Medievalists.net » UNESCO http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 UNESCO adds medieval sites to World Heritage List http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/05/unesco-adds-medieval-sites-to-world-heritage-list/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/05/unesco-adds-medieval-sites-to-world-heritage-list/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 02:05:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59428 Medieval sites in Sicily, Korea and Turkey were among those selected to be added to UNESCO World Heritage list this week. During meetings held at Bonn, Germany, over 20 sites from around the world were added to the list, which now stands at over 1,000 landmarks and areas.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/05/unesco-adds-medieval-sites-to-world-heritage-list/feed/ 0 Seven Medieval sites added to the UNESCO World Heritage List http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/02/seven-medieval-sites-added-unesco-world-heritage-list/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/02/seven-medieval-sites-added-unesco-world-heritage-list/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2014 14:06:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50850 The sites were added during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee, which was held last month in Doha, Qatar.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/02/seven-medieval-sites-added-unesco-world-heritage-list/feed/ 0 Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/08/medieval-sites-in-italy-syria-turkey-and-vietnam-added-to-world-heritage-list/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/08/medieval-sites-in-italy-syria-turkey-and-vietnam-added-to-world-heritage-list/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:39:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=22552 Twenty-five sites were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of the World Heritage Committee was held last month in Paris, where 25 of the 35 proposed sites received final approval to be included on the List, which marks places that are particularly […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/08/medieval-sites-in-italy-syria-turkey-and-vietnam-added-to-world-heritage-list/feed/ 0 British medieval records award special status by UNESCO http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/23/british-medieval-records-award-special-status-by-unesco/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/23/british-medieval-records-award-special-status-by-unesco/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 15:25:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=21038 Twenty items have been selected from the UK’s libraries, archives and museums to represent the outstanding heritage of the United Kingdom, including several that date back to the Middle Ages. They new items listed in the UK Memory of the World Register include the Cura Pastoralis of Gregory, the Gough Map, Wakefield Court Rolls, Winchester […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/23/british-medieval-records-award-special-status-by-unesco/feed/ 0 Contested Identities: The Dissonant Heritage of European Town Walls and Walled Towns http://www.medievalists.net/2010/10/08/contested-identities-the-dissonant-heritage-of-european-town-walls-and-walled-towns/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/10/08/contested-identities-the-dissonant-heritage-of-european-town-walls-and-walled-towns/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:35:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=11101 Contested Identities: The Dissonant Heritage of European Town Walls and Walled Towns By David Bruce and Oliver Creighton International Journal of Heritage Studies, Volume 12, Issue 3 (2006 ) Abstract: As well as exerting an enduring influence on townscapes, town walls have always played a critical role in shaping the identities and images of the […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2010/10/08/contested-identities-the-dissonant-heritage-of-european-town-walls-and-walled-towns/feed/ 0 New World Heritage Sites include medieval Albi, Tabriz http://www.medievalists.net/2010/08/02/new-world-heritage-sites-include-medieval-albi-tabriz/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/08/02/new-world-heritage-sites-include-medieval-albi-tabriz/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:16:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=9195 The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which has been meeting for the last several days in Brazil, has named over two dozen new sites to the World Heritage List, including several that date back to the medieval era. Those named to the World Heritage List include: Albi, France: […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2010/08/02/new-world-heritage-sites-include-medieval-albi-tabriz/feed/ 0 Religious Destination: Santiago de Compostela http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/religious-destination-santiago-de-compostela/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/religious-destination-santiago-de-compostela/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:22:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=7804 The pilgrimage route with World Heritage status starts in France, and stretches for more than 800 kilometers in Spain.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/religious-destination-santiago-de-compostela/feed/ 0 The Maze City: the Fez Medina http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/the-maze-city-the-fez-medina/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/the-maze-city-the-fez-medina/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:08:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=7796 Fez in Morocco has fortified by walls 8 kilometres long.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/the-maze-city-the-fez-medina/feed/ 0 The Songs of the Gondolas: Venice and its Lagoon http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/the-songs-of-the-gondolas-venice-and-its-lagoon/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/the-songs-of-the-gondolas-venice-and-its-lagoon/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:07:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=7792 The beauty of Venice is unrivalled. Cruising along the canals, the passing buildings reveal stories of the past.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/the-songs-of-the-gondolas-venice-and-its-lagoon/feed/ 0 Ethiopian Pilgrimage: The Rock Churches of Lalibela http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/ethiopian-pilgrimage-the-rock-churches-of-lalibela/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/04/17/ethiopian-pilgrimage-the-rock-churches-of-lalibela/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:02:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=7790 The Christian monarch had a dream. God spoke to him: Build churches of rock this will be a New Jerusalem.

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