https://news.sky.com/story/unesco-world-...s-12366151
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An area of northwest Wales famed for its slate mines has been awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO.
The mines become the UK's 32nd heritage site and the fourth in Wales - and join the likes of the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China among 1,149 sites globally.
Welsh slate has been used on roofs since Roman times, with the sprawling quarry sites drawing thousands of tourists every year.
The landscape, which runs through Gwynedd, became the world leader for the rock in the 1800s.
Buildings that used Welsh slate include London's Westminster Hall, Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building, and Copenhagen City Hall.
Nice . I've been to several of the slate-related industrial sites in Wales (such as the Llechwedd slate caverns and the Ffestinog Railway), and to the best of my knowledge, they're quite unlike anything else in the UK.
Not to mention, slate has historically formed an integral part of the region's economy, and I'm glad to see that being recognised at the highest level!
(Source: Above article)
An area of northwest Wales famed for its slate mines has been awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO.
The mines become the UK's 32nd heritage site and the fourth in Wales - and join the likes of the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China among 1,149 sites globally.
Welsh slate has been used on roofs since Roman times, with the sprawling quarry sites drawing thousands of tourists every year.
The landscape, which runs through Gwynedd, became the world leader for the rock in the 1800s.
Buildings that used Welsh slate include London's Westminster Hall, Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building, and Copenhagen City Hall.
Nice . I've been to several of the slate-related industrial sites in Wales (such as the Llechwedd slate caverns and the Ffestinog Railway), and to the best of my knowledge, they're quite unlike anything else in the UK.
Not to mention, slate has historically formed an integral part of the region's economy, and I'm glad to see that being recognised at the highest level!
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