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28COM 15B.63

Decision Text

The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examned the state of conservation of this property,
2. Commends the State Party for having favourably considered the
recommendations of the international urban planning expert and ICOMOS
joint mission of July 2002 and the UNESCO monitoring mission findings
which took place in June 2004 ;
3. Notes with appreciation the creation of a technical committee composed of
national and local authorities to reach a compromise solution, being elaborated
between the national and local authorities, to reduce the height of the
commercial complex in order to minimize the negative impact of this high-rise
building on this World Heritage property;
4. Encourages the State Party to continue its efforts to nominate the extension of
the World Heritage property of Meidan Emam, to include the historic axis
consisting of Friday Mosque, the Bazaars, the ancient bridges, the
Zayanderoud River, and the South Chahar Bagh Avenue;
5. Requests the State Party to continue their efforts to ensure the conservation of
the authentic setting and integrity of the historic city of Esfahan surrounding
the Meidan Emam World Heritage property;
6. Further requests the State Party, particularly the local authorities, to pursue the
implementation of the decision adopted by the National Technical Committee
to reduce the height of the Jahan-Nama Commercial Complex to minimize the
negative impact this Complex causes upon the setting, function, and integrity
of the Meidan Emam World Heritage property and Historic City of Esfahan;
7. Requests UNESCO and ICOMOS to closely monitor the progress in the
implementation of the decision of the National Technical Committee and to
provide assistance if requested by the State Party;
8. Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1
February 2005, a progress report on the actions undertaken to mitigate the
negative impact of the Commercial Complex to be examined by the World
Heritage Committee at its 29th session in 2005.

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