CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Unesco on Sunday listed Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier’s works–including the Indian city of Chandigarh which he planned in the 1950s–among its World Heritage Sites.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed was Dholavira, in 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -France has 49 World Heritage properties: 42 cultural properties, 6 natural properties and one mixed asset.

Detailed explanation-4: -The design of the UNESCO Headquarters building was the combined work of three architects: Bernard Zehrfuss (France), Marcel Breuer (Hungary), and Pier Luigi Nervi (Italy).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement-UNESCO World Heritage Centre.