Gaza and the moon make biennial most-endangered list

The World Monuments Fund list seeks to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also in peril.

Jan 15, 2025 - 18:49
Gaza and the moon make biennial most-endangered list
"Unprecedented destruction of heritage sites has severed vital connections between the people of Gaza and its urban fabric," the World Monuments Fund says in its 2025 Watch list. Above, Al-Hassaina Mosque and the seaport in Gaza City pictured on Jan. 26, 2021 (right), and again on January 6, 2024, (left).<br>

The World Monuments Fund list seeks to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also in peril.

(Image credit: Mohammed Abed)