The International Council on Monuments and Sites, known as ICOMOS, is a non-governmental organization of professionals dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It was founded in Warsaw, following the adoption of the Venice Charter of 1964, the international guideline on the conservation and restoration of monuments and sites, and it has its secretariat in Paris. Its members include architects, archaeologists, historians and engineers from around the world. ICOMOS is an official advisory body to UNESCO, and it evaluates the nominations of cultural sites for inscription on the World Heritage List and monitors their state of conservation. It also promotes International Day for Monuments and Sites on 18 April.
Before and after
- 1965(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
- 1965Founding of United Nations Development Programme
- 1965Publication of Dune
- 1965Construction of Lake Volta
- 1965Founding of International Council on Monuments and Sites
- 1965Establishment of Gir National Park
- 1965Identification of Angelman syndrome
- 1965Creation of Multics
- 1965Plate tectonics
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations
- 16 November 1945Founding of UNESCO
- 4 April 1949Founding of NATO
- 1959HIV/AIDS
- 1 November 1993Founding of European Union
- 2015Rise of Wikipedia Asian Month
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