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2012

The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste: A unique wallpainting fragment preserved through international co-operation

The foundations of the church of Saints Peter and Paul were probably laid in the Lusignan reign of Peter 1 (1358-1369) and funded by one third of the profits made on a single trip to Syria by a merchant of Famagusta, Simon Nostrano. After 1571 it was transformed into a mosque qhich is why the...Read more
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Cyprus
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Historic Walled City of Famagusta
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2012

2012 Annual Report

Each time World Monuments Fund takes on a new project, a chain of events begins that will produce impacts that go far beyond the conservation work being supported. Our work is catalytic not only in the financial investments that our projects attract from others, but also for the transformative...Read more
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2012

2012 Annual Report (Spanish)

Cada vez que el World Monuments Fund emprende un nuevo proyecto, se inicia una cadena de eventos que provoca un impacto que excede el trabajo de conservación al que está apoyando. Nuestra tarea es catalítica, no sólo por las inversiones financieras que atraen nuestros proyectos, sino también por el...Read more
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2012

2012 Annual Report (French)

Chaque fois que le WMF se charge d’un nouveau projet, une dynamique se met en place et va au delà de la restauration proprement dite à laquelle il apporte son soutien. Le travail de notre organisation catalyse non seulement les investissements financiers tiers attirés par nos projets, mais...Read more
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2012

A Walk Around Tughlaqabad

Tughlaqabad is considered to be the third extant city of Delhi after Lal Kot and Siri. Ghiasuddin Tughlaq, the founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty, during his short reign (AD 1320–24) built the fortifi ed city of Tughlaqabad, spanning nearly 6.5 km, over a period of only four years. Read more
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India
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Delhi Heritage Route
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2012

2012 World Monuments Watch - Initial Report

The 2012 World Monuments Watch sites range from ancient to modern, from urban to remote, and from grand to vernacular. Each site represents a fascinating story of human accomplishment, but equally presents a challenge today for issues as varied as improved stewardship, sustainable tourism, lack of...Read more
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2012

A Walk Around Hauz Khas

In the early fourteenth century, the second Khalji ruler, Alauddin founded the city of Siri, on the plains where his armies met the Mongols in battle. Due west, outside the walls of Siri, he built a large hauz or tank, that was known as Hauz-e-Alai, to supply water to the new city. In the years...Read more
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India
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Delhi Heritage Route
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2012

A Walk Around Jahanpanah

Jahanpanah—literally, ‘Refuge of the World’—also called the fourth city of Delhi, was established in AD 1326 by the second Tughlaq sultan, Muhammad bin Tughlaq. It was created by linking the scattered urban settlements of the older cities of Siri and Lal Kot by extensive walls with thirteen gates...Read more
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India
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Delhi Heritage Route
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2012

Chirag Dilli & Khirki

Chirag Dilli is named for the much-revered Sufi mystic, Nasiruddin Mahmud, Roshan Chiragh-e-Dehli (‘The Illuminated Lamp of Delhi’), who came to Delhi in the early fourteenth century and was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, and later became his successor. Along with Khirki village, south-west of...Read more
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India
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Delhi Heritage Route
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