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April 18 is the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as #WorldHeritageDay, which raises awareness about the significance of @unesco World Heritage Sites and inspires increased protections for these places—many of which are under threat. The threat to World Heritage Sites was made glaringly apparent to the world earlier this week when Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire. Why do these places matter? "Most of us have felt this sense of loss when places that are part of our shared universal heritage are destroyed," writes National Trust staff member @tommayes7. "When a treasured place disappears, whether it is a national cathedral, an old school, or a modest community church in Louisiana torched by an arsonist, people often feel a palpable sense of grief, a soul-destroying severing of people from place, identity, and memory." Head to the link in our profile to read more about why these places matter. 📷: Martie Stewart (Creative Commons) . . . . #worldheritagesites #unesco #unescoworldheritage #notredame #cathedral #paris #france #notredamefire #thisplacematters #whyoldplacesmatter #historic #preservation #culturalheritage #stainedglass #rosewindow #linkinbio
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In honor of the Notre Dame Cathedral we recreated the Rose Window in our theater. ✨✨✨
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