The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Pampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Designed in 1940 around an artificial lake, the Pampulha ensemble, of four buildings set within landscaped grounds, was a centre for leisure and culture in the ‘garden city’ neighbourhood of Belo Horizonte, built as the new capital of Minas Gérais State.
The ...
Sites: Pampulha Modern Ensemble
40 COM 8B.34
Examination of nominations of cultural properties to the World Heritage List - boundary modification
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1,
Does not approve the significant boundary modification of the Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá, Panama;
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.100 adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013), requests the State Party, with the support of ICOMOS if requested, to submit a significant boundary modification;
Encourages the State Party to consider inviting ICOMOS to offer advice;
Also recommends that the State Party give consideration to the ...
40 COM 8B.35
Examination of minor boundary modifications of natural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.80 adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast, United Kingdom.
40 COM 8B.36
Examination of minor boundary modifications of mixed properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add, WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 8B.14 adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of Trang An Landscape Complex, Viet Nam;
Requests the State Party to ensure that any developments in the property, its buffer zone, or in any adjacent areas that might threaten the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, are subject to early notice to the World Heritage Centre, as per the requirements of the Operational ...
Sites: Trang An Landscape Complex
40 COM 8B.37
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Noting that the submission of the proposed minor boundary modification was received after the established deadline, accepts on an exceptional basis to examine it;
Refers the proposed buffer zone for the Site of Palmyra, Syrian Arab Republic, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
provide greater clarity on the line of the proposed boundaries,
provide greater clarity on the protection offered by the various protective zones,
ensure that protection offered by the ...
Sites: Site of Palmyra
40 COM 8B.38
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed modification of the buffer zones of six component parts of The Grand Canal, China;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
considering whether or not the other component parts forming the Grand Canal serial property necessitate buffer zone adjustments,
continuing environmental and landscape conservancy efforts, for example by defining prioritised vision cones for the properties and protecting them from the impact of new ...
Sites: The Grand Canal
40 COM 8B.39
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi, India;
Also approves the proposed buffer zone for Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi, India.
Sites: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
40 COM 8B.40
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification of the boundaries of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, Japan;
Recommends that the State Party clarify whether other modifications of a similar nature are being considered.
40 COM 8B.41
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Historic Centre of Bukhara, Uzbekistan;
Also approves the proposed buffer zone for Historic Centre of Bukhara, Uzbekistan;
Recommends that the State Party gives consideration to the following:
establishing urban planning regulations for the World Heritage property and its buffer zone,
integrating the boundaries of the World Heritage property and buffer zone into the state system of land and town-planning cadastre, ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Bukhara
40 COM 8B.42
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed buffer zone for Itchan Kala, Uzbekistan, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
clarify the management arrangements and measures in place within the buffer zone, particularly if these are different from those that apply to the World Heritage property;
consider establishing specific management and protection policies and mechanisms that ensure that the Outstanding Universal Value of this property is given primary importance in urban development ...
Sites: Itchan Kala
40 COM 8B.43
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy, France.
40 COM 8B.44
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zones for the component parts Santa Maria de Calatayud and La Seo de Zaragoza, Mudéjar Architecture of Aragón, Spain;
Refers the proposed buffer zone for the component part San Pablo de Zaragoza, Mudéjar Architecture of Aragón, Spain, back to the State Party in order to allow it to reconsider the inclusion of all areas in the current buffer zone to be incorporated into the new buffer zone, or to provide a clear rationale for the exclusion of some ...
40 COM 8B.45
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Old Town of Cáceres, Spain;
Recommends that the State Party submit to the World Heritage Centre the management plan and the Special Revitalisation and Protection Plan of the Architectural Heritage of the City of Cáceres for consideration by ICOMOS when they have been finalized.
Sites: Old Town of Cáceres
40 COM 8B.46
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Does not approve the proposed minor boundary modification to the Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias, Spain.
40 COM 8B.47
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, United States of America.
40 COM 8B.48
Examination of minor boundary modifications of cultural properties already inscribed on the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification of La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico, United States of America.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add,
Approves the name change to Singapore Botanical Gardens as proposed by the Singapore authorities. The name of the property in English becomes Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Sites: Singapore Botanic Gardens
40 COM 8B.50
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of properties inscribed at the 38th (Doha, 2014) and 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions and not adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add,
Adopts the following Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at the 38th (Doha, 2014) and the 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions:
France, Climats, terroirs of Burgundy;
Jordan, Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas);
Mongolia, Great Burkhan Khaldun Mountain and its surrounding sacred landscape;
Saudi Arabia, Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia;
Turkey, Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape;
Turkey, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC/16/40.COM/7B, WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add.2) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC/16/40.COM/8B and WHC/16/40.COM/8B.Add),
Decides to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Libya, Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Decisions 40 COM 7B.24 and 40 COM 7B.106)
Libya, Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (Decision 40 COM 7B.106)
Libya, Archaeological Site of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/16/40.COM/7A, WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add and WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add.2),
Decides to retain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Decision 40 COM 7A.26)
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 40 COM 7A.27)
Belize, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Decision 40 COM 7A.32)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem Chan Chan Archaeological Zone City of Potosí Comoé National Park Coro and its Port Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley East Rennell Everglades National Park Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Garamba National Park Gelati Monastery Hatra Historic Town of Zabid Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Kahuzi-Biega National Park Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Old City of Sana'a Old Walled City of Shibam Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Rainforests of the Atsinanana Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Salonga National Park Samarra Archaeological City Selous Game Reserve Simien National Park Site of Palmyra Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Virunga National Park