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| Statues to Be
Restored in Chengde, China |
In late October, we held a press conference to launch the
restoration of two important statues at the Puning Si Temple in
Chengde, China. Built by the Qianlong Emperor in 1755, the
temple is the only one still active at this spectacular former
imperial retreat. |
| WMF VP to Give
Lecture at Kimbell Art Museum |
| John Stubbs, WMF's Vice President of Field
Projects, will give a lecture, "A Global Tour of
Architectural Preservation: Saving Our Past," at the Kimbell Art
Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 9,
2009. |
| WMF on Google
Earth |
| We have teamed up with Google to put all of our 2008 Watch sites on Google
Earth. |
| Mellon
Lecture |
| Join WMF's Board of
Trustees for the annual Paul Mellon Lecture on British Heritage
on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at the Morgan Library.
Dr. Jonathan Foyle, Chief Executive of WMF Britain, will
discuss the history of the magnificent Stowe House in
Buckinghamshire, 60 miles northwest of London.
The lecture is for members only. To find out about membership
and to join WMF, click
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| Forbidden
City Unveils Long-Hidden Imperial
Retreat |
World Monuments Fund and the Palace Museum celebrated the
restoration of Juanqinzhai with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a
press conference on November 10 in Beijing's Forbidden City.
One of 27 structures in the 18th-century Qianlong Emperor's
retirement complex, Juanqinzhai's exquisite interiors are among
the finest to survive from imperial
China. |
| Trek to Sumda Chunn
from Your Couch |
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Mark Weber, WMF's technical director, recently
traveled to the remote 12th-century Buddhist
monastery of Sumda Chunn, high in the Himalayas of northern
India, to check on the progress of our conservation program. While
there, Mark shot a video of the ongoing
work on the building, including conservation of the
spectacular 800-year-old wall
paintings. |
| WMF Project
in Argentina Wins Top Award |
One of our projects-- the Jesuit mission of San
Ignacio Miní--has won the 2008 national award for the best
intervention on built heritage in Argentina. The jurors noted that
the WMF team "achieved a project of scientific rigor that was also
respectful of our
heritage." |
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Controversial Skyscraper's Construction
Delayed |
The construction of Gazprom's proposed 1,299-foot-tall
skyscraper in St. Petersburg has been delayed and its future cast
into doubt in the face of the global economic crisis. The
controversial structure (artist's rendition
above) would tower over the historic city, and
prompted WMF's Watch listing of St
Petersburg's skyline in
2008. |
| 2010 Watch
Nomination Forms Now Online |
The World Monuments Watch, a list of 100 endangered
sites issued every two years by WMF, calls international attention
to cultural heritage threatened by the forces of nature and society.
One of our most effective tools, the Watch has saved hundreds of
sites. The nomination forms for the 2010 World Monuments Watch are
now available online: visit the Watch
webpage.
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