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birds eye view of a historic ukrainian city
Code Red

UNESCO sounds a clarion call to protect Ukraine’s historic sites

Image of the Bamiyan Buddhas pre and post demolition in Afghanistan
Running Out Of Time?

Taliban takeover raises fears over Afghanistan’s cultural and historical legacy

Danish Twist

BIG’s Marsk Tower opens at Wadden Sea National Park in Denmark

Stonehenge at sunset
Thanks, Druids

U.K. high court temporarily strikes down tunnel under Stonehenge

view of stonehenge of a cloudy day
The De-List

Stonehenge could be stripped of its World Heritage Site status if road tunnel proceeds

The jutting museum of liverpool against a historic backdrop
Help!

Liverpool loses its UNESCO World Heritage Site status

waterfront view of liverpool buildings
A Liverpudlian Delisting

Liverpool inches closer to having World Heritage Site status yanked by UNESCO

The pont du gard aqueduct over france
We Came We Saw We Same-Day Delivered

Amazon’s plan to build a warehouse near UNESCO-designated Pont du Gard draws outrage

for today's daily digest, sketchup gets native v-ray integration
Ancient Non-Aliens

Daily digest: SketchUp gets native V-Ray integration, an ancient Midwestern empire, and more

an ancient temple site in cambodia with trees
Khmer Kibosh

Cambodian government blocks mega-resort development near Angkor

tourists visit a famous buddhist temple in cambodia, angkor wat
Too Close For Comfort

Plans for sprawling resort near Cambodia’s Angkor heritage site sparks concern from UNESCO

Interior photo of the colosseum
Are You Not Entertained?

Italy is adding a new floor to the Colosseum, pitfalls, traps, and all

an abandoned building near chernobyl
Forsaken But Not Forgotten

Ukraine proposes UNESCO World Heritage status for the Chernobyl exclusion zone

a spiral observation tower emerging from marshland, aka marsh tower
Marsh to the Top

BIG-designed observation helix revealed for Denmark’s Wadden Sea National Park

Stonehenge with the sun rising behind it
I Can't Drive 55BC

England approves running a $2.2 billion highway under Stonehenge

historic church in naples, italy
On Shaky Ground

Sinkholes threaten historic churches in the centuries-old center of Naples, Italy

a historic library building in liverpool, england
Zip No More

Council-approved zip line attraction in Liverpool officially nixed

Looking up at a liverpool tower at golden hour
Will It Still Fly?

City-approved zip line through historic Liverpool city center draws legal challenge

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