World 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...
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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 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 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 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 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 ArticleReject the Joske's tower proposal
Now add to the geopolitical threat to San Antonio's five missions attaining a coveted World Heritage Site designation, another threat — San Antonio. In a San Antonio Express-News article Saturday,...
View ArticleYour Guide to 5 of UNESCO's Newest World Heritage Sites
gsloan / Flickr So you love travel that combines diverse cultures, history, anthropology and archaeology, but wonder how in the world to find a destination that encompasses all of those elements? Well,...
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 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 ArticleIs the United Nations set to take over the Alamo?
A report that says the Alamo and other Spanish missions in San Antonio, Texas, would be added to the United Nations' World Heritage List, prompted reports saying the global body is set to take over the...
View ArticleVolunteer Service Project at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Starts off...
(Source: NPS - National Park Service) Date: March 29, 2013 Contact: Adam Prato or Kristin Gibbs, (319) 643-2541 WEST BRANCH, IOWA- Kick off National Park Week 2013 on Saturday, April 20 by helping keep...
View ArticleReject the Joske's tower proposal
Now add to the geopolitical threat to San Antonio's five missions attaining a coveted World Heritage Site designation, another threat — San Antonio. In a San Antonio Express-News article Saturday,...
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 ArticleIs the United Nations set to take over the Alamo?
A report that says the Alamo and other Spanish missions in San Antonio, Texas, would be added to the United Nations' World Heritage List, prompted reports saying the global body is set to take over the...
View ArticleReject the Joske's tower proposal
Now add to the geopolitical threat to San Antonio's five missions attaining a coveted World Heritage Site designation, another threat — San Antonio. In a San Antonio Express-News article Saturday,...
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 ArticleReject the Joske's tower proposal
Now add to the geopolitical threat to San Antonio's five missions attaining a coveted World Heritage Site designation, another threat — San Antonio. In a San Antonio Express-News article Saturday,...
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 “...
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