Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
State of Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
|
|
Identifier |
534 |
|
|
states |
de |
|
|
category |
cultural |
|
|
criteria |
(ii)(iv) |
|
|
Title |
garden kingdom of dessau-wörlitz |
|
|
latitude |
51.8424987793 |
|
|
longitude |
12.4208297729 |
|
|
location |
state of saxony-anhalt (sachsen-anhalt) |
|
|
Region |
europe and north america |
|
|
year |
2000 |
|
|
unique number |
2356 |
|
|
description |
the garden kingdom of dessau-wörlitz is an exceptional example of landscape design and planning of the age of the enlightenment, the 18th century. its diverse components - outstanding buildings, landscaped parks and gardens in the english style, and subtly modified expanses of agricultural land - serve aesthetic, educational, and economic purposes in an exemplary manner. |
|
|
justification |
criterion (ii): the garden kingdom of dessau-wörlitz is an outstanding example of the application of the philosophical principles of the age of the enlightenment to the design of a landscape that integrates art, education, and economy in a harmonious whole.
criterion (iv): the 18th century was a seminal period for landscape design, of which the garden kingdom of dessau-wörlitz is an exceptional and wide-ranging illustration. |
|
0
1 X ™ unesco
Info
Map
similar
language
