Property: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Id. N°: 98 bis
State Party: Croatia
Criteria
The Committee approved the extension of Plitvice Lakes National Park site by the nominated area of 10,020 ha as this would contribute to the integrity of the site.
Sites: Plitvice Lakes National Park
Property: Caves of the Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Id. N°: 725-858 bis
State Party: Hungary / Slovakia
Criteria
The Committee approved the incorporation of the Dobšinská Ice Cave as part of the Caves of the Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst World Heritage site. Although this ice cave is a relatively small (6km2) and specialised feature, it does add variety to the existing site and its features relate to and complement the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst.
The Delegate of Hungary welcomed the extension and the Observer of Slovakia informed the Committee ...
Property: Kopacki rit
Id. N°: 964
State Party: Croatia
Criteria
The Committee noted that Kopacki rit is an important site at the European scale and very significant within the Danube Basin as a whole. Nonetheless, it does not meet the criteria set by the World Heritage Convention and a number of important integrity questions remain unresolved.
The Committee decided not to inscribe the property on the World Heritage List.
Property: uKhahlamba/ Drakensberg Park
Id. N°: 985
State Party: South Africa
Criteria: N(iii) (iv) C (i) (iii)
The Committee inscribed uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park on the World Heritage List under natural criteria (iii) and (iv) and cultural criteria (i) and (iii):
Natural criteria (iii) and (iv):
The site has exceptional natural beauty with soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks and golden sandstone ramparts. Rolling high altitude grasslands, the pristine steep-sided river valleys and rocky gorges also contribute to the beauty of the site. The site's diversity ...
Sites: Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Property: Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
Id. N°: 995
State Party: Argentina
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv):
Criterion (ii) The Jesuit buildings and ensembles of Córdoba and the estancias are exceptional examples of the fusion of European and indigenous values and cultures during a seminal period in South America.
Criterion (iv) The religious, social, and economic experiment carried out in South America for over 150 years by the Society of Jesus produced a ...
Property: The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley
Id. N°: 960
State Party: Armenia
Criteria: C (ii)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (ii):
Criterion (ii): The Monastery of Geghard, with its remarkable rock-cut churches and tombs, is an exceptionally well preserved and complete example of medieval Armenian monastic architecture and decorative art, with many innovatory features which had a profound influence on subsequent developments in the region.
The Delegate of Italy stressed that this site is ...
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The Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots (Armenia)
Property: The Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
Id. N°: 1011
State Party: Armenia
Criteria: C (ii) (iii)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii):
Criterion (ii): The developments in ecclesiastical architecture represented in an outstanding manner by the Churches at Echmiatsin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots had a profound influence on church design over a wide region.
Criterion (iii): The Churches at Echmiatsin and the archaeological site of Zvartnots ...
Property: The Wachau Cultural Landscape
Id. N°: 970
State Party: Austria
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribed this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv):
Criterion (ii): The Wachau is an outstanding example of a riverine landscape bordered by mountains in which material evidence of its long historical evolution has survived to a remarkable degree.
Criterion (iv): The architecture, the human settlements, and the agricultural use of the land in the Wachau vividly illustrate a basically medieval landscape that has evolved ...
Sites: Wachau Cultural Landscape
Property: The Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Id. N°: 958
State Party: Azerbaijan
Criteria: C (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv):
Criterion (iv): The Walled City of Baku represents an outstanding and rare example of a historic urban ensemble and architecture with influence from Zoroastrian, Sassanian, Arabic, Persian, Shirvani, Ottoman, and Russian cultures.
In response to several Delegates, expressing concern about the authenticity and coherence of the management ...
Property: The Mir Castle Complex
Id. N°: 625
State Party: Belarus
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv).
Criterion (ii): Mir Castle is an exceptional example of a central European castle, reflecting in its design and layout successive cultural influences (Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque) that blend harmoniously to create an impressive monument to the history of this region.
Criterion (iv): The region in which Mir Castle stands has a long history of political and cultural ...
Sites: Mir Castle Complex
Property: The Historic Centre of Brugge
Id. N°: 996
State Party: Belgium
Criteria: C (ii) (iv) (vi)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iv), and (vi):
Criterion (ii): The Historic Town of Brugge is testimony, over a long period, of a considerable exchange of influences on the development of architecture, particularly in brick Gothic, as well as favouring innovative artistic influences in the development of medieval painting, being the birthplace of the school of the Flemish Primitives.
Criterion (iv): The ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Brugge
Property: The Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
Id. N°: 1005
State Party: Belgium
Criteria: C (i) (ii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv):
Criterion (i): The Town Houses of Victor Horta in Brussels are works of human creative genius, representing the highest expression of the influential Art Nouveau style in art and architecture.
Criterion (ii): The appearance of Art Nouveau in the closing years of the 19th century marked a decisive stage in the evolution of ...
Property: The Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
Id. N°: 1006
State Party: Belgium
Criteria: C (i) (iii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (iii) and (iv):
Criterion (i): The Neolithic flint mines at Spiennes provide exceptional testimony to early human inventiveness and application.
Criterion (iii): The arrival of the Neolithic cultures marked a major milestone in human cultural and technological development, which is vividly illustrated by the vast complex of ancient flint mines at ...
Property: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Id. N°: 1009
State Party: Belgium
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv):
Criterion (ii): The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai bears witness to a considerable exchange of influence between the architecture of the Ile de France, the Rhineland, and Normandy during the short period at the beginning of the 12th century that preceded the flowering of Gothic architecture.
Criterion (iv): In its imposing dimensions, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in ...
Property: Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture
Id. N°: 567rev
State Party: Bolivia
Criteria: C (iii) (iv)
The Committee decided to inscribe the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv):
Criterion (iii) The ruins of Tiwanaku bear striking witness to the power of the empire that played a leading role in the development of the Andean prehispanic civilization.
Criterion (iv) The buildings of Tiwanaku are exceptional examples of the ceremonial and public architecture and art of one of the most important manifestations of the ...
Property: Churches of Chiloé
Id. N°: 971
State Party: Chile
Criteria: C (ii) (iii)
The Committee decided to inscribe the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii):
Criterion (ii) The Churches of Chiloé are outstanding examples of the successful fusion of European and indigenous cultural traditions to produce a unique form of wooden architecture.
Criterion (iii) The mestizo culture resulting from Jesuit missionary activities in the 17th and 18th centuries has survived intact in the Chiloé archipelago, and achieves its highest expression in the ...
Sites: Churches of Chiloé
Property: Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System China
Id. N°: 1001
State Party: China
Criteria: C (ii) (iv) (vi)
The Committee decided to inscribe this site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii),(iv), and (vi):
Criterion (ii): The Dujiangyan Irrigation System, begun in the 2nd century BCE, is a major landmark in the development of water management and technology, and is still discharging its functions perfectly.
Criterion (iv): The immense advances in science and technology achieved in ancient China are graphically illustrated by the Dujiangyan ...
Property: Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
Id. N°: 1002
State Party: China
Criteria: C (iii) (iv) (v)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv), and (v):
Criterion (iii): The villages of Xidi and Hongcun are graphic illustrations of a type of human settlement created during a feudal period and based on a prosperous trading economy.
Criterion (iv): In their buildings and their street patterns, the two villages of southern Anhui reflect the socio-economic structure of a long-lived settled ...
Property: Longmen Grottoes
Id. N°: 1003
State Party: China
Criteria: C (i) (ii) (iii)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), and (iii):
Criterion (i): The sculptures of the Longmen Grottoes are an outstanding manifestation of human artistic creativity.
Criterion (ii): The Longmen Grottoes illustrate the perfection of a long-established art form that was to play a highly significant role in the cultural evolution of this region of Asia.
Criterion (iii): The high cultural level and sophisticated society of ...
Sites: Longmen Grottoes
Property: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Id. N°: 1004
State Party: China
Criteria: C (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (vi)
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi):
Criterion (i): The harmonious integration of remarkable architectural groups in a natural environment chosen to meet the criteria of geomancy (Fengshui) makes the Ming and Qing Imperial Tombs masterpieces of human creative genius.
Criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv): The imperial mausolea are outstanding testimony to a cultural and ...