All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
The European Commission funded shelters for World Heritage Site churches of Lalibela colorfully inaugurated on 13 November 2008 at Lalibela, the commission said in a statement.
Japan Probe (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
The Asahi Shimbun has reported that some want Nagasaki’s “Battleship island” to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site: The island has been included in a tentative list of candidates for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site by the Cultural Affairs Agency, along with other former industrial sites in surrounding prefectures. Officially known as Hashima island, [...]
TravelDailyNews.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
The 11th Annual World Tourism Awards, co-sponsored by American Express Company (AMEX), Corinthia Hotels, International Herald Tribune (IHT) and Reed
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 11th Annual World Tourism Awards, co-sponsored by American Express Company (AMEX), Corinthia Hotels, International Herald Tribune (IHT) and Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), were presented at
Special News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
There are world heritage sites which represent the shared cultural importance of one specific human achievement. The World Heritage program protects one particular shared heritage of mankind called Earthen Architecture. Earthen architecture is one of the most unique and powerful expressions of human building accomplishments. We find earthen architecture all over the...
My Wonderful World Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Subscribe to this blog's feed To help with our celebration of human cultures, Shawn Parell, communications associate with the UN Foundation's Sustainable Development group, explains why World Heritage sites (selected for both cultural and natural values) are so important to...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
EDINBURGH'S World Heritage Site status appears to have been saved despite concerns about the controversial Caltongate development.
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
EDINBURGH'S World Heritage Site status appears to have been saved despite concerns about the controversial Caltongate development.
The Composed Gentleman (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
I was reading a few info about Saint Sophia Cathedral in Ukraine and learned that the site is one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. I wondered how many sites (could be forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) are there in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Google says there are 878 sites of outstanding universal value: 678 cultural, 174...
kalebeul (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
BA’s Highlife mag goes lowlife: “After 40 years of mass tourism, Torremolinos continues to evolve and, away from the coast, it’s a bustling Andalucian town. The high-rise 1950s and 1960s hotels are now admired by fashionable architects. The campaign to make it a Unesco World Heritage site begins here.” I’ve been going to Benidorm for [...]
PowerNewsToday (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Unesco officials are not recommending that Edinburgh should lose its World Heritage status.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
EDINBURGH'S status as a World Heritage site looks to be safe, after Unesco inspectors revealed that controversial developments were unlikely to put the city's position
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
EDINBURGH'S status as a World Heritage site looks to be safe, after Unesco inspectors revealed that controversial developments were unlikely to put the city's position
Scotland on Sunday (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
THE threat of losing one of Scotland's five world heritage sites was averted last night after Unesco delegates announced the capital's status was safe.
