Tag #Historical Preservation

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Frankfurt Approves \$4.7 Million Restoration of Historic "Langer Franz" Tower

The Frankfurt City Council approved a \$4.7 million reconstruction of the "Langer Franz" Town Hall tower to its original 1904 design, funded by public and private donations, with work to begin after years of planning and fundraising by the Brückenbauverein.

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Zhukov Museum: Soviet Military Command Center

The Zhukov Memorial Office-Museum in Moscow's Ministry of Defence, used by every Soviet Defence Minister from 1955-1985, offers a unique view into the command center of Soviet military power, preserving artifacts such as Zhukov's party card and a KGB phonebook.

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3D Mapping Project Creates Detailed Model of Alcatraz Island for Preservation

Pete Kelsey's year-long project, completed in January 2025, used 3D mapping technology to create a detailed model of Alcatraz Island, including previously inaccessible areas, revealing historical features and providing a baseline for future preservation efforts against climate change and other threa...

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Restored Maastricht City Wall Now 'Strongest Fortification in the Netherlands'

After a section of Maastricht's historic city wall collapsed in March 2019, a six-year, €10 million restoration project has been completed, using mostly original stones and resulting in what engineers call the "strongest fortification in the Netherlands".

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Berlin "Pyramide" Demolition Sparks Preservation Debate

In Berlin, over 100 organizations are protesting the planned demolition of the "Pyramide" building, a 1973 apartment complex, by Hedera Bauwert, advocating for its preservation as a model for sustainable urban development and highlighting concerns about tenant displacement and potential tax evasion.

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Pentagon Removes Holocaust Remembrance Articles in DEI Purge

The US Department of Defense removed Holocaust remembrance articles from its website as part of a policy shift to eliminate content related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), sparking controversy and raising concerns about historical memory.

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Tilburg's 'Church without a Spire' Gets a New €500,000 Spire

Tilburg's Sacramentskerk, nicknamed the 'Church without a Spire' for decades, now has a new 21.5-meter spire made of steel and special glass costing €500,000, largely funded by the municipality, after its old spire was removed in 1992 due to structural issues.

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Interactive Map Documents Sochi's WWII Memorials

Sochi Gymnasium No. 44 students created an interactive map (obeliskisochi.rf) of 45 World War II memorials near Sochi, documenting their history and accessibility, supported by Rosa Khutor after winning a "Green Tourism" competition.

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Greece's Dilapidated Buildings Pose Ongoing Safety Risk After Child's Death

A six-year-old girl's death in Xanthi, Greece, from a collapsing wall highlights the ongoing danger posed by approximately 9,500 recorded dilapidated buildings nationwide, despite government pledges to improve safety after similar incidents.

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Rare Tudor Paintings Unearthed at Cumbrian Hunting Lodge

Rare 16th-century wall paintings featuring fantastical beasts have been uncovered at The Ashes, a former Tudor hunting lodge in Cumbria, England; scientific dating confirms building timbers date back to 1561-1562, leading to increased protection for the site.

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Anne Frank Relatives Fight to Save Historic Basel House

Descendants of Anne Frank are raising 1.8 million euros to prevent the sale of their Basel family home, a significant location in Holocaust history that sheltered Otto Frank after Auschwitz and where the family planned the diary's publication, and transform it into a cultural center.

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Florence Monks Protest Luxury Retirement Home Plan

Father Giuseppe Pagano and fellow monks at Florence's Santo Spirito monastery are protesting a planned luxury retirement home on their grounds, claiming lack of consultation, privacy concerns, and vowing to occupy the site if construction begins; the Italian defense ministry, which partly owns the s...

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