His decades-long effort to preserve a capital’s colonial buildings turned a former slum into a tourist destination and capitalist success story.
Tag: World Heritage Sites
Monsoons Slam South Asia, Displacing Millions in Bangladesh and India
Flooding in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal has killed scores of people, destroyed homes and structures, drowned entire villages, and forced many to crouch on rooftops hoping for rescue.
Turkey’s Erdogan Signs Decree Declaring Hagia Sophia a Mosque
The decree came after a Turkish court revoked the site’s 80-year-old status as a museum and is likely to provoke an international furor.
Erdogan Signs Decree Allowing Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again
The decree came after a Turkish court revoked the site’s 80-year-old status as a museum and is likely to provoke an international furor.
New Neolithic Finds Near Stonehenge Site
The finding of a circle of trenches at a nearby ancient village also makes the site the largest prehistoric structure in Britain and possibly in Europe, one archaeologist said.
Truck Crashes Into an Easter Island Statue
The truck rolled down a slope and hit an ahu, a ceremonial platform where one of the island’s famous statues was already on its side.
Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Is Found Dead, Two Weeks After Vanishing
The cause of death has not been determined, but criminal groups have often attacked environmentalists whose work impedes their interests.
Peru Deports 5 Tourists Accused of Damaging Machu Picchu Temple
A sixth man will appear in court after the group caused a piece of a stone wall to fall and crack the floor, the authorities said.
Defenders of History Take Aim at Trump’s Threat to Strike Iran’s Cultural Sites
Military attacks against cultural sites are against international law, and the United States has condemned the Islamic State and Taliban for similar destruction.
Barge With 600 Gallons of Diesel Sinks Off Galápagos Islands
The spill, which occurred after a crane toppled onto a barge, forced an emergency cleanup in one of the world’s most revered natural destinations.