WARSAW, Poland — Once banned by rulers dispatched from Moscow, Poland’s stately polonaise dance that nurtured the country’s spirit even through the dark years of its partition is now honored by UNESCO. This 18th century dance has been performed from aristocratic balls to village celebrations, inspiring composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Frederic Chopin. … Read more
I strolled through the tawny labyrinth-like halls — past quirky cafes, curious tourists, men on motorbikes carrying groceries to their homes, and veiled women ringing temple bells. It’s life as usual in Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that thousands of people call home. Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rajasthan, India. … Read more
The Khao Klang Nok monument in Si Thep, an ancient town 150 miles north of Bangkok, has survived more than a thousand years as kingdoms and empires rose and fell around it. But in just the week since the terraced temple and its surrounding area was named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations … Read more
September 16, 2023 at 10:56 a.m. EDT St. Sophia’s Cathedral at dawn in Kyiv on Feb. 15, 2022. (Ethan Swope/Bloomberg Information)Touch upon this storyComment The United Nations has named historic areas within the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv as World Heritage websites which can be categorized as “in peril” due to Russia’s battle in … Read more
ZONNEBEKE, Belgium — With struggle ravaging Europe’s heartland once more, the numerous headstones, cemeteries and memorials from World Warfare I are a timeless testimony to its cruelty. Belgium and France need them acknowledged as UNESCO World Heritage websites to ensure folks cease and suppose. They carry pause and introspection to only about everybody visiting the … Read more
PARIS — UNESCO introduced Monday that the USA plans to rejoin the U.N. cultural and scientific company — and pay greater than $600 million in again dues — after a decade-long dispute sparked by the group’s transfer to incorporate Palestine as a member. U.S. officers say the choice to return was motivated by concern that … Read more