The US Department of State has partnered with Google Arts & Culture to make it a little easier for people to virtually explore cultural heritage sites from around the world.
In celebration of World Heritage Day, the search giant and the State Departmentsaid Mondaythey added 1,100 Ambassadors Fund projects from over 130 countries that it’s possible for you to virtually travel to, from a 13th-centurymausoleum in Cairoto a Buddhist temple in Thailand.
“Cultural heritage sites, objects, and traditions are a point of pride for people the world over, but they also require care and vigilance,” said Lee Satterfield, the Department of State’s assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs.
“That’s why the State Department’s Cultural Heritage Center works with governments and organizations to preserve and protect cultural heritage from both natural and man-made threats through the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.”
Other sites includeWat Chaiwatthanaram at Ayutthayain Thailand,ancient flash flood protection systemsin Petra, theGaddi Baithain Nepal and11th-to-15th-century structures at Great Zimbabwe, among others.
