haiyan song a temple as beautiful as a tranquil lake now declared a world heritage site by you know sco. the path to enlightenment knows many steps and stages. the gates of high and saw symbolize this path at the end everything is resolved there is no dualism no opposition of spirit and body life and death good and evil the enlightened one leaves all that behind. all creatures are cold to attend. the drum summons leanna most. the great bell moles on a mole who are capable of unlike in and. the wooden fish summons all aquatic life. and the gong the creatures of the air. just as the great sound calls upon old creatures so the colors and ornaments cry out moto vivace in a rhythm of yellow red blue and green the name of this art is tante own color is its language symmetry its grammar symbols give it meaning and harmony is its purpose. oh here is symbolic the heavens are sky not paradise nor is the buddha a god self redemption is the aim. the pagodas to are monuments with the simple message anyone can ascend rather than reliquaries shrines of the buddha or any other saints. lies on a hillsid

our weekly email takes us on a trip to world heritage sites around the globe. and we check in with globe trotters steve hamish as he travels around patagonia. is much more than just a city landmark it symbolizes the city like nothing else it can be seen from miles away and lets the locals know even when they're still on the freeway coming home. by the way it even has the house number. but it's a magnet for tourists to the cathedral isn't just cologne's most visited site it holds the record in all of germany six million visitors every year may be on to something. the cathedral is a mountain of stone one hundred sixty thousand tons it's more than seven hundred years old that's almost how long it took to build it. this has been a unesco world heritage site since one thousand nine hundred ninety six. entry to the treasury and places that are otherwise visitors. the tours are sold out months in advance. but it's also nice just to sit inside the cathedral and let the. space work its magic on you. you can also go to the top of the tower. was the nicest rooftop terrace

official mission is promoting education coach and human rights that include keeping a list of world heritage sites but the u.s. government says unesco is too political we'd like to see the politics kept out of it and we see with this anti israel bias that's long documented on the part of you know asco that that needs to come to an end to the united states made the decision after a long deliberative process to pull out the u.s. is angry because u.s. can recognize hebron is old city as a palestinian side even though the cities to me the patriarchs is also an important jewish holy land. it's also angry that syria was kept on the unesco human rights committee in spite of the country's ongoing civil war. the us already are as us go hundreds of millions of dollars now it's laving us guy says by doing so it's betraying american values. united states is a founding member of going to school the whole idea that you can build peace through education science a couch or communication there is basically an american idea it's not the first time the u.s. has pulled out of unesco it quit in the one thousand

asco the un body promotes peace around the world which girls' education and is renowned for its world heritage program protecting cultural sites on the statue of liberty and stone henge. wealthy don't give our correspondent. joins us from washington and that culture editor robin metal is here welcome it to you both. we'll start with you know how big a loss is this for us going. well before i get into the question phil let me tell you it is very important to point out that the u.s. withdrawal will take effect on december thirty first two thousand and eighteen the u.s. will remain a full member of the unesco until then and while talking about the law also regarding the funding it is a big loss of course i would like to point out that six years ago under obama the united states cut off more than eighty million u.s. dollars a year and this is a lot of money especially for this organization because we're talking about twenty two percent of his entire budget so it is a big financial loss but i think also the loss of a big player for the agency the united states is withdrawing u.n. agency and this is

old town is a unesco world heritage site. the imperial palace was built in the eleventh century and the city was an important center of power in the holy roman empire. the minerals in the imperial whole depict scenes from german legends and royalty who held court here in the middle ages. the world heritage site also includes the mind of thomas back or mining was an important source of wealth for many cities in the hundreds. according to legend it was a miner who discovered bowman's cave. it's one of the oldest show caves in the world with guided tours going back to the seventeenth century. every year on the thirtieth of april readiness come back to mock the pagan festival . it's a gathering of modern day devils and witches. traveled over six hundred kilometers for this it's a lot different from how we celebrate at home it's unique really special we wanted to experience it firsthand but. others get their kicks from o'hare rising up inches. ziplining will running or taking a leap into the unknown. it definitely gets the adrenal

to become a world heritage city in 2015. and we're connected to over 280 world her tanl ciitage city alle world. so i'll be in korea with a team representing philadelphia at the world heritage city meetings. and actually, we'll be talking about our education and community programs spop it, so very exciting time. >> thank you so much for being here with us. >> thank you. >> global philly 2017 happening now through november 1st. for more details, head to our website, nbc10.com or check out the nbc 10 app. we'll be right back. >>> oxygen masks drop from the ceiling as panicked crew members announce an emergency onboard an indonesia air flight over the the plane wasn the way to the island of bali and was in the air for about an hour before it had to turn around and land in the australian city of perth. the reason for the emergency not clear at this point. investigators are looking into what went wrong with the pressure inside the cabin. all 145 passengers got off that plane safely, but there were certainly many tense moments onb

late one thousand nine hundred than paris budapest open in and the historical old center unesco world heritage site still shows the former glory of the austrian hungary an empire. vienna is a city of contrasts its landmark affects in stephen's cathedral is married in the heart of house designed by hans highline and completed in one thousand nine hundred another example of different building styles the hundred plus our homes back at actual diversity is not all that counts and monocle city rankings one of the driving topics that we looked at we thought of us cities this year was also a sense of greater mobility. vienna has an impressive infrastructure in the city center everything is reachable by foot which is one of the reasons monaco listed vienna as the second most livable cities worldwide. of course as a couple of other factors which which were in vs favor we think about cultural institutions are just outstanding galleries and museums. many people say that you're actually walking through use e.-m. all the time and sometimes that can be seen as dr victoria but i think that is something really

unesco promotes peace and his were known for its world heritage program, protecting cultural sites suchs the statue of liberty, and the city of venice. we go to our correspondents, tania kramer and carolina chimoy . caret li na -- carolina, how big of a loss is this for unesco? carolina: i would like to point out that six years ago under the obama administration, the u.s. cut off more than 80 million u.s. dollars a year, it is a lot of money must especially for this organization. it is 22% of its budget. so regarding the funding gap, it is a big loss, but it is also a very big loss regarding a big player, the united states. it is the loss of a heavyweight and a clear symbol against territorial as him. actually, there are other countries that have criticized unesco. for example, japan and others. brent: that brings it to you, tania. we are getting reports israel is following their lead and leaving unesco, why? tania: we understand the prime minister has plans to leave unesco and he has put out a statement, his officers put out a statement saying he instructed the foreign ministry to prep

was placed on the unesco world heritage list its appeal was enhanced in. couples who wish to marry here in the brief summer months have to apply in plenty of time in addition to services and christenings concerts around here to. england cari to architects from helsinki there were personal reasons for deciding to marry and petit of a.z. church in those great grandmother was married here to a century ago almost to the day. for generations couples have married here in this way. gets its first mention in historical documents in seventeen twenty one the year in which the northern war was ended by treaty. western finland remained in the swedish sphere of influence and so it was that the people of had to live a z. applied to came frederick the first of sweden for permission to build a chapel they originally needed their wish was to worship in simple fashion in a church of their own. where. it was. two years later. frederick the first replied that in view of conditions in pity of the he gladly gave his most gracious consent to his subjects' petition but the chapel

let us go world heritage site is reopened in india after a major flood it was forced to close its gates to tourists because of the deluge that killed some of its rhinos reports this is a sight to many people in india's province thought i would never see because you don't get national park reopens for tourists maybe it only partially so the floods over the summer submerge sheaves waves of the park forcing the most famous resident of the one hold rhino to flee to higher ground the world heritage site faces flooding every summer but this year severe floods forced record numbers of the rhino to move in the initial flooding seven rhinos died while floods caused deaths and damage the annual cycle is necessary to regenerate the grasslands essential for animals like rhinos elephants and wall buffaloes the floods also fill up four hundred bodies of water located inside the park the fact that they were able to open even partially is a relief to the director. although the water levels reduced but due to rain we are still facing difficulties in repairing the entire tourist we hope to repair it as s

like the old city of jerusalem of the old city of hebron of the iranian mosque in hebrew and world heritage sites that are at risk and. it's not controversial or told of these sites that in the occupied west bank every country in the world considers them to be in the occupied west bank but israel considers it to be anti israel bias to not award those sites to it so that's that's the issue the israel can't use unesco to bludgeon the world into accepting its occupation of colonize sation and so and the u.s. patron stormy let me ask let me add any poles thank you good riddance to them so let me ask you again how significant do you think this is this is just something symbolic and as our patty kahane reported it seems to be part of a bigger trend of the u.s. disengaging from a lot of things. no i think it's a very good thing because. israel and the united states have been p. being the workers you know just go just as they impede the workers of the u.n. agency is which they see soleus vehicles to push israel's of the u.s. agenda so it is of course symbolic is as israel's desire to push a gender

the park forcing the most famous resident of the one hold rhino to flee to higher ground the world heritage site faces flooding every summer but this year severe floods force record numbers of the rhino to move in the initial flooding seven rhinos died while floods caused deaths and damage the annual cycle is necessary to regenerate the grasslands essential for animals like rhinos elephants and wall buffaloes the floods also fill up four hundred bodies of water located inside the park the fact that they were able to open even partially is a relief to the director. although the water levels reduced but due to rain we are still facing difficulties in repairing the entire tourist we hope to repair it as soon as possible the return of tories has delighted local businessmen who rely on the park for income the tories seem equally excited to be back it was the first day the video was beautiful and we had a lovely sighting of the day and once they were there in their natural habitat and within the water with their babies so it was a wonderful experience but some are concerned that the park hasn't f

his trip to iran he visited the desert town of yes which by the way has belonged to unesco's world heritage sites since two thousand and seventeen. welcome to this that we just arrived and yes and it's ever so explosive and it does a lot of folks first start with some tea and lunch in the traditional stream that's. one of the first things you should do is walk through the old town and just discover this maze of the desert city. thank. god thank god we've had i was i was. i am next steve jamey mosque which dates back to the fourteenth century and has i used minarets and all of your grandma. gave thanks. for the. people you were wondering why those minerals are so high and it is because they were used to kind of like lighthouses so people were using them to would never get their way through the desert and he's going to have if you're searching for green spots to visit india asked then you should check out this three hundred year old the old adage about garden. of her show. you can see those structures all over yes they are so called wind towers they catch the wind and bring it down into the b

it's thanks to the temple that candy is on unesco's list of world heritage sites. a further spectacle worth watching right next to the temple in the late afternoon serato new batters bats otherwise known as flying foxes are getting comfortable. and. candy is also known for its dance performances these men and women are just getting ready for one the tradition dates back to the time of the last kings of candy. on the seventh. this dance troupe has performed since one thousand nine hundred eighty two in the past the dance was for the entertainment of the king. if the king was sick the dance was used to cure him we even had healing festivals. today the dances a mostly for the tourists. why dio watty comes from a long line of dances the dancing tradition is passed on from generation to generation. but. the training is tough and starts every day of five in the morning performances take place all year round with very little time off. the performances consist of up to eleven different items. balancing these discs is called the rub on don it's. the performance last spring

every year millions of tourists come to marvel at the world heritage site. at night in the shadow of the ancient temples, the spotlight falls on a very different attraction. this circus troupe is young, highly trained and winning recognition around the world. but the crowd hasn't just come to see dynamic acrobatics. they've also come for the stories, real life drama from cambodia's history and culture. this performance tells the story of children who suffered psychological damage in camb cambodia's civil war. he created the storyline. he writes from experience having lived through 20 years of war and chaos. the violence forced his family to flee across the border to thailand. he spent much of his child hood in a refugee camp. in 1992, at the age of 20, he returned to cambodia. but by then his village was in a state of desilation. >> translator: when we came back from the refugee camp we were poor and life was difficult. we did not have any schools. so children were unable to study and there was nowhere for them to enjoy themselves. >> he teamed up with some f

a unesco world heritage site, an incredible look back at where we, the human animal, came from. >> thishole. there are loads of these. the cradle, this is called a cradle, now a world heritage site. 60% of all the evidence of human evolution comes out of this valley. the geology just conspires to preserve fossils. they're a very, very rare thing. but they've found more here in the last ten years than they've found anywhere. so you're home. this is where you started. >> my ancestral homeland? >> this is your ancestral homeland. >> that makes me happy. what does that sound remind you of you guys? happy childhood? meat sizzling over the fire? parental love? your enemy generals frying in hot oil? nothing? fire and fresh kill. i get to work on the heart. something i strongly suspect will be delicious. and i'm right. andrea works her magic on the liver, drenched in flour and sauteed. the loin seared in glaze. and there's papercash, with paprika, peppers, onions, tomato and cream. as the sun sets over the belt, johannesburg's lights winking in the distance, a feast. meat on the plate, blood on

and and of fluency through science education and most people know you know us go through its world heritage sites program clearly this situation has become a proxy for diplomacy middle east and particularly as it pertains to israel and palestine relations all right take a second error and i paris thank you. and we have a lot more in store for you here's what's still ahead. the lufthansa era berlin takeover deal is set for takeoff but the sea rivals in authority say they may have to challenge the move that's coming up next and all your business headlines with your heart alford's. and i'll be happy to see you again at the top of the hour. frank food. international gateway to the best connection self and road and rail. located in the heart of europe you are connected to the whole world. experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and trialling services. biala gassed at frankfurt. managed by for. make your store t.v. even smarter with a d w four small. what you want when you want it up to date extraordinary. to decide what's on find out more. dot com smart. it's only day one after the las

unesco the un body promotes peace around the world girls' education and its renowned for its world heritage programme protecting cultural sites such as the statue of liberty as well as the city of venice. are joining us now are our correspondents covering the ending by in washington and tanya kramer joining us from jerusalem to both of you good evening carlino let me start with you how big of a loss is this for unesco. well i would like to point out that six years ago under the obama administration the united states cut off more than eighty million dollars a year this is a lot of money especially for this organization we're talking about twenty two percent of its entire badgett so yes regarding the funding gap it is a big loss but it is also a very big laws regarding this big player for the unethical united states it's a loss of an international heavyweight and a clear symbol against multilateralism maybe even the developed nation of the u.s. course actually there are other countries also that have criticized the role of the nation as a unesco for example easter island japan. and that bring

the motions of a windmill and it all happened in the south of a country which is also a unesco world heritage site. well here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you several people have sustained injuries after scuffles broke out between riot police and voters outside polling stations in catalonia the region is pressing ahead with the band independence referendum the spanish government has called it a farce and badged catalonia to end it. that's all from news a busy hour ahead in the humphrey will be joining you on the top of the hour thank you for watching i'm eating my. freedom and the whole. world i come from the region is rich in history starting on talent but still poor and if your creation opportunity and freedom this makes it especially difficult for independent journalists i see many of the younger promising generals who are now making names for themselves all over the. song might get along the way some might follow some with continue. the experience of freedom in a sense is like the union of day you can visit it with your call come back home. my name is your fish would

jodrell bank observatory has been selected as the next uk candidate for world heritage status. the landscape in cheshire for decades and it's also one of the world's largest steerable radio telescopes. if the it is successful, it would join the likes of stonehenge and the taj mahal on the unesco list of globally important landmarks. for thousands of years, the unicorn has been a symbol of grace, purity and wisdom. but in the last 12 months the mythcal creatures have also helped to sell a whole load of novelty goods, according to one high street retailer. john lewis' annual sales report says shoppers have turned away from serious goods, like e—readers and sat—navs in favour of fun items with a unicorn or mermaid theme. sales of pool inflatbles are also buoyant. is that an inflatable unicorn? yes. that has combined two of the hotselling items, inflatable and a new group bill might unicorn. what was the last unicorn thing you bought —— and a unicorn. was the last unicorn thing you bought -- and a unicorn. charlie is just out of shot in that picture.|j am just likely... my arm just

continuing anti israel bias you know asco seeks to promote peace worldwide and it's renowned for its world heritage program which i think cultural sites like the statue of liberty and promoting girls' education. let's get more details to correspondent to catalina chimo who joins us from washington welcome karlene tell us more about the state department's concerns well the united states is pulling out of the u.s. car after repeated criticism of several resolutions by this u.n. agency that the trauma ministrations sees as anti easer oh but i actually feel and this is very important to stress these are not only critics it was a the obama administration that said it had to cut funds because u.s. law from the ninety's does not allow the u.s. funding for any u.s. agencies recognizing palestine as a state and that is why six years ago the united states cut off more than eighty million u.s. dollars a year this is a lot of money for this organization we're talking about twenty two percent of its entire budget but it is also quite important to stress that even though the u.s. stopped funding the unesco they

with over six thousand burial chambers the mountain not seen a couple this was named a unesco world heritage site in two thousand and four. the tomb of the leopards dates back to the fifth century b.c. it's well preserved frescoes are an image of history. important the skins are one of the most important pretty roman civilizations in italy and the will they had a big influence on italy. everything they produced material and all material from buildings to the alphabet was adopted and developed by the romans. although much. like the aqua dots for example this one is near the chimney hills. extinct volcanoes some over one thousand meters high provide a spectacular backdrop to lake be called a nature reserve with a range of leisure activities. the numerous hiking paths and pilgrimage routes also attract plenty of mountain bikers. here we have so many trails hills and parts no traffic at all and you always discover new roads. at the foot of the many hills lies terrible with some seventy thousand inhabitants the biggest city in the region. the cathedral and papal palace bear witness to the city's

mimic the motions of a windmill and it all happened in the south of a country which is called world heritage site. well here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you several people have sustained injuries after scuffles broke out between riot police and voters outside polling stations in catalonia the region is pressing ahead with the band's independence referendum the spanish government has called it a farce and catalonia to end it. that's all from the news this hour helen humphrey will be joining you at the top of the hour thank you for watching my . on freedom and home. where i come from the region is rich in history style and talent but so.

islands and in 1999, a group of monuments known as the heart of neolithic orkney was declared a world heritagenesco. in recent years, nuclear scanning technology has meant more discoveries than ever before and some say we are in a golden age of scottish archaeology. it was this sort of technology that, in 2003, helped reveal a hidden treasure. a building complex up to 5000 years old buried under a farm on orkney‘s raqqa peninsula. the side stretched over 2.5 hectares binny the ground, comprising temples, paved streets and outbuildings. it's since been dubbed the mess of vodka and hailed as the greatest neolithic find in the modern era. the scale of which... the modern era. the scale of which. .. archaeologist the modern era. the scale of which... archaeologist nick card is responsible for excavating the site which is no small task. the fight is so which is no small task. the fight is so big that even knew this trench behind us, the refill on the about 10% of the whole area. so what we're doing is gradually picking it, trying to refine the chronology, see how all these buildings relate to each

it has belonged to unesco's world heritage sites since two thousand and seventeen. well they're trying to test that we just arrived in the us and in this episode explore the city to handle it when it does it's going to get a full list starting with seventeen going and going to lunch in the traditional surveillance explained one of the first things you should do is walk through the old town and just discover this maze of the desert city. of god. the god. of. the bottom next to the exam a mosque which dates back to the fourteenth century and has been given by its minarets and all of iran. if you will wondering why there was an interest are so high it is because they were used kind of like a light pole so people were using them to never get their way through the desert even. if you're searching for green spots to visit india asked then you should check out this three hundred year old old adage about garden. you can see those trucks. this all over yes they are so called wind towers they catch the wind and bring it down into the building to cool it it's basically like an

important to note as well doreen that this is not a one way street there are more than twenty world heritage sites declared by unesco within the united states itself including the statue of liberty just over the river here from the united nations so that is a two way street declaring a world drive heritage site means massive money in terms of tourism dollars in terms of creating jobs so it's been a very important process within the u.s. for unesco and certainly as i mentioned this is not just a one way street of the u.s. walking away it is a sign that the u.s. is putting deals and values below the trumpet ministrations insistence on what they say is america first writer mike hanna reporting from the united nations in new york thank you. it's been a day of pomp and circumstance and a grand show a few minutes in madrid on what is the country's national day but spain's deep political divide over catalonia as independence referendum has yet to be resolved catalans leader carlos appeared from all has been given until monday to say if he is declaring independence a decision that could see a direct

his trip to iran he visited the desert town of yasith which by the way has belonged to unesco's world heritage sites since two thousand and seventeen. welcome to this that we just arrived in the us and in this episode explore the city and it does a lot of folks first start with some tea and lunch and a traditional story that's it's. one of the first things you should do is walk through the old town and just discover this maze of the desert city. next. the jam a mosque which dates back to the fourteenth century and has the highest minarets in all of iraq i was the big thank. god that. you were wondering why those minarets are so high it is because they were used to kind of like lighthouses so people were using them to never get their way through the desert because. if you're searching for green spots to visit india asked then you should check out this three hundred year old old adage about garden. schticks to. believe you can see those structures all over yes they are so called wind towers they catch the wind and bring it down into the building to cool it it's basically like an air conditioner

i've made it bought a book castle it's almost a thousand years old and a unesco world heritage site. it played an important role in martin luther's life it's where he took refuge when he was declared an outlaw protected by the thick castle walls he translated the bible before that he spent a lot of time on the road. this is the kind of carriage martin luther would travel with back in the day and this one is a hand crafted replica for the special exhibition luther and the germans that you can visit here and till november fifth of two thousand and seventy. and you. vote for castle is more than just an eleventh century castle it's a national icon. and i was an ox main landmark. in this small room martin luther worked on his translation of the new testament into german. it took him just eleven weeks and his translation sold like hotcakes. it was the first one to translate the bible but he did it very well. and most importantly he translated from the greek and not simply from latin into german what was the. special exhibition luther and the germans include some three hundred exhibits. fro

you united educational cultural and signs organization, this is a group that works to protect world heritage. they advocate for freedom of the the press and promote education around the globe. it's financial reasons they're pulling out. they also believe there is an a bias. s will remain a full member through look ahead tomorrow we're expecting to get official word about the iran nuclear deal. it would kick the issue to congress to deal with. he's been hinting about an announcement all week. the president has been critical of the agreement calling it the worst deal ever. the white house is required to serrie ran is complying with the deal ever 90 i days. it sets up a period of time for a congressional review. now we talk about the president's freud with the media , which we thought it was over, it continued today. he said this, the fake news is going awm out in order to demean and den gait such hatred. that came out this morning. people are starting to find out how dis honest nbc news is. vurs beware. may be worse than cmn. we don't know whatment properred the latest round of tweets. our sto

lead the un body promotes peace around the world girls' education and this renowned for its a world heritage programme protecting cultural sites like the statue of liberty and stone. let's get more from g.w. correspondents calendar two more in washington and. jerusalem with me as a culture editor robin no matter welcome. in washington how big a loss is this for us. well phil regarding the funding it is a big law i would like to point out that six years ago that means under the obama administration the united sates cut off more than eighty million u.s. dollars a year so this is a lot of money especially for this organization we're talking about twenty two percent of its entire budget so it is a big loss from the financial way but also all the loss of a big player for a unicycle let's be clear the united states as we're throwing a u.n. ages that is also the loss of an international heavyweight for the u.s. corps and a clear symbol to multilateralism it's weakening the unesco tell you probably jerusalem now israel is leaving. yeah we understand from the statement from the prime minister's offic

sleep and in humans a unesco world heritage site has reopened in india after severe floods killed animals and caused major damage imran khan has a story. this is a sight to many people in india is a sign province thought i would never see because you don't get national park reopens for tourists albeit only partially severe floods over the summer submerged chiefs waves of the park forcing the most famous resident of the one horned rhino to flee to higher ground the world heritage site faces flooding every summer but this year severe floods forced record numbers of the rhino to move in the initial flooding seven rhinos died while floods caused deaths and damage the annual cycle is necessary to regenerate the grasslands essential for animals like rhinos elephants and wall buffaloes the floods also fill up four hundred bodies of water located inside the park the fact that they were able to open even partially is a relief to the director. although the water levels reduced but due to rain we are still facing difficulties in repairing the entire tourist we hope to repair it as soon as possible t

promotes cultural exchange and works on issues like girls' education is also renowned for its world heritage program protecting cultural sites like the statue of liberty and the city of venice. paris where u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson delivered the news to the unesco general secretary at the organization's headquarters and to israel bias on the part of the un educational scientific and cultural agency as the main reason for u.s. withdrawal you know esko said the decision was regrettable united states is a founding member going to school the whole idea that tat you can build peace through education science or couch or communication. is fair basically an american idea previously the largest financial contributor to unesco the u.s. stopped paying its contributions in twenty eleven after palestine was admitted to the organization with white support the decision plunged unesco into financial crisis the u.s. has withdrawn before under ronald reagan in one thousand nine hundred five when it accused the agency of being caught the western before returning to the fold in october two thousand