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Panagia Sumela Monastery Frescoes Vandalized in Turkey

2020-08-10 by Phil Butler

Panagia Soumela

Vandals have defaced priceless Byzantine frescoes in the Holy Monastery of Panagia Sumela in Trabzon, according to reports from Turkey.

Tags: antiquity, Greek heritage, Greek monastery, Greek Orthodox, Hagia Sophia, heritage, Holy land, Panagia Gorgoepekoos, Sumela, Trabzon, Turkey, Turks, Virgin Mary

Region of Crete and “Diazoma” To Cooperate for Upgrading Minoan Palaces

2020-05-07 by Phil Butler

Knossos

The Region of Crete and the association “Diazoma” have just signed a memorandum of cooperation for promoting and upgrading the Minoan Palaces.

Tags: Costas Fasoulakis, crete, Crete attractions, Crete tours, cultural heritage, Diazoma, Fasoulakis Costas, heritage, Knossos, Kostas Fasoulakis, Kriti, Minoan Crete, Minoan palaces, Minoans, Region of Crete, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Stavros Benno

The Azerbaijani Rug, a Possible UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Candidate

2010-11-15 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Kazak rug from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan hopes to see the Azerbaijani carpet (Azərbaycan Xalçası) on the 2010 UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Tags: Azerbaijani carpet, heritage, UNESCO




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