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Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscape brings together two historic railway lines, crossing the Swiss Alps via two mountain passes. The Albula Line, opened in 1904, is located in the northwest of the site and is 67 km long. It features an impressive array of structures, including 42 tunnels and covered corridors and 144 viaducts and bridges. The 61 km long Bernina Pass Line features 13 tunnels and corridors and 52 viaducts and bridges. The site is an example of the use of railways to overcome the isolation of settlements in the Central Alps in the early 20th century, with a significant and lasting socio-economic impact on mountain life. It constitutes an outstanding technical, architectural and environmental whole, embodying achievements in architecture and civil engineering, in harmony with the landscape they traverse.
Xanthos-Letoon
The site was once the capital of Lycia and embodies a fusion of Lycian traditions with Greek influences, especially in its funerary art. The inscriptions are crucial to our understanding of the history of the Lycians and their Indo-European language.