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UNESCO, Turkey and Japan launch project to safeguard the World Heritage site of Cappadocia (Turkey) 18 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
H.E. Gürcan Balik, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Turkey to UNESCO, and Kishore Rao, Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, on 17 July signed a Plan of Operations for a $1.2 million project...
UNESCO Director-General deplores the escalation of violence and the damage to World Heritage in Syria 16 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed deep shock at news of further destruction to cultural heritage in Syria, and particularly following the publication of media reports and ima...
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The Italian Sites of Unesco World Heritage List sitiunesco.it 10 Aug 2010 | 10:30 pm
The way to discover the Italian Sites of World heritage is by travelling, as on a pilgrimage, to all the towns and sites (we have a lifetime to do this!) with the purpose of getting to know our distin...
World Heritage Video Challange: Take Part! usicomos.org 4 Apr 2012 | 09:34 am
Category: US/ICOMOS News To help mark the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the National Park Service, HISTORY, and the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO have issued a video chal....
ICOMOS President to Give World Heritage Lecture in Chicago, 22 March 2012 usicomos.org 9 Mar 2012 | 08:16 am
Category: US/ICOMOS News GUSTAVO ARAOZ, President ICOMOS, will give a lecture entitled,“The 20th Century and other Gaps in the World Heritage List: A Unique Opportunity for the US,” in Chicago, 22 ....
Bordeaux thefrenchperspective.com 12 Jun 2010 | 03:31 am
photo credit: Fiseha Hailemichael A wine-lover’s paradise, Bordeaux is a grand city on the Garonne River which was classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007. With its good weather and proxi...
Strasbourg thefrenchperspective.com 11 Jun 2010 | 09:12 pm
photo credit: glennji The northeastern city of Strasbourg, classified as an UNESCO world heritage site, is linked to Paris by a 2h20mn high-speed train ride and well worth a visit. Along with being ...
Magical Sukhothai Antiques thai-antiques.com 8 May 2012 | 04:22 am
Sukhothai is a beautiful a city in Thailand. It houses the ruins of the ancient Sukhothai Kingdom that was established around 1238 and lasted until around 1438. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritag...
Forth Rail Bridge to make bid for World Heritage status usatodaynews.us 30 May 2012 | 06:07 pm
By Travelmail Reporter PUBLISHED: 04:52 EST, 29 May 2012 | UPDATED: 04:52 EST, 29 May 2012 The Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland could benefit equal acclamation to a Taj Mahal in India and a Great ...
Bhimbetka rock shelters moreindia.in 31 Dec 2011 | 05:43 am
The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological World Heritage site located in Raisen District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Bhimbetka shelters exhibit the earliest traces of human life...
Go on a half day to the maropeng and sterkfontein caves – R 900 souladventures.co.za 8 May 2012 | 02:04 pm
Go on a half day to the maropeng and sterkfontein caves – R 900 Recognised as a world heritage site, the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng province, South Africa, is recognised as a world-acclaimed tour...
Dorset Coastline flikie.com 2 Mar 2011 | 04:34 pm
Dorset is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. Dorset is famous for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, which features landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland...
