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This is a list of cultural heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster. The list is sorted by continent, then by country. Cultural heritage can be subdivided into two main types: tangible and intangible. Tangible heritage includes built heritage (such as religious buildings, museums ...
Showa period Nihongi painter studio; also a Place of Scenic Beauty Former Residence and Garden of Yokoyama Taikan 35°42′44″N 139°46′06″E / 35.71211°N 139.76820°E / 35.71211; 139.76820 ( Former Residence and Garden of Yokoyama
Work of National Artist of the Philippines, Leandro Locsin [1] Capitol Theater: Manila: 1930 2020 [2] [3] Don Tio Bonpu Heritage House Oslob, Cebu: 1919 2017 Local Heritage Site [4] Philippine National Bank Building: Manila: 1965 2016 [5] Relief Map of the Philippines Manila: Late-1960s 2023 [6] Sta. Cruz Building Manila: 1948 2021
In addition, the government of the Philippines has also put 19 sites on the tentative list, meaning that they intend to consider them for nomination in the future. [4] The lack of World Heritage Sites were mainly reasoned to little awareness among locals, the absence of competent people involved, and the lack of government funding. [5]
Historic sites in the Philippines are designated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and its predecessor agencies through the installation of historical markers (Filipino: panandang pangkasaysayan). [1] The following are lists of NHCP historical markers by region:
Tokyo Japan: An active volcano on the island of Izu Ōshima. After a suicide in 1933, media reports led to hundreds of copycats until 1936, when access was restricted. [18] Shin-Koiwa Station: Tokyo: Tokyo Japan [citation needed] Tojinbo, Japan: Sakai: Fukui Japan [citation needed] Mapo Bridge: Seoul: Gyeonggi Province South Korea [19] [20] Han ...
Tourism in Tokyo is a major industry. In 2006, there were 420 million visits by Japanese people and 4.81 million visits by foreigners. The economic value of tourist visits to Tokyo totaled ¥9.4 trillion yen .
on the campus of the University of Tokyo; formerly part of the residence of the Maeda clan of the Kaga Domain 35°42′31″N 139°45′43″E / 35.708660°N 139.761962°E / 35.708660; 139.761962 ( Kaitokukan