tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565336.post7030045328590107362..comments2023-11-05T02:31:39.789-05:00Comments on UNESCO In the Spotlight: Education and Culture: Editorial -- The National Mall and Memorials Should be a World Heritage SiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565336.post-8399544068591755382007-03-07T14:56:00.000-05:002007-03-07T14:56:00.000-05:00I have received several emails objecting to this p...I have received several emails objecting to this proposal, suggesting it would be too politically controversial.John Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363204598363726098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565336.post-7808025156090941342007-03-07T14:49:00.000-05:002007-03-07T14:49:00.000-05:00Ray Wanner wrote me, noting:"The National Park Ser...Ray Wanner wrote me, noting:<BR/><BR/>"The National Park Service is in the process of drawing up a new USG 'tentative list' of potential U.S. World Heritage sites. It does so through a formal interagency process of vetting proposals for inscription obtained through the Federal Register and other sources. Steve Morris, head of the NPS international office, is in charge. With this noted, the USG committed itself not to list any sites for inscription during its current period on the WHC which has 2 1/2 years to run."John Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363204598363726098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565336.post-19847469380938199202007-03-07T14:45:00.000-05:002007-03-07T14:45:00.000-05:00Emily Vargas-Baron asked me to post the following:...Emily Vargas-Baron asked me to post the following:<BR/><BR/>"I strongly support your suggestion. Our Mall is beautiful and historic. Open and free access to our nation's cultural treasures always astounds visitors from other countries who are charged entry fees to their national museums. In light of the number of historic centers of other beautiful capital cities currently listed as World Heritage Sites, I think this<BR/>nomination would be welcomed."John Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363204598363726098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565336.post-37592319099984984122007-03-07T13:20:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:20:00.000-05:00First reactions: many of the monuments are war mem...First reactions: many of the monuments are war memorials. The WWII memorial is particularly egregious – it treats the war as starting in 1941 and one would not know from the memorial who the allies were or what the war was all about. Same with the Korean war memorial, the only conflict which was UN-sanctioned. Also, there still are some who think the World Heritage designations of sites in the US are plots to compromise our sovereignty.Frank Methodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832483340160030094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565336.post-40482452455023988202007-03-07T12:13:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:13:00.000-05:00Emily Vargas-Baron asked me to look up the current...Emily Vargas-Baron asked me to look up the current list of 830 World Heritage sites, and see whether there were comparable sites in other countries. Here are some:<BR/><BR/>Historic Center of Vienna, Austria<BR/><BR/>La Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium<BR/><BR/>Brasilia, Brazil<BR/><BR/>Paris, Banks of the Seine, France<BR/><BR/>Historic Center of the City of Mexico<BR/><BR/>Historic Center of Lima in Peru<BR/><BR/>Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russian Federation<BR/><BR/>Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey<BR/><BR/>Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church, London, United KingdomJohn Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363204598363726098noreply@blogger.com