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Thai Prime Minister Visits Ayutthaya to Assess Flood Damage and Future Prevention

February 21, 2012

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Speaking in Ayutthaya this week as part of a World Heritage Site celebration, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra expressed confidence that this year’s flood prevention plan will guard against a repeat of the 2011 floods that shuttered hundreds of factories and damaged 158 historic monuments.

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Tags: Asia, Ayutthaya, Flooding, Natural Disaster, Southeast Asia, Thailand

 

 

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Japan Rescues Cultural Assets in Aftermath of Earthquake and Tsunami

August 12, 2011

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On March 11th, when a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the eastern shores of Japan, a coastal town called Rikuzentakata was among the most violently hit. Approximately 10 percent of its 23,000 residents were killed by the disaster, including one third of its city officials, while the downtown core was turned to rubble. Among the destroyed buildings was a municipal museum—at once a safe haven for the town’s most important cultural relics, then suddenly a ruin.

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Tags: Asia, Earthquake, Japan, Natural Disaster, Tsunami

 

 

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Indonesia Requests International Help to Save Borobudur Temple

April 08, 2011

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Nearly six months after the deadly eruptions at Mount Merapi last year, Indonesian preservation experts have requested international assistance to help save Borobudur Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Tags: Asia, Borobudur, Indonesia, Natural Disaster, Prambanan, Southeast Asia, UNESCO, Volcano

 

 

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More than 350 Japanese Cultural Properties Damaged by Earthquake and Tsunami

April 01, 2011

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Last week, we blogged about damage to the walls of Zuigan-ji temple in the aftermath of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan.

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Tags: Asia, Earthquake, Japan, Natural Disaster, Tsunami

 

 

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Damaged Zuigan-ji Temple Shelters Earthquake and Tsunami Survivors

March 24, 2011

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Zuigan-ji, one of Japan’s most famous Buddhist temples, located in Matsushima, has been damaged as a result of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s eastern shores last week.

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Tags: Asia, Destruction, Earthquake, Japan, Natural Disaster, Tsunami

 

 

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Ayutthaya, Thailand

Venice of the East: Former Siamese Capital

October 26, 2010

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Founded in 1350, Ayutthaya became the second Siamese capital after Sukhothai and was one of the most important economic and trade centers of the region.

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Tags: Asia, Ayutthaya, Flooding, Insufficient Management, Natural Disaster, Southeast Asia, Thailand, UNESCO

 

 

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Citadelle Laferriere and Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti

Versailles of the Caribbean: Royal Residence of King Henri I

October 26, 2010

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The Citadelle Laferrière (or Citadelle Henri Christophe) is a large mountaintop fortress located in northern Haiti. Constructed in the early 19th century, it is the largest fortress in the Americas, and one of Haiti’s greatest national symbols. The Palace of Sans-Souci (translated from French as “without worry”) was the royal residence of King Henri until his suicide on its grounds in 1820. Today, the palace is mostly in ruins as the result of a major earthquake in 1842, but before its destruction was regarded by many as the Caribbean equivalent of France’s Palace of Versailles.

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Tags: Central America, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, Insufficient Management, Natural Disaster, Neglect, Sans-Souci Palace, UNESCO