søndag den 7. december 2008

Google Map of World Heritage Sites


Verdens kulturarv ... vores alle sammens fælles fortid. Jeg savner dog en sammenhæng og en tidslinje ... måske et animeret kort ...
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World heritage ... our common past. I do miss a map showing connections in time and a time line ... perhaps an animated map ...
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Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage.

What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.


Read more: http://www.thesalmons.org/lynn/whgmap.html

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