29 COM 8B.23
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove (Nigeria) on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (vi):Criterion (ii): The development of the movement of New Sacred Artists and the absorption of Suzanne Wenger, an Austrian artist, into the Yoruba community have proved to be a fertile exchange of ideas that revived the sacred Osun Grove ;Criterion (iii): The Osun Sacred Grove is the largest and perhaps the only remaining example of a once ...
Sites: Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1, 2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 14B.57, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Refers back to the State Party of the United Republic of Tanzania the examination of the nomination of Kondoa Rock Art Sites (United Republic of Tanzania) to the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural values to allow the State Party to address the following as a basis for a revised nomination:a) the preparation of a site record system for the site based on known surveys and ...
Sites: Kondoa Rock-Art Sites
29 COM 8B.25
Extension of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List (Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Approves the extension of the Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (South Africa) to include Makapan Valley and Taung Skull Fossil Site, on the basis of the existing criteria (iii) and (vi).3. Notes that the State Party of South Africa is in the process of finalizing the new name for the serial ...
29 COM 8B.26
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes Qal'at al-Bahrain Archaeological Site (Bahrain) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): Being an important port city, where people and traditions from different parts of the then known world met, lived and practiced their commercial activities, makes the place a real meeting point of cultures - all reflected in its architecture and development. Being in addition, invaded and occupied for long ...
29 COM 8B.27
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Azougui, Oasis and Almoravid Capital)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Defers the examination of the nomination of Azougui, Oasis and Almoravid Capital (Mauritania) to the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural values to allow the State Party to:a) submit again a substantially revised nomination in order to make it part of a wider nomination; andb) provide further detailed information on:c) the justification of the outstanding universal study of the property;d) the existence of a detailed and complete management plan;e) a ...
29 COM 8B.28
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (The Historic Centre of Macao )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes the Historic Monuments of Macao (China) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi):Criterion (ii): The strategic location of Macao on the Chinese territory, and the special relationship established between the Chinese and Portuguese authorities favoured an important interchange of human values in the various fields of culture, sciences, technology, art and architecture over several centuries.Criterion (iii): ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Macao
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes Soltaniyeh (Islamic Republic of Iran) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The Mausoleum of Oljaytu forms an essential link in the development of the Islamic architecture in central and western Asia, from the classical Seljuk phase into the Timurid period. This is particularly relevant to the double-shell structure and the elaborate use of materials and themes in the decoration.Criterion ...
Sites: Soltaniyeh
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes Kunya-Urgench (Turkmenistan) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iii):Criterion (ii): The tradition of architecture expressed in the design and craftsmanship of Kunya-Urgench has been influential in the wider region to the south and southwest i.e. in Iran and Afghanistan, and later in the architecture of the Mogul Empire (India, 16th century).Criterion (iii): Kunya-Urgench provides an exceptional testimony to a ...
Sites: Kunya-Urgench
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,
2. Approves the extension of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (India) to include Nilgiri Mountain Railway, on the basis of the cultural criteria (ii) and (iv) and renames the extended property as Mountain Railways of India;
Criterion (ii): The mountain railways of India are outstanding examples of the interchange of values on developments in technology, and the impact of innovative transportation system on the social and economic development of a multicultural ...
Sites: Mountain Railways of India
29 COM 8B.32
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Gnishikadzor Area Cultural Landscape )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Decides not to inscribe Gnishikadzor Area Cultural Landscape (Armenia) on the World Heritage List, in its present form;3. Encourages the State Party of Armenia to try and find ways to identify, record and if possible stabilise and restore the remarkable collection of lantern-roofed houses (glkhatuns), as exemplars of a type once widespread in the Caucasus and which have persisted for over two ...
29 COM 8B.33
Withdrawal of nomination (Historic Centre of Innsbruck with Schloss Ambras and Nordkette/Karwendel Alpine Park)
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Party (Decision 29 COM 8B.3)
29 COM 8B.34
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes the Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh (Belarus) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi):Criterion (ii): The architectural, residential and cultural complex of the Radziwill family at Nesvizh was the cradle for inoculation of new concepts based on the synthesis of the Western traditions, leading to the establishment of a new architectural school in Central ...
29 COM 8B.35
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (the Struve Geodetic Arc )
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,
2. Inscribes the Struve Geodetic Arc (Belarus / Estonia / Finland / Latvia / Lithuania / Norway / Republic of Moldova / Russian Federation / Sweden / Ukraine) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi):
Criterion (ii): The first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian, helping in the establishment of the exact size and shape of the world exhibits an important step in the development of earth sciences. It is also ...
Sites: Struve Geodetic Arc
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes the Plantin-Moretus Museum (Belgium) provided that its title is changed to: "Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex", on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi):Criterion (ii): Through the publications of the Officina Plantiniana, the Plantin-Moretus complex is a testimony to the major role played by this important centre of 16th century European humanism in the development of science and ...
29 COM 8B.37
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Třeboň Fishpond Heritage)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 14 B.57 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Defers the examination of the nomination of Třeboň Fishpond Heritage (Czech Republic) to the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural values, to allow the State Party to consider whether a revised nomination could be submitted which covers more of the 15th and 16th century network of ...
29 COM 8B.38
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes Le Havre, the City rebuilt by Auguste Perret (France) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The post-war reconstruction plan of Le Havre is an outstanding example and a landmark of the integration of urban planning traditions and a pioneer implementation of modern developments in architecture, technology, and town-planning.Criterion (iv): Le Havre is an outstanding post-war example of urban planning ...
29 COM 8B.39
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Heidelberg Castle and Old Town)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Refers back to the State Party the nomination of Heidelberg Castle and Old Town (Germany) to the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural values, to allow the State Party to:a) demonstrate the outstanding universal value of the property as an ensemble;b) highlight the main importance of the Castle and to refer to the universal significance of the debates over preserving or reconstructing Heidelberg Castle (that raged during the last third of the 19th century ...
29 COM 8B.40
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (The Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,
2. Inscribes The Biblical Tels and Ancient Water Systems - Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba (Israel) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi):
Criterion (ii): The three tels represent an interchange of human values throughout the ancient near-east, forged through extensive trade routes and alliances with other states and manifest in building styles which merged Egyptian, Syrian and Aegean influences to ...
29 COM 8B.41
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (Italy) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi):Criterion (ii): The sites and monuments which form the Syracuse/Pantalica ensemble constitute a unique accumulation, through the ages and in the same space, of remarkable testimonies to Mediterranean cultures.Criterion (iii): The Syracuse/Pantalica ensemble offers, through its remarkable cultural diversity, an ...
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Party (Decision 29 COM 8B.3).