UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) would administer the program, and nations could apply to have a site inscribed on a World Heritage List, if the site was ...
For travelers, such preservation measures help build a bucket list of once-in-a-lifetime ... which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The Roman Empire’s largest amphitheater set ...
Earth-bound landmarks ravaged by war, climate change, tourism and other threats also landed in the World Monuments Watch ...
Maine’s trove of historic lighthouses, a collection of Albanian monasteries, a Parisian chapel, and Earth’s sole natural ...
Every year, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) compiles a list of heritage sites it deems at risk, with the aim of building ...
For over 40 years, some of the most incredible and beautiful places in the world have been placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list. Places on the list are granted certain legal protections ...
Released on 15 January, the list of threatened cultural heritage spans 29 countries ... Cave Temples in China Photo: Courtesy World Monuments Fund Other sites are grappling with growth in tourism ...
The intangible cultural heritage list is separate from the world heritage list, which recognises buildings and sites of prominence. There are 550 items on the cultural heritage list - split into ...