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I arrived in Cambodia in the middle of the Chinese New Year’s celebrations, and although Cambodians celebrate the new year in April, Siem Riep at the end of January was teeming with tourists and red envelopes hanging from trees.
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February 20, 2014

Remembrance of a Storied Past

Bukit Brown, a former municipal cemetery from 1922 to 1973, is most often known as a cemetery for Chinese pioneers of Singapore. Here are stories of educators, philanthropists, community leaders, and champions of women's rights. Fortunes were made and lost, sometimes remade, through sheer hard work, serendipity, or, sometimes, less-than-savory business practices of the day.
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It takes a little imagination to visualise the heritage of Deptford dockyard and Sayes Court garden beneath the mud and concrete surface. But it’s there. Physically, there are extensive and significant archaeological remains underground that map out the former dockyard. And in spirit, there are many local people who have the foresight and sheer determination to fight for their national heritage.
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February 05, 2014

Bidar Utsav 2014

Bidar Utsav, the festival to honor the historic city, was celebrated with joy from February 1 to 3, and the numbers related to the festival were impressive. Over 200,000 people attended the three-day event, including dignitaries, members of the legislative assembly, and author Hellen Philon, who urged art lovers and civil society members to strive to protect the rich culture and monuments of the region.
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When I first visited Santa Maria Antiqua in 2001, I could not have imagined that the culmination of the conservation program would be a stimulating three-day conference at the British School at Rome. I was fortunate to visit Santa Maria Antiqua with a certain regularity over the years.
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Between two live volcanos, Gunung Inerie and Gunung Deru, lies the Ngada village of Guru Sina on Flores, Indonesia, with a total of 27 sa’o (houses)—not more, not less—lived in, maintained, and reconstructed when necessary.
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On January 9, at the National Museum in Bangkok, a ceremony commemorated an award of $700,000 to World Monuments Fund from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation and the U.S. Embassy of Bangkok for ongoing conservation activities at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, a seventeenth-century Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, the former capital of the Siamese kingdom of the same name.
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January 10, 2014

A Visit to the Frick

On one of the coldest days of the year 15 students, two teachers, and two WMF staff members huddled in the entryway of the Frick Collection. As fingers and toes began to regain feeling there was a noticeable shift in sentiment—contentment at having escaped the cold gave way to wonderment as the group began to fully appreciate its surroundings.
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La porte du Funi Aziri, située au cœur (Harimwamdji) de la ville d'Ikoni, date du XVIIIeme siècle. Ce monument doit son nom au prince héritier (Aziri) du sultanat Hambou qui s'était exilé et qui était revenu secrètement dans sa ville. Il s'était caché derrière la porte de la ville pour suivre les débats qui se tenaient sur la place publique (bangwe).
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