Tourists are flocking to the newly opened Acropolis Museum in Athens this summer, despite the annual exodus of Athenians on vacation to Greece’s islands and countryside. Dimitrios Pantermalis, director of the new Acropolis Museum, told Xinhua in a recent interview that the new museum attracted more than 250,000 visitors from all over the world in [...]
You have just one day left to cast your vote for Table Mountain in the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign. Currently sitting at number 6 in its category, the majestic icon needs your votes to boost its position before Tuesday July 7, when voting closes. Table Mountain soared to number five, but now sits [...]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) has designated Iowa City, Iowa, the world’s third City of Literature, making the community part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. “This is at once a celebration of the literary riches and resources of Iowa City and a spur to action,” said University of [...]
UNESCO has designated sites in Serbia, Azerbaijan and Mexico as the latest additions to its World Heritage Sites List. Sites in Serbia, Azerbaijan and Mexico are the latest addition to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Heritage Sites List. The World Heritage Committee, which held its annual review of World Heritage [...]
Bordeaux has been officially included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites as of June 28 2007. This distinction recognises the beauty and unity of style of Bordeaux’s architectural heritage, which has developed harmoniously over the centuries and remained remarkably well-preserved. The Bordeaux World Heritage site is the largest urban entity to be so [...]
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