World Heritage Day 2024: Date, History, Signficance, Facts

World Heritage Day 2024: Word Heritage Day, a special day to remember and appreciate our cultural legacy, is also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites. The historical monuments are the face of the nations, they are a heritage for us and something that should be proud of.

Also, Historical Monuments and sites are global treasures as they play a key role in the Country's economy, they become tourist spots for locals and foreign peoples.

This day is observed as a reminder for every person in the world to nurture, appreciate, honor, and protect their heritage. Today various organizations, societies, and communities come together to preserve these historical monuments and spread awareness about their importance.

When is World Heritage Day Observed?

World Heritage Day is observed on April 18, 2024 on Thursday.

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World Heritage Day 2024: History

World Heritage Day came into existence first in 1982 by The International Council for Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). In 1983, during the 22nd General Meeting the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization approved it.

All architects, engineers, artists, geographers, and archaeologists from all over the world come together at ICOMOS to honor and preserve these historical monuments. The main motto of World Heritage Day is to unite and protect our global treasures. It also acts as a day to spread awareness among the people about the significance of these Cultural legacies.

After being approved, it was decided that April 18 to be the day to celebrate World Heritage Day when the ICOMOS was formed. ICOMOS has received almost 10,000 members from over 150 countries since its foundation.

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Significance

The main importance of this day is to come together and protect the cultural heritage, and also to spread awareness among others about its importance and preserve these historical monuments and sites.

People from all professions unite to celebrate World Heritage Day and acknowledge the importance of protecting historic monuments to advance social solidarity, encourage sustainable development, and develop cross-cultural understanding.

COMOS observes the day by collaborating with UNESCO in events across the globe, attracting visitors and enthusiasts of history to these events.

World Heritage Day: Facts

Here are a few interesting facts about World Heritage Day:

• Till now, India has 42 World Heritage Sites
• There are 1,092 world heritage sites as of right now.
• India first commenced with UNESCO back in 1983.
• Itlay has 54 World Heritage Sites making it the no 1 country with maximum heritage sites.
• In Kiribati, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area is the largest World Heritage Site.

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