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World Heritage Cities Programme | 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex Abbey of St Gall Acropolis, Athens Aksum Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient City of Nessebar Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun Anjar Antigua Guatemala Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality Asmara: A Modernist African City Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah Baalbek Bagan Bam and its Cultural Landscape Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau Bisotun Bordeaux, Port of the Moon Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua Brasilia Bryggen Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Byblos Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent City of Bath City of Cuzco City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications City of Potosí City of Quito City of Safranbolu City of Valletta City of Verona City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas Classical Gardens of Suzhou Classical Weimar Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg Colonial City of Santo Domingo Complex of Hué Monuments Coro and its Port Costiera Amalfitana Crespi d'Adda Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) Dutch Water Defence Lines Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) Episcopal City of Albi Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta Flemish Béguinages Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli Gonbad-e Qābus Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu Hanseatic City of Lübeck Hanseatic Town of Visby Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town Himeji-jo Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Historic Areas of Istanbul Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Historic Cairo Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn Historic Centre of Agadez Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Historic Centre of Brugge Historic Centre of Bukhara Historic Centre of Camagüey Historic Centre of Český Krumlov Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic Centre of Évora Historic Centre of Florence Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone Historic Centre of Kraków Historic Centre of Lima Historic Centre of Macao Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco Historic Centre of Morelia Historic Centre of Naples Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar Historic Centre of Prague Historic Centre of Puebla Historic Centre of Riga 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 Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia Historic Centre of San Gimignano Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox Historic Centre of São Luís Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace Historic Centre of Siena Historic Centre of Sighişoara Historic Centre of Telč Historic Centre of the City of Pienza Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda Historic Centre of Urbino Historic Centre of Vienna Historic Centre of Warsaw Historic Centre of Zacatecas Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar Historic City of Ahmadabad Historic City of Ayutthaya Historic City of Meknes Historic City of Sucre Historic City of Toledo Historic City of Trogir Historic City of Vigan Historic City of Yazd Historic District of Old Québec Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne Historic Fortified Town of Campeche Historic Inner City of Paramaribo Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso Historic Site of Lyon Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity Historic Town of Grand-Bassam Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines Historic Town of Ouro Preto Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns Historic Town of Zabid Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Hoi An Ancient Town Hwaseong Fortress Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang Island of Gorée Island of Mozambique Island of Saint-Louis Itchan Kala Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century Jaipur City, Rajasthan Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč Jongmyo Shrine Kaiping Diaolou and Villages Kairouan Kasbah of Algiers Kathmandu Valley Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement Kunya-Urgench Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning La Grand-Place, Brussels Lamu Old Town Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments Levuka Historical Port Town Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg M'Zab Valley Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) Mantua and Sabbioneta Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt Medieval City of Rhodes Medieval Town of Toruń Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) Medina of Fez Medina of Marrakesh Medina of Sousse Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) Medina of Tunis Meidan Emam, Esfahan Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System 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 Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor Naval Port of Karlskrona New Lanark Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai Old and New Towns of Edinburgh Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar Old City of Acre Old City of Berne Old City of Dubrovnik Old City of Salamanca Old City of Sana'a Old City of Zamość Old Havana and its Fortification System Old Rauma Old Town Lunenburg Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches Old Town of Cáceres Old Town of Corfu Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications Old Town of Ghadamès Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Old Towns of Djenné Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings Old Walled City of Shibam Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Pampulha Modern Ensemble Paphos Paris, Banks of the Seine Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange Roman Walls of Lugo Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Røros Mining Town and the Circumference Sacred City of Kandy Saltaire Samarkand – Crossroad of Cultures San Cristóbal de La Laguna San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) São Francisco Square in the Town of São Cristóvão Skogskyrkogården Soltaniyeh Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus St Mary's Cathedral and St Michael's Church at Hildesheim Stone Town of Zanzibar Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing Susa Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica Taos Pueblo The Trulli of Alberobello The Great Spa Towns of Europe The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos The Historic Centre of Odesa The Porticoes of Bologna The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design Timbuktu Tipasa Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture Tiya Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen Town of Bamberg Town of Luang Prabang Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios Tyre University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Vatican City Venice and its Lagoon Vilnius Historic Centre Vlkolínec Völklingen Ironworks Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower Water Management System of Augsburg White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal Works of Antoni Gaudí Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square |
The World Heritage Cities Programme is one of six thematic programmes formally approved and monitored by the World Heritage Committee. The programme concerns the development of a theoretical framework for urban ... | Cities | 2024-01-09 | |
Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape | The Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) is an additional tool to integrate policies and practices of conservation of the built environment into the wider goals of urban development in ... | Cities | 2023-12-13 | ||
“Humanize Bangkok” project, Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok, in Thailand, is one of the most populated cities in the world, a symbol of uncontrolled urban growth, marked by heavy pollution and huge traffic problems. In 1998, a project entitled "Humanise Bangkok" was ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention Virtual Congress | World Heritage in the Digital Age. Conferences, workshops and special events (China, Egypt, France, Mexico, Senegal) On the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, conferences and ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for World Heritage ... | Historic Centre of Urbino | The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary celebrations included the organization of the international conference “World ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Atelier "Paysages urbains historiques ". Bordeaux, 7-8 juin 2009. | Dans le contexte du travail mené par l'UNESCO sur l'élaboration d'une nouvelle Recommandation internationale sur la question urbaine, une réunion d'experts français sur les « paysages urbains historiques » s'est ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the cities of Ljubuški, Banja Luka, Trebinje, Mostar, Sarajevo and the Canton of Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | UNESCO Bosnia and Herzegovina and the cities of Ljubuški, Banja Luka, Trebinje, Mostar, Sarajevo and the Canton of SarajevoProject Page © Silvan Rehfeld / Old Bridge Area of the Old City of ... | Cities | 2022-09-30 | |
Case Studies on the Conservation and Management of Historic Cities | Since 2008, the World Heritage Centre, within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, supported and participated in the initiative “Developing Historic Cities: Keys for Understanding and Taking ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Cities of Asia | Heritage for the Future If the future of humanity is irrevocably linked to the city, then this future - political, economic and cultural - will be apparent above all in Asia as recent trends indicate.Throughout ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Commemoration of ten years of international co-operation at Angkor, Cambodia | Angkor | Cambodia | Situated in the current province of Siem Reap in the northwest of Cambodia, Angkor, the ancient capital of the Khmer Kings and the group of monuments constructed between the ninth and fifteenth centuries, was ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Conservation and enhancement of the historic city of Bejaïa, Algeria | Algeria | Carried out under the aegis of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, this project aimed to strengthen local capacity and sustain actions undertaken at the local level.Surrounded by the huge Djurdjura, the Bibans ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Conservation and preservation of the city of Constantine, Algeria | Algeria | The project in Constantine is part of the cross-sector project “Poverty Reduction through Sustainable World Heritage Management”, launched in 2002, on the theme of eliminating poverty and extreme poverty through the ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators Burkina Faso and the city of Ouagadougou Project Page | Burkina Faso | UNESCO Burkina Faso and the City of Ouagadougou Project Page © Shutterstock Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Burkina Faso and the city of Ouagadougou is with ... | Cities | 2023-11-23 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Alajuela Urban Report | Costa Rica | National Culture Profile of Alajuela Alajuela Province, Alajuela, Costa Rica |© Fco.Daniel Ramírez Sommaire Introduction Initiative Implementation Results ... | Cities | 2024-02-05 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Baguio Urban Report | Philippines | City of Baguio Urban Report City results Baguio Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Bogotá Urban Report | Colombia | City of Bogotá Urban Report City results Bogotá Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Cluj-Napoca Urban Report | Romania | City of Cluj-Napoca Urban Report City results Cluj-Napoca Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Dubrovnik Urban Report | Croatia | City of Dubrovnik Urban Report City results Dubrovnik Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Elvas Urban Report | Portugal | City of Elvas Urban Report City results Elvas Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ... | Cities | 2022-10-25 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Essaouira Urban Report | Morocco | Urban Culture Profile of Essaouira Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) (Morocco)|© OUR PLACE The World Heritage ... | Cities | 2024-02-05 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Leskovac Urban Report | Serbia | City of Leskovac Urban Report City results Leskovac Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ... | Cities | 2022-09-28 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Ouagadougou Urban Report | Burkina Faso | City of Ouagadougou Urban Report City results Ouagadougou Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators City of Skopje Urban Report | North Macedonia | City of Skopje Urban Report City results Skopje Alajuela Baguio Bogotá Cluj-Napoca Dubrovnik Elvas Essaouira Hue Leskovac Ouagadougou Skopje Vietnam ---> The Urban Report The ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators Colombia and the city of Bogota Project Page | Colombia | UNESCO Colombia and the City of Bogota Project Page © Sacred sites / Martin Gray | Archaeological park of San Augustin Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators Croatia and the city of Dubrovnik Project Page | Old City of Dubrovnik | Croatia | Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Croatia and the city of Dubrovnik is with the support and partnership of the Ministry of Culture and Media and the city of Dubrovnik. This is part of the pilot ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 |
Culture|2030 Indicators Kenya and the city of Nakuru Project Page | Kenya | UNESCO Kenya and the City of Nakuru Project Page © IUCN Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Kenya and the city of Nakuru is with the support and partnership of ... | Cities | 2024-05-14 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators Morocco and the city of Essaouira Project Page | Morocco | UNESCO Morocco and the City of Essaouira Project Page Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Morocco and the city of Essaouira is with the support and ... | Cities | 2022-09-30 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | National Report of Burkina Faso Country results Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ---> The ... | Cities | 2022-10-07 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of Colombia | Colombia | National Report of Colombia Country results Colombia Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ---> The National ... | Cities | 2022-09-28 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of Croatia | Croatia | Sommaire Introduction Four Thematic Dimension Mapped to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Four Thematic Dimension Mapped to UNESCO Culture Conventions UNESCO Culture ... | Cities | 2023-11-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of Morocco | Morocco | National Culture Profile of Morocco Historic City of Meknes (Morocco)|© UNESCO Sommaire Introduction Initiative Implementation Results snapshot Key ... | Cities | 2024-02-05 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of North Macedonia | North Macedonia | National Report of North Macedonia Country results North Macedonia Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of Serbia | Serbia | National Report of Serbia Country results Serbia Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ---> The National ... | Cities | 2022-09-28 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators National Report of the Philippines | Philippines | National Report of the Philippines Country results Philippines Burkina Faso Columbia Costa Rica Croatia Morocco North Macedonia Philippines Portugal Romania Serbia Viet Nam Vietnam ... | Cities | 2022-09-28 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators North Macedonia and the city of Skopje Project Page | Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | North Macedonia | UNESCO North Macedonia and the City of Skopje Project Page © Milan Piroš Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in North Macedonia and the city of Skopje is with the ... | Cities | 2022-09-30 |
Culture|2030 Indicators Philippines and the city of Baguio Project Page | Philippines | UNESCO Philippines and the City of Baguio Project Page © Shutterstock Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in the Philippines and the city of Baguio is with the ... | Cities | 2022-09-30 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators Romania and the city of Cluj-Napoca Project Page | Romania | UNESCO Romania and the City of Cluj-Napoca Project Page © Daniel Vrabioiu / Roșia Montană Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators Romania and the city of Cluj-Napoca ... | Cities | 2023-11-16 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators Serbia and the city of Leskovac Project Page | Serbia | UNESCO Serbia and the City of Leskovac Project Page © Daniel Vrabioiu / Roșia Montană Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Serbia and the city of Leskovac is ... | Cities | 2022-09-29 | |
Culture|2030 Indicators Viet Nam and the city of Hue Project Page | Viet Nam | UNESCO Viet Nam and the City of Hue Project Page © Trang An/ Landscape Complex Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Viet Nam and the city of Hue is with the ... | Cities | 2022-09-30 | |
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest | There exist a great variety of religious and sacred sites that are representative of the different cultures and traditions of the world. Approximately 20 percent of the properties inscribed on the World Heritage ... | Cities | 2023-10-06 | ||
International Conference in Istanbul (Turkey) on the resistance of historic buildings to earthquakes | The “International Conference on the Seismic Performance of Traditional Buildings” was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 16 to 18 November 2000, under the patronage of UNESCO, ICOMOS and Turkey’s Ministry of Culture. It ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Portugal and the city of Elvas | Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications | Portugal | UNESCO Portugal and the City of Elvas Project Page © Limes.Media/Tim Schnarr Partners Implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators in Portugal and the city of Elvas is with the ... | Cities | 2022-09-30 |
Preparation and publication: “Historic atlas of Kyoto”, Japan | Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) | Japan | The “Historical Atlas of Kyoto: Spatial Analysis of the Memory Systems of a City, its Architecture and Urban Landscape” (In French: « Atlas historique de Kyoto: Analyse spatiale des systèmes de mémoire d’une ville, ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Preparatory assistance and establishment of a management plan for the Historic Centre of Agadez, Niger | Historic Centre of Agadez | Niger | Founded in the ninth century, the Agadez, Niger, occupies a prominent position on the crossroads of the principal commercial routes of the Sahara, which allowed it to play an important role in the region until the ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Preparatory assistance and feasibility study for the inscription of Varanasi, India | India | As part of the Indian Heritage Cities Network project, and in link with the “Rivers and heritage” initiative, a seminar was held in February 2007 in Varanasi, India. The objective was the enhancement of this ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Preparatory assistance and technical support for the inscription, conservation and management of the Île de ... | Island of Saint-Louis | Senegal | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, similar to the technical cooperation provided to the Town of Luang Prabang in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has provided technical and financial support to national ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Preparatory assistance for the inscription and protection of the Kingdom of Wu (The Six Canal Towns of the Lower ... | China | The Kingdom of Wu and Six Canal Towns of the Lower Yangtze River, China, are located to the south of the Yangtze River, near Lake Tai, approximately 60 km east of Shanghai, in a landscape shaped by crisscrossing ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the property and support for the management of the Humberstone and ... | Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works | Chile | In the 19th century, the riches of Chile aroused the greed of European and American powers, resulting in the establishment of large industrial plants, including intensive saltpetre mining companies. The production ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Private property management in historic city centres of European countries in transition | The transfer of responsibility from private ownership to local and territorial governments poses new management problems in the centres of European countries in transition. France, which has a long tradition in this ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Safeguarding and development of the M'Zab Valley and its five fortified ksour (El Atteuf, Bou Noura, Beni Isguen, ... | M'Zab Valley | Algeria | This project’s objective was to provide technical assistance to set up management and conservation plans on several sites distributed across a vast territory.600 km south of Algiers, Algeria, the small M'Zab ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Support for African local governments in the field of heritage (EU-AIMF project) | In 2009, a programme called “Heritage and Development” was initiated under the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement to respond to the requests expressed during the special sessions of the Africities Summits on ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Support for conservation and management of the Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | Grand-Bassam is the first capital of the former French colony of Côte d’Ivoire, from 1893 to 1900. The historic city, or “France quarter” as it was called, was built on a stretch of land between the Ouladine Lake to ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Support for the creation of the Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN) | India | From 2006 to 2013, the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, with the support of the French Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been providing support to the UNESCO Regional Office in New ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Support to the International seminar on the Rehabilitation of Historic Centres of Latin American Cities (SIRCHAL) ... | Workshop on urban conservation and restoration and creation of a four-language glossary. The SIRCHAL Programme (Network for the Revitalization of Latin American and Caribbean Historic Centres) has several goals ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Technical assistance for the creation of a museum on the archaeological and mining site of the City of Potosí, ... | City of Potosí | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | At the request of Bolivian authorities, UNESCO provided technical assistance to advise on a mining museum in the City of Potosí, Bolivia (Plurinational State of). Assistance was provided as part of a research ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Technical assistance for the management of the Archaeological Site of Zeugma and its surroundings, Gaziantep, Turkey | Türkiye | Zeugma is an ancient city situated on the Euphrates south of Turkey. It is composed of two cities on either side of the Euphrates: Seleucia and Apamea. The construction of a new dam on the Euphrates in Turkey ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Technical assistance for the management of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra, Albania | Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra | Albania | With a strategic geographic position on one of the few passageways between the Adriatic Sea and the Balkan Peninsula, and on the banks of the Osum River, Berat, Albania became a rich commercial and cultural center ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Technical assistance for the preparation and establishment of a management plan for Coro and its Port, Venezuela ... | Coro and its Port | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | With its earthen constructions unique to the Caribbean, the town of Coro, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), is the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Technical assistance for the safeguarding, management and development of the Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia | Historic Centre of Riga | Latvia | The Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 for its urban and architectural values. The city’s urban morphology is a fine example of the development and evolution phases of ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Technical assistance for urban management and rehabilitation of the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt ... | Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata | Mauritania | The Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (Mauritania) were founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became rich and ... | Cities | 2022-12-07 |
Technical cooperation for the enhancement, development and protection of the Town of Luang Prabang, Lao People's ... | Town of Luang Prabang | Lao People's Democratic Republic | The technical cooperation for the protection, enhancement and development of the Town of Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a remarkable example of tripartite cooperation between the Lao People's ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Technical support for the management, enhancement and development of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey | Historic Areas of Istanbul | Türkiye | The Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey, were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985, and as a strategic point in the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 |
Urban conservation and management of historic centres. Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape | Cities and urban areas are the most represented types of heritage on the World Heritage List. World Heritage Cities are also among the World Heritage Properties that appear most often in state of conservation ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | ||
Urban Notebooks | Urban Notebooks The e-magazine of the World Heritage Cities Programme features diverse voices on urban heritage, practices, and opinion pieces. February 2022 Issue 20 Dr. Patricia E. ... | Cities | 2022-10-17 | ||
Workshop for heritage in Tlemcen, Algeria | Algeria | This project aimed to ensure the training of local skilled staff in restoration and rehabilitation, through organization of education programmes in partnership with the “Friends of Tlemcen” NGO.Tlemcen, Algeria, was ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
Workshop on urban conservation, Chandigarh, India | India | The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and is internationally renowned for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was developed by Le Corbusier, ... | Cities | 2022-06-27 | |
International Conference "What is the fate of Public Art?" | In celebration of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development On the 19th and 20th May 2011, the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO and the Community of Cergy-Pontoise will organise an ... | Cities | 2022-03-02 | ||
Capacity building “Cultural heritage and local development”, 18-21 November 2008, Porto Novo, Benin | Benin · Burkina Faso · Togo | Held on 18-21 November 2008 in Porto Novo, Benin, the first training session of the programme “Cultural heritage and local development” gathered local representatives from Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso. Held at the ... | Cities | 2022-03-03 | |
Conference "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban Landscape" | During its 27th session in 2003 in Paris and following the debate on Vienna's proposed high-rise project, the WH Committee called for the organization of an international conference to discuss how to properly ... | Cities | 2022-03-02 | ||
Historic Urban Landscapes Workshops on the Swahili Coast of Africa | Island of Mozambique Lamu Old Town Stone Town of Zanzibar |
Kenya · Mozambique · United Republic of Tanzania | In the fall of 2009 the Flemish Government decided to support the World Heritage Cities Programme and in particular the implementation of the new UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape should this be ... | Cities | 2022-03-03 |
Conference "Architecture and Cities for the 21 Century" | Valencia, July 1998 By Minja Yang As the century approaches its end, the oracles of the day have set about prophesying doom or utopia in the next millennium at conferences, in the media and even in board rooms ... | Cities | 2022-03-02 |