Taputapuatea [World Heritage #24]

Taputapuatea

Taputapuatea on Raiatea Island is at the centre of the ‘Polynesian Triangle’, a vast portion of the Pacific Ocean, dotted with islands, and the last part of the globe to be settled by humans. 

The property includes two forested valleys, a portion of lagoon and coral reef and a strip of open ocean. At the heart of the property is the Taputapuatea marae complex, a political, ceremonial and funerary centre. It is characterized by a paved courtyard with a large standing stone at its centre. Widespread in Polynesia, the marae were places where the world of the living intersected the world of the ancestors. 

Taputapuatea is an exceptional testimony to 1000 years of Mā'ohi civilization. 

Source: World Heritage Committee ( CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 ) 

Strasbourg: from Grande-Ile to Neustadt, a European urban scene

This site is an extension of the “Strasbourg-Grande Ile” site. The initial property, inscribed in 1988 on the World Heritage List, was formed by the Grande-Île, the historic centre of Strasbourg, structured around the cathedral. 

The extension concerns the Neustadt, new town, designed and built under the German administration (1871-1918). The Neustadt draws the inspiration for its urban layout from the Haussmannian model, while adopting a Germanic architectural idiom for its edifices. This dual influence has enabled the creation of an urban space that is specific to Strasbourg, where the perspectives created around the cathedral open to a unified landscape around the rivers and canals. 

Source: World Heritage Committee ( CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 ) 

All inscribed sites: World Heritage Committee inscribed a total of 21 new sites during its session in Krakow