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In March 2021, soon after the launch of UNESCO’s “revive the Spirit of Mosul” initiative, the Pope made a historic visit to he old city, and visited the construction site where UNESCO experts and ...
UNESCO's recognition of the Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra highlights India's timeless wisdom. The article explores the Gita's teachings on duty and self-awareness, offering modern interpretations ...
It is the first Indian text to be inducted in the Unesco World Register in 1997. These are Tamil Medical Manuscripts preserved at the Institute of Asian Studies has collected 564 copies of these ...
In a significant milestone for India’s rich cultural and philosophical heritage, UNESCO has included the Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra in its Memory of the World Register.
A sacred North Korean mountain was recently recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the country has been included on the list. Mount Paektu, an active volcano and ...
In a recent development, six extraordinary sites across the country have been added to UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites — a crucial first step towards achieving the coveted ...
Three Thai documentary heritage items have been inscribed on Unesco’s Memory of the World Register, as part of a new group of 74 entries from around the world announced earlier this year.
The Minister for Heritage has announced that the Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland have been added to the World Heritage Tentative List, in a bid to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The programme Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, implemented by UNESCO and funded by the European Union, has supported the translation ...
Also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites, the day was established by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in 1982 and later approved by UNESCO (United ...
Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework), this towering monument to liberty was a gift from France on the ...
RUN TA EK, Cambodia--It’s been more than a year since Yem Srey Pin moved with her family from the village where she was born on Cambodia’s Angkor UNESCO World Heritage site to Run Ta Ek ...