UNESCO CLUB
Spolek nezávislých cestovatelů

Izrael

Masada

Místo

Tamar Region

Kritéria

C(iii) (iv) (vi)

Datum zařazení mezi památky UNESCO

2001

Popis

Masada is a rugged natural fortress, of majestic beauty, in the Judaean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a symbol of the ancient kingdom of Israel, its violent destruction and the last stand of Jewish patriots in the face of the Roman army, in 73 A.D. It was built as a palace complex, in the classic style of the early Roman Empire, by Herod the Great, King of Judaea, (reigned 37 – 4 B.C.). The camps, fortifications and attack ramp that encircle the monument constitute the most complete Roman siege works surviving to the present day.

Důvody pro zařazení mezi památky UNESCO

Criterion iii Masada is a symbol of the ancient Jewishkingdom of Israel, of its violent destruction in the later1st century CE, and of the subsequent Diaspora.Criterion iv The palace of Herod the Great at Masada isan outstanding example of a luxurious villa of the EarlyRoman Empire, whilst the camps and other fortificationsthat encircle the monument constitute the finest and mostcomplete Roman siege works to have survived to thepresent day.Criterion vi The tragic events during the last days of theJewish refugees who occupied the fortress and palace ofMasada make it a symbol both of Jewish cultural identityand, more universally, of the continuing human strugglebetween oppression and liberty.

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