Describes the outcome of a week-long session planning the preservation of the Tower of Belém. The Tower of Belém was the last of three towers commissioned by King João II of Portugal (1455-1495) to defend the port of Lisbon, and was constructed in 1514-1519. The...Read more
Report on a two-day roundtable on a radar imaging survey of the historic Khmer city of Angkor in Cambodia held in February 1995. The purpose was to assess the data collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) using the Space Shuttle Endeavour in October 1994. During that...Read more
Reports on a 1993 tour and symposium organized by World Monuments Fund to better integrate preservation planning between Mexico and the United States. The sites visited during the tour were concentrated on the Los Caminos del Rio Heritage Corridor along the lower Rio Grande and in the region of...Read more
Report on a five-day roundtable on a radar imaging survey of the historic city of Angkor in Cambodia held in April 1996. A first roundtable on the same topic had been held in February 1995. The purpose was to report on archaeological and ecological findings emerging from data collected by the Space...Read more
Summarizes the conservation needs of the historic city of Angkor, the capital seat of the Khmer empire between the 9th and 13th centuries, following the prolonged abandonment of the site. Issued after the last of three field missions to Angkor that was organized by World Monuments Fund in March...Read more
Describes the development of a conservation master plan for the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia. Written after a March 1991 field mission of World Monuments Fund to Preah Khan, and revised after a subsequent field mission in the following year, this report introduces the rationale...Read more
Describes the development of a conservation master plan for the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia and expands on “Report II: Preah Khan Conservation Project – Project Identification,” issued concurrently. Written after two field missions of World...Read more
Every two years since 1996, the World Monuments Watch has focused global attention on cultural heritage sites around the world that are facing such dangers and that illuminate current issues in the field of heritage preservation. Read more
Contains the findings of two field missions to Angkor, the capital seat of the Khmer empire between the 9th and 13th centuries, organized by World Monuments Fund in 1989 and 1991. The report recommends the collaborative formulation of a conservation management plan for Angkor, the creation of...Read more
Proposes a project to conserve the 12th century temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, one of the most significant remains of the ancient Khmer civilization. Prepared by a World Monuments Fund consultant subsequent to two field missions to Angkor organized in 1989 and 1991, this proposal...Read more