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UNESCO Opens Plan Exhibit On How to Restore Mosul Landmarks Published May 25th, 2021 - 06:57 GMT Old Mosul of Iraq (Shutterstock) Highlights “The spirit of Mosul is, first and foremost, reflected in the diversity of its communities, which had lived together peacefully for centuries.” The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in the Iraqi city of Mosul, underlining the role of architecture in helping heal wounds. Also Read The exhibit, “Revive the Spirit of Mosul,” is being held on the sidelines of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, which opened Saturday after a one-year pandemic delay under the title: “How will we live together?” ....
May 24, 2021 Share The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in the Iraqi city of Mosul, underlining the role of architecture in helping heal wounds. The exhibit, “Revive the Spirit of Mosul,” will be featured on the sidelines of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, which opened Saturday after a one-year pandemic delay under the title: “How will we live together?” The Venice Biennale’s central question resonates in particular in Iraq, which is experiencing turbulent change, and the old city of Mosul, where 80% of the city’s monuments were destroyed by extremists during the city’s 36-month occupation by the Islamic State group. ....
May 24, 2021 Share The show, titled “Revive the Spirit of Mosul,” is taking place on the fringes of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, which opened Saturday after a one-year hiatus under the title “How will We Live Together?”. The central question of the Venice Biennale resonates particularly in Iraq, which is undergoing rapid change, and in Mosul’s old city, where extremists demolished 80 percent of the city’s monuments during the city’s 36-month occupation by the Islamic State party. Iraq is one of three countries that will be represented at the Biennale for the first time, with an exhibit titled “Ark Re-Imagined” by Rashad Salim, which is an artistic study of the effects of the great flood in ancient Mesopotamia. ....
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites Poll Yes VENICE, Italy (AP) – The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in the Iraqi city of Mosul, underlining the role of architecture in helping heal wounds. The exhibit, “Revive the Spirit of Mosul,” is being on the sidelines of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, which opened Saturday after a one-year pandemic delay under the title: “How will we live together?” The Venice Biennale’s central question resonates in particular in Iraq, which is experiencing turbulent change, and the old city of Mosul, where 80% of the city’s monuments were destroyed by extremists during the city’s 36-month occupation by the Islamic State group. ....
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO s director general, right, attends the exhibition Revive the Spirit of Mosul , in Venice, Italy Friday, May 21, 2021. The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul that underlines the role of architecture in helping heal wounds. The exhibit is on the sidelines of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition that opened after a one-year pandemic delay Saturday for a six-month run under the title: “How will we live together?” (UNESCO via AP)APShow MoreShow Less ....