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How Iran Conflict Damaged Golestan Palace, Once Home Of Peacock Throne Looted From Delhi
What once was a glorious gateway into Iran's Persian heritage now lies buried beneath debris, reduced to shattered glass, its grandeur lost to conflict
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Konkan's 12,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs Reveal A Lost World Through Rare Traces Of Stone-Age Art
The petroglyphs provide insight into the ecological history and worship rituals of the Konkan region
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Chinese Men Punished For Defacing Sacred Mount Tai With GoodLuck Inscriptions
The court allowed them to pay this amount through community service.
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Taj Mahal Most-Visited Ticketed Monument In 2024-25, Drawing 6.9 Million Tourists
Mughal-era mausoleum Taj Mahal in Agra was the most-visited centrally protected ticketed monument for both domestic and foreign tourists in the financial year 2024-25, according to data published in a compendium released by the government on Saturday
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What To Know About The US Decision To Leave UNESCO, Why It Matters
With the support of international partners and the mobilization of $115 million, the UN cultural agency UNESCO recently helped rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul after it was devastated by the Islamic State group.
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Egypt, Greece Agree To Protect Status Of Mount Sinai Monastery, After Court Ruling
Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ruling last week cast uncertainty over its future.
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On World Heritage Day, Know About Historical Monuments Of Delhi
World Heritage Day aims to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity and the efforts required to protect it.
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"Tamasha, Comedy Show": Top Court Rips Government Over Taj Mahal's Care
The effort to preserve the pristine white of the Taj Mahal has been turned into a joke, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, and wondered what would happen if the iconic monument lost its world heritage body tag.
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In Bid To Protect Pre-Islamic Heritage, Saudi Upends Religious Dictates
Saudi Arabia is preserving pre-Islamic heritage sites, like a date palm oasis from the Stone Age, in a break with the austere strain of Sunni Islam that has dominated the country for decades, as the reclusive kingdom tries to open up.
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Russian Deminers Comb Syria's Palmyra For ISIS Deadly Legacy
Russian army sappers in bulky protective suits slowly sweep their mine detectors through the ancient ruins of the Syrian world heritage site of Palmyra following its recapture from jihadists.
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How Iran Conflict Damaged Golestan Palace, Once Home Of Peacock Throne Looted From Delhi
What once was a glorious gateway into Iran's Persian heritage now lies buried beneath debris, reduced to shattered glass, its grandeur lost to conflict
-
Konkan's 12,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs Reveal A Lost World Through Rare Traces Of Stone-Age Art
The petroglyphs provide insight into the ecological history and worship rituals of the Konkan region
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Chinese Men Punished For Defacing Sacred Mount Tai With GoodLuck Inscriptions
The court allowed them to pay this amount through community service.
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Taj Mahal Most-Visited Ticketed Monument In 2024-25, Drawing 6.9 Million Tourists
Mughal-era mausoleum Taj Mahal in Agra was the most-visited centrally protected ticketed monument for both domestic and foreign tourists in the financial year 2024-25, according to data published in a compendium released by the government on Saturday
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What To Know About The US Decision To Leave UNESCO, Why It Matters
With the support of international partners and the mobilization of $115 million, the UN cultural agency UNESCO recently helped rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul after it was devastated by the Islamic State group.
-
Egypt, Greece Agree To Protect Status Of Mount Sinai Monastery, After Court Ruling
Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian court ruling last week cast uncertainty over its future.
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On World Heritage Day, Know About Historical Monuments Of Delhi
World Heritage Day aims to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity and the efforts required to protect it.
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"Tamasha, Comedy Show": Top Court Rips Government Over Taj Mahal's Care
The effort to preserve the pristine white of the Taj Mahal has been turned into a joke, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, and wondered what would happen if the iconic monument lost its world heritage body tag.
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In Bid To Protect Pre-Islamic Heritage, Saudi Upends Religious Dictates
Saudi Arabia is preserving pre-Islamic heritage sites, like a date palm oasis from the Stone Age, in a break with the austere strain of Sunni Islam that has dominated the country for decades, as the reclusive kingdom tries to open up.
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Russian Deminers Comb Syria's Palmyra For ISIS Deadly Legacy
Russian army sappers in bulky protective suits slowly sweep their mine detectors through the ancient ruins of the Syrian world heritage site of Palmyra following its recapture from jihadists.
