Offers a concise history of Angkor, the capital seat of the Khmer empire between the 9th and 13th centuries, and of the 12th century temple complex of Preah Khan, one of the most significant remains of the ancient Khmer civilization. Issued at a time when a ten-year conservation program of the...Read more
(English translation of French poster text)
At mid-height, Meryemana Kilisesi is buried midair in mother earth.
The trail crosses the orchard in the valley of Kiliclar, where vines bloom from their mounds of earth, and ascends 45 meters high where the valley narrows. In a quasi vertical crevice,...Read more
With a $5 million lead grant from American Express Company WMF proudly announces the establishment of the World Monuments Watch, a major new program aimed at identifying and preserving the world's most important endangered cultural landmarks...Read more
During the summer of 1995, the Archdiocese of Lithuania, in conjunction with St. John’s University in New York and World Monuments Fund, hosted an international charrette to plan for the conservation and adaptive re-use of the Bernardine Complex, located in the UNESCO World Heritage site...Read more
Following a successful planning charrette in the town of Valtice, situated in Southern Moravia of the Czech Republic, World Monuments Fund and Greenways/Zelene Stezky hosted a similar charrette in the neighboring town of Lednice during the summer of 1994. The focus of these efforts was the zamek,...Read more
In January WMF completed the first phase of restoration of the Tempel Synagogue in Cracow, a project launched and financed by the Jewish Heritage Council (JHC). An expert team of Polish architects and engineers completely replaced the building's standing seam metal roof and its related water...Read more
Reports on the third field campaign of World Monuments Fund at the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, which took place in 1994-1995. The report describes accomplishments in research and conservation. A major research advance was a Spaceborn Imaging Radar survey of Angkor undertaken...Read more
Describes an investigation into the prospect of adapting the 18th century Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo near St. Petersburg for use as a house museum interpreting the history and life of the last Romanovs, the last imperial dynasty to rule over Russia. The neoclassical palace was designed by...Read more
The Chassidic Route is a tourist route following the traces of Jewish communities through southeastern Poland, and soon also western Ukraine. Twenty-three communities in which priceless reminders of a centuries-old Jewish presence have survived have already joined the project. These are: Baligród,...Read more
Intended to raise awareness about Easter Island and its heritage, this publication outlines the natural and cultural history of the island, provides an overview of the major monuments there, and explains the Easter Island conservation projects sponsored by World Monuments Fund (then the...Read more