KZN also has a site listed in the nomination, namely the Sibhudu Cave in KwaDukuza.
The destruction of parts of the heritage site were reportedly due to an attempt to create a shortcut for the workers’ construction project. A literal cutting of corners, as it were.
Iran’s expansive and decades-old railway, France’s last inhabited lighthouse, and some of Italy’s fourteenth-century frescoes all made the cut.
Darwin’s Arch has collapsed into two towers, and while it is a sad event, a few people are open to seeing this all as a part of the natural cycle of things.