D-Day beaches now part of UNESCO World Heritage List

Recognition of their 'outstanding universal value' commits authorities to work toward their preservation.

Joy in Greece as Mount Olympus joins Unesco list of world heritage sites

Mythical home of the ancient Greek gods designated alongside the D-day landing beaches in Normandy After a 12-year wait, Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods, has been inducted into a hall of more modern fame as Unesco announced it would be added to its world heritage list. Greece’s highest mountain made the list alongside the second world war D-day landing beaches in northern France and the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara. South Sudan’s Boma-Badingilo la...

By Helena Smith in Athens

Thailand monastery added to Unesco heritage list, boosting tourism hopes

A centuries-old monastery in southern Thailand is the country’s latest cultural landmark to be inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage List, which will aid in the site’s conservation, the government said on Sunday. Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat province is Thailand’s ninth World Heritage site, but its first in the nation’s southern region, the Thai foreign ministry said in a statement. “Its inscription will further strengthen cooperation at both the national and local...

By Agence France-Presse

Normandy's D-Day World War Two beaches become UNESCO heritage site

UPSC Key: Sarnath becomes UNESCO World Heritage Site, APAAR ID, and Vizhinjam Port

By Roshni Yadav

[Lee Kyong-hee] Jon C. Covell: Unraveling Japan’s hidden history

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting at its 48th session in Busan, has urged Japan to improve its exhibits at the Sado Island Gold Mines so they present the mines’ full history. The committee has repeatedly urged Tokyo to better reflect the full history of its other World Heritage site: the Hashima Coal Mine that is part of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. Both illuminate Japan’s industrial past: The Sado mines showcase unmechanized mining methods during the Tokugawa Sho

By The Korea Herald

D-Day beaches inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

UNESCO has added the iconic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy to its World Heritage List, marking the culmination of a project launched nearly two decades ago.

UNESCO adds France's D-Day landing beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List

UNESCO has added France’s D-Day landing beaches and Greece’s Mount Olympus to its World Heritage List, during a UN committee meeting in South Korea reviewing dozens of nominations.

By RFI

Unesco adds D-Day landing beaches and Mount Olympus to world heritage list

Sites in Greece, France, Sudan and Japan have been added to the heritage list.

UNESCO grants World Heritage status to Iran’s Alamut Castle and Related Fortifications

TEHRAN – Iran’s “Alamut Castle and Related Fortifications” has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, becoming the country’s 30th tangible cultural heritage property to receive the prestigious international designation.

Abla Gomashie secures $3.5m Korean support for Ghana’s heritage

Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister Abla Dzifa Gomashie has secured a US$3.5 million commitment from the Korean National Commission for UNESCO to restore six of Ghana’s World Heritage Forts and Castles during an official visit to the Republic of Korea.

By Kwame Dadzie

Aalto works join UNESCO World Heritage List

UNESCO has added a group of 13 buildings designed by Alvar Aalto, Aino Aalto and Elissa Aalto to the World Heritage List, giving international recognition to a body of Finnish architecture that links modern design with public health, housing, culture and civic life. The decision was taken on 26 July at a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, South Korea.