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Natural stone and world heritage UNESCO sites in Germany /

There are many UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany. Most of them are built with natural stones. These sites are commonly presented to the public with a lot of information regarding historical, cultural and artistic aspects. Mostly, there is no focus on the main building material if it concerns na...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Ehling, Angela (Editor), Häfner, Friedrich (Editor), Siedel, Heiner (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2021].
Series:Natural stone and world heritage.
Subjects:
Building stones > Germany > History.
Historic buildings > Materials > Germany.
Building, Stone > Germany > History.
Geology > Germany.
Pierre à bâtir > Allemagne > Histoire.
Construction en pierre > Allemagne > Histoire.
Géologie > Allemagne.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology
TECHNOLOGY / Construction / General
Building, Stone
Building stones
Geology
Germany
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • <P><STRONG>1 UNESCO sites in Germany</STRONG></P><P>1.1 Town Hall and Roland on the marketplace of Bremen </P><I><P>Jürgen Pätzold</P></I><P>1.2 Museum Island (<I>Museumsinsel</I>) Berlin</P><I><P>Gerda Schirrmeister</P></I><P>1.3 Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey </P><I><P>Jochen Lepper</P></I><P>1.4 Cologne Cathedral (<I>Kölner Dom</I>) </P><I><P>Esther von Plehwe-Leisen and Hans Leisen</P></I><P>1.5 <I>Bergpark </I>(Mountain Park) Wilhelmshöhe </P><I><P>Enno Steindlberger</P></I><P>1.6 Classical Weimar and Bauhaus in Weimar </P><I><P>Lutz Katzschmann</P></I><P>1.7 Naumburg Cathedral (<I>Naumburger Dom</I>) </P><I><P>Robert Sobott</P></I><P>1.8 Trier
  • Roman and medieval World Heritage Sites </P><I><P>Friedrich Häfner and H. Wolfgang Wagner</P></I><P>1.9 Maulbronn monastery complex (<I>Kloster Maulbronn</I>) </P><I><P>Angela Ehling and Wolfgang Werner</P></I><P>1.10 Regensburg Old Town </P><I><P>Klaus Poschlod</P></I><B><P>2 Natural stones at UNESCO sites in Germany </P></B><P>2.1 Weser Sandstone (<I>Wesersandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Jochen Lepper</P></I><P>2.2 Nebra Sandstone (<I>Nebraer Sandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Angela Ehling</P></I><P>2.3 Kylltal Sandstone (<I>Kylltaler Sandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Friedrich Häfner</P></I><P>2.4 Schilfsandstein in SW-Germany
  • Maulbronn Sandstone (<I>Maulbronner Sandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Angela Ehling and Wolfgang Werner</P></I><P>2.5 Thuringian Rhaethian Sandstone (<I>Thüringer Rätsandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Lutz Katzschmann</P></I><P>2.6 Obernkirchen Sandstone (<I>Obernkirchener Sandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Jochen Lepper</P></I><P>2.7 Regensburg Green Sandstone (<I>Regensburger Grünsandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Klaus Poschlod</P></I><P>2.8 Elbe Sandstone (<I>Elbsandstein</I>) </P><I><P>Heiner Siedel</P></I><P>2.9 Colored "marbles" (<I>Buntmarmore</I>) in Germany </P><I><P>Thomas Kirnbauer and Gerda Schirrmeister</P></I><P>2.10 Muschelkalk Limestone </P><I><P>Roman Koch, Lutz Katzschmann, Klaus Poschlod and Friedrich Häfner</P></I><P>2.11 Jurassic limestones: Solnhofen Limestone (<I>Solnhofener Plattenkalk</I>) and Treuchtlingen Limestone (<I>Treuchtlinger Kalkstein</I>)</P><I><P>Roman Koch and Anette Ritter-Höll</P></I><P>2.12 Roof slates </P><I><P>H. Wolfgang Wagner</P></I><P>2.13 Rhenish Basalt Lava (<I>Rheinische Basaltlava</I>)</P><I><P>Friedrich Häfner</P></I><P>2.14 Drachenfels Trachyte (<I>Drachenfels-Trachyt</I>) </P><I><P>Esther von Plehwe-Leisen and Hans Leisen</P></I><P>2.15 Rhenish Tuffs (<I>Rheinische Tuffe</I>) </P><I><P>Friedrich Häfner</P></I><P>2.16 Habichtswald/Kassel Tuff (<I>Habichtswald/Kasseler Tuff</I>) </P><I><P>Enno Steindlberger</P></I>