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Results are Tagged with "Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation"

Priceless Laos: Lao Temple of the Golden City

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The iconic Lao Temple of the Golden City in Luang Prabang is a place unlike any other. Learn more about our work to preserve and protect cultural heritage around the globe.

Priceless Nepal: Patan's Legendary Kartik Nach

Since the 17th century costumed dancers and musicians have taken center stage once a year in Nepal's Patan Durbar Square to perform the legendary month-long Kartik Nach.

Reclaiming Jordan's Cultural Heritage One Stone at a Time

“I was thrilled about the way the entire work force came together as a team.”

Sharing (and Saving) Cultural Heritage

While in the United States, Senat continued his work with a nongovernmental organization to help save a 6th-century castle in Kosovo with support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, all while observing urban planning and historic preservation activities firsthand in Pennsylvania. His curiosity was well-received, and Senat was pleased by many aspects of American culture that helped him feel welcome.

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2010 Awards

Stone sculptures from Lore-Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Highlights of the cultural preservation projects around the world that received funding from the U.S. Department of State's U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation in 2010.

It's Our Identity, It's Our Pride

Nepal struggles to keep its cultural history alive through its architecture.

Rohit Ranjitkar, program director of the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust and grantee of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, talks about preserving Nepal's cultural heritage as seen in its unique architecture.

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP): Nepal Projects

Patan Royal Palace, Lalitpur, Nepal: The restoration of the roof is in full swing in April 2011 at the Patan Royal Palace.

Supporting the preservation of Nepal’s cultural heritage, the AFCP has aided projects such as the restoration of a 17th-century palace and preservation of a remote Sherpa monastery at the base of Mount Everest.

AFCP & World Heritage Photo Gallery

Workers are preparing mud bricks the traditional way for use in the ruined walls of Caral in Peru.

Through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), the U.S. shows its respect for the cultural heritage of others and reinforces its commitment to World Heritage.

Architectural Conservation in Service to Others

With more than 100 brick and stone shrines and seven large stone terraces, Phnom Bakheng is a major architectural monument.

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