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  1. Today saw the inauguration of the #unesco #worldheritage visitor centre at the Old #jewish Cemetery in #Mainz. The ceremony included an address by Dr Regina Lackner, granddaughter of Sali Levi, last rabbi of the Jewish community before the #shoah. She donated her grandfather's inkwell to complement the exhibition in the new centre, named after him.

  2. Da ich schon länger nicht meer am mehr war, kann ich leider zum #Meermittwoch nix beisteuern. Dabei schreien die Temperaturen förmlich nach kühlem Nass! Wie wäre es denn mit einer Abkühlung im

    Werksschwimmbad!
    auf #Zollverein (Kokerei, 18.07.–01.09.2026 täglich 12:00–20:00 Uhr)

    #photography #lifestyle #art #culture #worldheritage #essen

  3. The ancient #Buddhist site of #Sarnath has been added to the #UNESCO #WorldHeritage List, becoming #India’s 45th World Heritage Site.

    Sarnath is traditionally regarded as the place where the #Buddha gave his first teaching after attaining #awakening, setting the "Wheel of #Dharma in motion" and marking the beginning of the Buddhist #Sangha.

    🌍 buddhistdoor.net/news/ancient-

    #Buddhism #UNESCO

  4. The Ogasawara village office said Wednesday that Mayor Masaaki Shibuya will later this month tell residents how he will respond to a government request to survey Minamitorishima as a possible nuclear waste repository. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/ #japan #minamitorishima #nuclearwaste #nuclearenergy #ogasawaraislands #environment #worldheritage

  5. The Ogasawara village office said Wednesday that Mayor Masaaki Shibuya will later this month tell residents how he will respond to a government request to survey Minamitorishima as a possible nuclear waste repository. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/ #japan #minamitorishima #nuclearwaste #nuclearenergy #ogasawaraislands #environment #worldheritage

  6. The city of Kitakyushu will partially preserve 133-year-old railway remnants that it had planned to demolish in order to construct a new public facility, Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi announced Thursday. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/ #japan #society #kitakyushu #fukuoka #icomos #unesco #archaeology #worldheritage #meiji

  7. 🇩🇪 Sankt Goar and the Ruins of Rheinfels Castle as Seen from the Northeast - a coloured aquatint by Johann Ludwig Bleuler from 1840. Digitally enhanced.

    Nowadays, Sankt Goar is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley in Germany.

    #SanktGoar #JohannLudwigBleuler #RheinlandPfalz #Germany #SeeTheRhine #picturesque #FascinatingEurope #RLP #Rhein #Rhine #Europe #art #vintage #artwork #Mittelrhein #Mittelreintal #UpperMiddleRhineValley #castle #burg #Welterbe #WorldHeritage