Cultural and Historic Losses in the World: 2024 List
This post lists losses covered by cultural media assets. The list may not be complete, as the focus and approach...
An AI Model to Detect Damages on Historic Heritage Walls
Built heritage and traditional dwellings, is a testimony to the history and culture of an area. However, in areas such...
Funding the Retrofit of Historic Buildings with a Focus on Safety
Built heritage conservation is not only about the aesthetic and historical preservation of buildings, but increasingly includes the need to...
The 2020 Beirut Port Explosion Damages to Historical Buildings
Beirut, a city with millennia of layered history, has historic districts — particularly those of Gemmayzeh, Mar Mikhael, and Karantina...
Glen Rosa: Years of Conservation Destroyed by the Arran Wildfire
In early April 2025, the spectacular valley of Glen Rosa on the Isle of Arran, Scotland, was the scene of...
Historic Chapel in Wales Damaged in Suspected Arson Attack
A major fire has severely damaged the historic Bethany English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in the centre of Port Talbot, Wales,...
Civil Rights Symbol Clayborn Temple Devastated by Fire
A fire that broke out in the early morning hours of April 28 2025 caused significant damage to Clayborn Temple,...
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village Saved From Vegetation Fire
On April 18, 2025, a fire that broke east of Edmonton (Canada) has reached the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, causing...
Destruction of Historical Heritage: A Silent Weapon of War
The destruction of cultural and historical heritage is frequently used as a tactic of war and ethnic cleansing. This strategy...
Fire Devastates St. Paul’s Church in Louisville: A Warning for Abandoned Landmarks
On 10 March, 2025 a fire severely damaged St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church on East Broadway in Louisville, a structure...
The New Emergency Plan of St Peter in Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is a building whose construction lasted several centuries and was completed around 1667. Famous...
First quarter of 2025: Already a Critical Year for World Cultural Heritage?
From the beginning of 2025 to the end of March, the world's cultural heritage has been affected by a series...
Evacuation of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan
On March 29, 2025, a small fire broke out around 11 am inside the iconic Castello Sforzesco in Milan, sparking...
How many Bagan Temples destroyed by the Myanmar Earthquake ?
According to Wikipedia, Bagan, the historical city of Myanmar, is located in an active seismic zone. Therefore, the city has...
Wildfires burn Korean 7th-century temple
In March 2025, southeastern South Korea experienced a series of wildfires of unprecedented scale and destructiveness. Originating with over a...
Emerging Technologies for Safety of Historic Buildings
Preserving historic buildings is essential to maintaining cultural identity and understanding the past. However, these structures, often built to older...
Lesson Learnt from the 1968 Fire at Roskilde Cathedral
On 27 August 1968, as work on the restoration of Margrethe's spire of the Roskild Cathedral (Denmark) was nearing completion,...
Fire in the historic center of Lima
On March 3, 2025, a large-scale fire hit the historic Barrios Altos neighborhood in Lima, Peru. The blaze began in...
Fire at the Historic Centre of Arnhem (Netherlands)
On Thursday, March 6, 2025, a town-scale evacuation was initiated at around 7:00 am in the city center of Arnhem...
Historic Buildings and Bushfires Protection: a Verification Method
The devastation of historic buildings and assets that occurred in January 2025 in the Los Angeles area is one of...
Safety in Transport of Works of Arts
Transporting works of art can expose them to risk of damage, as happened to Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa....
Security and Safety Measures of Historic Places of Worship
The places of worship, a significant part of which are historically and artistically characterised, are exposed to risk of terrorist...
Climate Conditions and Fire Risk in Historical towns
Historic buildings and the areas that house them are subject to a particular fire risk. In fact, many of the...