18COM XI
Inscription: Skogskyrkogården (Sweden)
Skogskyrkogården
558Rev.
Sweden
C(ii) (iv)
The Committee, in debating the universal value of this property, concluded that the merits of Skogskyrkogården lay in its qualities as an early-20th century landscape and architectural design adapted to a cemetery. The Committee in inscribing this site stressed the importance of explaining to the public the criteria for which it was accepted as a World Heritage cultural property.
Original Decision Document Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties: Sweden
Properties: Skogskyrkogården
Session: 18COM