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January 2001

Restoration of the Great Synagogue of Boskovice

Constructed in the wake of the Thirty Years' War-at a time of widespread and violent discrimination against the Jewish people-the Great Synagogue stands as a moving testament to the resilience of Je>yish culture. The 17th-century synagogue is the only survivor of three synagogues known to...Read more
Country: 
Czech Republic
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Boskovice Synagogue
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Winter 2000

Milestones, Winter 2000

Three exceptional Britisih brothers who have made the worldwide preservation of cultural sites and monuments thelr personal concern received the WorId Monuments Fund's 12th annual Hadrian Award at a luncheon at New York's Plaza Horel on October 22, 1999. Lord John Sainsbury of Preston...Read more
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Spring 2000

Milestones, Spring 2000

By targeting sites for immediate action the World Monuments Watch® (WMW) has helped to protect and preserve many cultural heritage sites around the world. Listing has enabled site advocates to bring pressure on local communities and decision makers, influencing public opinion and achieving positive...Read more
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2000

2000 World Monuments Watch

Every two years since 1996, the World Monuments Watch has focused global attention on cultural heritage sites around the world that are facing such dangers and that illuminate current issues in the field of heritage preservation.Read more
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Winter 1999

Milestones, Winter 1999

The Honorable Jenonne Walker, recently appointed Vice President for Europe, assumed the newly created post at the organization's Paris office on November It 1998. Walker retired in October as U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic after more than three years of distinguished service. During her...Read more
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August 1999

Kress Foundation European Preservation Program

Following successful collaboration on a dozen preservation projects around Europe, in 1987, the Kress Foundation and World Monuments Fund (WMF) launched a formal partnership in the form of the Kress Foundation European Preservation Program, administered by WMF and sponsored by the Kress Foundation...Read more
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June 1999

Preah Khan Report IX: Field Campaign VI

Reports on the sixth field campaign of World Monuments Fund at the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, which took place in 1997-1998. The report details conservation work on the portico of West Gopura III, the major conservation intervention undertaken during this campaign, where...Read more
Country: 
Cambodia
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Preah Khan Temple
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Date: 
January 1999

Milestones, 1999 Annual Report

Thirty-five years have passed since the World Monuments Fund was founded by a retired U.S. Army officer, Colonel James Gray, who wanted to help prevent the collapse ofthe Leaning Tower of Pisa. More than 160 projects later, WMF's program has grown in scope, complexity, and sophistication. Its...Read more
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