29 COM 8B.43
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List storical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl)
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 Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (Russian Federation) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The historic town of Yaroslavl with its 17th century churches and its Neo-classical radial urban plan and civic architecture is an outstanding example of the interchange of cultural and architectural influences between Western Europe and Russian Empire.Criterion (iv): Yaroslavl is an outstanding ...
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Party(Decision 29 COM 8B.3).
29 COM 8B.45
Extension of Properties Inscribed on World heritage List (The Belfries of Belgium and France)
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 Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia (Belgium) to include The Belfries of Flanders, Artois, Hainaut and Picardy (France), on the basis of the cultural criteria (ii) and (iv);3. Also approves the minor modification to The Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia adding the Belfry in Gembloux, Belgium, on the basis of the existing criteria (ii) and (iv);4. Notes the changing of the name of the property (including the Belfry in Gembloux), which ...
29 COM 8B.46
Extension of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List (Frontiers of the Roman Empire)
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 Hadrian's Wall (United Kingdom) to include the Frontiers of the Roman Empire - Upper German-Raetian Limes (Germany) on the World Heritage List on the basis of the cultural criteria (ii), (iii), and (iv), excluding:a) reconstructions carried out since 1965; andb) urban development above Roman remains;3. Recommends that the reconstructed elements excluded from the nomination, together with development above the Roman remains, be ...
29 COM 8B.47
Extension of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List (Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona)
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 Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona (Spain) to include the Works of Antoni Gaudí, notably the following buildings: the Nativity façade and Crypt of Sagrada Familia, Casa Vicens, Casa Battlo, and the Crypt in Colonia Güell, on the basis of the cultural criteria (i), (ii), and (iv):Criterion (i): The work of Antoni Gaudí represents an exceptional and outstanding creative contribution to the development of architecture ...
Sites: Works of Antoni Gaudí
29 COM 8B.48
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Museum-City of Gjirokastra)
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 the decision adopted by the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee at its 15th session (UNESCO, 1991) and the report of the rapporteur SC-91/CONF.001/2,3. Inscribes the Museum-City of Gjirokastra (Albania) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (iii) and (iv):Criterion (iii): The old city of Gjirokastra is an exceptional testimony to a long-lasting, and almost disappeared society and life-style, influenced by the culture and ...
29 COM 8B.49
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (The Old Bridge area of the Old City of Mostar)
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 the Decisions adopted by the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee at its 23rd session (UNESCO, 1999), at its 23rd extraordinary session (Marrakech, 1999), and at its 24th session (UNESCO, 2000) and also recalling the Decision adopted at its 24th session (Cairns, 2000) and Decision 27 COM 8C.33 adopted at its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003),3. Inscribes the Old City of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural ...
29 COM 8B.50
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (The Incense Route - Desert cities in the Negev)
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.42 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Inscribes the Incense Route and Desert Cities in the Negev (Israel) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (iii) and (v):Criterion (iii): The Nabatean towns and their trade routes bear eloquent testimony to the economic, social and cultural importance of frankincense to the Hellenistic-Roman world. The routes also provided a means of passage not only for ...
29 COM 8B.51
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works)
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 Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Chile) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The development of the saltpeter industry reflects the combined knowledge, skills, technology, and financial investment of a diverse community of people who were brought together from around South America, and from Europe. The saltpeter industry became a huge cultural exchange complex where ideas were ...
29 COM 8B.52
Inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger (Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works)
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. Considering the ascertained threats to the vulnerable structures forming the property, and in order to support the urgent and necessary consolidation work, as well as to safeguard the authenticity of the property by setting appropriate benchmarks in the conservation plans;3. Inscribes Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Chile) on the List of World Heritage in ...
29 COM 8B.53
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos)
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 Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos (Cuba) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The historic town of Cienfuegos exhibits an important interchange of influences based on the Spanish Enlightenment, and it is an outstanding early example of their implementation in urban planning in Latin America in the 19th century.Criterion (iv): Cienfuegos is the first and an outstanding example of an ...
29 COM 8B.54
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Route of the First Colonial Sugar Mills of America)
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 examination of the nomination of the Route of the First Colonial Sugar Mills of America (Dominican Republic) to the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural values, to allow the State Party to re-submit the nomination once the following are in place:a) legal protection for all the sites;b) management plans that cover conservation;c) management systems that involve local communities; andd) an archaeological strategy that covers the approach to survey ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/8B,2. Recalling paragraph 168 of the Operational Guidelines,3. Encourages States Parties of Estonia and Morocco to submit their nomination files, as much as possible, well in advance of the 1 February deadline;4. Decides to exceptionally include in the list of nominations received for examination at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) the two following nomination files received after the 1 February 2005 deadline: Baltic Klint (Estonia) and Le Toubkal ...
29 COM 8B.56
Minor Modifications to the boundaries (Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastery Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add;2. Commends the State Party of Ukraine for having proposed the buffer zones;3. Approves the minor modification of the buffer zone of Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastery Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk (Ukraine);4. Welcomes the proposal by the State Party to organise a mission to the property that would as well examine the choice of the eastern boundary of the buffer zone and the existing quality and condition of the urban fabric of the central Kiev both inside and outside the buffer ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling Decision 28 COM 14B.57 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),2. Requests that, starting at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), ICOMOS organizes adequately its evaluation reports on all properties, along the following aspects:a) the date of receipt of the nomination,b) the dates on which complementary information was officially requested, and then provided by the State Party,c) the literature/sources consulted, for each site presented, the proposed decision of ICOMOS (inscription, referral, deferral, non inscription), the analysis of each of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined the of state of conservation reports of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev and WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add) and of proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-05/29.COM/8B),2. Decides to inscribe the following property on the List of World Heritage in Danger:Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Chile) (Decision 29 COM 8B.52)Coro and its Port (Venezuela)(Decision 29 COM ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined the of state of conservation reports of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-05/29.COM/7A and WHC-05/29.COM/7A.Add),
2. Decides to maintain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Afghanistan)(Decision 29 COM 7A.20)
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan)(Decision 29 COM 7A.21)
Tipasa (Algeria) (Decision 29 COM 7A.16)
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (Azerbaijan) ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Bam and its Cultural Landscape Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Cologne Cathedral Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Everglades National Park Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Garamba National Park Group of Monuments at Hampi Historic Town of Zabid Ichkeul National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Kathmandu Valley Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Royal Palaces of Abomey Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Salonga National Park Simien National Park Tipasa Virunga National Park Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
The World Heritage Committee,1. Following examination of state of conservation reports of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-05/29.COM/7A and WHC-05/29.COM/7A.Add),2. Decides to remove the following properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger:Butrint (Albania) (Decision 29 COM 7A.27)Sangay National Park (Ecuador) (Decision 29 COM 7A.11)Timbuktu (Mali) (Decision 29 COM 7A. ...
29 COM 9
Assessment of the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Meeting of Experts (Kazan, Russian Federation, 6-9 April 2005) Established by Decision 28COM 13.1
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/9, WHC-05/29.COM/INF.9A and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.9B,2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM. 13.1 and 7 EXT.COM 4B.2, respectively adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004), which requested the World Heritage Centre to convene a Special Meeting of Experts of all regions on the concept of outstanding universal value, and invited that meeting to make specific proposals for better identification of properties of potential outstanding universal value, for enabling less-represented ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined document WHC-05/29.COM/10,2. Recalling Decision 7 EXT.COM 11, adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Notes that the funding to IUCN foreseen in the Proposed Budget 2006-2007 is inadequate to effectively lead on the implementation of the Global Framework Programme for Capacity Building on Natural Heritage;4. Allocates an amount of US$40,000 to IUCN under the World Heritage Fund budget-line 1.2 for Advisory Bodies' services in addition to the current proposal of US$65,000 for the biennium 2006-2007, to allow for the ...