A glance at any map of Delhi, drawn after the 1920s, will show clearly what is probably the most prominent landmark of Delhi, the distinctive wheel-like structure of Connaught Place. Although it’s been officially renamed Rajiv Chowk, after India’s former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, Connaught...Read more
It’s tempting to herald the new year; to reflect on the economic trough we operate within. But neither fit the schedule or character of our current work. For one thing, our major project at Coventry Cathedral was begun last summer and has taken the last eight months of research, planning and...Read more
The following report outlines the research, conservation, and archaeological interventions undertaken at Naranjo-Sa’al since 2002 with support from several agencies and institutions, including WMF and the Gilbert & Ildiko Butler Foundation. It presents a proposal for a documentation,...Read more
This publication presents an overview of the conservation intervention project carried out for the gardens of the National Palace of Queluz in Portugal between 2003 and 2010. The palace and its gardens, in their present form, date from the mid-eighteenth century. There are 15 hectares surrounding...Read more
This publication presents an overview of the conservation intervention project carried out for the gardens of the National Palace of Queluz in Portugal between 2003 and 2010. The palace and its gardens, in their present form, date from the mid-eighteenth century. Read more
As a result of the inclusion of Taos Pueblo on the 2010 World Monuments Watch, WMF worked with the pueblo to conserve one of the historic structures as the centerpiece of a new youth training program focused on adobe conservation and construction techniques. The program took shape in 2010 and...Read more
To better understand and quantify the positive effects of historic preservation along Route 66 and related tourism activities, an Economic Impact Study was undertaken by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in collaboration with the US National Park Service and World Monuments Fund, with...Read more
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
This publication contains three reports on studies undertaken on behalf of World Monuments Fund since the Walled City of Famagusta, an intact fortified town on the east coast of the island of Cyprus, was included on the World Monuments Watch in 2008 and 2010. The volume contains proposals for...Read more
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