Many of them question whether cultural phenomena, including destruction layers, cultural-piercing features (man-made structures displaced by surface rupturing, e.g. viaducts), structural damage to buildings, indications of repairs, historical accounts and myths can be reliably used as earthquake indicators.

UNESCO: Tales set in Stone: learning from ancient earthquakes

Browse and search features facilitate cross-cultural and cross-temporal exploration on the site.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

We dream of a city that has a combination of history, vital cultural life, is prosperous, endowed with exciting physical features, such as great rivers, bays and harbours, mountain ranges, with at least one season with a gentle and comfortable climate.

BBC: Viewpoint: What makes an ideal city?

One of the many features that make Japan special is its reverence for and care in preserving its past, and particularly its cultural past.

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