Festivity ofFestivity of Songs and dances Songs and dances

Just festivity of Songs and dances are worth, which 2006. year UNESCO inscribed in a world non-material culture inheritance list as a world scale masterpiece. Festivity of songs and dances it can suppose for the most considerable culture enterprise the at least nearest five in time of years. 38 500 participants - singers, dancers, tooters, kokle players, musicians, weavers, ceramicists and other, what in is a week-day engaged in take care of the non-material culture inheritance.

Together with Latvia neighbour countrys Lithuania and Estonia word, which representatives as chief condutor or over leader have been to us on festivity, is this section inscribed also.

Time in five years in Riga asammbled the Latvia rural and cities choirs, let sing Song in festivity. Here are not professional musicians. A various age, letts of educational areas and persuasions

sing together, feels other other as in family. Thirteen thousands of men rise in half six in the

morning on a dress rehearsal.If rain (In the festivity of songs rain often!),

lends other other stockings are bound. Help to interlace chaplet. To pet shirts of flaxes. First festivity of Songs already none remember, in fact history legends about them. They took

place 1873. year. 2003. year acknowledged the holidays of UNESCO Songs and dances for an

unique humanity culture inheritance department.

The Struve Geodetic Arc

Two points of the Struve Geodedetic Arc – "Jēkabpils" and "Sestukalns" were included on World Heritage List of UNESCO

The Struve Geodetic Arc

The Struve Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km.

The original arc consisted of 258 main triangles with 265 main station points.

From the 265 geodesic points 16 is in Latvia.

The Struve Geodetic Arc

These are points of a survey, carried out between 1816 and 1855 by the astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve,

which represented the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian.

This helped establish the exact size and shape of our planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping.

From the 265 geodesic points 34 points are the UNESCO culture inheritance list confirmed:

In Norway - 4, In Sweden - 4, In Finland - 6, In Estonia - 3, In Latvia - 2, In Lithuania - 3,In Russia - 2, In Byelorussia - 5, In Ukraine - 4, In Moldova - 1.

The Struve Geodetic Arc

Riga historical Riga historical centercenter

► Riga's historic town center Riga's historic town center was declared a UNESCO was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997 World Heritage site in 1997

► Situated on the Situated on the Daugava Daugava RiverRiver on the shores of the on the shores of the Riga GulfRiga Gulf of the of the Baltic SeaBaltic Sea, , RigaRiga benefits from pleasant benefits from pleasant coastal air and is the coastal air and is the gateway into the Baltic gateway into the Baltic region. region.

► A major center of the A major center of the Hanseatic League, Riga Hanseatic League, Riga came to prominence during came to prominence during the 13th-15th centuries, the 13th-15th centuries, benefiting from its benefiting from its geographic location as a geographic location as a trade port between Central trade port between Central and Eastern Europe. and Eastern Europe.

►In architecture of the Riga historical center find look the by all Northeurope characteristic style from gothic architecture to modernism.

►Riga became an important economic Riga became an important economic centre in the 19th century, when the centre in the 19th century, when the suburbs surrounding the medieval suburbs surrounding the medieval town were laid out, first with imposing town were laid out, first with imposing wooden buildings in neoclassical wooden buildings in neoclassical stylestyle ... ... and then in and then in JugendstilJugendstil. .

► It is generally recognized that Riga has It is generally recognized that Riga has the finest collection of art nouveau the finest collection of art nouveau buildings in Europe. buildings in Europe.

Amsterdam channels

The famous Amsterdam channels will apply on UNESCO world culture inheritance status obtain. Amsterdam the official request has send to 2009. year 1. February. The capitals of Netherlands the Amsterdam channels are one from the most important tourist examination objects in the state. Channels were created mainly XVII in a century. The general system of channels contains both water channels and bridges and channel aside the being buildings, which in same queue is state culture monuments.

Santa Maria da Vitoriacloister

Santa Maria da Vitoria cloister, which build as oath assertion, built after king Jana I order for honour girl Maria, let Castiles invaders are struck in the Aljubarrota battle. Included in the list of the UNESCO world inheritances, this imposing monument represents the Portuguese gothic architecture concluding link, which start 1388. year.

Wieliczka salt mines

The Wieliczka saltmine included in the year 1978. UNESCO list - cave city labyrinths, cave salt lake, from salt sculptures are formed, altars and even whole churches!

Marble caves

In north Ireland. Marble caves are one from two the Ireland nature monuments, which are included in European Geopark status. A second place - Copper Coast, Co. Waterford.From 2004. year marble caves are also between the UNESCO Global Geopark nature monuments.