GermanyGermany is seeking UNESCO World Heritage status for the Zehlendorf housing estate in southwest Berlin as an extension of the existing 'Siedlungen der Berliner Moderne' (Berlin Modernist Housing Estates) site. The expansion would highlight Zehlendorf’s significance as a pioneering example of social housing and urban planning from the early 20th century. The estate includes innovative features like a shopping street integrated directly into a subway station, which was groundbreaking at the time. Alongside Germany’s bid, France has submitted a proposal to recognize the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy as a World Heritage Site, commemorating the Allied invasion of June 6, 1944. The UNESCO committee meeting in Busan, South Korea, also addresses the challenges of preserving 53 currently endangered World Heritage sites, including threats from climate change, construction, and natural disasters.
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