My UNESCO WHS List

This blog puts together some of my passions: travelling, especially to UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS); philately (collecting stamps); deltiology (collecting postcards); and doing research into TUIs (i.e., totally useless information) of things that interest me. Hence, it catalogues UNESCO WHS that I have been to, stamps showing UNESCO WHS that I have, as well as postcards featuring UNESCO WHS that I have received (i.e., stamped and posted) and maxicards and postal cards (both used or unused).

18 July, 2021

Pilgrimage Church of Wies

country. Germany

year of inscription. 1983

criteria. Cultural

The Church of Wies is located in the state of Bavaria. In 1738, a supposed miracle happened with a wooden Christian figurine in the hamlet of Wies. Subsequently, a chapel was built to house the statue, which then became a pilgrimage site for adherents from Germany, Austria, Bavaria, and Italy. As the popularity of the site grew, it was decided that a church would be erected. Work began in 1745 under architect Dominikus Zimmermann, and was completed in 1754. The end-product has since been acknowledged as a Bavarian Rococo masterpiece.

what. WHS visited (June 2022)

[Canon EOS M50, 14 June 2022]

what. postcard (Germany, 2021)

what. postcard (Germany, 2022)

My UNESCO WHS List

18 July, 2021

Pilgrimage Church of Wies

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