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Month: August 2024

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Courtauld Gallery fire: no damaged artworks but causes unknown

Scientific Department August 19, 2024

On 17 August 2024, a fire broke out in part of the roof of the Somerset House building (London, UK)...

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  • Case Histories

Historic Astronomical Observatory in Rome Evacuated Due to Fire

Scientific Department August 6, 2024

The vegetation fire that broke out on July 31st, 2024, in the early afternoon in Rome, on the Monte Mario...

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  • Case Histories

The St Hilarion Monastery and the UNESCO List of Heritage in Danger

Scientific Department August 3, 2024

The Monastery of Saint Hilarion in Gaza is an example of the relationship between the UNESCO World Heritage List and...

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