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Worldcrunch » cultural heritage

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Dilapidated church in Le Teil, southern France
Societyreligion

Notre-Dame Was Saved — But France Has 8,000 Other Churches Falling Apart

by Paul Turban December 15, 2024May 24, 2025
​Chief Meli of the Chagga tribe, photographed as boy (center) standing next to German geographer Hans Meyer, 1870s.
Societycultural heritage

“One Of The Good White Guys — Right?” A German Seeks His Ancestor’s Truth In Tanzania

by Tillman Prüfer and Gabriele Magro November 27, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of people in front of the Eiffel Tower, with the Olympic rings installed mid-height
Ideaseiffel tower

Olympic Rings Permanently On The Eiffel Tower? How The Paris Mayor Lost The Plot

by Chloé Touchard September 2, 2024May 23, 2025
Extreme Party Heat: How Climate Change Is Crashing Spain's Summer Fiestas
climate changehealth

Extreme Party Heat: How Climate Change Is Crashing Spain’s Summer Fiestas

by Juan F. Samaniego August 27, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of a man carrying a backpack with the Camino shell
Food / Traveltourism

The Camino Phenomenon: A Modern Pilgrimage That’s Not Just For The Faithful

by Mathilde Giard and David Arterburn August 22, 2024May 24, 2025
2 women and 3 little girls, walk along what looks like ancient ruines
Societytourism

The Fight To Save Tunisia’s Ancient Troglodyte Villages

by Fabrizio La Rocca July 16, 2024May 24, 2025
Women in Hijab bent over in front of a brick house
Societyculture

Death In Cairo: My Father’s Grave And The Ghosts Of Middle East Development

by Mohanad Abdelazeem June 6, 2024May 23, 2025
So eager to modernize, the 19th century’s rulers did not properly weigh up the potential effects of their disentailment policies, leaving a vast pool of church property unprotected. In the case of the Convent of Beato António, what the 1755 earthquake did not destroy, the expulsion of the friars did, and whatever was not later harnessed for industrial uses was left to languish until the late 20th century, when the decision was made to restore former monastic sites as convention centers.
Societyportugal

Converting Convents? A Sacred Response To Lisbon’s Housing Crisis

by Ana da Cunha and Nele Van Den Broek April 30, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Moscow's Manege Central Exhibition Hall, with an oil painting depicting farmers in the background
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

How Putin Wields Russian Culture As A Weapon — And The Smart Way To Fight Back

by Pavlo Kazarin January 2, 2024May 21, 2025
Photo of a rubble in Homs, Syria
Ideasukraine

How Modern Warfare Warps A City’s Future — Reflections Of An Architect From Homs, Syria

by Worldcrunch September 9, 2023May 21, 2025
A sapeur from Democratic Republic of Congo
Societyfashion

La Sape, Congolese Dandy Style Born Of Political Protest

by Worldcrunch July 20, 2016May 23, 2025
The rubble of Palmyra after Syrian regime forces took the site back from ISIS
Geopoliticsmigrant crisis

In Italy, Training War Refugees To Preserve Antiquities

by Giacomo May 23, 2016May 22, 2025
Statue of Xuanzang in Xian, China.
Societyhistory

Antiquity Troves In China, When The State Owns Your Backyard

by Worldcrunch October 13, 2015May 23, 2025
Eight donkeys walk past the mud mosque in Timbuktu, Mali, on August 4,2007.
Societydestruction

Rebuilding Timbuktu’s Destroyed Heritage

by Patrick Randall July 28, 2014May 22, 2025

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