Everyday people all over the world celebrate their cultural heritage, simply by living their lives in a way that embodies who they are and where they came from. But one day a year is set aside to celebrate the joint history and heritage of the human race.
World Heritage Day encourages us to celebrate all the worlds culture, bring awareness to important cultural monuments and sites and support the importance they play with preservation.
Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) recognises the importance that our past plays in our present and our future, which is why we’re passionate about the work we’ve been involved in with heritage projects across the country. A few examples:
The History Of World Heritage Day
What is popularly known as World Heritage Day is actually called The International Day for Monument and Sites, and was established in 1982 by the International Council for Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). This organisation was established on the principles set forth in the Venice Charter, otherwise known as the 1964 International Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites.
The organisation was founded after a need was identified to protect these valued locations and it saw the coming together of experts from hundreds of related fields. These include architects, engineers, geographers, civil engineers, and artists and archaeologists. Each year they work to help ensure that some of the world’s most beautiful sites and important cultural monuments remain preserved for future generations.
Since it’s inception, ICOMOS has grown to include almost 10,000 members in over 150 countries all over the world. Of these 10,000 members, over 400 are members from institutions, national committees and international scientific committees, all working together to save important sites and identify new ones that need to be added to the watch list.
Additional information courtesy of UNESCO and ICOMOS.
