CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN OUR ENVIRONMENTMENT

CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN OUR

ENVIRONMENTMENT

OBJECTIVES

• To improve their competence in English.

• To use ICT and learn how to use it.

• To learn about heritage.• To study the most important

buildings and places in their areas and those of the other countries participating in the project.

PROCCESS• Before the exchange,in pairs or groups

of three, students have studied a building on their area and created a power point about it.

• During the exchange, they have visited their partners buildings, received an explanation on the building and taken a photo together with their partners

• After the exchange, they have had to create a joint P: Point with all the buildings in it and individual P.Points about the buildings they have visited

STUDENTS PRESENTATION

Wilhelminaberg

1906 – 1969Schaesberg, Limburg.

Built from leftovers of the Wilhelminamine.

It was used to dump rest materials.

It is used now as a recreation area.

Kasteel Hoensbroek1225

Maaslandse-renaissanceBrickwork, glass, concrete, applicaton of colours, steel.

Past: To protect the people inside the walls.Now: as a museum.

Location: Klinkerstraat 118, Hoensbroek.

Rolduc• Year of Construction: 1104-Present• Architecture: A little bit of everything• Materials: Stone, wood, brick, mortar and glass.• Original use: Monastery and Minor Seminary• Present use: Major Seminary´s-Hertogenrade and

Kerkrade

The Miljoenenlijn

• Constructed in 1871• Many architects, one is W. Kloos.• Brickwork, glass, wood, steel are

used in the building.• Original use: Transporting from

and to the coalmines.• Present use: A tourist attraction.• It is located in the southern part of

Limburg, in the town Simpelveld.

Rolduc• Year of construction- 1104• Architecture- Roman style• Building materials- brick,mortar, glas, wood• Original use- monastery• Present use- hotel• Location- Kerkrade

Het GlaspaleisYear of construction: 1934Building materials: glass and concreteOrignal use: warehousePresent use: library, cinema, restaurant, café, officeLocation: Heerlen

Architects : 1. For the cemetery; Richardson & Shepley2. Landscape; Clark from NYCThe year of construction; 1944 (start construction)The location; Amerikaanse begraafplaats 1 , 6269 NA, Margraten, Limburg

,The netherlandsThe dimensions: 26.5 ha (dutch) / 65.5 acres (english)The original /present use:Farmers used it as arable land before the second world war during the

second world war these fields were used for fightings and after it was used as a cemetery to remember all american soldiers who died during the second world war.

The style: Formal,modern ,basic (meant to give the souls of the dead soldiers peace)

Materials: Laza marble, glass, synthetics , english portland stone (the crosses ,mourning woman and memorial tower)(the fields are made from grass )

Cemetery Margraten (the Netherlands)

Landgraaf•Year of contruction: Early middle ages•Building materials: Bushes, trees, dirt , grass•Original and present use: trench used for protection and a walking path•Location: Landgraaf

The marl caves Materials: MarlYear: Around the 19th century Original & present use : It is used as a mine for marl. Nowadays only for restoration.Location: Valkenburg

Pancratius ChurchYear of construction & architecture style:12th century & roman

Original use & present use:Church

Building materials:Natural stones, glass, wood & application of colours

Location:Pancratiusplein 45, 6411JZ Heerlen

Castle built in 12th century. Made of Stones and marble. It was used to protect the city Now it´s used as a tourist attraction. Valkenburg aan de Geul (Heunsberg).

Castle ruin of Valkenburg

Kasteel Hoensbroek

• 1225• Maaslandse-renaissance.• Brickwork, glass, application of

colours, concrete.• Past: to protect the people inside

the walls.• Now: as a museum.

The Schelmentower• The exact year that it was built is not known.• ( in 12th century)• Style ; mix of medieval and gothic.• Location ; Heerlen, the Netherlands.• Building materials ; stone, wood and glass.• It was used as a prison, today it´s used as a

carnival meeting place.

The cuevaton is a cave.It was built in the 12 century. In the cuevaton used tolive the people and now is only for the visit of the tourist. It is made in themarl.

Santa María de Mave monastery

• It was built on the 9th century.

• The Monastery is in Santa Maria de Mave.

• The monastery is of Romanesque style .

• First, the monument was a benedictine monastery, then it was a family home and now it is used as a hotel and restaurant.

• It´s made of stone.

Aguilar´s Reservoir

• It is in Aguilar de Campoo.

• It was built in 1963.• It is used to make electric

energy with the power of the water.

• It is used to stock up the water in winter and let it go it in summer for the agriculture in the fields that are dry.

Aguilar castle

• Style:romanesque• XI century • It was built with

stone• The castle now is

a touristic place• In the past the

castle was using to defend the zone

Santa maría la real monastery

• Year of construction: it was built between XII and XIII century.

• The style: it´s a romanesque building.

• The location: it´s placed in Aguilar de Campoo.

• The use in the past: it was used for worship.

• The use now: it´s used as a high school now.

• The materials: it´s made by natural stone.

Church Santa Cecilia

• Century: XII• Style: Romanesque.• Building materials: stone and

wood.• Original use: It was used for

religious ceremonies.• Present use: It is used for

religious ceremonies and clasical music concerts.

• Location: Aguilar de Campoo.

San miguel church

• The year of construction: Visigothic time.

• The location: In Plaza España.

• The original use: To give mass. (The same as now).

• The style: Gothic.

Monastery of Santa Clara • This monument was constructed in

14730.• It is a religious building constructed

in Gothic style between the XIVth and XVth century.

• The whole building is of stone.• The location is in Aguilar de

Campoó.• The original use is a place of

housing to the nuns, to make cakes and mass.

• It has always been used as monastery.

San roque’s archBuilt in: XIII century

Style: medievalMasde of: stone

Used in the past: for enter into the medieval village

Now used: for tourism and decoration.

Location: in puente street of Aguilar de Campoo.

Reinosa´s archBuilt in: XIII century

Style: medievalMaterial: wood and stone.

Used in the past: for enter in the medieval village.Now used: for tourism and decoration.

Location: Aguilar de Campoo.

Santa Cecilia Church

• Century: XII• Style: romanesque• Building materials: stone and wood• Original use: it was used for religious ceremonies• Present use: it is used for religious ceremonies and clasical music concerts• Location: Aguilar de Campoo