Artnews PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In addition to the high toll that Syria’s four-year-old civil war has had on its people and infrastructure, Syria’s cultural heritage has been and continues to be destroyed at an unprecedented rate. World Heritage sites like the historic city of Aleppo and Krak des Chevaliers, as well as medieval Christian cemeteries and numerous archaeological sites and museums, have been subjected to extensive raiding and looting. artdaily/news/71546/United-States-museums-provide-emergency-support-for-Syrian-museum-collections#.U8da_vmSwnM
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 05:11:55 +0000