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German experts to help conserve Kolkata's landmarks

Kolkata: Renowned German heritage conservationists will visit Kolkata this November to help draw conservation plans for four of the city's iconic landmarks. Touring the city for two days on Nov 28 and 29, a group of 10 German experts, including the director of Museum of Asian Art, Berlin, will visit Victoria Memorial, National Library, Indian Museum and the Asiatic Society.

"The four buildings have a lot of archival works, so they are important from the conservation point of view," said Sharmistha Sarker, spokesperson of the Goethe-Institut Kolkata Max Mueller Bhavan, which has invited the German team. The visit, organised as part of the capacity building initiative by the Goethe-Institut, will see the experts provide solutions at a brainstorming session with the local conservationists, at the conclusion of the visit.

"There will be a brainstorming session where the experts will discuss what can be done and how they can help," said Sarker. The conservationists are also expected to visit Delhi and Mumbai as part of their India tour.

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04:23 PM, Nov 22, 2012

Chennai's landmark arch to be removed

by The New Indian Express,

Chennai: For denizens of the city, it is never easy to digest the bringing down of a monument that they are so used to seeing every day. The Anna Arch perhaps is one such edifice that has been a part of every day life for scores who move in and out of Anna Nagar. But in a night or two, the structure will be removed to make way for development....

01:59 PM, Aug 29, 2012

India Gate now a picture of neglect

Good Karma | Karma Paljor

Visited by thousands everyday and a symbol of courage and pride of the Indian soldiers, the famous India Gate is badly in need of a ...

06:15 PM, Apr 18, 2012

NZ names mountain landmark after Edmund Hillary

by Reuters

Wellington: New Zealand will name a part of its highest mountain after one of its most famous citizens, Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to scale Mount Everest, the government said on Wednesday. The South Ridge of Mt. Cook, which is also known by its Maori name Aoraki, will be renamed Hillary Ridge, Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson said. "Sir Edmund made an enormous contribution to our country and abroad...

11:48 AM, Aug 10, 2011

UNESCO adds new sites to world heritage list

by IANS

Moscow: The UNESCO has added many new landmarks on its World Heritage List, the global organisation reported on its website. Among the new sites are lake districts in China and Kenya, a coastline in Australia, a delta in Senegal and a string of Japanese islands. UNESCO identified the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, Australia's Ningaloo Coast, the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, the Saloum Delta in Senegal and...

10:43 AM, Jun 25, 2011

Floating walkway to open up London's hidden past

by Reuters

London: A mile-long floating walkway on London's River Thames is being planned in the heart of the capital, allowing views of the city's hidden alleys, wharves and landmarks dating back to medieval times. The pontoon, known as the 'London River Park', will connect Blackfriars Bridge, on the western edge of the ancient city, and the Tower of London in the east. Suspended a few feet above the water on the...

04:59 PM, Jan 26, 2011

Budget Trivia

by ibnlive.com

Karachi: The stand-off between Pakistan cricket Board and all-rounder Shahid Afridi turned worse on Sunday, with the lawyer representing the player demanding that his disciplinary hearing be held in open and not behind closed doors. Reliable sources close to Afridi also told PTI that he was still not sure about attending the disciplinary hearing on June 8 if his lawyers and media were not allowed to attend. "Afridi has reservations...

03:34 PM, Feb 01, 2008