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Worldcrunch » heritage

heritage

​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
2 women and 3 little girls, walk along what looks like ancient ruines
Societytourism

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by Fabrizio La Rocca July 16, 2024May 24, 2025
aerial view of the former villa of Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels near Brandenburg's Bogensee lake
Geopoliticshistory

Touring Villa Goebbels, A Piece Of Nazi Heritage Still Lurking In The Woods

by Antonia Baum May 31, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of a person lifting a hefty book at a book fair in Lviv, western Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Is Also A “Semantic War” — Here’s How To Fight Back

by Oleksandr Solonko April 11, 2024May 24, 2025
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Societyindia

Old-Fashioned Posters Offer A Journey Through India’s Complicated Past

by Worldcrunch March 5, 2024May 22, 2025
Abdul Wahid shows a manuscript from the 14th century at his house in Timbuktu, North of Mali.
Societyhistory

A Future For Timbuktu’s Ancient Books? Conservation And Digitization

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank November 13, 2023May 23, 2025
Yadira Rachel Vargas, the founder of Rizo Libre
Societymotherhood

Free Curls In Cuba: An Afro Hairstyle Revival Of Identity And Politics — And Fashion

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 3, 2023May 23, 2025
Man in front of the notorious disfigured Christ mural inside a chapel in Borja​
Societytourism

Holy Mess! Spain’s Disfigured Christ Mural Remains A Hit With Tourists

by Alidad Vassigh August 16, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of a row of houseboats floating on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt
Food / Travelhistory

Denied The Nile: Aboard Cairo’s Historic Houseboats Facing Destruction

by Worldcrunch July 4, 2022May 21, 2025
Greta Thunberg at a protest in Sweden
Rue Ameloteducation

Ancient Greek, Greta Thunberg And The Gift Of Education

by Irene Caselli May 16, 2019May 21, 2025
Notre Dame burning on April 15
Ideasculture

Notre Dame: An Evolving Symbol Of France Is Bound To Live On

by Elisa Delobelle April 16, 2019May 20, 2025
Uber view; 14th Street, NW, Washington DC
In The Newswashington

Gentrification Reflections, An Uber Day In Washington D.C.

by Worldcrunch October 18, 2018May 22, 2025
In front of Jerusalem's Damascus Gate in May 2018
In The Newsisrael

Can Middle East Diplomacy Help UNESCO Preserve Itself?

by Abdelkader Bouhabila July 21, 2018May 20, 2025
View looking up at Notre Dame de Paris from below
In The Newstourism

Our Lady Too? American Dollars In Paris To Save Notre-Dame

by Worldcrunch June 21, 2017May 22, 2025
Tourists visit the House of Slave on Goree Island, Senegal
In The Newsslavery

How UNESCO Got It Wrong In Africa

by Worldcrunch May 29, 2017May 22, 2025
Man walking in Aleppo on Dec. 17
Societysyria

Aleppo, A Historic City Of Peace And Commerce Turns To Dust

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2016May 22, 2025
Building Cuzco's new Sheraton hotel
blogunesco

Sheraton Accused Of Building New Hotel On Top Of Inca Ruins

by Worldcrunch July 28, 2016May 20, 2025
Statue of Xuanzang in Xian, China.
Societyhistory

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by Worldcrunch October 13, 2015May 23, 2025
Swiss Directions
blogphotography

Swiss Directions

by Bertrand Hauger September 22, 2015May 20, 2025
Bulldozers in Shimen, in China's Hunan Province
Societychina

As China Urbanizes, History Is Lost Forever

by Patrick Randall February 9, 2015May 23, 2025
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Food / Traveltourism

Argentine Historian Finds Pope’s Real Birthplace Home

by Bertrand Hauger October 15, 2014May 22, 2025
From church to mosque to museum ... back to mosque?
Ideashistory

Don’t Turn Turkey’s Iconic Hagia Sophia Back Into A Mosque

by Bertrand Hauger June 12, 2014May 22, 2025
Something special
Food / Travelchina

*Tourist Tax* To Enter Ancient River Town In China Sparks Outrage

by Marion Girault-Rime April 28, 2013May 23, 2025
Calling the past...
Societyhistory

Bella Mia – Italy Seduces The World But Can’t Bear The Sight Of Itself

by Julie Farrar February 5, 2013May 23, 2025
The tanneries of Fez
Food / Travelpollution

Saving Fez, Morocco’s Imperial Treasure That Risks Fading Away

by Bertrand Hauger October 24, 2012May 24, 2025
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