Liverpool Waterfront loses World Heritage status
Liverpool Waterfront loses World Heritage status Lyndon Lloyd Wednesday, 21 July, 2021 In a move that has been anticipated for a while, Unesco, citing years of development for an “irreversible loss” to the historic value of its Victorian docks have removed Liverpool's waterfront of its World Heritage Site status. Following a secret ballot at the latest session of the World Heritage Committee China today, the heritage body declared that the “outstanding universal value” of Liverpool's Maritime Mercantile City has...
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