18 April - The International Day for Monuments and Sites

The event for the World Monuments Day was celebrated on 18 April 2009 at the NED City Campus, also serving as the National Secretariat of International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) formally. This day is celebrated worldwide to look after architectural heritage including monuments, group of buildings and sites. ICOMOS Pakistan Chapter commemorates the international day on 18th April annually and organizes several programmes focusing on heritage issues. ICOMOS Pakistan Chapter was also felt proud to launch the National ICOMOS website by Dr. Kaleemullah Lashari.

On the occasion of April 18th, the International Day for Monuments and Sites, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping jointly announced the result of their phase I research and surveying work for the Great Wall which had started in 2006, and declared the length of the Ming dynasty Great Wall: 8851.8 km.
The Director General of the SBSM, Mr. Xu Deming, announced this result to the public at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall. This is the first time that the length of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall has been accurately measured out. Representatives from the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress, the State Ministry of Culture, Beijing Municipal Government, Unesco Beijing and Foreign Embassies, together with over 300 people witnessed this important moment.

Click on the "Read more..."-button in order to consult the programme of activities proposed by ICOMOS Macedonia on the occasion of the International Day for monuments and Sites.

On the occasion of the International Day for Monuments and Sites, Ms. Gabriele HORN of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg and Ms. Qing MEI, Associate Professor at CAUP, Tongji University, gave talks in Shanghai on the evening of 17 April 2009. Click on the "Read more..." button to consult the details of the event.