World Heritage Hungary [antikvár]

Hungary's World Heritage SitesThe Member States of UNESCO adopted in 1972 the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage in order to preserve, protect and savegand protect the outstanding natual and cultural values of our Planet and to transmit them for future generations. The initiative was based on the observation and the knowledge that the future is built upon the pillars of the past. Every new generation continues the work of their ancestors, and they proceed in the correct direction if their feelings of responsibility for the care and shaping of the environment guide their actions.Hungary ratified the Convention in 1985. Two years later, in December of 1987 we celebrated the fact that two of our prized sites were placed amongst civilization's most precious treasures. Since then six more of our natural and cultural sites have proven to be worthy of this dignified international recognition, which is quite an accomplishment in comparison with other countries and when taking into account the difficult fate of Hungary's heritage.The endless plains of Hortobágy, the incomprable panorama of Budapest, the architectural and intellectual heritage of Pannonhalma, the unique dripstone formations of the Baradla Cavern, the Palóc houses of Hollókő which are considered masterpieces of vernacular architecture, the frescoes of the early Christian crypts in Pécs, the natural and cultural diversity of the Lake Fertő region, and the atmosphere of Tokaj-Hegyalja's wine cellars containing the honey-sweet Tokaj wine these are Hungary's contributions to the most precious sites of humanity's heritage.