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The city of Salt wants UNESCO to grant World Heritage status to 22 yellow sandstone buildings constructed during...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN:One of the oldest cities in Jordan is bidding for a place on the UN's World Heritage list for its historic buildings. The city of Salt wants UNESCO to grant World Heritage status to 22 yellow sandstone buildings constructed during the Ottoman era. STORYLINE:Daily life unfolds in the historic city of Salt, nestled in the hills not far from the Jordan River. Walking the streets here, one feature stands out above all others: most of the buildings are yellow.The city is hoping that 22 of its historic sandstone buildings will be added to UNESCO's World Heritage list this week. The nominated buildings include museums, two churches, a mosque, along with others that are lived in as private homes.One of them, the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, features a recently renovated shrine to the Palestinian Catholic Saint Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, who was canonized in 2015, 88 years after her death.Architect Bayan Faouri helped put the UNESCO bid together.She says the local yellow sandstone is what makes the architecture in Salt unique. \"The most important thing distinguishing the buildings of Salt are the yellow stones. These yellow stones were locally mined local materials that are present even today in about four sites they were taken from the mountain. They were able to quarry these stones and use them because they are distinguished by their softness. It is easy to shape them in more than one way and the stone itself breathes and is able to absorb the air. Because of these qualities the builders here in Salt used these stones,\" she says.Faouri says getting World Heritage Status would help restore and protect the buildings by generating income through tourism. She says the buildings are important because they demonstrate many layers of the city's history. \"You can see in one building the shift of architecture from a cave to a very decorative gateways to facades. So this is what makes it very unique and especially with the yellow sandstone, the workability of stone makes it very easier for craftsmen to shape it the way they want,\" she says. Faouri works for Salt municipality, which has plans to restore more of the dilapidated buildings for use, including this one, Jaghbeer House.Here, there is a lower, older floor known as a \"peasant house\", which is topped with grander rooms that were added later on when the city became more prosperous. This eclectic approach is still seen in the city today, where Faouri says the old continually mixes with the new. \"Salt is not separated about its origins, so we have very much harmony between the old and the new, so we have the buildings all merged with the people. People are still using it, people are still living in them, they still have shops in them. So it's living. The city is breathing. And the people still have their dignity, their tradition, their hospitality.\"Faouri traces the city's distinctive architecture to a historical moment when Salt attracted craftsmen from across the Middle East.Rapid industrialisation during the Ottoman era saw craftsmen from Syria, Turkey and Palestine arrive in the city looking for work. Their skills and ideas mingled and took form in the city's buildings, crafted from yellow sandstones from the local hillsides.A retired soldier who lives in the city, Abdulmajid al-Kharabsheh, describes what happened.\"Where did the craftsmen come from? Not from Salt, from Palestine. They came to do what? They came to break the stones and they did this by finding the yellow stone and drilling a hole down into it 50 to 60 centimetres and dropping dynamite and a fuse down into it. They'd light the fuse and start yelling 'dynamite, dynamite, dynamite' so that everyone would know and move away. Then it would explode and people would get the stone.\"Proponents of the UNESCO bid say the yellow sandstone edifices are an eclectic language that's unique to the city. Many buildings are yet to be restored, waiting for renewed interest and investment. But many built more than a century ago are still cared for and lived in.  Walking through the city's old streets, you can discover archways and lintels of exquisite detail, faded columns and decorative facades.The 41st Session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee takes place in Krakow, Poland from 2 to 12 July 2017. Salt is one of 33 nominated sites which the committee will decide whether to add to the World Heritage List.Salt, Jordan - 1 July 20171. Various of yellow stone building with man watering flowers in window boxes 2. Wide of street with yellow stone buildings and shops 3. Various of yellow stone buildings 4. Wide high shot of buildings 5. Wide high shot of city skyline 6. Wide of Catholic Church of St Mary7. Tilt down of Catholic Church of St Mary8. Various of church interior housing shrine to Palestinian Catholic Saint Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas who was canonized in 2015, 88 years after her death9. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Bayan Faouri, Salt municipality architect: \"The most important thing distinguishing the buildings of Salt are the yellow stones. These yellow stones were locally mined local materials that are present even today in about four sites they were taken from the mountain. They were able to quarry these stones and use them because they are distinguished by their softness. It is easy to shape them in more than one way and the stone itself breathes and is able to absorb the air. Because of these qualities the builders here in Salt used these stones.\"10. Various of Faouri walking up path and into the Qaweesh House, now used by the Salt municipality11. Various of Faouri holding document about Salt's architecture, submitted to UNESCO making the case for recognition of the 22 buildings12. Various of Faouri's drawings of the buildings13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bayan Faouri, Salt municipality architect:\"You can see in one building the shift of architecture from a cave to a very decorative gateways of facades. So this is what makes it very unique and especially with the yellow sandstone, the workability of stone makes it very easier for craftsmen to shape it the way they want.\"14. Various of unrestored Jaghbeer House, which has a lower and older floor called a \"peasant house\" topped with grander rooms added later on when the city became more prosperous15. Various of Faouri inside Jaghbeer House 16. Close of detail in wall17. Faouri walking into room on upper floor, with windows overlooking the city's Anglican church and a mosque18. Wide of view through windows 19. Wide of church from window 20. Various set ups of Faouri talking 21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bayan Faouri, Salt municipality architect: \"Salt is not separated about its origins so we have very much harmony between the old and the new, so we have the buildings all merged with the people. People are still using it, people are still living in them, they still have shops in them. So it's living. The city is breathing. And the people still have their dignity, their tradition, their hospitality.\"22. Wide of crane over city centre 23. Various of people in the busy old city market24. Various set ups of Abdulmajid al-Kharabsheh, a retired soldier from Salt, talking 25. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdulmajid al-Kharabsheh, a retired soldier from Salt: \"Where did the craftsmen come from? Not from Salt, from Palestine. They came to do what? They came to break the stones and they did this by finding the yellow stone and drilling a hole down into it 50 to 60 centimetres and dropping dynamite and a fuse down into it. They'd light the fuse and start yelling 'dynamite, dynamite, dynamite' so that everyone would know and move away. Then it would explode and people would get the stone.\"26. Mid of Faouri pointing to architectural features of the Salt city skyline 27. Wide of city 28. Mid of Faouri pointing out landmarks29. Various of city buildings 30. 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