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Philly could become U.S.'s first UNESCO World Heritage City
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
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The City of Brotherly Love is set to become the country's first city to earn this prestigious designation.
Philadelphia is on track to receive a World Heritage City designation this year, which would make it the only U.S. city to have such a distinction.
There are about 270 cities on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Cities program, but none are in the United States...
"Some have said it's almost like a Sister Cities program on steroids," said
Zabeth Teelucksingh
, executive director of the Global Philadelphia Association, who added it appears likely Philly will make the list.
"We're told that it's 95 percent," said Teelucksingh, who explained more sites are added each year during the annual meeting...
The designation would be a boon for Philadelphia, likely increasing travel and business in the city, Teelucksingh said.
"It's a global thing; it's automatically international," she said. "It's like being part of a brand that's automatically global."
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