World's most endangered

Herbert Muschamp of the NY Times has some comments on the release of the World Monument Fund's 2004 list of the world's 100 most endangered sites:

The 2004 list has some surprises. Antarctica appears for the first time. The polar caps may be melting, but surely protection can be found for Ernest Shackleton's expedition hut. The hut is infested with microbes. I can testify that the ruins of Ephesus, the ancient pilgrimage city with the Temple of Artemis, now in Turkey, are infested with tourists. I felt like a total pest when I visited that site six years ago. The place was crawling with us.

Posted by David on December 16, 2003 5:06 PM