These 25 famous world monuments are under threat

The Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral suffered some fire damage earlier this year. — AFP

Notre-Dame de Paris, Easter Island and Peru’s Sacred Valley of the Incas are among 25 new cultural heritage sites that have been named to a list of world monuments deemed at-risk and in need of urgent action.

The New York-based outfit World Monuments Fund released its 2020 World Monuments Watch list recently, a biennial selection of heritage sites in need of conservation efforts.