Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Baghdad on efforts to restore this wonder of the ancient world.
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Garagay es un templo de unos 3.800 años de antigüedad. Está abandonado y luce como era la huaca Pucllana antes de que empezaran las excavaciones. Además, tiene clavada una torre de alta tensión encima de la pirámide central. En otros países sería una de las mayores atracciones turísticas y punto de desarrollo local. Aquí no lo es. ¿Por qué?
Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church was built in 1875 but has lain derelict for the last 20 years.
The Department of Environment will now provide £400,000 towards the upkeep of the building.
In 2010, the World Monuments Fund recognised it as one of the 100 most endangered historic buildings in the world.
The stadium—originally built for powerboat racing—is located on the shore of the 860-acre barrier island Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay. The structure is made entirely of poured concrete and features a hyperbolic parabaloid roof that cantilevers dramatically toward the bay from eight columns. In June 2007, a master plan for Virginia Key recommended demolition of the stadium, spurring local preservationists to establish FMMS in February 2008.
Just miles from Peru’s Incan ruins lie artifacts from another era—beautiful Baroque churches that married Spanish design with indigenous culture.
L'organisation privée a financé cette année la restauration de monuments exceptionnels. Elle vient d'être décorée par l'État.
On confond souvent l'action du World Monument Fund avec celle menée par l'Unesco en faveur du patrimoine mondial, ce qui a le don d'agacer prodigieusement Bertrand du Vignaud, directeur du WMF Europe, basé à Paris.
The Nazca lines, among the world's most iconic and enigmatic attractions, risk being overwhelmed by tourism, according to global heritage experts.
