World Heritage Sites Day

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April 18, 2012World Heritage Day

The International Day forMonuments and Sites


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World Heritage DayWorld Heritage is the shared wealth ofhumankind. Protecting and preserving this

valuable asset demands the collective efforts ofthe international community. This special dayoffers an opportunity to raise the public'sawareness about the diversity of cultural

heritage and the efforts that are required toprotect and conserve it, as well as drawattention to its vulnerability.


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World Heritage DayThe idea of creating an international movement for

protecting heritage emerged after World War I.

The 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of theWorld Cultural and Natural Heritage developed fromthe merging of two separate movements: the firstfocusing on the preservation of cultural sites, and the

other dealing with the conservation of nature.


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World Heritage DayThis years theme has been chosen to markthe 40th anniversary of the UNESCO

World Heritage Convention, which wasadopted in 1972.

The focus will be on, World Heritage

and Sustainable Development: the Roleof Local Communities.


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World Heritage DayThe event that aroused particular international concernwas the decision to build the Aswan High Dam in Egypt,which would have flooded the valley containing the Abu

Simbel temples , a treasure of ancient Egyptiancivilization.

In 1959, after an appeal from the governments of Egyptand Sudan, UNESCO launched an international

safeguarding campaign. Archaeological research in theareas to be flooded was accelerated. Above all, the AbuSimbel and Philae temples were dismantled, moved to dryground and reassembled.


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World Heritage DayWorld Heritage Day (International Day for Monuments &

Sites) was created in 1982 by ICOMOS (InternationalCouncil on Monuments & Sites) and was later approved at

the UNESCO General Conference in 1983.

On 18 April 1982 on the occasion of a symposiumorganised by ICOMOS in Tunisia, the holding of the"International Day for Monuments and Sites" to be

celebrated simultaneously throughout the world wassuggested.

This has been traditionally called the World Heritage Day.


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World Heritage DayToday, the World Heritage concept is so well understood

that sites on the List are a magnet for internationalcooperation and may thus receive financial assistance for

heritage conservation projects from a variety of sources.

Sites inscribed on the World Heritage List also benefitfrom the elaboration and implementation of acomprehensive management plan that sets out adequate

preservation measures and monitoring mechanisms. Insupport of these, experts offer technical training to thelocal site management team.


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World Heritage DayNow, we take on a tour on the WorldHeritage Sites in our Motherland

India. This perhaps, would help usappreciate the historical wealth

bequeathed upon this our great nationof ours.


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WorldHeritage

Sites

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India


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TheLand

ofMystics


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Cradl

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Civiliz

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Which has left itsimpression on the sands

of time


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Group of Monuments

at HampiBellary District,Karnataka14th and 16th centuries


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Keoladeo National ParkBharatpur,Rajasthan - 1981


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Mahabodhi Temple Complex

at Bodh GayaBihar - 3rd century BC, 5th, 6th and 19th

century AD


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Nanda Devi and Valley of

Flowers National ParKsChamoli District,Uttaranchal - 1939 and 1982


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Mountain Railways of India

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (1999),Darjeeling,WestBengal

Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005), Ooty, TamilnaduKalka-Shimla Railway,Himachal Pradesh (2008)


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Red Fort Complex

Delhi - 1546


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Qutb Minarand its MonumentsDelhi - Late 12th century


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Humayuns Tomb, Delhi

Delhi - 1570


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Champaner-Pavagadh

Archaeological ParkGujarat - Prehistoric & 8th to 14th centuries


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Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

Jaipur,Rajasthan- 1727 and 1734


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Group of Monuments

at PattadakalKarnataka - 8th century


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Khajuraho Group of

MonumentsMadhya Pradesh- 950 AD to 1050 AD


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Buddhist Monuments atSanchi

Madhya Pradesh- 2nd and 1st centuries BC to the 12thcentury CE


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Rock Shelters of himbetka

Madhya Pradesh- 2nd and 1st centuries BC


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Group of Monuments

at MahabalipuramMahabalipuram,Tamil Nadu- 7th and 8th

centuries


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Ajanta Caves

Maharashtra- 2nd century BC to 6th century


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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Maharashtra- 18871888


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Elephanta Caves

Maharashtra - 5th and 8th centuries


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Ellora Caves

Maharashtra- 600 to 1000 AD

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Great Living Chola TemplesTamil Nadu - 11th and 12th century


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Fatehpur Sikri

Uttar Pradesh - 16th century


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Agra Fort



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Taj Mahal



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Churches and Convents of Goa

Velha Goa (Old Goa), Goa, - 16th and 18thcentury


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Churches and Convents of Goa

Sundarbans National


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Sundarbans NationalPark

West Bengal - 1939 and 1982

Manas Wild Life


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Manas Wild LifeSanctuary

Assam - 20th Century

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Manas Wild LifeSanctuary

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, located in theNortheastern state of Assam covers an area of50,000 hectares (120,000 acres) in the plains

of the Manas Rivers in the foot hills of theHimalayas on the borderwith Bhutan (contiguous with the Manas WildLife Sanctuary in Bhutan It was inscribed as

a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985for its unique natural environment.


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Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary

Assam- 20th century


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Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary

Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, located inthe Northeastern state of Assam in theflood plains of the Brahmaputra Riverssouth bank, was declared a World HeritageSite by UNESCO in 1985 for its uniquenatural environment. It was firstestablished as a reserved forest in 1908 toprotect the dwindling species ofRhinoceros.


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as Socially committed persons

We Pledge toPublicize the Heritage sites in local newspapers

or radio

Hang World Heritage Day banners in ourlocality

Organize a public talk or lecture on our localheritage

Put together an exhibition celebrating our localheritage

Award a prize to someone who has made an

outstanding contribution to our local heritage


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