At it's 30th session in Vilnius the UNESCO World Heritage Committee selected 16 cultural and 2 natural sites to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, that is holding it's anual conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, has already decided some issues on the agenda. The cultural site Hampi in India together with other sites was removed from the red list of World Heritage in Danger, while the Dresden Elbe Valley was added.
The new and old towns of Edinburgh are inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. While the medival fortress is dominating the central old town the new town was build in neoclassical style.
From May 31st to 3rd of June Prague will host the seventh European Commission Conference 'SAUVEUR' Safeguarded Cultural Heritage -
Understanding & Vialbility for the Enlarged Europe.
The International Committee on Cultural Routes of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) now tries to agree upon a charter on Cultural Routes.
In Connection with the EU-Project PICTURE a draft Paper was published, describing the Impacts and Risks generated by large Visitor Numbers on single historic Buildings and historic Ensembles.
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