A monument dedicated to the victims of the July 18, 2019, arson-murder attack on Kyoto Animation’s headquarters in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, was completed on Sunday. Thirty-six employees died and 32 ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

While the Allies during World War II mustered a group of art experts in the European Theater in a largely successful effort to retrieve art work stolen by the Nazis, the Pacific had only one Monument ...

Kyoto Animation will commemorate the victims of the tragic arson attack that took place four years ago by building two memorial monuments. More like this Japanese Film Festival 2025–26 Dates Announced ...

Monuments, landmarks and public buildings across Italy switched off their lights today in a demonstration of concern about climate change on the second anniversary of the Kyoto treaty taking effect.

It’s no secret that Japan is filled with some of the most picturesque sightseeing spots in the world – we’re talking soothing bamboo forests, summer festivals and traditional villages. So many of ...

Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment ...

“Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto” is one of the most typical World Heritage sites situated in urban context. Although its component parts are limited to temples, shrines and a castle, it is quite ...