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Blog, Built Heritage, Heritage, Religious

Auroville: Sustainable Architecture For Modern Times

August 9, 2016October 9, 2016

In 1965, Shree Maa (Blanche Rachel Mirra Alfassa or simply, Mother) the spiritual collaborator of Rishi Aurobindo had presented her sketch depicting the basic concept …

Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Heritage News, Restoration

A Visit to Mirza Ghalib’s Haveli in Old Delhi

August 7, 2016August 7, 2016

Crossing over from the ?New? Delhi, capital of India, into the sprawling lanes and by-lanes of the walled city, the contrast is almost jarring. In …

Blog, Built Heritage, Discover, Heritage, Stories

The Bizarre History of Captain Cook’s Cottage

August 7, 2016October 9, 2016

Cook?s Cottage is a vine-covered brick house located to the south end of Melbourne?s Fitzroy Gardens, just minutes from the central business district. Its claim …

Built Heritage, Heritage, Traditions

August Theme : Built Vernacular Heritage

August 1, 2016November 8, 2016

Built heritage is a tangible manifestation of culture, creativity, art and science. In fact, when talking about heritage, built heritage sites are one the first …

Blog, Built Heritage, Heritage, Restoration

Bhuj Earthquake: Restoring Lost Heritage

August 1, 2016August 6, 2016

The 2001 earthquake in Bhuj indiscriminately affected not just people but built heritage of the region too. There are important lessons in conservation to be …

The interior of the church and its cupola photo by Kristalia Melessanaki

Blog, Built Heritage, Spotlight

Byzantine Relics in the Historic Island of Crete

July 18, 2016August 6, 2016

The island of Crete has the honor to be called the birthplace of the earliest ?high culture? in Europe because of the Minoan civilization of …

#makeheritagefun, Built Heritage, Heritage

#makeheritageun – Pralormo Castle of Turin

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016

For the #MakeHeritageFun event, this time I chose to visit a wonderful place that I really love: the Pralormo Castle of Turin. The first construction …

#makeheritagefun, Built Heritage, Features, Heritage, Photo Stories

Sanctuary of Bonaria: Discovering heritage in Cagliari

July 5, 2016September 24, 2017

Discovering heritage in Cagliari during make heritage fun event led me to visit the Sanctuary of Bonaria, a little chapel now and ancient church in …

Built Heritage, Intangible Heritage, World Heritage Sites

Matera: Town of cave-houses of Basilicata region in Italy

July 3, 2016August 6, 2016

Matera is the world-famous historical town of the Sassi in Basilicata region, Italy, where the cave-houses are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as …