Date:18/04/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/04/18/stories/2007041821270500.htm
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World Heritage Day

The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as World Heritage Day is observed on April 18.

Proposed by the International Council for Monuments and Sites in 1982, it was later approved by the 22nd General Conference of the UNESCO.

The theme for 2007 is "Cultural landscapes and monuments on nature."

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