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WHC-96/CONF.201/14C Projet de plan de travail et de budget pour 1997, et budget provisoire pour 1998
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Royal Palaces of Abomey, Benin,[in French only] Apres l'operation « les mercredis c'est gratuit » en partenariat avec le site des Palais Royaux d'Abomey, la Fondation Zinsou met en place « les semaines culturelles gratuites ».
Toujours desireuse de faire decouvrir l'art contemporain africain au plus grand nombre, la Fondation Zinsou s'exile a Abomey, durant une semaine, ...
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The Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Worlitz is an exceptional example of landscape design and planning of the Age of the Enlightenment, the 18th century. Its diverse components - outstanding buildings, landscaped parks and gardens in the English style, and subtly modified expanses of agricultural land - serve aesthetic, educational, and economic purposes in an exemplary manner. ...
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The five Franciscan missions of Sierra Gorda were built during the last phase of the conversion to Christianity of the interior of Mexico in the mid-18th century and became an important reference for the continuation of the evangelization of California, Arizona and Texas. The richly decorated church facades are of special interest as they represent an example of the joint ...
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Au nord du Burundi, à la frontière avec le Rwanda, une série de huit lacs offre un spectacle naturel impressionnant : Cohoha, Gacamirindi, Gitamo, Kanzigiri, Mwungere, Narungazi, Rweru et Rwihinda, ces lacs font partie du bassin versant du fleuve Nil.Le lac Rwihinda, appelé « lac aux oiseaux », fait partie de ces huit lacs. Il couvre une superficie de 425 ha et constitue ...
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CL/11/25
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Lors de la construction d'une rocade, la société danoise DANISA a découvert au mois de février 1998 le village souterrain d'Agongointo-Zougoundo constitué par une série de caves du genre bunker allemand, faites de sol ferrugineux tropicaux et présentant des formes géométriques différentes.
Situées à 10 mètres environ sous-terre, ces caves ont été aménagées à la lumière ...
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Globalement on compte au Tibesti, deux cents stations de gravures et une soixantaine de peintures auxquelles il faut ajouter celles des abords du massif, qui les rattache au Sahara Central ou à I'Ennedi, par où sont venus d'importants apports culturels de la Nubie et au Soudan.Ces gravures et ces peintures datent du 4ème millénaire avant J.C. : faune sauvage ...
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Ecosystème forestier méditerranéen endémique,unique dans le monde par sa richesse en espèces végétales endémiques telles que Abies maroccaMa (Sapin du Maroc), rares ou remarquables, son paysage d'une beauté exceptionnelle (pics de montagnes calcaires, falaises, gorges, grottes...) surplombe la cité de Chefchaouen, ville de tradition andalouse.
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Ferrara, which grew up around a ford over the River Po, became an intellectual and artistic centre that attracted the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. Here, Piero della Francesca, Jacopo Bellini and Andrea Mantegna decorated the palaces of the House of Este. The humanist concept of the 'ideal city' came to life here in the ...
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Perché comme un nid d'aigle à l'entrée d'un édifice (fajj) (d'où son nom Maaloula qui signifie en araméen "entrée") à 165 mètres d'altitude, ses maisons serrées les unes contre les autres descendent en paliers du sommet de la montagne couvrant le versant méridional pour atteindre la vallée. 5000 âmes y vivent en permanence. Il s'agit d'un village où ...
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The Town of St George, founded in 1612, is an outstanding example of the earliest English urban settlement in the New World. Its associated fortifications graphically illustrate the development of English military engineering from the 17th to the 20th century, being adapted to take account of the development of artillery over this period. 983Historic Town of St George and ...
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These four churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century, are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miag-ao. Their unique architectural style is a reinterpretation of European Baroque by Chinese and Philippine craftsmen. 677Baroque Churches of the PhilippinesEglises baroques des PhilippinesIglesias barrocas de FilipinasЦеркви Филиппин в ...
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Aného-Glidji est une agglomération située dans la préfecture des Lacs du Togo. Comme son nom l’indique, il s’agit d’une conurbation entre deux localités à savoir la ville d’Aného et Glidji.Ville historique, Aného est le chef-lieu de la préfecture des Lacs et également de la commune des Lacs 1. Il s’agit d’une agglomération bercée par les eaux continentales et océaniques ...
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WHC-09/17.GA/2A
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Le Bassindu du fleuve Niger (du seuil de Markala au lac Débo) couvre une superficie de plus de 4 119 500 hectares. Riche en ressources naturelles et présentant des écosystèmes variés (lacs, plaines, forêts inondables, bourgoutières), il est la plus vaste zone humide continentale d’Afrique de l’Ouest et la seconde pour l’Afrique après le delta de l’Okavango au Botswana.
La ...
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Vaux le Vicomte constitue le modèle admirablement conservé du premier château de Versailles, qui fut, lui remanié et agrandi à la fin du règne de Louis XIV et pendant les règnes suivants. Le château de Vaux est au centre d'une vaste composition axée, attribuée à Le Nôtre, intégrant les jardins. Le domaine (500 ha, dont 70 de jardins) avait été acquis par Nicolas ...
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Ensemble de monuments representatif pour des epoques artistiques differentes, construits a l'interieur du perimetre du vieux camp fortifie romain d'Apulum (debut du IIe siecle), sur l'emplacement duquel l'on fit elever la cite medievale entouree en 1714-1735 par une fortification bastionaire comportant sept bastions et portes decores de sculptures et reliefs. Comprend ...
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Spain Espagne España Испания أسبانيا 西班牙 The Kingdom of Spain
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The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area inscribed on the World Heritage List consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The property presents good examples of a rich local tradition of religious architecture, marked by the meeting of Latin and Byzantine ...
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The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) is an intergovernmental organization created to promote the conservation of all forms of cultural heritage, in every region of the world. Its mission is to provide Member States with the best tools, knowledge, skills and enabling environment to preserve their cultural ...
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These two artistic centres in central Russia hold an important place in the country's architectural history. There are a number of magnificent 12th- and 13th-century public and religious buildings, above all the masterpieces of the Collegiate Church of St Demetrios and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin. 633White Monuments of Vladimir and SuzdalMonuments de ...
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The Dutch Water Defence Lines represents a defence system extending over 200 km along the edge of the administrative and economic heartland of Holland. It is comprised of the New Dutch Waterline and the Defence Line of Amsterdam. Built between 1815 and 1940, the system consists of a network of forts, dikes, sluices, pumping stations, canals and inundation polders, working ...
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The frankincense trees of Wadi Dawkah and the remains of the caravan oasis of Shisr/Wubar and the affiliated ports of Khor Rori and Al-Baleed vividly illustrate the trade in frankincense that flourished in this region for many centuries, as one of the most important trading activities of the ancient and medieval world. 1010Land of FrankincenseTerre de l’encensTierra del ...
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WHC/24/46.COM/13
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La grotte de Matupi est un des sites archéologiques majeurs de l'Afrique subsaharienne. Il a livré une séquence d'occupation s'étendant sur plus de 40.000 ans.
Les niveaux les plus profonds sont datés entre 32.000 et > 40.700 avant le présent. Ils ont fourni une des plus vieilles industries microlithiques du monde.
Les niveaux inférieurs (entre c. 140-185 cm) sont ...
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The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica, the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe, were built in the former Silesia in the mid-17th century, amid the religious strife that followed the Peace of Westphalia. Constrained by the physical and political conditions, the Churches of Peace bear testimony to the quest for religious freedom and are a rare ...
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The development in the 12th century of Mudejar art in Aragon resulted from the particular political, social and cultural conditions that prevailed in Spain after the Reconquista. This art, influenced by Islamic tradition, also reflects various contemporary European styles, particularly the Gothic. Present until the early 17th century, it is characterized by an extremely ...
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There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the world. These masterpieces of wooden architecture are important not only for the history of art, since they illustrate the adaptation of Chinese Buddhist architecture and layout ...
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These two large Etruscan cemeteries reflect different types of burial practices from the 9th to the 1st century BC, and bear witness to the achievements of Etruscan culture. Which over nine centuries developed the earliest urban civilization in the northern Mediterranean. Some of the tombs are monumental, cut in rock and topped by impressive tumuli (burial mounds). Many ...
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L’Aurès est limité à l’ouest par la grande dépression de Batna à l’est par la vallée de l’oued El Arab et tombant brutalement au dessus des plaines sur ses faces nord et sud. Ses crêtes culminent au nord est à plus de 2000 m.Une végétation très variée traduit des contrastes climatiques comme il y en a peu en Algérie. Le versant nord porte des chênes verts et en altitude , ...
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Le site archéologique d’Echmoun est situé sur la rive sud de la rivière El Awwali, dans le village de Bqosta, à 5 kilomètres à l’est de Saida, au sud du Liban. Il couvre une superficie de 3.6 hectares. La région est connue sous le nom de Boustan Ech Cheikh (jardins du notable), une vallée fertile connue pour la plantation d’agrumes.
Il s’agit d’un complexe cultuel dédié au ...
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These eight churches of northern Moldavia, built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century, their external walls covered in fresco paintings, are masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art. They are authentic and particularly well preserved. Far from being mere wall decorations, the paintings form a systematic covering on all the facades and represent complete cycles ...
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La Route du Sel part de l'Air traverse le désert du Ténéré et arrive enfin à Bilma où se trouvent les salines, lieu d'extraction du sel indispensable aux transactions. Cette route a fait l'objet d'un commerce caravanier pendant plusieurs siècles.Au cœur de la transaction : l'échange du mil contre du sel et des dattes. Les Touareg Kel Ewey sont les plus ...
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The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) strives towards the effective conservation and protection of Africa’s natural and cultural heritage. AWHF is for African Union (AU) member states that signed the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention in support of these goals. The AWHF is the first regional funding initiative within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage ...
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Røros Mining Town and the Circumference is linked to the copper mines, established in the 17th century and exploited for 333 years until 1977. The site comprises the Town and its industrial-rural cultural landscapes; Femundshytta, a smelter with its associated area; and the Winter Transport Route. Completely rebuilt after its destruction by Swedish troops in 1679, Røros ...
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Algeria,a) Natural degradation caused by littoral erosion, marine salt and vegetation covering part of the inscribed sectors;
b) Deterioration of the remains due to vandalism, theft and uncontrolled visitation causing accumulation of rubbish;
c) Urbanisation on the outskirts of the property where, in the absence of a defined buffer zone, illegal construction provokes land ...
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Ibiza provides an excellent example of the interaction between the marine and coastal ecosystems. The dense prairies of oceanic Posidonia (seagrass), an important endemic species found only in the Mediterranean basin, contain and support a diversity of marine life. Ibiza preserves considerable evidence of its long history. The archaeological sites at Sa Caleta (settlement) ...
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The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale mines, smelting and refining sites and mining settlements worked between the 16th and 20th centuries. The site also features routes used to transport silver ore to the coast, ...
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The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into one of Buddhism's holiest sites. Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the ...
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This site includes three railways. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the first, and is still the most outstanding, example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1881, its design applies bold and ingenious engineering solutions to the problem of establishing an effective rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. The construction of the Nilgiri Mountain ...
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Fujian Tulou is a property of 46 buildings constructed between the 15th and 20th centuries over 120 km in south-west of Fujian province, inland from the Taiwan Strait. Set amongst rice, tea and tobacco fields the Tulou are earthen houses. Several storeys high, they are built along an inward-looking, circular or square floor plan as housing for up to 800 people each. They ...
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Kaiping Diaolou and Villages feature the Diaolou, multi-storeyed defensive village houses in Kaiping, which display a complex and flamboyant fusion of Chinese and Western structural and decorative forms. They reflect the significant role of emigre Kaiping people in the development of several countries in South Asia, Australasia and North America, during the late 19th and ...
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The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period. They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious ...
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Long de 6 671 km, le fleuve Nil traverse 6 pays africains: le Burundi, le Rwanda, l'Ouganda, la Tanzanie, le Soudan et l'Egypte. C'est le plus long fleuve d'Afrique. Sa source est restée longtemps inconnue. Du point de vue de l'histoire, Ptolémée, géographe grec du 2ème siècle, pensait que cette source se trouvait dans de grandes montagnes neigeuses ...
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Built between the 11th and 18th centuries, the Old Town, the Lesser Town and the New Town speak of the great architectural and cultural influence enjoyed by this city since the Middle Ages. The many magnificent monuments, such as Hradcany Castle, St Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge and numerous churches and palaces, built mostly in the 14th century under the Holy Roman ...
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The Mayan town of Uxmal, in Yucatán, was founded c. A.D. 700 and had some 25,000 inhabitants. The layout of the buildings, which date from between 700 and 1000, reveals a knowledge of astronomy. The Pyramid of the Soothsayer, as the Spaniards called it, dominates the ceremonial centre, which has well-designed buildings decorated with a profusion of symbolic motifs and ...
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The Jesuit Block in Cordoba, heart of the former Jesuit Province of Paraguay, contains the core buildings of the Jesuit system: the university, the church and residence of the Society of Jesus, and the college. Along with the five estancias, or farming estates, they contain religious and secular buildings, which illustrate the unique religious, social, and economic ...