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Question
What are our duties towards preservation of any historical site?
Solution
Historical sites are symbols of the past and they represent the culture and tradition of a place. They let us take a peek into the way of life in earlier times, the significant events of an era and an understanding of history. The present generation is given the task of making sure that these evidences of cultural heritage are safely passed on to the next generations. Hence, we must protect the rich heritage. We must not let rapid urbanisation affect them and must also not litter or damage such sites. We must maintain them and take an active part in their preservation.
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| ↓ |
| ↓ |
| ↓ |
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- 1950
- 1959
- 1958
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A World Heritage Site is a site determined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to have significant cultural or natural importance to humanity. As such, the sites are protected and maintained by the International World Heritage Programme which is administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, because World Heritage Sites are places that are significant culturally and naturally, they vary in type but include forests, lakes, monuments, buildings and cities. World Heritage Sites can also be a combination of both cultural and natural areas. For example, Mount Huangshan in China is a site with significance to human culture because it played a role in historical Chinese art and literature. The mountain is also significant because of its physical landscape characteristics. HISTORY OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES Although the idea of protecting cultural and natural heritage sites around the world began in the early twentieth century, momentum for its actual creation was not started until the 1950s. In 1954, Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River. The initial plan for the dam's construction would have flooded the valley containing the Abu Simbel Temples and scores of ancient Egyptian artefacts. To protect the temples and artefacts, UNESCO launched an international campaign in 1959 that called for the dismantling and movement of the temples to higher ground. The project cost an estimated US $80 million, $40 million of which came from 50 different countries. |
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- Play a role
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- Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam to collect and control water from the Nile River.
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