Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
Factors affecting the property in 2008*
- Commercial development
- Housing
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
Changes in the built fabric
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2008
Total amount approved : 9,348 USD
| 2002 | Preparatory assistance for two nominations "Historical ... (Approved) | 9,348 USD |
Missions to the property until 2008**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2008
On 20 August and 2 September 2007, the World Heritage Centre was informed by representatives of the civil society and NGOs that new construction works, authorised by the President of the Russian World Heritage Committee, started within the boundaries of the property. The World Heritage was also informed that on 29 August 2007 the court of the City of Yaroslavl temporarily halted the construction work of a commercial complex on the Volkov place. The Director General of UNESCO received a letter dated 11 September 2007 concerning a construction project of a cultural and commercial centre considered by the authorities of the Yaroslavl region.
Following the letter of 26 September 2007 from the President of the Russian World Heritage Committee concerning the new project, the World Heritage Centre requested, on 29 October 2007, the State Party to provide complete documentation of this project including maps and plans necessary for its evaluation by the Advisory Bodies. The World Heritage Centre furthermore asked for a detailed report concerning the current state of conservation of this World Heritage property including the description of any intentions to undertake or to authorize major restorations or new constructions which may affect the World Heritage value of the property in compliance with paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines.
No report has been provided by the State Party at the time of the drafting of this document.
Taking into account information concerning different projects which could affect the outstanding universal values of the property, as well as the decision of the World Heritage Committee at the time of the inscription which requested the State Party to pay particular attention to monitoring and management trends and eventual changes in the built fabric, as well as to the functions of the nominated area and its buffer zone, the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS consider it necessary to dispatch a joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to the property.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2008
32 COM 7B.107
Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (Russian Federation) (C 1170)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 8B.43, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),
3. Expresses its concern about numerous construction and restoration projects within the boundaries of the property which could affect its Outstanding Universal Value;
4. Requests the State Party, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS, to develop a draft Statement of Outstanding Universal Value including the conditions of integrity and authenticity, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session in 2009;
5. Also requests the State Party to invite a joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission to assess the state of conservation of the property and to evaluate the potential impact of the development projects under consideration on the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
6. Further requests the State Party to delay all construction works until the afore-mentioned mission has taken place and the impact study is available;
7. Requests moreover the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2009, a detailed state of conservation report including, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, the description of any intention to undertake or to authorize major restoration or new construction which may affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session in 2009.
Draft Decision: 32 COM 7B.107
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 8B.43, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),
3. Expresses its concern about numerous construction and restoration projects within the boundaries of the property which could affect its outstanding universal value;
4. Requests the State Party to invite a joint World Heritage Centre / ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to assess the state of conservation of the property;
5. Also requests the State Party, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS, to develop, prior to the arrival of the mission, a draft Statement of outstanding universal value including the conditions of integrity and authenticity, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session in 2009;
6. Further requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2009, a detailed state of conservation report including, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, the description of any intention to undertake or to authorize major restorations or new constructions which may affect the outstanding universal value of the property, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session in 2009.
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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.
