Edinburgh's inner-city graveyards are doorways into a richly evocative world full of hidden treasures that tell us about the people who lived here and how the city developed. The kirkyards of St. Cuthbert’s, Canongate and Greyfriars and the burial grounds of Calton Old and Calton New are all...Read more
Desde la creación del programa World Monuments Watch en el año 1996, el World Monuments Fund (WMF) ha tenido el privilegio de trabajar en el Perú, en colaboración con socios locales. Nuestros proyectos de conservación han abarcado siglos de legado cultural y el programa World Monuments Watch ha...Read more
Bafut Palace is located in the heart of the Bafut kingdom in northwest Cameroon. The palace comprises over 50 buildings arranged around a shrine, which are used by the Fon, his wives, and the royal court. The entire site is surrounded by a sacred forest. Included on UNESCO’s...Read more
Una forma de intervención singular en el continente, en el campo de la conservación y restauración de monumentos, se lleva adelante en el Templo de San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas, de la provincia de Quispicanchi, bajo el lema de «abierto por obras», la acción se viene llevando desde el año...Read more
The 2010 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize was awarded to Bierman Henket Architecten and Wessel de Jonge Architecten for their exemplary restoration of the Zonnestraal Sanatorium (designed 1926-28; completed 1931), a little-known but iconic modern structure in Hilversum, the Netherlands.Read more
The church of Santa Maria Antiqua on the north-western slopes of the Palatine was built by reusing the brick structures of a vast architectural complex dating to the period of the emperor Domitian (AD 81-96). The plan of the pre-existing building was perfectly suited to this new function. The...Read more
When Alexander Pope wrote of it as ‘a work to wonder at’ Stowe was being forged into a masterpiece of environmental design. Built between 1680 and 1810, Stowe House sits in 400 acres of landscaped park in Buckinghamshire. It became the principal temple in a collection of over 40 buildings including...Read more
Kızıl Kilise (the red church), built in the 7th century, is the only church from the 7th century built in Cappadocia still standing. It stands at 1700 meter at the bottom of a large basin, facing the mountains of Melendiz which are covered in snow in the winter, and at the edge of an ancient...Read more
MEGA-Jordan uses open source software, which means that its software code is not exclusively owned. This allows it to be updated, modified, and customized to meet future needs at little or no cost. The core MEGA software has been designed so that it can, independent of the Jordanian system, be...Read more
The Qianlong Garden (built 1771–1776) is a unique architectural and historic complex that has survived from China’s imperial past. Measuring approximately two acres, it was created as part of the Qianlong District and intended to be a mini-Forbidden City within the Forbidden City itself, for the...Read more