 43.467969611092336, 11.04320646583192
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://live.staticflickr.com/4113/5095082841_eaed09ca90_b.jpg

1. Name of WHS: The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
2. Name of Component: Matera
3. Description of location of plaque: ceramic artisanal handwritten plaque on side wall of Caffè Lanfranchi near Belvedere of Piazzetta Pascoli
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 40.663278378655264, 16.610202775550402
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/05/4a/95/7f/la-mammola-car-service.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of Siena
2. Name of Component: Siena
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): n/a
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): n/a

1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of Naples
2. Name of Component: Naples
3. Description of location of plaque: marble plaque on wall of Istituto Comprensivo Statale (facing the entrance, to the right) in 1, Piazza del Gesù Nuovo
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 40.84720998060202, 14.251623702169484
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Targa_unesco_na.jpg/440px-Targa_unesco_na.jpg

Author clyde
Partaker
#25 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 16:45 
1. Name of WHS: Crespi d'Adda
2. Name of Component: Crespi d'Adda
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque near UNESCO visitor centre, missing year of inscription element
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.59801724864473, 9.535067991453552
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Crespi d'Adda UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
2. Name of Component: Ferrara
3. Description of location of plaque: information board including all elements in front of Castello Estense
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 44.83717488479322, 11.618474194766824
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Ferrara UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Castel del Monte
2. Name of Component: Castel del Monte
3. Description of location of plaque: rusty plaque near shuttle dropoff point just a few steps from the site, missing year of inscription and OUV
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 41.08494385855706, 16.27164163385107
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Castel del Monte UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: The Trulli of Alberobello
2. Name of Component: Alberobello
3. Description of location of plaque: stone plaque on wall above La Lira Focacceria (Largo Martellotta, 67)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 40.78291499634675, 17.237758756474513
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Alberobello UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
2. Name of Component: Ravenna
3. Description of location of plaque: no real plaque for all components, just a rusty plaque with UNESCO emblem in front of Mausoleo di Teodorico
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 44.42422314788396, 12.20916706689619
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Ravenna UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
2. Name of Component: Pienza
3. Description of location of plaque: stone plaque near town hall in the main square
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 43.07663645150439, 11.679078926005124
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Pienza UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Val d'Orcia
2. Name of Component: San Quirico d'Orcia
3. Description of location of plaque: stone plaque on tourist office wall (33, former Palazzo Pretorio), on the left hand side when facing the entrance
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 43.060207321468404, 11.603558327885006
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.postamarcucci.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/radicofani-01.jpg

Author clyde
Partaker
#26 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 17:42 
1. Name of WHS: Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
2. Name of Component: Paestum and Castellabate, Cilento
3. Description of location of plaque: 2 different plaques in Paestum: one in marble with all the elements but barely visible with no black paint on carved letters (in front of the National Archaeological Museum of Paestum) and another in ceramic and handwritten with a design made by children along the Via Magna Graecia next to a "Multiple UNESCO site" plaque; 1 on the Castle walls of Castellabate, Cilento
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 40.423366932099746, 15.006751854463573; 2) 40.422269470349, 15.006507956970957; 3) n/a
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): 1st plaque Paestum: feel free to use "Paestum UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository; 2nd plaque Paestum: feel free to use "Paestum UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository; 3rd plaque Castellabate: https://thephraser.com/2016/07/22/a-weekend-in-cilento-in-the-south-of-italy/

No plaques for Etna, Caserta Royal Palace

1. Name of WHS: Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
2. Name of Component: Palazzo Reale, Palazzo Chiablese, Castello del Valentino and others
3. Description of location of plaque: brass plaques at each location, missing OUV and year of inscription
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.07331349075492, 7.6865707927898494
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Palazzo Reale, Residenze Sabaude", "Castello del Valentino, Residenze Sabaude UNESCO plaque" and "Palazzo Chiablese, Residenze Sabaude UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository UNESCO plaque

1. Name of WHS: Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
2. Name of Component: Porto Venere
3. Description of location of plaque: 2 information boards in Porto Venere (one of which includes all elements) + road signs at each location installed in 2022 and missing year of inscription and OUV
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): n/a
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Cinque Terre UNESCO plaque" and "Cinque Terre and Portovenere UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository + https://www.cittadellaspezia.com/2022/09/02/nuova-cartellonistica-stradale-per-il-sito-unesco-porto-venere-cinque-terre-460827/

1. Name of WHS: Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
2. Name of Component: Modena
3. Description of location of plaque: oval metal plaque on the wall above the portico and beneath the Statue of the Bonissima
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 44.64575232981478, 10.92590437034905
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Modena UNESCO WHS plaque" from my Flickr repository

Author clyde
Partaker
#27 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 19:08 
1. Name of WHS: Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
2. Name of Component: 1) Villa Oplontis, Torre Annunziata and 2) Herculaneum
3. Description of location of plaque: 1) metal plaque in front of Villa Oplontis ticket booth; 2) metal plaque in front of ticket office of Herculaneum
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 40.76192358056976, 14.454774075043801 and 2) 40.80591934980407, 14.349078573238996
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): 1) feel free to use "Villa di Poppea di Oplonti, Pompeii UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository; 2) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/7629370330

1. Name of WHS: Amalfi coast (Costiera Amalfitana)
2. Name of Component: Positano
3. Description of location of plaque: ceramic map plaque and information board missing year of inscription and OUV upon exiting Positano
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 40.63073875553993, 14.486256496822826
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): 1) feel free to use "Costiera Amalfitana UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Su Nuraxi di Barumini
2. Name of Component: Su Nuraxi
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque on stone towards the right hand side as soon as you reach the stone structures
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 39.70552138469231, 8.991585562680617
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Su Nuraxi UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
2. Name of Component: Aquileia
3. Description of location of plaque: no plaque, brown road sign missing year of inscription and OUV elements upon entering/exiting Aquileia
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.7637580708849, 13.374205848613903
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Aquileia UNESCO" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Historic Centre of Urbino
2. Name of Component: Urbino
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque on wall beneath the left tower staircase, when facing the Ducal Palace facade
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 43.7242634590941, 12.635777159313403
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://sortiesmediapresse.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_8638.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Villa Adriana, Tivoli
2. Name of Component: Villa Adriana
3. Description of location of plaque: round metal and stone plaque on the lawn in front of the olive trees past the fence just after the entrance to the site
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 41.945894122339816, 12.772280645711978
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307705671/figure/fig2/AS:406066799104001@1473825277053/Targa-commemorativa-delliscrizione-di-Villa-Adriana-nella-Lista-del-Patrimonio-Mondiale.png

1. Name of WHS: City of Verona
2. Name of Component: Verona
3. Description of location of plaque: square metal plaque in front of the fountain in the middle of Piazza Bra
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.438498880229645, 10.992918999690396
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Verona UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
2. Name of Component: Assisi
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque on wall to the right facing Porta San Francesco
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 43.07438785738608, 12.606451243934165
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.amoitaly.com/img/assisi/san_damiano/san_damiano03.jpg

1. Name of WHS: Villa d'Este, Tivoli
2. Name of Component: Villa d'Este
3. Description of location of plaque: stainless steel plaque on wall just after entrance
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 41.9639127701754, 12.797079889188755
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Villa d'Este UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

Author clyde
Partaker
#28 | Posted: 21 Oct 2024 19:24 
1. Name of WHS: Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
2. Name of Component: Sacro Monte del Rosario, Varese
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaque at the base of the Sacro Monte of Varese (some others in different locations)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.85104225386024, 8.796259782654639
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Sacri Monti UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
2. Name of Component: Cerveteri, Banditaccia Necropoli and Tarquinia
3. Description of location of plaque: one information board type plaque in front of Cerveteri entrance and
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 42.00605921329865, 12.10111200300307; 2) 42.24978166760277, 11.767618470200443
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Tarquinia UNESCO WHS plaque" and "Cerveteri UNESCO WHS sign" from my Flickr repository

Author clyde
Partaker
#29 | Posted: 22 Oct 2024 09:41 
1. Name of WHS: Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
2. Name of Component: Palazzo Spinola Lazzaro e Giacomo (Via Garibaldi 10)
3. Description of location of plaque: stainless steel plaque on wall, next to the entrance leading to the gardens
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 44.41109915820993, 8.933081486796928
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOc1_Oca1XxTKQNdKDLp3N2HOg5FktRc-7ECjNf=s1600-w640

1. Name of WHS: Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
2. Name of Component: Bahnhof Filisur, Switzerland
3. Description of location of plaque: red metal plaques including all elements are found outside in front of the Filisur station; inside the station, as in most stations and viaducts in Switzerland and in Italy (ex. Landwasser viadukt, Pontresina, Tirano, Viadotto elicoidale di Brusio, St. Moritz, etc.) there are small red metal plaques but all have year of inscription and OUV elements missing
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 46.67509419047341, 9.68228426553575 (Filisur)
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Rhaetian Railways UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Dolomites
2. Name of Component: Misurina (Auronzo di Cadore)
3. Description of location of plaque: brown road sign beneath Misurina road sign, missing year of inscription and OUV elements (just before reaching/leaving Lago di Misurina)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 46.5738492705672, 12.24863721401995
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Dolomiti UNESCO WHS sign" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Monte San Giorgio
2. Name of Component: 1) Museo dei Fossili del Monte di San Giorgio (Meride, Switzerland); 2) Comunità Montana del Piambello (Porto Ceresio, Italy)
3. Description of location of plaque: 1) stainless steel plaque next to entrance of the Museo dei Fossili del Monte di San Giorgio, missing OUV element; 2) information board at Porto Ceresio with all elements at the start of the walking trail leading to the core zone of Monte San Giorgio from the Italian side of the border
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 45.89051510246396, 8.952900624687643; 2) 45.90222487219512, 8.905478008149426
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Monte San Giorgio UNESCO plaque" or "Porto Ceresio, Monte San Giorgio, UNESCO information board" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.)
2. Name of Component: Museo di Santa Giulia (Brescia), Basilica di San Salvatore (Spoleto)
3. Description of location of plaque: 1) rusty metal plaque inside the Museo di Santa Giulia (Brescia) just after the main door leading to the ticket office; 2) rusty metal plaque to the left, when facing the entrance to the Basilica di San Salvatore (Spoleto)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 45.53919929949581, 10.229120883097492; 2) 42.74147265259741, 12.74327768942252
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Brescia UNESCO plaque" and "Longobardi Spoleto UNESCO plaque" from my Flickr repository

Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps - no plaque

1. Name of WHS: Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
2. Name of Component: Giardino di Boboli, Villa Medici a Fiesole
3. Description of location of plaque: 1) stone plaque on the rear wall of Palazzo Pitti inside the garden; 2) stone plaque on the wall, to the right when facing the old entrance at Via Beato Angelico 2
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 43.764396082717354, 11.249587293081756; 2) 43.80510264717725, 11.29224269780395
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): 1) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boboli,_lapide_unesco.JPG 2) https://flashmomentcontinued.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/florence-2014-792.jpg?w=600

1. Name of WHS: Mount Etna
2. Name of Component: Etna
3. Description of location of plaque: volcanic rock plaque in front of ex Monastero Benedettino di San Nicolò La Rena a Nicolosi
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 37.630752676010815, 15.022548030805108
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.parks.it/imgnews.php?idn=30304&f=3

1. Name of WHS: Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
2. Name of Component: Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont
3. Description of location of plaque: UNESCO plaques in Barolo next to the castle and before La Morra next to touristy Cappella del Barolo, and a series of 6 rose gold/copper looking UNESCO inscription plaques with detailed descriptions of the 6 locations which can be found in front of the town hall (Barbaresco, Barolo, Canelli), in the main square (Nizza Monferrato and Cella Monte) or just next to the castle entrance (Grinzane Cavour)
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 44.611173417097746, 7.944106459029416 (Barolo); 2) 44.62825981299536, 7.945196462260265 (before La Morra); 3) 44.725282581011804, 8.080958049984478 (Barbaresco); 4) 44.7196234658576, 8.288043683734378 (Canelli); 5) 44.7728391976206, 8.360377423410524 (Nizza Monferrato); 6) 45.07492406293959, 8.39076173409208 (Cella Monte); 7) 44.65306701592592, 7.995143317998714 (Grinzane Cavour)
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Piemonte Vineyards UNESCO plaque" and choose from all vineyard plaques in my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
2. Name of Component: Monte Raschio, Italy
3. Description of location of plaque: plaque in front of observation tower in the middle of Monte Raschio location
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 42.17532968638785, 12.154985910866623
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Monte Raschio, Primeval Beech Forest UNESCO WHS" from my Flickr repository

Author clyde
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#30 | Posted: 22 Oct 2024 10:08 
1. Name of WHS: Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar
2. Name of Component: Bergamo Fortifications (1), Palmanova (2)
3. Description of location of plaque: 1) main information board type plaque with all elements in garden next to Porta San Giacomo; 2) fixed canvas banner, missing year of inscription and OUV, on the left just before passing through Porta Aquileia
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 1) 45.70201247579381, 9.661540129504472; 2) 45.901057049428005, 13.309388171505034
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Bergamo UNESCO WHS sign" and "Palmanova UNESCO WHS sign" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: Ivrea
2. Name of Component: Ivrea
3. Description of location of plaque: two UNESCO inscription boards, one in front of the ICO workshops and another next to the bus stop close the 'new' Olivetti office building
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.45944980125099, 7.874156341119379
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): feel free to use "Ivrea UNESCO sign" from my Flickr repository

1. Name of WHS: The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
2. Name of Component: Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
3. Description of location of plaque: metal plaques in front of most town halls close to inscribed area
4. Coordinates of the plaque (optional): 45.90125048706877, 11.995532261732325 (Valdobbiadene)
5. Link to a photo of the plaque (optional): https://www.difesapopolo.it/var/difesapopolo/storage/images/media/openmagazine/il-giornale-della-settimana/articoli-in-arrivo/valdobbiadene.-unesco-ecco-le-targhe-del-prosecco/5395588-1-ita-IT/Valdobbiadene.-Unesco-ecco-le-targhe-del-Prosecco_articleimage.jpg

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