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Asia, Built Heritage, World Heritage Sites

The Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro

September 7, 2018August 11, 2018

What is considered possibly the first of its type of architecture in the category of a public water tank of the ancient world is the …

Asia, Nature

Mt. Fuji and Japanese Folklore

September 3, 2018August 9, 2018

Mt. Fuji has always been one of the biggest attractions in Japan. It has been a staple of Japanese art and culture since the 16th …

Europe, Food Heritage, GIP Jan - June 2018

The art of making pizza

August 31, 2018September 6, 2018

In December 2017 the art of the Neapolitan pizza (that is related to the Italian ancient verb ?pisare?, which means ?to press, to crush? in …

Arts and Crafts, Asia, Intangible Heritage

The fading tradition of Kalai

August 27, 2018August 9, 2018

The craft of doing Kalai or re-tinning hails from a rich historical silsila. Delhi has always been a city of imperial importance with presence of …

Europe, Student Program

Ethics of Digital Heritage and a Royal Visit

August 24, 2018August 9, 2018

This article was originally published on the blog run by the students of the MA Program in Cultural Heritage Management at Durham University. Back in …

Asia, Built Heritage, Religious

The Dome of Rock

August 17, 2018August 9, 2018

When visiting Jerusalem, there are many tourists who would wish to visit the Dome of Rock. The visitors are allowed to tour the compound of …

Asia, Built Heritage, Travel

Relics of Takht-e-Babri

August 13, 2018August 23, 2018

Mughals created gardens through a period of more than 300 years (1526-1857) in the Indo-Pak subcontinent that represent an era of landscape design. In this …