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As Tomb Cracks, Army Mulls New Monument to Unknowns

Repeated patching leaves Arlington marker 'shabby,' but replacement may dim symbolism

USA Today USA Today Nov 9, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The US Army’s proposal to build a replica of the cracked marble monument atop the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery is reigniting controversy, USA Today reports. “It is important to have the authentic tomb that was there when the first remains were interred,” said one preservationist. Until a decision is made, the Army will again repair the 1921 monument. More »

More about:  US Army • veterans • memorial • monument • preservation • Arlington National Cemetery • historian

Vermont Begins Push
to Save Historic Barns

Historical preservation effort counts every chicken coop and corn crib

Boston Globe Boston Globe Oct 28, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - To Vermonters, the aging barns dotting their landscape are as important to the state's character—and tourism—as maple syrup or skiing. But the cost of maintaining them and the decline in family farms have taken a heavy toll, the Boston Globe reports. Now the state is conducting a "barn census" to catalog the structures that speak of Vermont's agricultural heritage as the first step toward preserving them. More »

More about:  Vermont • New England • farms • preservation

 Cracked
 Tomb of
 Unknowns 
 Draws Fire

Officials, preservationists square off over future of Tomb of the Unknowns

CNN CNN Aug 27, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cracks marring the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery are driving a spirited debate on how to return the marble monument to its original glory, CNN reports. On one side stand cemetery officials, who would like to replace the sarcophagus with a replica; on the other, stand preservationists, obviously infuriated by the idea and wanting it repaired. Difference in cost? $2.2 million versus $65,000. More »

More about:  preservation • Arlington National Cemetery • tomb

GLOSSIES

 Sacred History
 Resonates in
 Kathmandu

Traditional building practices coexist with global trade in Nepal's capital

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair Aug 17, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Decades of restoration have kept up the medieval splendor of a region long hidden from the world: Kathmandu Valley. Started by Germany in the 1960s and later spearheaded by a Harvard professor, the repairs have maintained many of the area's stupas and pagodas, Lucinda Lambton writes for Vanity Fair— but one must visit to see how the architecture infuses the sacred in the everyday. More »

More about:  architecture • Nepal • restoration • Kathmandu • preservation • tradition • UNESCO

Vivaldi Opera Revived 278 Years Later

Czech musician tracks down long-lost work
in Germany

BBC BBC May 4, 08 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A long-lost opera by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi has resurfaced nearly 280 years after its Prague premiere, BBC reports. Argippo , a tale of love and deception set in an Indian maharaja’s court, was first performed in 1730 but vanished soon after, leaving only a libretto. But that was enough for a Czech musician to start hunting around Europe for the rest. More »

More about:  music • Germany • classical music • opera • Czech Republic • preservation • Prague • aria • Antonio Vivaldi

OPINION

Nabokov's Ghost: Make Buck off Laura

Son's imagined convo with dead dad might've saved final manuscript

Slate Slate Feb 29, 08 7:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Dmitri Nabokov's decision not to destroy his famed father's unfinished manuscript followed an imagined conversation with Vladimir's ghost, writes Ron Rosenbaum for Slate. Rosenbaum, who sleuthed his way through the "to burn or not to burn" debate, was previously told by Dmitri—who hinted at the book's genius before announcing his intent to destroy it—that he would keep his decision secret. More »

More about:  Russia • book • literature • book reviews • fiction • preservation • Tom Stoppard • Lolita • Vladimir Nabokov • John Banville

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