BEGIN:VCALENDARVERSION:2.0METHOD:PUBLISHBEGIN:VEVENTORGANIZER:MAILTO:support@siriusinnovations.comDTSTART:20101002T000000ZDTEND:20101003T000000ZTRANSP:OPAQUESEQUENCE:0DESCRIPTION:UNESCO, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Luxor, will organize the first Scientific Committee meeting on the safeguarding project of New Gourna Village in Luxor, Egypt. The UNESCO initiative aims to assist the Government of Egypt in its efforts to preserve this precious heritage situated within the World Heritage property of Ancient Thebes. New Gourna Village was designed and built by the famous Egyptian architect, Hassan Fathy (1900-1989), to shelter the community of Old Gourna.
Fathy's work took 6 years to complete, with design work starting in  ...SUMMARY:Scientific Committee to meet on safeguarding New Gourna Village, part of Ancient Thebes World  ...CLASS:PUBLICEND:VEVENTEND:VCALENDAREND:VCALENDAR 