Post by John on May 7, 2005 15:15:22 GMT -5
I invite anyone to see if they have ever been to any of the sites on the list and tell about thier trip. UNESCO'S Prestigous WH list has sites all over the globe. They are sites that Must be preserved at all cost, if destroyed or become extinct for some reason, the World would suffer a tremendous loss, as far as scientifically and culturally (the S and C in UNESCO), and even educationally, (the E) the University of Virginia is on the list.
I have been to two sites, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA and Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home and estate.
Last year I was in Philadelphia, the second time, first being in 1975. Independence Hall IS the Birthplace of America. In this "Prestigious" building the Declaration of Independence was signed, also the Constitution (Preamble and seven articles) and the Bill of Rights. I went through two times the same day, it still gives me goose bumps. Adjacent/connected is Congress Hall where the U.S. Congress met from 1790-1800, then the seat of government moved to the District of Columbia, co-extensive with the city of Washington, better known as Washington, D.C.
I have also visited Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello, quite stately and a well deserved addition to the list. There are some artifacts from the Louis and Clark expedition in the home, and also TJ has an 1826 copy of the Declaration hanging on the wall. He is buried on the grounds. Monticello is privately owned, as is George Washington's home Mount Vernon, which is not on the list though. Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams (both signed the Declaration), died on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years from the adoption of the Declaration. One of the strangest coincidences in American History.
I find it a little odd the White House in Washington, D.C. is NOT on the list??
Have fun!
whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=246&id_state=169
I have been to two sites, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA and Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home and estate.
Last year I was in Philadelphia, the second time, first being in 1975. Independence Hall IS the Birthplace of America. In this "Prestigious" building the Declaration of Independence was signed, also the Constitution (Preamble and seven articles) and the Bill of Rights. I went through two times the same day, it still gives me goose bumps. Adjacent/connected is Congress Hall where the U.S. Congress met from 1790-1800, then the seat of government moved to the District of Columbia, co-extensive with the city of Washington, better known as Washington, D.C.
I have also visited Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello, quite stately and a well deserved addition to the list. There are some artifacts from the Louis and Clark expedition in the home, and also TJ has an 1826 copy of the Declaration hanging on the wall. He is buried on the grounds. Monticello is privately owned, as is George Washington's home Mount Vernon, which is not on the list though. Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams (both signed the Declaration), died on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years from the adoption of the Declaration. One of the strangest coincidences in American History.
I find it a little odd the White House in Washington, D.C. is NOT on the list??
Have fun!
whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=246&id_state=169