Medieval History
Twenty-five sites were added to UNESCO?s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of the World Heritage Committee was held last month in Paris, where 25 of the 35 proposed sites received final approval to be included on the List, which marks places that are particularly important for their natural or cultural significance.
The World Heritage List now numbers 936 properties: 183 natural sites; 725 cultural; and 28 mixed.
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Medieval History
Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List
Twenty-five sites were added to UNESCO?s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of the World Heritage Committee was held last month in Paris, where 25 of the 35 proposed sites received final approval to be included on the List, which marks places that are particularly important for their natural or cultural significance.
The World Heritage List now numbers 936 properties: 183 natural sites; 725 cultural; and 28 mixed.
Click here to read the article from Medievalists.net
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UNESCO and Italy have agreed to collaborate on the restoration of the Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, inscribed on UNESCO?s World Heritage List in 1997. International attention turned to the World Heritage site in late...
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