Decision 29 COM 7B.66

City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (Italy)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev,

2. Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.91, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),

3. Thanks the State Party of Italy for the submission of a detailed technical report;

4. Acknowledges the efforts by the State Party to amend the initial Highway construction project;

5. Takes note of the results of the joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to the property;

6. Requests the State Party to ensure that the management and conservation plan of the area is being finalized by early 2006;

7. Further requests the State Party to take measures to prevent any illegal or inappropriate construction within the property;

8. Urges the State Party to ensure that a strict control is exerted on land uses in the area surrounding the Villa, in order to avoid urban sprawls or development of industrial constructions that may affect the landscape;

9. Further urges the State Party to send to the World Heritage Centre a complete dossier on the project including the design of each component of the infrastructure in the area concerned;

10. Requests the State Party to prepare for each of the components of the World Heritage property of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto a management and conservation plan including buffer zones and specific measures to protect the historic landscape;