{"id":3478,"date":"2010-08-14T00:05:23","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T14:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=3478"},"modified":"2010-08-14T00:05:23","modified_gmt":"2010-08-13T14:05:23","slug":"heritage-day-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/germany\/heritage-day-germany","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Day in Germany &#8211; 12 September 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On the second Sunday in September every year, towns around Germany observe <strong>Heritage Day<\/strong>.\u00a0 Historical buildings and monuments around Germany, which are normally closed or rarely accessible to the public, will open their doors for a journey back in time.<\/p>\n<p>Heritage Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of cultural heritage and build awareness for the preservation of historical monuments.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/World-Heritage-Sites-Germany.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-3479\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 8px;\" title=\"Heritage Sites-Germany\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/World-Heritage-Sites-Germany.gif?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>The theme for this year\u2019s Heritage Day on <strong>12 September 2010<\/strong> is <strong><em>\u2018Culture in motion \u2013 travel, trade and transport\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. It looks at the impact of migrant workers and merchants, the emergence of Germany\u2019s transport network and new forms of mobility. These outside influences help in shaping the German culture and leave a legacy of historical architecture.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Open Day brings history to life in a unique way. Visitors can take <strong>specialist guided tours<\/strong> with monument curators, who will give a real insight into what their work involves. Archaeologists, restorers and artisans demonstrate their working methods and tools of trade and point out details that would otherwise remain invisible to the untrained eye. A programme of national events began in early August.<\/p>\n<p>The Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz website is in German only, but you can use the search function\u00a0 to find out where the historical sites are by keying in the name of the town you&#8217;re visiting (http:\/\/tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de\/programm\/).\u00a0 Alternatively, email Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz at info@denkmalschutz.de.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>:<br \/>\nDeutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz<br \/>\nKoblenzer Stra\u00dfe 75<br \/>\n53177 Bonn<br \/>\nTel.: +49 (0)228 957380<br \/>\ninfo@denkmalschutz.de<br \/>\nwww.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Germany\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>More about Travel to Germany here.&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the second Sunday in September every year, towns around Germany observe Heritage Day.\u00a0 Historical buildings and monuments around Germany, which are normally closed or rarely accessible to the public, will open their doors for a journey back in time. 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