Champaner 8212; endangered site

VADODARA, Sept 22: Champaner, situated on the foothills of Pavagadh Hill in Haalol in neighbouring Panchmahal district, has been included among the 100 most endangered sites by World Monuments Fund, New York, in its list for 2000.

Protected by the Archaeological Survey of India ASI, Champaner is of archaeological significance to the country, being the former capital of Gujarat Vice-President of Heritage Trust, a Vadodara-based organisation, architect Karan Grover, said this in a statement.

Other sites selected from India are Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan, Metropolitan Building, Calcutta, Saint Anne Church, Goa and Basgo Gompa, Ladakh.

The World Monuments Fund was founded in 1965 to prevent the destruction of important artistic and architectural treasures throughout the world.