http://www.worldmonumentswatch.org/
Thanks to Nigel Hetherington for forwarding the following press release from the World Monuments Watch:
"Since 1965, WMF has helped to save more than 450 sites in over 90 countries. And we are about to give a fighting chance to another 100 sites in dire need. WMF announces the 2008 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites, our flagship preservation program.
Issued every two years, the Watch List calls international attention to threatened cultural heritage around the world. Since the program's inception in 1996, hundreds of sites-from the famous and familiar to the unexpected and remote-have been selected for inclusion on the Watch. To date, more than 75 percent of Watch sites have been saved, or are well on their way towards being preserved. For many nominated sites, inclusion on the Watch has turned out to be their best, and perhaps only, hope for survival."
Three Egyptian sites are listed - Shunet el Zebib, Luxor and Cairo's Blue Mosque. Go to the above site and click on the locational dots on the world map to bring up a box which shows more details about each of these sites, photographs, and a list of the main threats to them. Within the box, click on the "Read the site's story" link to see full details.
Thanks to Nigel Hetherington for forwarding the following press release from the World Monuments Watch:
"Since 1965, WMF has helped to save more than 450 sites in over 90 countries. And we are about to give a fighting chance to another 100 sites in dire need. WMF announces the 2008 World Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites, our flagship preservation program.
Issued every two years, the Watch List calls international attention to threatened cultural heritage around the world. Since the program's inception in 1996, hundreds of sites-from the famous and familiar to the unexpected and remote-have been selected for inclusion on the Watch. To date, more than 75 percent of Watch sites have been saved, or are well on their way towards being preserved. For many nominated sites, inclusion on the Watch has turned out to be their best, and perhaps only, hope for survival."
Three Egyptian sites are listed - Shunet el Zebib, Luxor and Cairo's Blue Mosque. Go to the above site and click on the locational dots on the world map to bring up a box which shows more details about each of these sites, photographs, and a list of the main threats to them. Within the box, click on the "Read the site's story" link to see full details.
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