The buildings by Le Corbusier and Niemeyer have been added to the UNESCO list

Istanbul - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today added the buildings of Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier to its list of natural and cultural heritage in seven countries around the world. This occurred during its meeting in Istanbul, which was briefly resumed today after being interrupted on Saturday due to an attempted military coup in Turkey.

A total of 17 of the architect's works have been inscribed on the World Heritage List from Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Argentina, Japan, and India. These include, for example, the houses in the Weissenhof workers' colony in the suburbs of Stuttgart, the Notre Dame du Haut chapel in the east-French village of Ronchamp, and buildings in Chandigarh, India.

Today, UNESCO also added the Pampulha architectural complex in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by the renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in collaboration with other creators. The ensemble of buildings grouped around an artificial lake was created in 1940 and includes, among other things, a casino, a hall, a tennis club, and a church.

The list is also enriched by shipyards and related archaeological sites in the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda. British navy built the Georgian-style shipyard here with the help of African slaves.

The fourth and final addition today is the Kangchenjunga National Park in the northern Indian state of Sikkim, which includes, besides ancient forests, glaciers, and lakes, the third highest mountain in the world, Kangchenjunga.

Initially, the decision to inscribe new works on the World Heritage List was to be made on Saturday. However, UNESCO interrupted its proceedings due to the failed coup in Turkey. The meeting, which was originally supposed to last until Wednesday, will conclude early tonight. An extraordinary meeting to discuss the remaining agenda items will take place in September in Paris, as reported by AFP.

As early as Friday, UNESCO added rock carvings along the Cuo-Jiang River in southern China, the archaeological site of Nalanda in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Persian underground canals for water distribution from the mountains in Iran, and the ruins of the stone city of Nan Madol on artificial islets in Micronesia to its list.

Among the 29 proposals for inscription on the prestigious list this year, there are no representatives from the Czech Republic or Slovakia.