L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Factors affecting the property in 2015*
- Housing
- Management systems/ management plan
- Solid waste
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
- New constructions within the historic centre
- Lack of valid detailed planning documents
- Inadequate infrastructure including the sewage system
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2015
Total amount approved : 0 USD
Missions to the property until 2015**
2004: ICOMOS-German World Heritage Foundation mission; March 2010: joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission.
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2015
On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/865/documents, and that addresses the progress made with the implementation of the previous Committee’s decision.
The State Party also submitted geographic and cartographic information as boundary clarifications within the framework of the Retrospective inventory project. The State Party informed on the progress in a number of conservation issues, as well as measures implemented to control the development within the property and its buffer zone. Key measures include:
- The Strategic Development Plan (2011-2025), the Integrated Development Concept for the Central Part of L’viv (2011-2020) and the Social, Economic and Cultural Development Programme for L’viv (2014-2016);
- Measures taken to formalize the regulatory regime to conserve the property and to ensure that any development projects are supported by relevant archaeological investigations;
- The development of zoning plans in all the administrative districts (details have not been provided);
- Strengthened control over archaeological investigations and archaeological supervision during planning and development phases for construction and renovation projects;
- The Scientific Advisory Board established within the municipal Department of Historic Preservation to advise on conservation and development projects within the property and its buffer zone;
- New construction is to be informed by historical and town planning studies and their impact on the cityscape and the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property;
- Provisions for regulating vehicle entry into the central pedestrian zone have been developed and enacted upon which has seen the reduction of thirty bus routes from the area and increasing the amenity with the reduction of noise and pollution;
- The engineering works were suspended on developments at the hotel and residential complexes (Fedorova 23-15 and Dovbousha 15) and the Residence of the Ministry of Interior (Krivonosa 1);
- Various restoration and repair works, archaeological studies and landscaping works have been undertaken and are being proposed in 2015, such as development of underground cross-border tourist routes, as well as new construction projects in the buffer zone.
In July 2013, ICOMOS technical review on the regeneration programme of the ancient Jewish quarter was transmitted to the State Party.
Analysis and Conclusion by World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in 2015
The State Party responded to most of the issues raised by the World Heritage Committee and supplied information about the protection of the property.
A large number of conservation and restoration works were undertaken. Numerous conservation and development projects are proposed for 2015 such as the restoration and conservation of the Turei Zahav synagogue ruins, the clearing and arranging of the area between 35 Staroyevreiska and 3 Arsenalna Streets and the reconstruction of St George Square. It is not clear how the implemented and planned actions respond to conservation priorities.
Regarding the regeneration programme of the ancient Jewish quarter, ICOMOS notes that a reconstruction of lost buildings is proposed and recommends to develop a detailed master plan and conservation plan of the quarter in order to prevent any inappropriate reconstructions.
For this programme,the State Party has not so far submitted to the World Heritage Centre any project proposals and Heritage Impact Assessments (HIAs) for review by the Advisory Bodies. The Committee may recommend that the State Party submit to the World Heritage Centre, for review by ICOMOS, proposals for projects which may have a negative impact on the OUV of the property.
While progress has been achieved in the conservation of several important monuments, without a Management Plan for the property and its buffer zone, and a clear framework for management and action, the authenticity and OUV of the property could potentially be threatened.
It is recommended that the Committee encourage the State Party to endorse and implement, as soon as possible, all relevant measures to increase the levels of protection in order to prevent any threats to the property and its buffer zone.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2015
39 COM 7B.84
L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (Ukraine) (C 865bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B,
- Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.113 adopted at the 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
- Welcomes the efforts made by the State Party to improve the protection of all components of the property and its buffer zone and requests it to sustain these efforts and to secure the necessary resources and to adopt regulatory regimes thus ensuring that no inappropriate developments or deterioration of the heritage buildings which could constitute a threat to the property and its buffer zone, will take place;
- Also requests the State Party to finalize, as soon as possible, the Management Plan for the property, including details of the protective measures provided in its regulatory regimes, and to submit it to the World Heritage Centre, for review by the Advisory Bodies;
- Notes the number of proposed projects and reiterates its request to the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, details of all major developments and conservation works within the property and its buffer zone, with appropriate Heritage Impact Assessments (HIAs), for review by the Advisory Bodies;
- Also notes the ICOMOS technical review of the regeneration programme of the ancient Jewish quarter and invites the State Party to implement ICOMOS recommendations and, more particularly, to develop a detailed urban master plan and a conservation plan of the Jewish quarter;
- Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2016, an updated report, including a 1-page executive summary, on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above.
39 COM 8E
Adoption of Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value
The World Heritage Committee,- Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev,
- Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
- Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-15/39.COM/8E.Rev, for the following World Heritage properties:
- Mozambique: Island of Mozambique;
- Senegal: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary;
- United Republic of Tanzania: Stone Town of Zanzibar;
- Oman: Land of Frankincense;
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- India: Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi; Kaziranga National Park;
- Iran (Islamic Republic of): Bisotun; Meidan Emam, Esfahan; Persepolis; Soltaniyeh; Tchogha Zanbil;
- Belarus: Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh;
- Belgium: Flemish Béguinages; Historic Centre of Brugge; The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainault);
- Canada / United States of America: Waterton Glacier International Peace Park;
- Canada: Dinosaur Provincial Park; Gros Morne National Park; Historic District of Old Québec; Miguasha National Park; Old Town Lunenburg; Sgang Gwaay; Wood Buffalo National Park;
- France / Spain : Pyrénées – Mont Perdu ;
- Greece: Acropolis, Athens; Archaeological Site of Olympia; Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns; Delos; Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus;
- Italy: 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex; Archaeological Area of Agrigento; Castel del Monte; Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci; Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula; City of Verona; City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto; Crespi d’Adda; Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna; Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli; Historic Centre of San Gimignano; Historic Centre of Siena; Historic Centre of the City of Pienza; Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily); Rock Drawings in Valcamonica; Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy; Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica; The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera;
- Montenegro: Durmitor National Park;
- Russian Federation: Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad; Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery; Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent; Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments; Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings; Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow;
- Serbia: Stari Ras and Sopoćani; Studenica Monastery;
- Slovakia: Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity;
- Spain: Aranjuez Cultural Landscape; Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco; Archaeological site of Atapuerca; Garajonay National Park; Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula;
- Sweden: Engelsberg Ironworks;
- The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region;
- Ukraine: L’viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre;
- United States of America: Pueblo de Taos;
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
- Brazil: Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves; Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves; Central Amazon Conservation Complex; Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks; Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves; Pantanal Conservation Area;
- Colombia: Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary;
- Haiti : National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers ;
- Honduras: Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve;
- Peru: Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa; Huascarán National Park; Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana; Manú National Park; Río Abiseo National Park;
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park;
4. Decides that retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties in Danger will be reviewed in priority by the Advisory Bodies;
5. Takes note that the World Heritage Centre, further to Decision 38 COM 8E, continues to harmonize all sub-headings in the adopted Statements of Outstanding Universal Value and updates names and sizes or buffer zones, as appropriate, following relevant Decisions of the Committee concerning changes of names and Minor Boundary Modifications;
6. Requests the States Parties to provide support to the World Heritage Centre for translation of the adopted Statements of Outstanding Universal Value into English or French respectively, and further requests the World Heritage Centre to upload the two language versions on its web site.
Draft Decision: 39 COM 7B.84
The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B,
- Recalling Decision 37 COM 7B.113 adopted at the 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
- Welcomes the efforts made by the State Party to improve the protection of all components of the property and its buffer zone and requests it to sustain these efforts and to secure the necessary resources and to adopt regulatory regimes thus ensuring that no inappropriate developments or deterioration of the heritage buildings which could constitute a threat to the property and its buffer zone, will take place;
- Also requests the State Party to finalize, as soon as possible, the Management Plan for the property, including details of the protective measures provided in its regulatory regimes, and to submit it to the World Heritage Centre, for review by the Advisory Bodies;
- Notes the number of proposed projects and reiterates its request to the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, details of all major developments and conservation works within the property and its buffer zone, with appropriate Heritage Impact Assessments (HIAs), for review by the Advisory Bodies;
- Also notes the ICOMOS technical review of the regeneration programme of the ancient Jewish quarter and invites the State Party to implement ICOMOS recommendations and, more particularly, to develop a detailed urban master plan and a conservation plan of the Jewish quarter;
- Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 December 2016, an updated report, including a 1-page executive summary, on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above.
Ukraine
Documents examined by the Committee
39COM (2015)Exports
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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.
