Six Indian Heritage Projects bag UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023
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Last Updated
22-12-2023
Award and Honour
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The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Prize for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2023 has been announced, with six winners from India.
UNESCO Award-winning Countries 2023:
Performance at Global Level:
- 12 projects from China, India and Nepal were accepted by the award jury into the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Prize 2023 for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
- The award for new design in heritage contexts was awarded to the Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital in Luoyang, China.
India's performance in UNESCO:
- Award of Excellence: Rambagh Gate in Amritsar
- Award of Distinction: Karnikara Mandapam at Kunnamangalam Bhagavathi Temple, Kerala
- Award of Merit: Church of the Epiphany in Gurugram, Haryana, David Sassoon Library and Reading Room in Mumbai, Bikaner House in New Delhi.
- Peepal Haveli in Punjab and Sikami Chhen in Kathmandu were awarded 'Special Recognition for Sustainable Development' for their transformative heritage practices.
Kempegowda International Airport wins UNESCO special award:
- Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (KIA) has been considered one of the most beautiful airports in the world.
- It has been awarded the World Special Prize for 'Interiors 2023' by UNESCO's Prix Versailles.
- It is the only Indian airport to receive such an honour.
The winning projects in Punjab and Haryana:
Rambagh Gate and Ramparts, Amritsar:
- Ram Bagh is a garden built during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar, Punjab, India.
- It was completed in 1831 and is named after the fourth Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Ram Das, who founded the city of Amritsar.
Church of Epiphany, Gurgaon:
- From 1856 to 1866, military officers and British residents used this place in the Civil Lines military cantonment for prayers.
- This church was built when the Bishop of Kolkata came to the Church of Hisar in 1866.
- The Government of India built the church. Till 1942, the responsibility of its care was with the government and the then DC.
- During the Second World War, in 1942, it was given to the Society for Propagation of the Gospel and Cambridge Mission, Delhi.
Peepal Haveli, Gurdaspur:
- Peepal Haveli is a heritage rural homestay in Nawan Pind Sardaran village of Gurdaspur district, Punjab.
- Peepal Haveli belongs to the Sangha family.
- The construction of 'The People Haveli' was started 125 years ago by a family led by Sardar Narayan Singh.
- The village received the "Best Tourism Village" award from the Ministry of Tourism of Punjab in September 2023.
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation:
- The 'Asia-Pacific Heritage Award' has been given by UNESCO since 2000 to fulfil the strategic objectives in the Asia-Pacific region.
- The purpose of this award is to promote the conservation of such cultural heritage areas whose conservation efforts have been initiated by an individual or organisation.
- It encourages other property owners to undertake conservation projects within their communities, independently or through public-private partnerships.
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