Decisions
12COM XIV.A
Inscription: Mt. Athos (Greece)
Mt. Athos
454
Greece
C(i)(ii)(iv)(v)(vi) N(iii)
The Committee accepted the ICOMOS proposal to add natural criterion (iii) - outstanding universal value from the point of view of natural beauty - to cultural criteria, since this site involves a humanized landscape the characteristics of which are due to persistence of farming practices and traditional arts and crafts linked to the stringent observance of monastic rules.
Original Decision Document Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties: Greece
Properties: Mount Athos
Session: 12COM