Thursday, January 8, 2026

Endangered historic sites around the world

 1.  Monasteries of Drino valley,  Albania 

                    These orthodox monasteries were abandoned because of rural depopulation and lack of resources.




2.  Cinema studio Namibe ,  Angola 

                     Example of modern architecture, this monument could not be completed because of Angolan Civil War.




3.  Buddhist grottos of Maijishan and Yungang ,  China 

                       These world heritage sites are under threat because of mass tourism.





4.  Swahili coast heritage sites , East  Africa 

                         Spanning Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique and Cameron, these are under threat from sea erosion.






5.  Chapel of Sorbonne ,  France 

                             This architectural gem is umder danger of structural instability.





6.  Serifos historic mining landscape ,  Greece 

                                This is at risk from legal loopholes and tourism driven construction.





7.  Noto peninsula heritage site ,  Japan 

                                This site is in earthquake prone zone.

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