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The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. It is an important biodiversity spot, harbouring species such as harbour seal, grey seal, and harbour porpoise. The sites in Germany and the Netherlands were inscribed to the World Heritage List in 2009, the site in Denmark was added in 2014. [5]
The architecture of Denmark has its origins in the Viking Age, ... south of the Danish border near Schleswig, ... completed in 1998, is the world's third largest ...
The island hosts examples of 19th- and early-20th-century architecture, and about 300 wooden houses in Rønne and Nexø, donated by Sweden after World War II, when the island was repairing damage caused by the war. The island is home to 15 medieval churches, four of which are round churches with unique artwork and architecture. [28]
Location Year Style Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: Indre By: 1882 Renaissance inspired Børsen, (until 1996 the stock market building) Slotsholmen: 1640 Dutch baroque: Tivoli Gardens: Indre By: 1843 amusement park Dyrehavsbakken: Klampenborg, at the City's northern border 1583 the oldest amusement park in the world Royal Danish Theatre: Indre By
Ireland ratified the convention on 16 September 1991. [3] As of 2025, Ireland has two sites on the list, and a further three on the tentative list. [3] The first site listed was Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne, in 1993. The second site, Sceilg Mhichíl, was listed in 1996.
The UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated 37 World Heritage Sites in eight countries (also called "state parties") commonly referred to as Northern Europe: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, i.e. a combination of Nordic and Baltic countries. [1]
The architecture of Ireland is one of the most visible features in the Irish countryside – with remains from all eras since the Stone Age abounding. Ireland is famous for its ruined and intact Norman and Anglo-Irish castles, small whitewashed thatched cottages and Georgian urban buildings.
This specific type of fortification was named after the first discovered example: Trelleborg near Slagelse, excavated in the years 1936-1941.Historically, the name trelleborg has been translated and explained as ″a fortress built by slaves″, since the Old Norse word for slave was thrall (The modern word is træl in Danish and träl in Swedish) and borg means fortress or city.