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Landmarks Foundation, founded in 1997 by Samuel Adams Green and based in New York City, was a non-profit organization created to conserve sacred sites and landscapes around the world. The foundation motto was "protecting sacred sites globally."〔() Landmarks Foundation Website〕 The following defines what the Landmarks Foundation was founded to ward and why:
The Landmarks Foundation directs funding and technical expertise to local groups that cannot protect their sacred cultural heritage without assistance. Selection of specific projects is based on cultural significance and degree of jeopardy. In describing their methods, a spokesperson for Landmarks Foundation remarked that "Piecemeal restoration is no substitute for a master plan...".〔〔()''The Economist, Jun 15th 2006〕 Sites to which the Landmark Foundation has lent it efforts towards protecting include the following:〔() Landmarks Foundation, current projects〕〔() Landmarks Foundation, previous projects〕 * the stone spheres of Costa Rica * the Moai of Easter Island * the Kaleshwar Temple Complex in India * the Misión Santa Catarina Virgen y Mártir and Huichol sacred sites in Mexico * the ruined city of Ani and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Lake Van in Turkey * the Sajama Lines of Bolivia The Landmark Foundation relied upon donations for its funding. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Robert de Rothschild, Princess Elizabeth, and Mesrob II are among its members and supporters. The Landmark Foundation's advisory board was a multi-national assembly of conservation experts from around the world.〔() Landmarks Foundation, funding〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Landmarks Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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