An architectural heritage can be thought of as a "artefact," with its components serving as witnesses to the cultures, people, and occasions that took place during the existence of these structures.
Here are five destinations that you should bookmark for architectural legacy.
Half-Timbered Road, Germany
It is a route that few outside Germany know about. Dotted with half-timbered houses scattered over 100 medieval towns, it is known as the German Half-Timbered House Road. Although they are all timber-frame constructions, the architectural style (including shapes and colours) is known to differ from one sub-region to another (it covers the federal states of Saxony, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse, Thuringia, Bavaria and Baden Wuerttemberg) and even between villages on the route. Also known as the German Framework Road, the trail runs for nearly 3,000km, stretching from the river Elbe to the Black Forest.