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         <title>World Heritage Committee places Liverpool on List of World Heritage in Danger  </title>
         <description><![CDATA[ The World Heritage Committee has placed Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the proposed construction of Liverpool Waters, a massive redevelopment of the historic docklands north of the city centre. 
The Committee contended that the development will extend the city centre significantly and alter the skyline and profile of the site inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004. Furthermore, experts argued that the redevelopment scheme will  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/890</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>City council grants planning permission for development scheme at World Heritage site &quot;Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City” </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On 6 March 2012, Liverpool City Council&amp;rsquo;s Planning Committee granted outline planning permission for the Peel Holdings &amp;pound;5.5bn Liverpool Waters scheme. The permission is subject to the signing of a legal agreement and has to be referred to the Government which will decide whether a public inquiry will be held.
Experts from UNESCO&apos;s World Heritage Centre and from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) undertook a reactive monitoring mission from 14 to 16  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/848</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Fire damages recently restored Liverpool landmark</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A fire tore through the Bluecoat Art Gallery in Liverpool, United Kingdom early Tuesday morning, just two months after extensive renovation works. The building is&#xa0;the oldest in Liverpool and&#xa0;part of the Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City World Heritage site, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004. The extent of the damage must still be assessed but seems to be concentrated in the kitchen and caf&#xe9; area.Six areas in the historic centre and docklands of the maritime mercantile City of  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/434</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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