Lodi Garden, once called Bagh-i-Jud, was the royal burial ground for the Sayyid and Lodi rulers of Delhi. Located on Lodi Road between Safdurjung’s Tomb and Khan Market in south Delhi, the garden covers an area of approximately 90 acres, dotted with beautiful monuments and tombs. With its...Read more
Each summer’s diaspora allows us pause, to plan for the winter and to take stock of recent achievements at WMF-partnered sites. This year, there’s been much to reflect on, in the midst of a spate of completions which has realised much of our work over the last few years. This issue highlights the...Read more
The Historic Center of Lima: Cultural Heritage at Risk presents the architectural treasures of Peru's capital city, a 2008 Watch site, and demonstrates its importance both today and when it was a Spanish colonial city of great wealth. The exhibition, supported by WMF, illustrates the...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
2010 is an auspicious year for World Monuments Fund: it’s the organisation’s forty-fifth anniversary and the fifteenth year of WMF Britain’s mission to secure a vital future for historic sites in, or related to, the UK. We mark the occasion with the first annual summer party on 9 June thanks to the...Read more
In May 2008, World Monuments Fund convened a four-day international symposium in the Italian tuff towns of Pitigliano, Civita di Bagnoregio, and Orvieto to address the pressing geological and cultural issues of the towns—namely, the conservation and preservation of their historic fabric,...Read more
The five case studies presented in the Modernism at Risk: Modern Solutions for Saving Modern Landmarks exhibition and this accompanying publication demonstrate that design practitioners and students, armed with their knowledge critical thinking and problem-solving skillsand supported by...Read more
Each year WMF supports work around the world that transforms historic places in urgent need of care into vibrant centers of activity, places to learn from and to enjoy. Sometimes our engagement is short-term and catalytic, as it is with many sites in our global advocacy program, the World Monuments...Read more
A vast landscape of more than 50,000 rock carvings and 5000 inscriptions, dating back some 9000 years, is being impacted by the construction of the Diamer-Basha Dam in northern Pakistan. Several entities are collaborating on the development of an Emergency Action Plan to mitigate the potentially...Read more
The name Daryaganj (Darya – river; ganj – wholesale market) suggests that this was originally a wholesale mart for grains and other bulk goods that came to Delhi on the river Yamuna, which flowed just below the city walls on the east. On the west, Daryaganj was bounded by a prominent market street...Read more