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Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
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Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative | Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur |
Created in 2003 within the framework of the Global Strategy for the balanced, representative and credible World Heritage List, as a pilot activity for the identification of the sites connected with astronomy, the ... | Science & technology | 2022-06-27 | |
Atlas World Heritage: sharing knowledge and skills amongst European World Heritage cities | Bordeaux, Port of the Moon Historic Centre of Florence Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Old and New Towns of Edinburgh Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) |
France · Italy · Portugal · Spain · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The initiative Atlas World Heritage brings together the cities of Florence, Santiago de Compostela, Edinburgh, Oporto, Bordeaux to share their experiences and strategies to safeguard the sites’ OUV. The project has ... | Knowledge & Skills | 2023-02-16 |
Testing the role of digital technologies in recording values of human settlements in Asia and the Pacific | Australia · China · India | A research project tests tools such as photogrammetry, laser scanning and community mapping, to record the interaction between tangible and intangible layers of traditional settlements in China and India. | Inclusion & Participation Knowledge & Skills |
2024-07-12 |