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Photos: The greatest tech sites from around the globe
Technology's top World Heritage Sites - and those that should make the list

By Nick Heath

Published: Thursday 13 November 2008

The world is littered with tech treasure troves, from the home of World War II code breakers to the site that first beamed images of the Apollo 11 moon landing to audiences around the globe.

Here silicon.com visits the very finest tech World Heritage Sites that have changed our understanding of the world forever - and those just asking to be added to the list.

Unesco itself has acknowledged the technological hole in the list of cultural and natural treasures and this year set a framework for creating future World Heritage Sites to mark advances in science and technology.

Starting with those tech hotspots designated as World Heritage Sites (WHS), here is the 1923 Varberg Radio Station in Grimeton, Sweden, an exceptionally well-preserved monument to early wireless transatlantic communication.

The site consists of the transmitter equipment, including the aerial system of six 127-metre-high steel towers, one of which is seen here.

It is considered an outstanding example of the development of telecommunications and is the only surviving example of a major transmitting station based on pre-electronic technology.

Photo credit: Source: sv:Bild:Grimetonmasterna.JPG, taken by sv:Användare:Gunnar Larsson

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