The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Significance, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Poland: Cracow's Historic Centre; Wieliczka Salt Mine; Historic Centre of Warsaw; Old City of Zamość; Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork;
3. Adopts the retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-09/33.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage property: Bulgaria: Srebarna Nature Reserve;
4. Decides ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8E, WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add and WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add.2 for the following World Heritage properties:
Algeria: Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad; M'Zab Valley; Djémila; Tipasa; Tassili n'Ajjer; Timgad; Kasbah of Algiers;
Austria: Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg; Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn; Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape;
Bulgaria: Boyana Church; Madara Rider; ...
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Aldabra Atoll Amphitheatre of El Jem Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient City of Nessebar Anjar Archaeological Site of Carthage Archaeological Site of Volubilis Baalbek Bahla Fort Banc d'Arguin National Park Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba Boyana Church Byblos Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Comoé National Park Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din Derwent Valley Mills Djémila Dorset and East Devon Coast Dougga / Thugga Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Historic City of Meknes Historic Town of Zabid Ichkeul National Park Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev Island of Gorée Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church Kairouan Kasbah of Algiers Kilimanjaro National Park Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Lake Malawi National Park Laurisilva of Madeira M'Zab Valley Madara Rider Masada Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) Medina of Fez Medina of Marrakesh Medina of Sousse Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) Medina of Tunis Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Acre Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn Petra Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Quseir Amra Rila Monastery Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo Roskilde Cathedral Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Saltaire Selous Game Reserve Simien National Park Site of Palmyra Tassili n'Ajjer Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari Timgad Tipasa Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tyre Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve W-Arly-Pendjari Complex White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
Algeria Austria Bulgaria Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Ethiopia Israel Jordan Lebanon Malawi Mauritania Morocco Niger Oman Portugal Senegal Seychelles South Africa Spain Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Uganda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Yemen
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Document WHC-11/35.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Afghanistan: Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam; Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley;
Bahrain: Qal'at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun;
Benin: Royal Palaces of Abomey;
Botswana: Tsodilo;
Cameroon: Dja Faunal Reserve;
Central African Republic: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National ...
Sites: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Cape Floral Region Protected Areas Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Chongoni Rock-Art Area Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Dja Faunal Reserve Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Historic Areas of Istanbul iSimangaliso Wetland Park Island of Saint-Louis Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba Lake Turkana National Parks Lamu Old Town Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Old City of Sana'a Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Robben Island Royal Palaces of Abomey Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Rwenzori Mountains National Park Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas Tsodilo Upper Middle Rhine Valley Vredefort Dome
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E,
2. Congratulates States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;
3. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Australia: Great Barrier Reef; Lord Howe Island Group; Gondwana Rainforests of Australia; Wet Tropics of Queensland; Fraser Island; ...
Sites: Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains Angkor Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro Asante Traditional Buildings Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) Bam and its Cultural Landscape Baroque Churches of the Philippines Borobudur Temple Compounds Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Changdeokgung Palace Complex Chitwan National Park Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) Complex of Koguryo Tombs Dazu Rock Carvings East Rennell Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions Garamba National Park Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites Gondwana Rainforests of Australia Great Barrier Reef Great Zimbabwe National Monument Gunung Mulu National Park Gyeongju Historic Areas Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Heard and McDonald Islands Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn Historic Centre of Bukhara Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic City of Ayutthaya Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat Hwaseong Fortress Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area Jongmyo Shrine K’gari (Fraser Island) Kahuzi-Biega National Park Kathmandu Valley Keoladeo National Park Khami Ruins National Monument Kondoa Rock-Art Sites Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites Kunya-Urgench Lord Howe Island Group Lower Valley of the Awash Lower Valley of the Omo Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha Lushan National Park Macquarie Island Matobo Hills Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mogao Caves Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System Mount Taishan Mount Wuyi My Son Sanctuary Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands Old Town of Lijiang Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Prambanan Temple Compounds Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park Purnululu National Park Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Sagarmatha National Park Salonga National Park Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple Serengeti National Park Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv” Stone Circles of Senegambia Sundarbans National Park Taj Mahal Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing The Great Wall Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Virunga National Park Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) Wet Tropics of Queensland
Australia Bangladesh Cambodia China Congo Côte d'Ivoire Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guinea India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Kazakhstan Madagascar Malaysia Mali Mongolia Nepal New Zealand Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Solomon Islands Thailand Turkmenistan United Republic of Tanzania Uzbekistan Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/8E and WHC-13/37.COM/8E.Add,
2. Congratulates States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;
3. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-13/37.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
Andorra: Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley;
Argentina: Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas; Jesuit Block and ...
Sites: Aachen Cathedral Aapravasi Ghat Abbey of St Gall Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Aksum Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Ancient City of Ping Yao Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul, Campeche Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun Antigua Guatemala Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes Area de Conservación Guanacaste Ban Chiang Archaeological Site Belfries of Belgium and France Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair Blaenavon Industrial Landscape Blenheim Palace Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne Bryggen Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst Chavin (Archaeological Site) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) Choirokoitia Churches of Chiloé City of Bath City of Cuzco City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications City of Quito Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Classical Gardens of Suzhou Classical Weimar Cologne Cathedral Coro and its Port Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas Darien National Park Desembarco del Granma National Park Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) Durham Castle and Cathedral Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City Elephanta Caves Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro Fuerte de Samaipata Galápagos Islands Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia Great Living Chola Temples Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği Greater Blue Mountains Area Group of Monuments at Hampi Hanseatic City of Lübeck Heart of Neolithic Orkney Hierapolis-Pamukkale High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago Himeji-jo Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Macao Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Historic Centre of Morelia Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Centre of Riga Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar Historic City of Sucre Historic City of Vigan Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Iguazu National Park Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) Ironbridge Gorge Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Itchan Kala Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site Kakadu National Park Kinabalu Park Komodo National Park Kronborg Castle La Grand-Place, Brussels Longmen Grottoes Lorentz National Park Luis Barragán House and Studio Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya Maloti-Drakensberg Park Maritime Greenwich Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Maya Site of Copan Messel Pit Fossil Site Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment Mount Athos Mount Huangshan Mountain Railways of India Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin National Archeological Park of Tierradentro Nemrut Dağ New Lanark Old and New Towns of Edinburgh Old City of Berne Old Havana and its Fortification System Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings Painted Churches in the Troodos Region Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church Pasargadae Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal Quebrada de Humahuaca Rapa Nui National Park Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) Rock Art of Alta Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco Rohtas Fort Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Ruins of León Viejo Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range San Agustín Archaeological Park Sangiran Early Man Site Schokland and Surroundings Serra da Capivara National Park Sewell Mining Town Shark Bay, Western Australia Shirakami-Sanchi Shiretoko Shrines and Temples of Nikko Sian Ka'an Speyer Cathedral St Kilda Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey Sukur Cultural Landscape Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing Sun Temple, Konârak Takht-e Soleyman Taxila The Sundarbans Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape Tower of London Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen Town of Bamberg Town of Luang Prabang Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Ujung Kulon National Park Urnes Stave Church Venice and its Lagoon Vilnius Historic Centre Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Willandra Lakes Region Yakushima Yin Xu Yungang Grottoes
Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Bangladesh Belgium Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Denmark Ecuador El Salvador Ethiopia Finland France Germany Greece Guatemala Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ireland Italy Japan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Slovakia Solomon Islands South Africa Sweden Switzerland Thailand Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/8E,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-14/38.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC:
China: Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area;
Japan: Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of ...
Sites: Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba Archaeological Site of Troy Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua Brasilia Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki Burgos Cathedral Butrint Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl Centennial Hall in Wrocław Central Suriname Nature Reserve Chaco Culture Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye City of Potosí City of Safranbolu City of Valletta Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg Colonial City of Santo Domingo Complex of Hué Monuments Curonian Spit Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Fortress of Suomenlinna Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Gough and Inaccessible Islands Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Henderson Island Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Florence Historic Centre of Naples Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Centre of Warsaw Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Town of Ouro Preto Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Hoi An Ancient Town Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum Ilulissat Icefjord Independence Hall Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) Kizhi Pogost Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture Los Glaciares National Park Los Katíos National Park Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) Megalithic Temples of Malta Mesa Verde National Park Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid Monastery of Alcobaça Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon Monastic Island of Reichenau Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Mudejar Architecture of Aragon Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar Old City of Salamanca Old Rauma Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches Old Town of Cáceres Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Paphos Península Valdés Petäjävesi Old Church Pilgrimage Church of Wies Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Poblet Monastery Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) Semmering Railway Sinharaja Forest Reserve Škocjan Caves St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim Statue of Liberty Struve Geodetic Arc Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park Tikal National Park Upper Svaneti Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Uvs Nuur Basin Vatican City Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago Verla Groundwood and Board Mill Viñales Valley Vlkolínec Völklingen Ironworks Wachau Cultural Landscape Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Wartburg Castle West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord Works of Antoni Gaudí Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square Xanthos-Letoon Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen Þingvellir National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev, for the following World Heritage properties:
AFRICA
Mozambique: Island of Mozambique;
Senegal: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary;
United Republic of Tanzania: Stone Town ...
Sites: Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex Acropolis, Athens Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Area of Agrigento Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco Archaeological Site of Atapuerca Archaeological Site of Olympia Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves Bisotun Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Castel del Monte Central Amazon Conservation Complex Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula City of Verona City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto Crespi d'Adda Delos Dinosaur Provincial Park Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Durmitor National Park Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna Engelsberg Ironworks Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent Flemish Béguinages Garajonay National Park Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli Gros Morne National Park Historic Centre of Brugge Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Centre of San Gimignano Historic Centre of Siena Historic Centre of the City of Pienza Historic District of Old Québec Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Huascarán National Park Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Island of Mozambique Kaziranga National Park Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre Land of Frankincense Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary Manú National Park Meidan Emam, Esfahan Miguasha National Park National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region Old Town Lunenburg Pantanal Conservation Area Persepolis Pyrénées - Mont Perdu Río Abiseo National Park Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula Rock Drawings in Valcamonica SGang Gwaay Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus Soltaniyeh Stari Ras and Sopoćani Stone Town of Zanzibar Studenica Monastery Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica Taos Pueblo Tchogha Zanbil The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Wood Buffalo National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/16/40.COM/8E.Rev,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/16/40.COM/8E.Rev, for the following World Heritage properties:
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Austria: Historic Centre of Vienna;
Canada - United States of America: Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias ...
Sites: Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) Archaeological Site of Delphi Archaeological Site of Mystras Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) Birka and Hovgården Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica Cocos Island National Park Convent of Christ in Tomar Dutch Water Defence Lines Frontiers of the Roman Empire Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone Historic Centre of Kraków Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Historic Centre of Prague Historic Centre of Telč Historic Centre of Vienna Holašovice Historic Village Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc Iguaçu National Park Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico Laponian Area Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Medieval City of Rhodes Medieval Town of Toruń Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios Monastery of Batalha Naval Port of Karlskrona Old City of Zamość Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora Pitons Management Area Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza Roman Walls of Lugo Royal Domain of Drottningholm Sangay National Park Skogskyrkogården Su Nuraxi di Barumini Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae The Trulli of Alberobello The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos Tugendhat Villa in Brno University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ARAB STATES
Egypt, Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Armenia, ...
Sites: Bourges Cathedral Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Chartres Cathedral Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands Cultural Landscape of Sintra Hanseatic Town of Visby Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Historic Site of Lyon Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Litomyšl Castle Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin Morne Trois Pitons National Park Palace and Park of Fontainebleau Paris, Banks of the Seine Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Rock Carvings in Tanum Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France Sceilg Mhichíl White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8E and WHC/18/42.COM/8E.Add,
Commends the States Parties for the work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annexes of Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8E and WHC/18/42.COM/8E.Add, for the following World Heritage properties:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Sri Lanka, Golden Temple of Dambulla
EUROPE AND NORTH ...
Sites: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe Alto Douro Wine Region Amiens Cathedral Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret Mammoth Cave National Park Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay Nahanni National Park Olympic National Park Palace and Park of Versailles Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple Residences of the Royal House of Savoy The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes Villa Adriana (Tivoli) Villa d'Este, Tivoli Yellowstone National Park Yosemite National Park