UNESCO Nomination

Researches for the nomination of My Son as UNESCO World Heritage.

Because of the heavy damage and destruction of My Son Site in August 1969 caused by the USA bombing of Vietnam war (1965-1973), followed by an imposing restoration project from the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture along with the Polish Government as collaborator and supporter (1985-1996), UNESCO and the Vietnamese Government asked in 1996 for collaboration from Lerici Foundation, in order to start a tri-lateral project aiming to support with new research the nomination of My Son as UNESCO World Heritage, which happened in 1999.

My Son A-Group.

Excavation of G-Group.

The new researches focused on: architectural survey of monuments at My Son, re-start of archaeological researches, geophysical prospecting in some sample-areas in order to identify possible remains still buried, new digital cartography of the site, survey and study for the mitigation of the frequent floods of the site.

The researches project was carried on by staff of the Foundation directed by Dr. Patrizia Zolese, in collaboration with the Archaeology Department of the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, of Hanoi Conservation Institute (ICM), of the Departments of Structural Engineering and of Hydraulic Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano.

UNESCO World Heritage cerimony (2000).