World Heritage in Switzerland
WORLD HERITAGE IN SWITZERLAND Medieval cities and castles, fossil deposits from the Triassic period, high Alpine land- scapes, industrial cityscapes, vineyard terraces, wonders of railway engineering, early medieval murals, a unique library in a Baroque abbey and pioneering buildings – so dif- ferent yet with one thing in common: these sites have all been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is the first book to present the twelve World Heritage properties in Switzerland: It tells us about, and lets us discover, the many fascinating aspects of these places of outstanding universal value – imprints of history and harbingers of things to come. Ernst Iten, the author, is a former Ambassador. He was Permanent Delegate of Switzer- land to UNESCO from 2004 to 2009. In this capacity, he headed the Swiss delegation at SWITZERLAND IN HERITAGE WORLD the sessions of the World Heritage Committee, worked closely with the World Heritage Centre and accompanied the candidatures and inscriptions of various cultural and natu- ral properties in Switzerland on the World Heritage List. WORLD HERITAGE IN SWITZERLAND IMPRINT 3 WORLD HERITAGE IN SWITZERLAND IMPRINT Publisher Swiss Commission for UNESCO Project Manager: Jeanne Berthoud c/o Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA 3003 Berne www.unesco.ch | www.welterbe.ch Text Ernst Iten, former Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Switzerland to UNESCO Editor Madeleine Viviani, former Secretary General of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO Translation FDFA Language Services Graphics www.mengisgruppe.ch Printing Printed in Switzerland on FSC-certified paper ISBN 978-3-906211-41-1 Distribution FOBL, Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics, CH-3003 Bern www.bundespublikationen.admin.ch No 201.202.ENG This publication is also available in German, French and Italian.
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