A historical village in County Antrim has joined the likes of the Tower of London and the Taj Mahal.
Gracehill Moravian Church is one of five Moravian churches in Northern IrelandWhat do they all have in common?
The Moravian Church, one of the earliest Protestant denominations, arrived in the UK and Ireland from Eastern Europe in the early 18th century.The village's Unesco status is part of a transnational designation, which also includes Moravian sites in the United States, Germany, and Denmark.
"The community have been quietly focused on working with partners, local national and international, to highlight the important heritage that exists in Gracehill," Dr Johnston added. "It shows that what we have in terms of our history, buildings, layout and archives and, also in our living culture and faith, is of local, regional and international importance."Local assistant archivist Jackie Neill hopes the village's history can now be shared more widely.
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