8050 Decisions
146 Resolutions
By Year
Meteora
455
Greece
C(i)(ii)(iv)(v) N(iii)
The Committee accepted the ICOMOS proposal to add natural criterion (iii) to cultural criteria.
Sites: Meteora
Early Christian and Byzantine monuments of Thessalonika
456
Greece
C(i)(ii)(iv)
Archaeological site of Epidaurus
49
Greece
C(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
It should be stated that criterion (ii) is also justified in view of the influence of Tholos of Epidaurus on the development of architecture and ornamentation of Corynthian style in Greek and Roman art.
Medieval City of Rhodes
493
Greece
C(ii)(iv)(v)
It should be stated that the influence of Rhodes fortifications mentioned under criterion (ii) particularly applies to Bodrum, the former Halicarnassus.
Sites: Medieval City of Rhodes
Old Towns of Djenné
116 rev.
Mali
C(iii)(iv)
The Committee recommends that the Mali authorities ensure the long-term protection of Djenné with particular attention to preserving the balance between the built and unbuilt areas of the town, whilst safeguarding the toguere archaeological assets.
Sites: Old Towns of Djenné
Timbuktu
119 rev
Mali
C(ii)(iv)(v)
The Committee decided to inscribe the three large mosques and sixteen cemeteries and mausoleums of Timbuktu. In view of the threat of sand encroachment at Timbuktu, the Committee suggests that the Mali authorities consider inscription of this property on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Sites: Timbuktu
Historic Centre of Guanajuato and adjacent mines
482
Mexico
C(i)(ii)(iv)(vi)
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
483
Mexico
C(i)(ii)(iii)
Archaeological sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
434
Oman
C(iii)(iv)
Convent Ensemble of San Francisco de Lima
500
Peru
C(ii)(iv)
Sites: Historic Centre of Lima
Old City of Salamanca
381 rev
Spain
C(i)(ii)(iv)
Sites: Old City of Salamanca
Sacred City of Kandy
450
Sri Lanka
C(iv)(vi)
Sites: Sacred City of Kandy
Old Town of Galle and its fortifications
451
Sri Lanka
C(iv)
Medina of Sousse
498
Tunisia
C(iii)(iv)(v)
Sites: Medina of Sousse
Kairouan
499
Tunisia
C(i)(ii)(iii)(v)(vi)
Sites: Kairouan
Xanthos-Letoon
484
Turkey
C(ii)(iii)
The Committee was pleased to note the assurances of the Turkish authorities to protect the site within a larger perimeter.
Sites: Xanthos-Letoon
Hierapolis-Pamukkale
485
Turkey
C(iii)(iv) N(iii)
The Committee was pleased to note that the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs has decided to start work on setting up a national park during 1989. Furthermore, the Committee accepted the ICOMOS proposal to add natural criterion (iii) to cultural criteria.
Sites: Hierapolis-Pamukkale
The Tower of London
488
United Kingdom
C(ii)(iv)
The Committee has expressed its regrets regarding the building of the Tower Hotel, which would have best been avoided, and took note of the assurances of the United Kingdom authorities as to protection henceforth to be granted to the environment of the Tower of London. The Committee further suggested that inscription on the World Heritage List be extended to the Tower Bridge which constitutes a coherent whole with the Tower of London.
Sites: Tower of London
12 COM XIV.A
Inscription: Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church (United Kingdom)
Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church
496
United Kingdom
C(i)(ii)(vi)
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
460
Cuba
C(iv)(v)
The Committee congratulated the Cuban authorities on conservation of the Trinidad historical site. However, it strongly recommended to protect the environment of the town, sugar mills and valley which should not suffer from tourism development.