EnglishThe World Heritage - a challenge for humanity
The campaign to save Abu-Simbel was the first step towards the Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972. This international treaty is based on the revolutionary idea to entrust humanity with the protection and preservation of outstanding cultural achievements and unique natural phenomena that are of outstanding universal value. The World Heritage Convention is a unique success story.
The World Heritage List includes 890 sites, of which 689 are cultural, 176 natural and 25 mixed. They are located in 148 countries.
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La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle
A progressive and entrepreneurial spirit combined with a concern for social justice and public health generated in these twin cities a town planning and architecture that are in perfect adequacy with the evolving needs of clock-making and clock-makers. Production units, houses and public facilities are closely interweaved, to take into account both the economical requirements and the workers‘ quality of life. Today, the integrity and authenticity of this conserved town planning is in total symbiosis with the technical, economic, and social demands of an intense clock-making activity.