UNESCO has reiterated its request for the UK government “not to proceed” with a controversial redevelopment of Stonhenge in Wiltshire. The recently approved scheme will build a dual-carriageway tunnel close to the prehistoric monument, which was constructed between 3000 BC and 2000 BC.
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Liverpool has lost its status as a Unesco world heritage site. According to Unesco, years of construction and redevelopment projects on the historic docklands have caused “irreversible loss of attributes conveying the outstanding universal value”.
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At the end of last month the British Museum and the UK Government formally declined UNESCO’s request to enter into mediation on the subject of transferring the Parthenon marbles back to Greece. Removed by Lord Elgin from the Parthenon temple in Athens in the 1800s, the marbles were sold to the British Museum in 1816 and have remained there ever since. The sculptures date from 447-432 BC, and are divided between London and a purpose built museum in Athens. Continue reading
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