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HOLIDAY MAGAZINE HILDESHEIM 2014 | UNESCO World Heritage
EVEN MORE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
IN SOUTHERN LOWER SAXONY
Testimony to past cultures, artistic master pieces and unique natural landscapes, whose destruction would be an irreplaceable loss to
all of humanity – the UNESCO list of World Heritage has registered more than 900 natural and cultural sites worldwide, 38 of which
in Germany. In southern Lower Saxony, there are even several of these UNESCO World Heritage sites to marvel at: the two World Heritage
churches of St. Michael‘s and St. Mary‘s Cathedral (see page 9), the Fagus factory in Alfeld (Leine River), the ore mine of Rammelsberg
Mountain and the historic district of Goslar, as well as the system of the waterworks in the Upper Harz region.
In June 2011, the Fagus factory was included in the World Heritage
list as the first industrial structure of modernity. The building of
the company Fagus-GreCon was designed in 1911 by Walter Gropius,
the originator of the Bauhaus style – it was the first large building
of the famous architect. Gropius managed to provide a midsized
production site an utterly unusual appearance that differed
greatly from tradition. The Fagus factory represents an architectural
understanding, which for the first time in that era, considered
the requirements for light, air and clarity, and used glass and
steel according to the doctrine of New Building. To date, the living
monument fulfils its original purpose as a production site. Visitors
can cast a glance behind the scenes in the context of exciting factory
tours and a Fagus Gropius exhibit informs in the former warehouse
on 3,000 square metres for example, about the company history
or shoe fashion of the past 100 years. In the UNESCO year 2014,
the Fagus factory invites with a special exhibit „UNESCO World Heritage
– a voyage of Germany“ to go on a visual tour to Germany‘s
World Heritage sites – expected dates of the exhibition will be July
to September 2014. The exhibition showcases 38 German UNESCO
sites in a selection of photography and characteristic exhibits. The
Fagus factory has a new presentation on the internet at www.faguswerk.com.
The new pages – in the same way as a new image
flyer – inform of event dates, the Fagus-Gropius exhibition, guided
tours and much more.
In addition, the visitor guidance and information system of the
Fagus factory is being expanded – at altogether four sites, the system
will inform visitors about the particularities at each site and
make a guided connection of the visitor attractions on a loop trail
around the factory premises. Among the central attractions are:
Conference Centre, the Fagus-Gropius Café, Fagus-Gropius Exhibition,
Fagus Gallery, Fagus Shop and the new UNESCO Visitor Centre,
which currently in planning.
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