The World Heritage Committee, Approves the extension of the marine zone of Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica on the basis of the existing natural criteria (ii) and (iv).
Sites: Cocos Island National Park
The World Heritage Committee, Inscribes the Saint Catherine Area, Egypt on the basis of cultural criteria (i), (iii), (iv) and (vi) :Criterion (i): The architecture of St Catherine's Monastery, the outstanding collection of manuscripts and religious books, the artistic treasures that it houses, and its domestic integration into a rugged landscape combine to make it an outstanding example of human creative genius.Criterion (iii): St Catherine's Monastery is one of the very early outstanding examples in Eastern tradition of a Christian monastic settlement located in a remote area. It ...
Sites: Saint Catherine Area
With regard to the Saint Catherine Area, Egypt the World Heritage Committee:1. Invites the State Party to prepare a visitor-management plan for the monastery and to implement the 1998 sustainable development plan for the town of St Catherine; 2. Further invites the State Party to submit a progress report in these areas by 1 February 2004 for examination at its 28th session in 2004.
Sites: Saint Catherine Area
Inscribes the Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar, Germany on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv) :Criterion (ii): Wismar and Stralsund, leading centres of the Wendish section of the Hanseatic League from the 13th to 15th centuries and major administrative and defence centres in the Swedish kingdom in the 17th and 18th centuries, contributed to the development and diffusion of brick construction techniques and building types, characteristic features of Hanseatic towns in the Baltic region, as well as the development of defence systems in the Swedish period. Criterion ...
With regard to the Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar, Germany, the World Heritage Committee, Recommends to the German authorities that special attention be given to the regulation of the design of modern details and the appropriate use of materials and technology in the rehabilitation of historic structures. The height and design of any new building or addition considered as essential within the historic core area and in its surroundings should respect the traditional skyline and character of the historic town.
The World Heritage Committee, Inscribes the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Germany on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iv) and (v): Criterion (ii): As one of the most important transport routes in Europe, the Middle Rhine Valley has for two millennia facilitated the exchange of culture between the Mediterranean region and the north.Criterion (iv): The Middle Rhine Valley is an outstanding organic cultural landscape, the present-day character of which is determined both by its geomorphological and geological setting and by the human interventions, such as settlements, transport ...
Sites: Upper Middle Rhine Valley
26 COM 23.10
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (Hungary)
The World Heritage Committee, Approves the extension of Budapest, the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter, Hungary with the Andrássy Avenue and the Millennium Underground Railway on the basis of the existing cultural criteria (ii) and (iv).
26 COM 23.11
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (Hungary)
With regard to Budapest, and in particular the Andrássy Avenue (1872-85) and the Millennium Underground Railway (1893-96), Hungary, the World Heritage Committee,Encourages the Hungarian authorities to: (a) consider measures to improve the public spaces and street amenities; (b) propose incentives that could stimulate the conservation of residential housing in the World Heritage area, and (c) improve control of the growing automobile traffic.
26 COM 23.12
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (Hungary)
With regard to Budapest, the Banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle Quarter, Hungary, the World Heritage Committee,Encourages the Hungarian authorities to extend the buffer zone of the World Heritage area to the western side of the existing property, on the Buda side of the town.
The World Heritage Committee, Inscribes the Tokaji Wine Region Cultural Landscape, Hungary on the basis of cultural criteria (iii) and (v):Criterion (iii): The Tokaji wine region represents a distinct viticultural tradition that has existed for at least a thousand years and which has survived intact up to the present.Criterion (v): The entire landscape of the Tokaji wine region, including both vineyards and long established settlements, vividly illustrates the specialized form of traditional land-use that it represents.The Tokaji Wine Region is a serial nomination of a core area and six ...
With regard to the Tokaji Wine Region Cultural Landscape, Hungary, the World Heritage Committee.Recommends to the Hungarian and Slovakian authorities to continue to collaborate towards a transboundary extension of the property on the World Heritage List.
The World Heritage Committee, Inscribes the Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, India on the basis of cultural criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi) :Criterion (i): The grand 50m-high Mahabodhi Temple of the 5th-6th centuries is of immense importance, being one of the earliest temple constructions existing in the Indian sub-continent. It is one of the few representations of the architectural genius of the Indian people in constructing fully developed brick temples in that era. Criterion (ii): The Mahabodhi Temple, one of the few surviving examples of early brick structures in India, ...
With regard to the Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya, India, the World Heritage Committee,Recommends to the Indian authorities to develop an overall management plan to protect the values of the World Heritage site. Such a plan should include a provision for regular monitoring of conditions at the site, including the impact that tourism may have on the religious and spiritual significance of the place.
The World Heritage Committee, Inscribes the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily), Italy on the basis of cultural criteria (i), (ii), (iv) and (v):Criterion (i): This group of towns in south-eastern Sicily provides outstanding testimony to the exuberant genius of late Baroque art and architecture.Criterion (ii): The towns of the Val di Noto represent the culmination and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe.Criterion (iv): The exceptional quality of the late Baroque art and architecture in the Val di Noto lies in its geographical and chronological homogeneity, as ...
The World Heritage Committee, Inscribes the Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico on the basis of cultural criteria (i), (ii),(iii) and (iv): Criterion (i): The many commemorative stelae at Calakmul are outstanding examples of Maya art, which throw much light on the political and spiritual development of the city.Criterion (ii): With a single site Calakmul displays an exceptionally well preserved series of monuments and open spaces representative of Maya architectural, artistic, and urban development over a period of twelve centuries. Criterion (iii): The political and ...
With regard to the Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico, the World Heritage Committee, Recommends to the State Party that the practice of retaining trees within the monumental structures of the site be reconsidered, in light of the possible structural damage that these trees may cause and the visual impact of the trees on spaces that were traditionally open.
The World Heritage Committee, Inscribes the Historic Inner City of Paramaribo, Suriname on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): Paramaribo is an exceptional example of the gradual fusion of European architecture and construction techniques with indigenous South American materials and crafts to create a new architectural idiom.Criterion (iv): Paramaribo is a unique example of the contact between the European culture of the Netherlands and the indigenous cultures and environment of South America in the years of intensive colonization of this region in the 16th and ...
The World Heritage Committee,Defers the nomination proposal of the Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland, Poland with the understanding that the State Party will provide a comprehensive management plan for the six churches in accordance with paragraphs 6(v) and 24(b)(2) of the Operational Guidelines.
The World Heritage Committee, Defers the nomination proposal of the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, Italy with the understanding that the State Party will provide a comprehensive management plan for the nine Sacri Monti in accordance with paragraphs 6(v) and 24(b)(2) of the Operational Guidelines.
The World Heritage Committee, Recalls its decision to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 1. Archaeological Site of Tipasa, Algeria (26 COM 21 (b) 34);2. Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam, Afghanistan (26 COM 23.3)