Alamo, Champagne among new World Heritage sites
The Associated Press BONN (AP) — The United States has succeeded in its bid to “Remember the Alamo,” after the U.N. cultural body approved its status as a World Heritage site Sunday. The Alamo was one...
View ArticleGreat Himalayan National Park nominated for World Heritage status
NEW DELHI: The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) of Himachal Pradesh has been nominated along with 11 other conservation sites from across the globe for the natural World Heritage site status. The...
View ArticleAlamo named first World Heritage Site in Texas after nine-year campaign
Spanish colonial missions in San Antonio chosen as part of 23rd US site deemed of ‘outstanding importance’ to human heritage ...
View ArticleCelebrating the San Antonio Missions
For 24 months, you can book a spectacular tour to each of 962 World Heritage sites through www.VeryFirstTo.com. These locations have been designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
View ArticleWorld Heritage Site designation could transform San Antonio into bigger...
It’s a good bet a number of people from across the globe have heard of the Alamo. But UNESCO’s decision to grant World Heritage Site status to all five San Antonio missions is expected to transform the...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Poverty Point State Historic Site to be Nominated as a World...
(Source: President of the United States) Louisiana's Poverty Point State Historic Site to be Nominated as a World Heritage Site If Approved, Prehistoric Earthworks Would Be 22nd World Heritage Site in...
View ArticleCASTRO STATEMENT ON SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE...
(Source: Joaquin Castro) Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) issued the following statement after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
View ArticleUN approves world heritage status for The Alamo, other sites
BONN, Germany >> The United States has succeeded in its bid to “Remember the Alamo,” after the U.N. cultural body approved its status as a world heritage site Sunday. The Alamo was one of five...
View ArticleCornyn Celebrates World Recognition for San Antonio’s Missions (US Senate...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising San Antonio's five historic Missions' new designation as a...
View ArticleCornyn Celebrates World Recognition for San Antonio’s Missions (John Cornyn)
(Source: John Cornyn) WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising San Antonio's five historic Missions' new designation as a United Nations...
View ArticleRep. Galindo’s House Resolution Hails Alamo World Heritage Site Nomination...
(Source: Texas House of Representatives) by: Rep. Galindo, Rick 04/17/2015 AUSTIN, TX - The House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism today announced that it will hear House Resolution 1443,...
View ArticleAlamo, four Spanish missions named World Heritage Site
SAN ANTONIO — A U.N. agency named the Alamo and the four Spanish colonial Catholic missions in San Antonio as a World Heritage Site on Sunday. It’s the first place in Texas deemed to be of “...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions site gets World Heritage status
(CNN)The Lone Star State isn't quite so lonely after earning a spot on an elite list kept by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The U.N.'s cultural body approved the...
View ArticleWorld Heritage designation for Alamo, other San Antonio missions could be...
W. Scott Bailey Reporter/Project Coordinator- San Antonio Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ | Facebook Supporters pushing for a World Heritage Site designation for San Antonio’s historic...
View ArticleWorld Heritage status could be economic game changer for missions
Cathy De La Garza / San Antonio Business Journal San Antonio's Mission San Jose is one of the sites under consideration for a World Heritage designation. Reporter/Project Coordinator- San Antonio...
View ArticleTexas officials laud Alamo's world heritage site designation
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas officials applauded a United Nations committee's decision Sunday to add the Alamo and four other Spanish Roman Catholic missions to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites,...
View ArticleUN World Heritage Site Label Prompts Alamo Controversy
A World Heritage Site designation mandates the creation of a property restrictions buffer zone which encompasses about 4,500 acres around the Alamo. Thousands of Texas property owners could be impacted...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions receive UNESCO World Heritage status
The San Antonio Missions (including the Alamo) were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 5th at the annual UNESCO World Heritage committee meeting in Bonn, Germany. Just 22 existing U.S....
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions now a UNESCO World Heritage site
The San Antonio Missions, the largest collection of the Spanish colonial architecture in the U.S., have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The five Missions (including The Alamo) are taking...
View ArticleBenefits seen in World Heritage Site status for missions
It cost $63,500 to get expert affirmation, but now Bexar County officials are convinced more than ever that San Antonio would reap significant financial benefits if World Heritage Site status were...
View ArticleSan Antonio inches closer to securing World Heritage Site designation for...
W. Scott Bailey Reporter/Project Coordinator- San Antonio Business Journal Email | Twitter | Google+ | Facebook Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced on Friday that the United States is...
View ArticleU.S. seeks UNESCO World Heritage site status for Alamo, missions
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. government will nominate the Alamo, the famed location of a battle for Texas independence, and other colonial missions nearby as U.N. World Heritage sites, the...
View ArticleHistoric San Antonio missions named World Heritage Site
The colonial Spanish missions in San Antonio have been named a World Heritage Site. Four of the missions are today a part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. One of the missions, San...
View ArticleSan Antonio gets an assist in quest to land World Heritage Site designation
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View ArticleDesignation of the San Antonio Missions, Texas as UNESCO World Heritage Site...
(Source: US Department of State) The Department of State welcomes yesterday's decision by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to inscribe the San Antonio Missions in Texas, a series of four missions...
View ArticleSan Antonio's Historic Missions Receive UNESCO World Heritage Status Remember...
SAN ANTONIO, July 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The wait is finally over: The San Antonio Missions have officially been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The decision was announced on July...
View ArticleMissions nominated for heritage list
SAN ANTONIO — Federal officials say the Alamo and most of San Antonio Missions...
View ArticleFive Texas missions, including the Alamo, declared World Heritage Sites...
(Source: Diocese of Allentown) July 08, 2015 at 2:02 PM By Catholic News Service SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- Five centuries-old Spanish missions in Texas newly declared as World Heritage Sites by a U.N....
View ArticleWill San Antonio missions' world heritage status be a boon for Texas?
San Antonio’s five Spanish Roman Catholic missions were recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site on Sunday. The sites, built...
View ArticleMissions should be World Heritage Site
Nancy Hamner Avellar It has been 34 years since the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park was created to preserve, protect, restore and interpret four of the five Spanish Missions and their...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Announces Nomination of 10 Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) For Immediate Release: January 30, 2015 Contact(s): Interior_Press@ios.doi., Stephen Morris, 202-354-1803 Secretary Jewell Announces Nomination of 10 Buildings...
View ArticleU.S. House OK's expansion of S.A. missions park
WASHINGTON — A bill to expand the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park by 137 acres was approved on a voice vote by the full House of Representatives on Monday. The legislation passed with...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions nominated for heritage list
SAN ANTONIO — Federal officials say the Alamo and most of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park are being...
View ArticleHouse OK's expansion of missions park
WASHINGTON — A bill to expand the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park by 137 acres was approved on a voice vote by the House of Representatives on Monday. The legislation passed with...
View ArticleCASTRO INTRODUCES RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS' UNESCO...
(Source: Joaquin Castro) Washington, D.C. - Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) today introduced a resolution recognizing the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
View ArticleSan Antonio Delegation Praises World Heritage Designation for Missions (Lamar...
(Source: Lamar Smith) Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) joined fellow San Antonio congressional representatives in praising a recent decision of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
View ArticleS.A. missions park expansion bill draws bipartisan support
WASHINGTON — A bill to expand the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park has drawn the support of both Democrat and Republican lawmakers representing the Alamo City, Rep. Lloyd Doggett said...
View ArticleSan Antonio Missions Receive World Heritage Designation by UNESCO (Henry...
(Source: Henry Cuellar) San Antonio Missions Receive World Heritage Designation by UNESCO On July 5, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named the five San...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Announces Nomination of San Antonio Missions as World...
(Source: Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement) Secretary Jewell Announces Nomination of San Antonio Missions as World Heritage Site Would Join U.S. Sites Such as Yellowstone, the Grand...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Announces Nomination of San Antonio Missions as World...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) Secretary Jewell Announces Nomination of San Antonio Missions as World Heritage Site Would Join U.S. Sites Such as Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and the Statue...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Applauds Designation of San Antonio Missions in Texas as...
(Source: US Department of the Interior) WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today applauded the decision by the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational,...
View ArticleAlamo City ready to cash in on World Heritage Site status for historic missions
San Antonio could learn in a matter of days whether the Alamo and the city’s four other historic missions will be designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or...
View ArticleMissions National Historic Park expansion could boost city's World Heritage...
San Antonio will expand its Missions National Historic Park boundaries as a way to draw in more visitors to the city and improve the odds of the historic missions being designated a World Heritage Site...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Announces Nomination of San Antonio Missions as World...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) Secretary Jewell Announces Nomination of San Antonio Missions as World Heritage Site Would Join U.S. Sites Such as Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and the Statue of...
View ArticleSecretary Jewell Applauds Designation of San Antonio Missions in Texas as...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) For Immediate Release: July 06, 2015 Contact(s): Jessica Kershaw, Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov Kathy Kupper, 202-208-6843 Secretary Jewell Applauds Designation of...
View ArticleMissions park expands prior to World Heritage decision
Local officials took action Friday to expand the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, which has been nominated for World Heritage Site designation, set for a decision July 3-5....
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