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"Not only the sites in the U.S. benefit a lot from the World Heritage Status, but many American tourists around the world benefit from visiting the World Heritage Sites, and from their preservation and presentation," she said. In fact, the U.S. recently received another designation; the ...
World Heritage sites are, in principle, inscribed “forever,” said Mechtild Rossler, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, but countries have to do their part to protect and counteract threats to the sites. That includes agreeing not to materially alter sites. Failure to comply c...
In two previous posts, we've been celebrating the fact that two of the places we visit on our itineraries (Ephesus being one of them!) have been recently added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, that remarkable and still-growing catalogue of places that have been made singularly i...
UNESCO has declared 35 World Heritage Sites in India. Recently UNESCO have added three remarkable heritage places like Nalanda in Bihar, The Capital Building Complex designed by Le Corbusier in Chandigarh, and the Khangchendonga National Park in Sikkim as World Heritage Sites in July 2016 conventio...
Three geological sites in China, comprising vegetation fossils, dinosaur fossils and a karst landform, have recently been listed as Geological Heritage Sites by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). These newly selected sites include the Permian vegetation of the Wuda Fossil Site in...
NANJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Three geological sites in China, comprising vegetation fossils, dinosaur fossils and a karst landform, have recently been listed as Geological Heritage Sites by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). ...
WORLD HERITAGE SITES A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place (either a natural feature, such as a forest, mountain, lake or desert; or a manmade item, such as a monument, building or city) that is listed by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) as...
On September 30th, 2009, Cantonese opera was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Over the 15 years since becoming a "World Heritage," Guangdong has submitted a new era's answer sheet in the inheritance and protection of Cantonese opera. ...
recently another incredible attraction was added to this impressive list which also includes such sights as the Great Wall of China and the Grand Canyon. Amsterdam's Grachtengordel, or canal belt, has also been placed on this prestigious list of important world heritage sites. It may also ...