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The Dolomites
The Dolomites are a mountain range located in the Alps in northern Italy, with 18 peaks exceeding 3,000 metres above sea level and covering an area of 141,903 hectares. It is home to some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world, with vertical walls, steep cliffs and a dense concentration of narrow, deep and long valleys. The site consists of nine areas and presents a spectacular landscape of international geomorphological significance, marked by spires, pinnacles and rock faces, as well as glacial landforms and karst systems. It is characterised by dynamic processes, with frequent landslides, floods and avalanches. The site also contains one of the best preserved examples of a Mesozoic carbonate platform system, for which there is a fossil record.
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.
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Miraculously preserved in its beautiful setting in an Alpine valley, the Wies Church (1745-54), the work of architect Dominikus Zimmermann, is a masterpiece of Bavarian Rococo style – vibrant, colorful and delightful.
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Abbey of Maulbronn is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps. The main buildings of the abbey were built between the 12th and 16th centuries and are surrounded by defensive walls. The abbey's church is mainly in the Transitional Gothic style and had a major influence on the spread of Gothic architecture throughout much of Northern and Central Europe. Maulbronn's water management system with its complex network of drainage systems, irrigation canals and reservoirs is very remarkable.