The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 38 COM 7B.41, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
Commends the State Party for its efforts to advance in the drawing up planning mechanisms for the city and for the great number of conservation works, including the elevators, that are being undertaken in a situation where it also had to address the emergency situation caused by the massive fire of April 2014;
Requests the State Party to submit:
a timeline for the implementation of the Urban Development Policy and its instruments ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.99 adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Notes that the runway of the Rio Amarillo airport will be limited to 1200 meters long, as requested by the World Heritage Committee and the recommendations of the 2011 Reactive Monitoring mission, and recognizes the efforts made by the State Party to rescue and relocate archaeological remains located in the surroundings of Rio Amarillo;
Welcomes the Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) that was undertaken by the Copan ...
Sites: Maya Site of Copan
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.102, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Appreciates the efforts made by the State Party to strengthen the management and planning mechanisms for the Historic Centre of Lima and requests the State Party to finalize the approval process of the Master Plan and submit a critical review of it by the competent authority, as well as an assessment of the effectiveness of the proposed management arrangements for the property;
Reiterates its concern regarding infrastructural ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Lima
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.71, adopted at its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
Takes note of the information provided by the State Party on the revised High-Rise Concept and the new Glacis Master Plan, and that copies of English translations of these planning documents will be provided to the World Heritage Centre shortly;
Notes that the details provided for the proposed development of the Vienna Ice-Skating Club / InterContinental Hotel / Konzerthaus area, as requested by the Committee, do not include ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Vienna
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B, WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1 and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B2,
Inscribes the Blue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (vi) and (x);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The cultural and natural heritage of the Blue and John Crow Mountains comprises 26,252 ha of tropical, montane rainforest within the larger Blue Mountain and John Crow Mountain ranges, located in the eastern part of Jamaica in the Caribbean. These two ranges ...
Sites: Blue and John Crow Mountains
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas), Jordan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Baptism Site “Bethany beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) is located in the Jordan Valley, north of the Dead Sea. The site contains two distinct archaeological areas, Tell el-Kharrar, also known as Jabal Mar Elias, and the area of the Churches of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (iii);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The serial property of the ‘Rock Art in the Hail Region’ is comprised of two components: the Jabal Umm Sinman at Jubbah, located approximately 90 km northwest of the city of Hail, and the Jabal al-Manjor/Raat at Shuwaymis, approximately 250 km south of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Climats, terroirs of Burgundy, France, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii) and (v):
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
The Burgundy Climats are small and precisely delimited vineyard parcels located on the slopes of the Cotes de Nuits and of Beaune, extending for 50Km south of Dijon up to Maranges. The property encompasses the elements that made possible the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars, France, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
In north-east France, on cool, chalky land, the Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars form a very specific agro-industrial landscape, with the vineyards as the supply basin and villages and urban districts concentrating the production and trading ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus, Germany, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Speicherstadt and the adjacent Kontorhaus district are two densely built central urban areas in the German port city of Hamburg. Speicherstadt, originally developed on a 1.1-km-long group of narrow islands in the Elbe River between 1885 and 1927 (and partly rebuilt from 1949 ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape, Turkey, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criterion (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape is located on an escarpment in the Upper Tigris River Basin. The fortified city with its associated landscape has been an important centre and regional capital during ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the extension of the Route of Santiago de Compostela to include the Routes of Santiago in Northern Spain, which becomes Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain, Spain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Route of Santiago de Compostela is an extensive interconnected network of pilgrimage routes in Spain whose ultimate ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Ephesus, Turkey on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located within what was once the estuary of the river Kaystros, a continuous and complex settlement history can be traced in Ephesus beginning from the 7th millennium BCE at Cukurici Mound till present day at Selcuk. It is distinguished due to its favorable geographical location, but ...
Sites: Ephesus
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System, Mexico, with exception of the following component parts: 02 Town, Convent, Aqueduct and Water Tank of Tepeapulco and 03 Archaeological Site of Xihuingo, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, named after the friar Francisco de Tembleque, was constructed between 1555 and 1572 and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC-15/39.COM/8B and WHC-15/39.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape, Uruguay, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criterion (ii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located on land projecting into the Uruguay River west of Fray Bentos town, the industrial complex is marked by the enormous cold storage building and tall brick, boiler chimney which punctuate a range of saw-toothed roofs. Illustrating the whole process of ...