UNESCO adds Mexico's historic aerial photo archive to Memory of the World Register

UNESCO adds Mexico's historic aerial photo archive to Memory of the World Register

Iconic aerial photographs taken by Mexico’s Civil Engineers Associates Foundation were among 74 collections selected for UNESCO’s international Memory of the World Register. The entries came from 72 countries and four international organizations. UNESCO’s Executive Board declared the Aerial Photography Series of Mexico’s Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA) Foundation to be “of exceptional universal value” during its 221st session on Thursday. ¡F…

Sri Lankan Heritage Added to UNESCO Memory of the World Register - LNW Lanka News Web

UNESCO has officially added two significant Sri Lankan cultural records to its Memory of the World Register — the Trilingual Inscription and documents related to the Panadura Vādaya (The Great Debate of Panadura). The Trilingual Inscription, a joint submission by Sri Lanka and China, is a stone slab engraved with texts in Chinese, Tamil, and Persian, paying homage to Buddha, Vishnu, and Allah. It was originally erected by Chinese Admiral Zheng H…

UNESCO adds three Chinese entries to Memory of the World Register

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced the inscription of 74 new documentary heritage items in its Memory of the World Register, including three submissions from China: the Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, the Steles of Shaolin Temple (566-1990), and Trilingual Inscription.

UNESCO inscribes Sri Lanka’s Tribhasha Sellipiya & Panadura Vadaya documents in Memory of the World Register - LankaXpress

Sri Lanka’s Trilingual Inscription (Tribhasha Sellipiya) and a collection of documents connected with the Pānadurā Vādaya (The Great Debate of Panadura) in 1873 have been inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Thursday. The Trilingual Inscription, a submission made jointly by China and Sri Lanka, is a stone tablet with Chinese, Persian and T…