After a decade of collaboration in Cairo, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and World Monuments Fund celebrated the completion of the Blue Mosque project through the creation of an exhibition describing the conservation program undertaken in partnership with the Ministry of State for Antiquities.Read more
Five historic graveyards—Canongate, Greyfriars, St Cuthbert’s, Old Calton, and New Calton—are located within Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site. They represent an important, if largely untapped, cultural resource. The inclusion of the graveyards on the 2010 World Monuments Watch catalyzed a...Read more
This pamphlet is a guide to a selection of important historic buildings in northeastern England. It provides a map and background text on each site, including short histories as well as addresses and opening times.Read more
The Historic Center of Colón was included on the 2010 World Monuments Watch. Following Watch-listing, WMF supported pilot urban design concept plans for the rehabilitation of the buildings and public spaces, as well as a documentary video of the historic center’s challenges.Read more
The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia was placed on the 2006 World Monuments Watch to call attention to considerable conservation needs of the structure and the desirability to improve documentation of the structure and develop a comprehensive management plan to protect the site in the future, from its...Read more
The heritage of the past creates a sense of cultural identity that lies at the heart of civilization. It is a primary source of continuity and meaning within human society and a frame of reference for the future. Heritage contributes to moral and economic wellbeing, and is a fundamental building...Read more
Jewish Heritage Program World Monuments Fund’s Jewish Heritage Program ( JHP) leads international efforts to preserve Jewish cultural heritage sites around the world, particularly in places where local resources and fundraising capacities are limited. JHP supports conservation, research, and...Read more
The Jantar Mantar is an open-air observatory, a collection of astronomical instruments built by Sawai Jai Singh II in the early eighteenth century. He constructed it through a royal sanction of the Mughal ruler at the time, Muhammed Shah ‘Rangeela’. Read more
Set among the rocky spurs of the southern ridge, the tomb of Sultan Ghari and the ruins around it are of great historic signifi cance being the the oldest extant monumental tomb in Delhi, built in 1231–32.
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This project-based learning unit is one of a series developed by World Monuments Fund and World Savvy, an education organization dedicated to engaging youth in community and world affairs. By combining WMF’s knowledge and experience in the heritage field with World Savvy’s education mission and...Read more