Every year on April 18, countries around the globe observe World Heritage Day—formally known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. The day is dedicated to promoting awareness about ...

India, April 18 -- Books provide an immersive journey into monuments, linking the past with the present, says SAKSHI PRIYA Books open pathways to the past. They illuminate what lies behind walls ...

Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the “International Day for Monuments and Sites”, whose establishment was approved by the 22 nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983. ICOMOS wishes to dedicate ...

Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the ...

The answer is now 1,248 landmarks, spanning across more than 170 countries after recent additions to the list. To continue ...

The moon has been included on the 2025 World Monuments "Watch" list, announced today by the World Monuments Fund (WMF). The list, which highlights cultural heritage sites or locations facing major ...

The Moravian Church Settlements in Bethlehem is the nation’s newest World Heritage Site and we’re taking a look inside the historic landmarks here at home.

The nonprofit's 2025 World Monuments Watch list also includes sites imperiled by war and climate change. A plane flies past the moon at sunset on March 3, 2015 in London, England.

A map shows the UNESCO World Heritage Sites located with the U.S. and the extent to which they are at risk from climate change; mouse over individual sites for more detailed information.

Wallace, at the Octagon Earthworks for World Heritage Day, said: “I don’t know that they were smarter, but they worked together better. That’s one of the weaknesses of our country anymore.