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Decision 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 and the beginning of the 20th); and

c) highlight the outstanding significance of the university tradition.

Decision Code
29 COM 8B.39
Themes
Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
Focal Point
EUR/NA
States Parties 1
Year
2005
Documents
WHC-05/29.COM/22
Decisions of the 29th session of the world heritage comittee (Durban, 2005)
Context of Decision
WHC-05/29.COM/8B
WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2
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