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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. 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

  3. 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

  4. A nice Sunday read about the Euphoria Retreat located besides the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mystras, an important Byzantine landmark in Greece.

    On the Deca Architecture website their project is explained with beautiful pictures, design and concept choices, including images of the construction of this stunning looking spa.

    deca.gr/project/euphoria/

    #sundayart #sundayread #silentsunday #architecture #mystras #unesco #worldheritage #catacomb #sparta #cypress #spherical #space #byzantine #well

  5. Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The road between sectors BI and BII. When the selection and unloading platform was completed at Birkenau in mid-May 1944, Jews chosen by SS doctors to be murdered right after arrival walked along this road towards gas chambers and crematoria II and III.

    (📷 instagram.com/iaminstanita)

    #Auschwitz #Birkenau #AuschwitzMemorial #Nazi #Germany #history #people #education #dehumanization #neverforget #memory #museum #Poland #UNESCO #worldheritage #photography #NeverForget