State of Conservation (SOC)

Colonial City of Santo Domingo (2005)

UNESCO Extra-Budgetary Funds

International Assistance granted to the property

Requests Approved: 0 (from1990-2000)
Total Amount Ap proved: 82,207USD

2000	Study on Cultural Tourism in the Historic Centre of Santo Domingo	24,207  USD
1998	Emergency measures at the Palacio de Diego de Herrera in Santo ...	50,000  USD
1990	Assist the authorities in the revision of the nomination file of ...	8,000  USD

Missions**

Monitoring missions in 1998 and 2001

Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Inappropriate conversion of historic houses in the city centre to accommodate tourism-related functions.

Corrective Measures

Current conservation issues

At the time of the drafting of the present report (April 2005), the Secretariat had not received a report from the State Party.  

Conclusion

Decision

• Adopted

• Draft Decision

29COM7B.93
Link to the decision

The World Heritage Committee,

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

2. Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.113 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),

3. Regrets that no information has been provided by the State Party of the Dominican Republic, as requested in the abovementionned Decision;

4. Reiterates its request to the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2006 a report on the state of conservation of the property, for examination by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006).

Draft Decision:  29 COM 7B.93

The World Heritage Committee,

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

2.              Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.113 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),

3.              Regrets that no information has been provided by the State Party, as requested in its Decision of 2004;

4.              Reiterates its request to the State Party to provide a State of Conservation report by 1 February 2006 for examination by the Committee at its 30th session in 2006.

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

State Party:
Dominican Republic

Date of Inscription: 1990

Nomination records (Year): 1989

Category: Cultural

Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)

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Detailed List of SOC reports

Exports

Word File

SOC Reports (year)

2011
2010
2009
2007
2006
2005
2004
1993

Threats*

• Housing
• Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation
• Management activities
• Other Threats:
  

Documents

WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev

Other Documents:

View inscribed site documents, nomination file, reports, decisions, ...
SOC ID: 1353

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.