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3401.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of),Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property; Lack of adequate management, planning and conservation mechanisms.,In August 2002, a joint UNESCO-ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission was undertaken to Coro and its Port to assess its management and state of conservation. The mission concluded that there ...
3402.
Lebanon,
Need for an international safeguarding campaign (issue resolved)
Construction of a tourist complex (land fill) (issue resolved)
Construction project of a large fish market (issue resolved)
Construction project of a coastal motorway (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled construction (issue resolved)
Project to build a new tourist marina (issue resolved)
Road construction ...
3403.
Peru,
Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved);
Formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan;
Revision of the Master and Strategic Plans;
New development projects within the Historic Centre including urban transportation systems (Corredor Segregado) and interventions in historical buildings;
Development of the ...
3404.
Yemen,
Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved)
Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved)
Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions
Management activities (Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques)
Densification of the historic fabric through occupation of green ...
3405.
Georgia,
General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Construction of the visitor centre outside the Gelati Monastery
Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral (completed)
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved)
Lack of co-ordinated management system (issue ...
3406.
Egypt,
Deterioration of the monuments (issue resolved)
Development and Urban Infrastructure projects (including Ring Road project and the Pyramids Security Project)
Growing number of visitors (issue resolved)
Housing
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure: Infrastructure and tourism developments
Management ...
3407.
Albania,
Ground transport infrastructure (planned by-pass road project and conversion of the bazaar into a pedestrian area in Gjirokastra)
Housing
Illegal activities (illegal construction dating from the late 1990s and later on)
High impact research/monitoring activities (lack of specific monitoring indicators)
Governance (lack of detailed tourism development plan and lack ...
3408.
Mexico,
Impacts of tourism/visitor/recreation (tourism activities, off-road vehicles as well as potential problems derived from tourism-related water consumption)
Invasive/alien terrestrial species
Ground transport infrastructure (proposed roads)
Necessity to save the Sonoran Pronghorn from possible extinction
Environmental concerns in security efforts along the ...
3409.
Chronology
In the four necropolises, the tombs can be all dated between the Middle Empire and the low Roman period over a long period of about 2500 years which chronologically is as follows:
1°) necropolises of Beni Hassan and Deir al-Barsha
Two necropolises representative of nobiliary tombs of the Middle Empire (2064-1797) in Middle Egypt.
2°) necropolis of Tell ...
3410.
Naukan Multi-Layered Settlement: N 66 01 35.4 W 169 42 43.2
Ekven Burial Ground and Settlement: N 66 01 33.1 W 170 04 24
Nunak Historical and Cultural Complex: N 66 00 25.7 W 169 48 38
The Heritage of Chukotka Arctic Marine Hunters cultural heritage site, including Naukan Multi-Layered Settlement, Ekven Burial Ground and Settlement and Nunak Historical and Cultural ...
3411.
Russian Federation,a) Gradual changes to the urban fabric: construction and restoration projects
b) Inappropriate urban development
c) Major changes to the property’s skyline through the construction of the new Cathedral of the Assumption
d) High rise projects,No report has been submitted by the State Party. An ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission visited the property ...
3412.
Azerbaijan,a) Changing urban fabric due to the demolition of buildings and uncontrolled construction within the Walled City;
b) Overall lack of any management system and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and municipal authorities;
c) Absence of a comprehensive management plan that addresses conservation problems, urban development control and ...
3413.
France,,Already in 2003 the World Heritage Centre contacted the State Party following concerns expressed by individuals and specialized press on the state of conservation of the Lascaux cave, part of the World Heritage property. The authorities provided a detailed state of conservation report on 10 April 2003 which was reviewed by ICOMOS at the time.
Repeated concerns have ...
3414.
Türkiye,Urban Pressure; Tourism Pressure; Lack of capacity in conservation techniques; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of monitoring system; Lack of presentation and interpretation; Lack of human or financial resources; Lack of institution coordination; Earthquake. ,At its 27th Session in 2003, the World Heritage Committee requested the ...
3415.
Mali,a) Lack of management structure at the site;
b) Armed conflict.,A report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party, which began on 29 January 2013. This report was prepared in the particular context linked to the absence at the site of the management structure since 1 April 2012 due to occupation by armed groups. During this ...
3416.
Ukraine,
Housing
Legal framework
Management system/management plan
Urban development pressure
High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dniepro river landscape (built)
War
,On 31 January 2024, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, the summary of which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/527. The ...
3417.
The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded by the Mongols. Situated in the province of Zanjan, Soltaniyeh is one of the outstanding examples of the achievements of Persian architecture and a key monument in the development of its Islamic architecture. The octagonal building is ...
3418.
The site consists of four large groups of stone circles that represent an extraordinary concentration of over 1,000 monuments in a band 100 km wide along some 350 km of the River Gambia. The four groups, Sine Ngayene, Wanar, Wassu and Kerbatch, cover 93 stone circles and numerous tumuli, burial mounds, some of which have been excavated to reveal material that suggest dates ...
3419.
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior: N56 44 12 E38 51 09; 1.1 haRampart City Wall of Pereslavl-Zalessky: N56 44 13.9 E38 51 12.4; 2.5 haThe nomination consists of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior, erected 1152-1157, the earliest preserved example of ancient Russian white-stone architecture, and the surrounding defensive wall of the city of ...
3420.
The Royal Residences of Sinaia were born as a result of political will combined with a well-grounded artistic education of Carol I, the first King of Romania. Member of the German Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family, Carol I was chosen in 1866 by the Government of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia to rule the young country and was elected King of Romania in ...
3421.
Uzbekistan,a) Serious impact of a large-scale restoration project;
b) Impact of urban landscaping programme on the authenticity and integrity of the property;
c) Detrimental impact of new roads;
d) Demolition of traditional urban houses.,Application of the Reinforced monitoring mechanism at the property since 2008 (32 COM 7B.79)
At its 32nd session (Quebec City, ...
3422.
The Boma-Badingilo Migratory Landscape (‘the landscape’) covers an estimated area of 37,500 km2. The landscape consists of Boma and Badingilo National Parks on either sides of a large expanse of savannah habitats. To the west lies Badingilo (8,935km2) and to the east is Boma (19,747km2). These are connected by an unprotected corridor that allows the wildlife to range ...
3423.
Madagascar,
Encroachment
Fire
Hunting and poaching of endangered species, including lemurs
Artisanal mining
Illegal logging of precious wood species (ebony and rosewood)
Weak governance and law enforcement to prevent the illegal logging end export of precious wood species
Need to strengthen the engagement of and benefit-sharing with local communities
,The State Party has ...
3424.
Le Lac Tchad est une étendue d’eau douce peu profonde qui s'étend au milieu d'un massif dunaire entre quatre (4) pays à savoir : le Tchad, le Cameroun, le Niger et le Nigeria. La paléogéographie nous renseigne que le Lac Tchad a été en constante évolution en rapport avec les conditions climatiques.
Sa superficie a connu des variations dont l’interprétation a fait l’objet ...
3425.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Political uncertainties,
New settlements in the Park,
Gold mining,
Livestock grazing,
Destruction of vegetation,
Poaching,
Agricultural encroachment,
Over-exploitation of fish populations,
Lack of financial resources
,Principal issues:
Armed conflict and rise in supply of arms and ammunition leading to illegal occupation and hunting and ...
3426.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching;
Managerment issues (issue resolved);
Civil unrest
,Principal issues:
Armed conflict and rise in supply of arms and ammunition leading to illegal occupation and hunting and threats to staff security and operations. Lack of basic financial and material support to staff to carry out day-to-day operations.
New information: ...
3427.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Proposed construction of a highway (issue resolved)
Armed conflict
Uncontrolled arrival of refugees causing deforestation and poaching
,Principal issues:
Armed conflict and rise in supply of arms and ammunition leading to illegal occupation and hunting and threats to staff security and operations. Lack of basic financial and material ...
3428.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching
Military conflict
Looting of the facilities
Godl mining
,Principal issues:
Armed conflict and rise in supply of arms and ammunition leading to illegal occupation and hunting and threats to staff security and operations. Lack of basic financial and material support to staff to carry out day-to-day operations.
New information:
In ...
3429.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict in the region
Poaching
Illegal encroachment and housing construction
Need to design and implement small-scale projects benefiting local populations
,Principal issues:
Armed conflict and rise in supply of arms and ammunition leading to illegal occupation and hunting and threats to staff security and operations. Lack of ...
3430.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Political uncertainties,
New settlements in the Park,
Gold mining,
Livestock grazing,
Destruction of vegetation,
Poaching,
Agricultural encroachment,
Over-exploitation of fish populations,
Lack of financial resources
,A proposed mission to the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, to be led by the Director General of UNESCO and ...
3431.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching;
Managerment issues (issue resolved);
Civil unrest
,A proposed mission to the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, to be led by the Director General of UNESCO and tentatively scheduled for late March 2002 had to be postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. The Director-General’s Office has however reiterated ...
3432.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Proposed construction of a highway (issue resolved)
Armed conflict
Uncontrolled arrival of refugees causing deforestation and poaching
,A proposed mission to the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, to be led by the Director General of UNESCO and tentatively scheduled for late March 2002 had to be postponed due to unforeseen ...
3433.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Armed conflict in the region
Poaching
Illegal encroachment and housing construction
Need to design and implement small-scale projects benefiting local populations
,A proposed mission to the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, to be led by the Director General of UNESCO and tentatively scheduled for late March 2002 had to be ...
3434.
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Poaching
Military conflict
Looting of the facilities
Godl mining
,A proposed mission to the DRC and neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda, to be led by the Director General of UNESCO and tentatively scheduled for late March 2002 had to be postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. The Director-General’s Office has however reiterated its ...
3435.
Albania,a) Illegal construction dating from the late 1990s
b) Lack of specific monitoring indicators
c) Lack of programme of archaeological excavations
d) Lack of adequate fire fighting arrangements in the historic urban zone
e) Lack of detailed tourism development plan,On 1 February 2011, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report addressing the issues ...
3436.
Ukraine,a) New constructions within the historic centre;
b) Lack of valid detailed planning documents;
c) Inadequate infrastructure including the sewage system,On 1 February 2010, a state of conservation report was submitted by the State Party. The report did not address directly the issues outlined in Decision 33 COM 7B.126 adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its ...
3437.
Russian Federation,Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov,The World Heritage Committee discussed during its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) information received concerning the loss of historic fabric in the transformation of a structure called the “Middle Trading Rows”, a five building ensemble (1891-1894) opposite the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower ...
3438.
Mozambique,a) Lack of management and conservation plan;
b) Buildings threatened with collapse; sanitation problems,,In 2003, UNESCO and the Government of Mozambique signed an agreement for the rehabilitation of the San Sebastian Fortress, one of the most important monuments in the Island of Mozambique. The project will focus on three key activities: (i) Prevention from ...
3439.
Japan,,At its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003), the Committee reviewed the potential negative impact of a proposed highway (Keinawa Motorway) to be constructed in the vicinity of the property. It also requested the State Party to examine carefully the issue, in full consultation with all the concerned parties, with a view to preserve the authenticity and integrity of the World ...
3440.
Cambodia,Tourism Pressure; Lack of management mechanism (including legislation); Lack of presentation and interpretation; Looting/Theft.,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report to the World Heritage Centre, as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 27th session.
The Government of France organized, with the assistance of the Division of ...
3441.
Yemen,
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration)
Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings
Large sections of the city’s open spaces have been privatized, either illegally or informally and more than 30% of these built-up
Reduction in support and resources ...
3442.
Belize,
Sale and lease of public lands within the property
Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development
Oil concessions within the marine area
Introduced species
,On 31 March 2017, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764/documents/ and reports the ...
3443.
Sudan,
Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods
Urban encroachment
Absence of a management plan with government commitment
Flooding
Ground transport infrastructure
Housing
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Management systems / management plan
Wind and Desertification
,On 29 ...
3444.
Mali,
No management and conservation plan
Pressure from urban development
Deterioration of dwellings
Waste disposal problems
Encroachment of the archaeological sites
Instable security situation
,On 31January 2018, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/116/documents/, providing the ...
3445.
Georgia,
General need for interior and exterior conservation work on the monuments
Construction of the visitor centre outside the Gelati Monastery
Major reconstruction of the structure of Bagrati Cathedral (completed)
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved)
Lack of co-ordinated management system (issue ...
3446.
Brazil,
Housing (urban pressure that may affect the original city plan (Plano Piloto) that warranted inscription on the World Heritage List)
Management systems/ management plan (lack of a Master Plan)
,On 30 November 2020, the State Party presented a state of conservation report, which is available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/445/documents/, and responds in part to ...
3447.
Cette oeuvre magistrale fut conçue en style éclectique par l'architecte J. Poelaert en 1862. L'édifice devait remplacer un premier Palais de Justice, établi dans les bâtiments de l'ancien couvent des Jésuites délabrés et trop exigus.En 1860, la Ville de Bruxelles organisa pour ce faire un concours international. L'ingénieur F. Wellens, président de la ...
3448.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),a) Natural risk factors;
b) Lack of planning, governance and management processes;
c) Alteration of the urban and social fabric;
d) Impact of archaeological excavations;
e) Deterioration of monuments;
f) Urban environment and visual integrity;
g) Traffic, access and circulation.,Since the State of conservation report submitted to the ...
3449.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Illegal Activities
Housing
Since March 2011:
War (Damage of historic buildings due to the conflict)
Illegal activities (illegal constructions following the start of the conflict and illegal excavations)
,On 3 January 2022 and 24 January 2023, the State Party submitted state of conservation reports for the six Syrian World ...
3450.
3451.
3452.
Rabati Malik Caravanserai is constructed according to the order of Karakhanid Shams-al-Mulk Nasr, son of Tamgachkhan Ibragim ruled in Samarkand from 1068 until 1080.
Only its portal has reached until now from the old huge caravanserai on the surface of the ground. The portal of caravanserai - one of the most ancient place in the territory of the Central Asia portals - ...
3453.
Object
Name
Country
(province, region)
Area (ha)
Geography (width/longitude) or coordination of the center (approximately)
1
Ancient Penjikent
Penjikent town
23
N39°29'13", E67°37'10"
2
Ancient town Bunjikat
Shahristan district
20
N39°54’58.47”
E69°0’26.55”
3
Hissar Castle
Hisor ...
3454.
Durban (South Africa) – The World Heritage Committee, chaired by Themba Wakashe, South Africa’s Deputy Director-General for Heritage and National Archives, today inscribed 17 cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The World Heritage List now numbers 812 sites in total, which includes: 628 cultural; 160 natural and 24 mixed sites in 137 States ...
3455.
Kutná Hora developed as a result of the exploitation of the silver mines. In the 14th century it became a royal city endowed with monuments that symbolized its prosperity. The Church of St Barbara, a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec, which was restored in line with the Baroque taste of the early 18th century, were to influence the ...
3456.
Objective
The Government of Japan established a Funds-in-Trust to preserve the tangible cultural heritage such as historic monuments and archaeological remains of great value.
Activities financed by the Funds-in-Trust
The Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage finances those activities which comply with this objective, such as ...
3457.
The introduction of the camel in the 1st century AD by the Arab traders facilitated trade between North Africa and the Savannah belt. Peace, tranquility and prosperty in the area gave rise to emprires such as Ghana, Mali and Songhai.
Invariably almost all the Arab traders were muslims who were bent on converting the people of the Sahara to Islam. As majority of the ...
3458.
The proposed site is situated in Piemonte, in the provinces of Novara , Verbania and Pallanza, on the eastern side of the Pre-Alpine lake district, at 200-220 m above sea level (Lake Maggiore) and 280.300 m above sea level (Lake d'Orta).There are several very small islands (the largest ones measure 200-300m), and villas and gardens have remodelled the gentle slopes ...
3459.
Construit en 1855 par Faidherbe, un officier de l'armée française, le Fort de Médine est le premier dispositif militaire dans la conquête du Soudan Français. Sa position stratégique sur le fleuve Sénégal permettait non seulement de surveiller la région déjà soumise entre Bakel (au Sénégal) et la ville de Médine, mais aussi de l'utiliser comme tête de proue ...
3460.
The Djerdap National Park embraces part of the area of the Djerdap Canyon known as the Iron Gates in the central part of the Danube river course,and is divided by the international border running along the middle of the river into the southern - Yugoslav and the northern - Rumanian part. The total area of the National Park is 63.600 ha and the protection zone consists of ...
3461.
IBWEINLatitude: 35 12 5.123Longitude: 32 2 9.556
ARRABEHLatitude: 35 12 7.192Longitude: 32 24 16.615
BEIT WAZANLatitude: 35 12 54.038Longitude: 32 13 51.893
BURQALatitude: 35 11 31.679Longitude: 32 18 5.876
DEIR GHASSANEHLatitude: 35 5 49.63Longitude: 32 2 47.195
DEIR ISTIALatitude: 35 8 21.89Longitude: 32 7 49.665
DURALatitude: 35 1 36.752Longitude: 31 30 ...
3462.
The Gallipoli Campaign also known as the Dardanelles Campaign was a First World War campaign that took place on the Gallipoli Peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916.
The Peninsula forms the northern bank of the Dardanelles, astrait that provides a sea route to what was then the Russian Empire, one of the Allied powers during the war. ...
3463.
Jibla est I'ancienne capitale des hauts-plateaux, de 1064 a 1138. La région fut dominée par les Sulayhides, dynastie fondée par Ali-as-Sulayhi. Son fils lui succéda mais c'est son épouse la Reine Arwa qui assuma les fonctions du chef de I'Etat (Arwa, seconde femme après Balkis la légendaire Reine de Saba a avoir régné sur le Yémen).
Elle transfère la capitale a Jibla et ...
3464.
Forty-eight sites will be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List of outstanding cultural and natural sites during the 28th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, which will meet at the Urban Planning Convention Center in Suzhou (China) from June 28 to July 7.
UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura will address the inaugural session of the ...
3465.
The World Heritage Committee on Monday adopted the recommendations on ways to respond to the threat of climate change to many World Heritage sites such as Mount Everest (Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal), Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Venice (Italy)."This is the start of a long process, which is important in that it helps draw attention to a far reaching issue," ...
3466.
The devastating fires that raged across Greece in the summer of 2007 seriously affected the World Heritage site of Olympia, stopping short of destroying its Museum and archaeological area, which could only be saved thanks to the strenuous efforts of the responsible authorities. Disasters such as the one that threatened Olympia are in fact increasing, including as a result ...
3467.
On 14 October 2010, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova convened Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian experts for a 'brainstorming meeting' to reactivate the UNESCO Action Plan for the safeguarding of the cultural heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Wall, building on the constructive decision taken at the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee in Brasilia ...
3468.
Some fifty potential Silk Roads Heritage Corridors have been identified, with twenty corridors being considered as a medium priority, while three corridors within the five Central Asian countries and China are recommended as a top priority for the first phase of the serial and trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads at the 2nd meeting of the ...
3469.
During her visit to Naples on the occasion of the World Urban Forum organized by UN-HABITAT, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, commended the Italian authorities, and in particular the Municipal authorities and Superintendency of Region for the positive emergency conservation achievements at the World Heritage archaeological complex of Pompei, following the collapse of ...
3470.
On their return from a technical rapid assessment mission to the Palmyra yesterday, UNESCO’s experts presented their preliminary findings regarding damages to the Syrian Arab Republic World Heritage site.
Headed by the Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, the mission, from 24 to 26 April inspected both Palmyra’s museum and archaeological site. The mission was ...
3471.
The National Centre for the Fight Against Genocide (CNLG), the Ministry of Sports and Culture of Rwanda and UNESCO organized an international experts meeting on the World Heritage Convention and Memory Sites from 7 to 9 November 2016 with support from the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF). The three-day workshop included visits to Murambi and Nyamata memorial sites, which ...
3472.
On 22 November 2021, in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, and Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture and Sports of the Hellenic Republic, awarded the UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes to Mojca Kunst, Director of the Kozjansko Park Public Institute, ...
3473.
On Tuesday 2 May, the Director of UNESCO World Heritage, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, accompanied by the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean, Anne Lemaistre, visited the Convent of Santa Clara, the first women’s convent in Havana (founded in 1644), part of the World Heritage property “Old Havana and its Fortification System,” ...
3474.
UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee - ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature)- have released a newly revised toolkit for assessing the effectiveness of management systems ...
3475.
Russian Federation,
Lack of joint management system
Lack of monitoring
,The State Party did not submit a state of conservation report as requested by the World Heritage Committee. In a letter dated 9 April 2012, the President of the Russian World Heritage Committee within the National Commission for UNESCO explained that the delay of the report and the implementation of ...
3476.
India,,At the time of the examination of the Nomination File for the inscription of Champaner on the World Heritage List, in 2004, ICOMOS had recommended that the nomination be deferred to allow the State Party to provide a proper Management Plan and comprehensive planning which would integrate management of the 39 individual components of the property managed by the ...
3477.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Visual impact of the building projects of the Minerva Tower and London Bridge on the setting and integrity of the property;,According to the state of conservation report submitted by the State Party on 31 January 2005, the managers of the property, the Historic Royal Palaces, hired consultants to reconsider the issues of ...
3478.
Greece,Urban pressure,The World Heritage Centre received three issues of the “Acropolis Restoration News” from the Greek authorities, together with a letter dated 7 February 2004. The review, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, documents the restoration work that had been carried out at the World Heritage property from 2001 to 2003. By letter of ...
3479.
Albania,
Difficult financial situation
Need for monitoring of the situation at the site
,WHC:
The Secretariat has been informed that the Government of Albania has decided to nominate the site and the neighbouring area to the RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. To date, this nomination is under examination. Furthermore, ...
3480.
Cambodia,
Uncontrolled urban expansion;
Lack of an appropriate management system;
Lack of clarity regarding property rights, ownership and building codes;
Poor law enforcement;
Lack of capacity of management agency.
,In January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report. Progress in a number of conservation issues addressed by the World Heritage ...
3481.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Uncoordinated urban development - construction of a large scale commercial complex
Subway route under the historical axis of Esfahan
,On 17 March 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/115/documents/, in response to Decision 37 COM 7B.62 (Phnom Penh, 2013), as follows:
Metro ...
3482.
Uruguay,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property in 2015:
Insufficient legislative protection of the entire buffer zone
Incomplete Management Plan
Need to complete the arrangements for representation of the local communities on the Management Committee
,On 29 November 2016, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report that is available at ...
3483.
Lebanon,
Absence of legislative framework and comprehensive management plan
Absence of coordination mechanisms
Illegal constructions and urban encroachments
Degradation of the mural paintings and buildings
Uncontrolled tourist development and absence of visitor management
Lack of resources for the management structure
,On 1 December 2016, the State Party submitted a state ...
3484.
Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Underground transportation infrastructure (Subway route under the historical axis of Esfahan)
Commercial development (issue resolved)
Housing
,On 30 November 2016 the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/115/documents, which provides information on the recommendations made by the ...
3485.
Arc et Senans, France,Workshop organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in partnership with IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM and the France-UNESCO Convention, in collaboration with the Arc et Senans World Heritage site and with financial support from the French Ministry of Culture. UNESCO's World Heritage Centre is engaged in an ambitious year-and-a-half-long initiative to ...
3486.
The Olympic Park, built for the XX Olympic Summer Games 1972 in Munich, covers an area of 289 hectares in the northern centre of the Bavarian state capital. The main sports facilities lie at the heart of an architectural and park landscape moulded by their roof shape and the terrain topography in the southern part of the Olympic Park. This part also incorporates the ...
3487.
Senegal,a) Delay in the appointment of a site manager;
b) Risk of collapse of historic buildings;
c) Marine erosion;
d) Illegal occupation of historic buildings.,At the 33rd session (Seville, 2009), the World Heritage Committee expressed its strong concern regarding the lack of progress in the conservation of the architectural heritage and in developing adequate measures ...
3488.
Montenegro,a) Earthquake damage
b) Lack of management planning/system
c) Inadequate legal system
d) Accelerated urban development and urban pressure
e) Proposed major bridge at Verige
f) Lack of buffer zone –requested since 2003,The main reason for the 2008 joint World Heritage Centre /ICOMOS mission was to consider the impact of the proposed Verige bridge across the ...
3489.
Lao People's Democratic Republic,
New infrastructure construction including new proposed road
Lack of coordinated management mechanism
Parking lot and visitor centre
Lack of sufficient professional staff
,The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 24 January 2014 which notes progress on the following:
Route 14A: The road network plan has been reviewed and ...
3490.
Italy,Concern over the announcement of a universal exhibition in Venice (issue resolved),In response to the appeal launched by UNESCO in 1966, private organizations were established in a number of countries to collect and channel contributions to restore and preserve Venice. UNESCO Venice Office administers the "Joint UNESCO-Private Committees Programme for the ...
3491.
Yemen,
Problems with the rainwater drainage network
Modern constructions and uncontrolled expansion of commercial activities (issue resolved)
Lack of a Safeguarding Plan (issue resolved)
Fly-over bridge project (issue resolved)
Uncontrolled vertical and horizontal additions
Management activities (Use of inappropriate building materials and techniques)
Densification of the ...
3492.
Chile,Factors identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Management and governance
Documentation, inventorying and monitoring to be developed
General maintenance, including for unprotected archaeological remains on the surface
Safety of visitors and protection of the property
Potential impacts the industrial poultry farm located in the Camarones River ...
3493.
The fortified town, first established in the 16th century to protect the Royal Route inland, reached its apogee in the 18th century when many of its outstanding religious and civic buildings were built in the style of the Mexican Baroque. Some of these buildings are masterpieces of the style that evolved in the transition from Baroque to neoclassical. Situated 14 km from ...
3494.
The Archaeological Site of Priene is located within the borders of the modern Village Güllübahçe, 15 kilometers southwest of the town of Söke in the province of Aydın, in southwestern Turkey. It is about 500 m north of the Menderes (Maeander) River, 15 km inland from the Aegean Sea and on the south slopes of Mycale (Mount Samsun).
According to Pausanias (7,2,10), Priene ...
3495.
The Ivriz Cultural Landscape includes in situ two large Neo-Hittite rock reliefs, and a small Neo-Hittite altar, as well as a monastery dating to the Middle Byzantine Period, two caves and natural features such as springs. The site was used as a frontier marker, and as a religious and cultic area over a long span of time from the Late Bronze Age (1650-1200 BC), through ...
3496.
Panama,a) Severe deterioration of historic buildings that threatens the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
b) Conflicting interests of different stakeholders with regards to the use, management and conservation of the historic centre;
c) Limited capacity for the rehabilitation and maintenance of historic structures;
d) Deficiencies in the implementation of the ...
3497.
Iraq,
Management activities
Managements systems/management plan
Water infrastructure
Partial flooding and seepage due to a dam building project
Fragile mud brick structures
Absence of a comprehensive conservation and management plan
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 11 February 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is ...
3498.
Iraq,
War
Illegal activities
Major looting of Iraqi archaeological sites
Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict
,On 3 February 2020, the State Party submitted a report on the state of conservation of the property, an updated version of which was submitted on 28 January 2021. These reports, which are available at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/277/documents/, ...
3499.
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 ...
3500.
Peru,
Fires in 1998 and 2001 (issue resolved) ;
Need of formalization of the procedures to set up a Management Coordination Unit to implement the Strategic Plan;
Need of revision of the Master and Strategic Plans;
New development projects within the historic centre including urban transportation systems (cable car and Corredor Segregado) and interventions in historical ...
3501.
Syrian Arab Republic,,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical heritage of the country. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Syria, UNESCO has called for the safeguarding of the country’s cultural heritage and ...
3502.
Many civilizations have inhabited this small Aegean island, near Asia Minor, since the 3rd millennium B.C. The remains of Pythagoreion, an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a spectacular tunnel-aqueduct, as well as the Heraion, temple of the Samian Hera, can still be seen. 595Pythagoreion and Heraion of SamosPythagoreion et Heraion de ...
3503.
Merv is the oldest and best-preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Route in Central Asia. The remains in this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history. A number of monuments are still visible, particularly from the last two millennia. 886State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”Parc national historique et culturel de l’« Ancienne Merv »Parque Nacional ...
3504.
The Sān are considered to be the first inhabitants of southern Africa comprising present-day Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The prehistoric Sān population was comprised exclusively of hunter-gatherers before the immigration of many different Bantu peoples several thousands of years ago that introduced domesticated animals and ...
3505.
Albania,North Macedonia,
Management systems/ management plan
Buildings and development
Ground transport infrastructure
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure (proposed Galičica Ski Centre)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
,On 1 February 2022 and 17 February 2022 respectively, Albania and North Macedonia submitted separate state of conservation ...
3506.
3507.
3508.
Uplistsikhe Cave Town-Fortress is situated on a rocky massif in 15 km eastwards to town Gori on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. The fortress is mentioned in chronicles from earliest times. Its history begins in the I-II millennium B.C. Uplistsikhe was an important religious, political and cultural centre in the Hellenistic and the late Antique periods (IV c. B.C. - IV ...
3509.
At the beginning of the XII century Nakhichevan became the capital of Atabek's state and turned into a center of building art. In 1162 (557) a building of mausoleum of Sheikkh's head Yusif Kuseyir's son was accomplished by architector Adjemi, Abubekr's son. Ochtahedronical in plan building was raised with scorched brick (20x20x 4,5) and completed with tent in form of a ...
3510.
Faced with the growing threat of industrialization of the oceans and the persistent rush for marine resources, managers from the 43 marine sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List met from 1 to 3 December in Honolulu, Hawaii to explore ways of strengthening conservation of the "crown jewels of the ocean".
This first ever meeting of marine World Heritage managers charted the ...
3511.
UNESCO will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan with a forum on the event and a two-day experts' meeting which will examine ways to preserve and present to the public the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley.
Ahead of the 10th anniversary, the Director-General, who will open the ...
3512.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, laid out a vision for the World Heritage Convention in the 21st century stunning some 200 people from the cultural preservation community attending the ICOMOS Gala celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Convention in Washington on 12 December.
"We have come together to celebrate one of the most positive and visionary ideas ...
3513.
UNESCO, Malian and international experts have completed the first assessment of damage to cultural heritage in Gao, following the occupation by armed groups of parts of northern Mali. Their work addressed both sites and the cultural practices of local people.
“Urgent measures are required to safeguard the Tomb of Askia World Heritage site before the next rainy season ...
3514.
UNESCO and Iraq today signed an agreement for the Conservation and Management of the World Heritage site of Samarra Archaeological City, which will start with the restauration of the Great Mosque and Al-Malwiyah Minaret. The site has been on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger since 2007.
The agreement was signed at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris by Ahmed Abdullah ...
3515.
In addition to Chile's World Heritage sites, the map includes 17 sites that the Chilean government has submitted to the Tentative List to be potentially named World Heritage in future. The map will soon be available for free.
The map that UNESCO has launched to commemorate its 71st anniversary seeks to raise awareness of the diversity and location of Chile’s different ...
3516.
UNESCO has launched a new digital platform, the UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas that leverages the power of digital technology to support the conservation and management of the world’s historic cities and promote their diversity.
Historic cities and settlements have their own unique character that is the outcome of the history, geography, local culture and influences that ...
3517.
Austria,a) Urban development pressure, high-rise projects;
b) hydroelectric power station Salzburg-Lehen;
c) Train station project outside the buffer zone.,On 31 January 2011, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report in response to Decision 33 COM 7B.88 that reflected the concerns of the 2009 World Heritage Centre /ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission, ...
3518.
Iraq,State of war in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee noted its concern related to the destruction of archaeological remains and called upon the State Party to implement the corrective measures identified, in particular: ...
3519.
Belgium,France,,The World Heritage Centre was informed by letter dated 12 October 2006 of the Association "Preserve Béthune Grand Place and its Belfry" and by the visit of representatives of this Association on 20 November 2006 to the World Heritage Centre, of the construction project for a covered market for fresh market products at the foot of the Béthune ...
3520.
Peru,a) Intense temperature fluctuation;
b) Rain and winds;
c) Biological and microbiological growth;
d) Water erosion and destabilisation of one of the main structures;
e) Lack of a management plan.,The World Heritage Centre received the annual conservation report from the State Party in January 2007. The report provides an update on the conditions prevailing at the ...
3521.
Japan,,At it 28th session, the World Heritage Committee inscribed the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Sites in the Kii Mountain Range on the World Heritage List and requested the Japanese authorities to develop a more detailed management plan and medium-term strategy to address the sustainable management of both the natural and cultural aspects of the property. It was ...
3522.
Panama,Deterioration and destruction of the fabric by environmental factors, mainly water erosion; Absence of management policies; Uncontrolled urban development and tourism pressures (in particular Portobelo).,On 26 March 2005, the World Heritage Centre received information from the State Party, supplemented by information received from the World Monuments Fund (WMF) on ...
3523.
Russian Federation,
Erection of a monument in honour of Marshal G. Zhukov (constructed)
Ongoing and accelerated urban development pressures
,At its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), the World Heritage Committee reiterated its grave concern about the lack of response to its previous decisions and requested the State Party to submit a state of conservation report for the ...
3524.
Algeria,
Earthquake (issue resolved)
Lack of implementation of the Permanent Safeguarding and Presentation Plan
,In June 2001, the Bureau approved a request for emergency assistance and recommended that the State Party implement without delay the 1992 Permanent Safeguarding and Presentation Plan to reduce pressure on the site, keep the World Heritage Centre informed ...
3525.
Sudan,
Deterioration as a result of exposure to difficult environmental conditions such as wind with sand and floods;
Urban encroachment;
Absence of a management plan with government commitment.
,On 31 January 2014, the State Party submitted a document containing a brief report on the state of conservation of the property and a concise document entitled ...
3526.
India,
Vulnerabilities of certain individual structures within the forts requiring short-term conservation actions (Jaisalmer, Chittorgarh and Kumbhalgarh Forts)
Interpretation strategy for the overall ensembles of palaces, temples and fortifications
Urban development and industrial mining activities in wider setting of Chittorgarh Fort
,On 2 February 2016, the State Party ...
3527.
Lebanon,
Absence of coordination mechanisms
Degradation of the mural paintings and buildings
Financial resources: Lack of resources for the management structure
Housing
Illegal activities: Illegal constructions and urban encroachments
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Land conversion
Legal framework: Absence of legislative framework
Livestock farming / grazing of ...
3528.
,From 17 to 26 June 2020, UNESCO successfully organised its first World Heritage City Lab, an online innovation laboratory for analysis, assessment, learning, and development of strategies for the protection and management of World Heritage properties in the urban context.
Carried out in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Convention— the ...
3529.
First Central European Meeting - World Heritage in Young Hands - in Bratislava, Slovakia, 24-29 June 2002.
The purpose of the meeting was to initiate innovative educational approach and develop a sense of shared responsibility for our common cultural and natural heritage. It is considered important to introduce cultural heritage education in both schools and out of school ...
3530.
The greater part of this issue is devoted to the reinstallation of the great stele of Aksum in Ethiopia, an exploit that ranks alongside such major UNESCO achievements as the safeguarding and restoration of the temples of Abu Simbel and Borobudur.
The stele, removed from Aksum in 1937 after Mussolini’s army had marched into Ethiopia, was assembled and raised in Rome. ...
3531.
Cultural World Heritage sites are representative of the creativity and genius of humanity. While World Heritage belongs to everyone, and we share the responsibility to protect it, each site embodies the history, values, beliefs and skills of the people who created it. Whenever a cultural site is destroyed, it is a particularly devastating loss for those who hold the site ...
3532.
Cities are among the most quickly evolving environments on the planet. Over half of the world’s population lives in cities today, and knowing how to manage these urban areas as they grow, so that we can both cherish our history and yet help them to flourish socially, culturally and economically while they meet our needs, is a complex and monumental task. We examine these ...
3533.
SanFangQiXiang, the historic district of the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is located in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province in China. It is situated between the Zicheng (a smaller range of city walls) built in the Jin Dynasty (3rd-4th century AD) and the Luocheng (a larger range of city walls) built in the Tang Dynasty (7th-10th century AD). It is faced with the ...
3534.
Afghanistan,a) Political instability
b) Inclination of the Minaret
c) Lack of management plan
d) Illicit excavations and looting,The Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam was inscribed on both the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2002. In April 2007, the property sustained damage to the gabion walls on the Hari Rud River side from flash ...
3535.
Hungary,
Demolition and inappropriate development in the buffer zone known as the ‘Jewish Quarter’
Inappropriate use of public areas and street amenities
Lack of conservation of residential housing in the area inscribed as World Heritage
Increased traffic volume
,On 30 January 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
3536.
Egypt,
Rise of the water table
Impact on structures due to earth trembling and other forms of damage likely to result from the use of heavy earth-moving equipment (works completed)
Lack of conservation plan, defining short-, medium-, and long-term objectives and establishing technical parameters (materials, techniques, etc.)
Need for a management plan, to include research, ...
3537.
Georgia,
Lack of a management mechanism (issue resolved)
Lack of definition of the unified buffer zone
Lack of Urban Master Plan of the City of Mtskheta (under development)
Insufficient coordination between the Georgian Church and the national authorities (issue resolved)
Privatisation of surrounding land
Natural erosion of stone
Loss of authenticity during previous works ...
3538.
Albania,North Macedonia,
Management and planning
Economic and demographic developments
Buildings and development
Ground transport infrastructure
Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
,On 3 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
3539.
Serbia,
Lack of legal status of the property;
Lack of legislative protection of buffer zones;
Lack of implementation of the Management Plan and of active management;
Difficulties to monitor the property due to political instability, post-conflict situation (visits under the Kosovo Stabilisation Force / United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (KFOR / UNMIK) ...
3540.
Yemen,
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Land conversion
Financial resources
Human resources
Management system / management plan
Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming state of deterioration)
Large percentage of the city's houses replaced by inappropriate concrete buildings
Large sections of the city’s open spaces ...
3541.
Dominican Republic,
Legal framework (undefined and unregulated buffer zone leading to urban development pressure and inadequate control of land use)
Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Vulnerability to earthquakes and hurricanes
Deterioration of historic structures derived from natural and social factors (including ...
3542.
Benin,Togo,
Destruction of several Sikien during the 2018 rainy season
Management Plan/Management system (lack of human, material and financial resources, as well as insufficient legal and legislative frameworks; Management and Conservation Plan to be finalized and adopted)
Emergence of new forms of modern construction and uncontrolled urbanization
Deforestation
,On 2 ...
3543.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Temperature change (Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature)
Housing (Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration)
Ground transport infrastructure (International tarmac road crosses the site, heavy automobile and truck traffic inducing vibrations, pollution, and ...
3544.
The Great Moravian fortified seulement at Mikulêice is the best preserved archaeological evidence documenting the existence of the West-Slavonic state of the early Middle Ages, situated in the Central European area and called Great Moravia.It was the first known West-Slavonic state stretching in the gth century over the territory of central and south Moravia and southwest ...
3545.
The historic fortress of Gwalior, was initiated by Raja Sourya Sena who finished the fortification system around the plateau in 773CE. As per its strategic location on the basalt rock hills, it is mentioned as ‘Gopachala, Gopagiri’ and other allied names all meaning ‘cowherds’ hill in the old Sanskrit Inscriptions. The modern name Gwalior appears to have been derived from ...
3546.
Area covered by the property:
THE COMPLEX OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN THE MAIN TOWN, comprising:
Brama Wyżynna [Upland Gate] (area: 216 m2);
Zespół Przedbramia ulicy Długiej [Outer Gate Complex at Długa Street] (area: 524 m2);
Dwór Bractwa św. Jerzego [St.George Guild Mansion] (area: 450 m2);
Złota Brama [Golden Gate] (area: 127 m2);
Uphagen House [Uphagen House] (area: ...
3547.
Doha, 22 June – Botswana’s Okavango Delta became the 1000th site inscribed on the World Heritage List today. Okavango was inscribed as a natural site by the World Heritage Committee, which is meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani.
The Committee also inscribed sites in France, Israel, Italy,Turkey and the ...
3548.
Russian Federation,a) Lack of management plan;
b) Weakening of conservation controls and laws;
c) Impacts of proposed tourism infrastructure development for Olympic Games;
d) Road construction;,The State Party submitted a report on 15 February 2008. This report presented information on the status of the buffer zone and boundaries, Lagonaki plateau, management plan, ...
3549.
Uzbekistan,
Recent hotel constructions which would negatively affect the integrity of the property (issue resolved)
Heavy traffic, pollution and poor sewege system (issue resolved)
Managements systems/Management Plan (Lack of a proper conservation and management plan; Lack of guidelines for rehabilitation of housing)
Management activities (Lack of coordination with regard ...
3550.
Cairns - UNESCO's World Heritage Committee, meeting since November 27 in Cairns, Australia, has inscribed 61 new cultural and natural sites on the World Heritage.
The List now has 690 sites of "exceptional universal value" in 122 countries. Sites in Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Nicaragua and Suriname are on the List for the first time. Ten of the new sites are properties ...
3551.
Iraq,
Management systems/ management plan
War
Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures
State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property
,On 31 January 2022, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
3552.
Jerusalem (Site proposed by Jordan),a) Natural risk factors;b) Lack of planning, governance and management processes;c) Alteration of the urban and social fabric;d) Impact of archaeological excavations;e) Deterioration of monuments;f) Urban environment and visual integrity;g) Traffic, access and circulation.,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage ...
3553.
The Oglakhty Range is located on the left bank of the Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk Reservoir) and represents a system of low-lying ranges with a great number of Devonian red sandstone rock exposures providing a picturesque landscape on the one hand, and its human use throughout thousands years on the other hand. Thousands of rock paintings related to different historic ...
3554.
Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict:
Temperature change (Serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature)
Housing (Urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration)
Ground transport infrastructure (International tarmac road crosses the site, heavy automobile and truck traffic inducing vibrations, pollution, and ...
3555.
The City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg bear witness to an exemplary model of the living heritage of a central European urban complex influenced by the secular presence of the Habsburgs and the cultural and artistic role played by the main aristocratic families. They are a harmonious blend of the architectural styles and artistic movements that have ...
3556.
Austria,
Housing: High-rise construction projects in Central Vienna (proposed Vienna Ice-Skating Club – Intercontinental Hotel – Vienna Konzerthaus project)
Proposed new developments, including the Wien Museum and the Winterthur Building
Legal framework: Lack of effectiveness of the overall governance of the property
Legal framework: Lack of appropriateness of planning ...
3557.
Bagh-e Babur is located on the slopes of Kuh-e Sher Darwaza, southwest of the old city of Kabul. The garden is c. 11.5 ha large and arranged in 15 terraces along a central axis in east west direction. From the top terrace, the visitor has a magnificent vista over the garden and its perimeter wall, across the Kabul River towards the snow covered mountains.
Created by the ...
3558.
At the picturesque Danube Bend, the volcanic Visegrád Mountains form one unit with the Börzsöny Mountains, located across the river, and are accompanied by the Pilis Mountains, which have the tallest peaks in the lime and dolomite Transdanubian Mountain Range. The fault line between the two mountain ranges lies along a line connecting Pomáz, Pilisszentkereszt and ...
3559.
A prime ensemble of historical monuments and an iconic area of the city of Lisbon, and of Portugal itself.
The site has been occupied for 2,000 years, and in Roman times became a city called Felicitas Julia Olisipo. It underwent a period of Arab occupation. It was the trading centre of the Portuguese maritime empire from the 15th to 18th centuries, was historically a place ...
3560.
On 16 June, during her official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, met with His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, who underscored the "strong ties which unite the Kingdom of Cambodia and UNESCO".
"I will always stand at the side of UNESCO to uphold its values," declared the King, voicing his pride and privilege to host the 37th ...
3561.
The origin of practice of Sun worship in India is evidently found in the Vedic scriptures of Hindu religion signifying the millennia old tradition. Modhera is sometimes called Mundera, the original settlement of the Modha Brahmans and is fabled to have been given them as a Krishnarpana on occasion of marriage of Ram and Sita. They acted as the gurus to the Modha Vaniyas. ...
3562.
Lazio's countryside features quite a number of stately homes, or suburban villas, built from the second half of the 16th century onwards for the higher clergy and by members of the aristocracy connected to the papal court in Rome.These suburban villas developed mainly in two areas: in the region's northern area, around Viterbo and in the South-Eastern area, on the ...
3563.
No.
Name of the component part
Latitude and Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
01
Ajinatepa Buddhist monastery
37°47'52.70"С
68°51'16.00"В
02a
Kalai Hulbuk
37°46'39.70"С
69°33'24.35"В
02b
Shahristoni Hulbuk
37°47'0.50"С
69°33'37.47"В
02c
Makbarai Shohoni ...
3564.
Syrian Arab Republic,
Poor state of conservation;
Inappropriate restoration techniques;
Lack of a buffer zone;
Lack of a management plan.
Development projects threatening the significant historic fabric.
,
Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the ...
3565.
Syrian Arab Republic,
Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes;
Lack of human and financial resources;
Development or infrastructure projects that may affect the integrity of the property;
Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan.
,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced ...
3566.
Syrian Arab Republic,,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical heritage of the country. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Syria, UNESCO has called for the safeguarding of the country’s cultural heritage ...
3567.
Syrian Arab Republic,,Since March 2011, the uprising in Syria had led to thousands of deaths, displaced population, and caused turmoil and destruction, including that of the exceptional archaeological and historical heritage of the country. Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Syria, UNESCO has called for the safeguarding of the country’s cultural heritage and ...
3568.
Syrian Arab Republic,
serious weathering of many stone blocks due to capillary rising and variations in humidity and temperature
urban growth of the neighbouring agglomeration
international tarmac road crosses the site
heavy automobile and truck traffic (vibrations, pollution, risk of accidents...)
pipeline crossing the southern necropolis
brightly-coloured antenna on ...
3569.
Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, which has ...
3570.
Germany,Construction of urban villas and proposed urban development scheme,As requested by the Bureau at its twenty-first session, the Minister for Culture, Youth, Family and Women of the Land Rheinland-Pfalz submitted a report on the protection and management mechanisms for the Roman Amphitheatre and its surroundings. The report provides the following information.
The ...
3571.
The Tiburtino territory, characterized by a richness of its waters and a particular geomorphological conformation of the valley crossed by the Aniene River, was frequented already in very ancient times, as shown by the numerous remains of the first civilization that settled there during the Upper Paleolithic. In the caves near Ponte Lucano, along the travertine embankments ...
3572.
Toratau Shikhan: N53°33′15.57 E56°05′56.78
Yuraktau Shikhan: N53°44′29.72 E56°05′49.86
Kushtau Shikhan: N53°41′55.69 E56°04′57.13Bashkir Shikhans: Toratau, Kushtau and Yuraktau are three separate mountains (or shikhans); thanks to the unique landscapes they are deservedly the hallmark of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Southern Urals). The mountains rise majestically on the ...
3573.
The proposal envisages the nomination of more than 130 individual component parts on the territory of four countries (Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania). These include: 7 legionary fortresses: Singidunum, Viminacium, Ratiaria, Oescus, Novae, Durostorum, Troesmis and nearly 120 auxiliary forts and smaller fortifications; civil settlements, cemeteries, production ...
3574.
Le bien se trouve affecté comme Monument Historique National par Résolution du Pouvoir Exécutif Nº 584/86 du 14 d'août 1986. De ce fait, il se trouve aussi inclus comme Bien d'Intérêt Municipal, par Décret du Législatif Départemental de Montévideo Nº 26864 du 5 d'août 1995. La Rambla parcourt trois zones qui se trouvent sous protection ...
3575.
Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone;
b) High-rise development
c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed zone and buffer zone;,At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) the World Heritage Committee regretted that the State Party did not provide a detailed state of conservation report, and that the maps submitted by the State ...
3576.
David Gareji is located in Eastern Georgia, 25 km from Tbilisi, on Iori plateau near the border of Georgia and Azerbaijan. It includes the complex of 19 Medieval monasteries with approximately 5 000 cells for monks.David Gareji is one of the most important landmarks of Georgia. This site is characterised by a unique combination of historic architecture, prehistoric ...
3577.
L’église catholique d’Ambodifotatra est le couronnement de dix ans de missions d’évangélisation (1837 à 1847) du Père Pierre Dalmond à Madagascar, principalement à Sainte Marie, Nosy-Be, Tuléar ainsi qu’aux Comores, à Mayotte.
C’est la première église catholique en dur construite à Madagascar, un monument historique qui se trouve sur l’Ile Sainte Marie au large de la côte ...
3578.
The Old Town of Bar is the largest and the most important medieval archaeological site in the Balkans. It covers the area of 4.5 hectares, where the remains of around 600 public and private edifices are the proof of the existence of various construction phases present in different epochs of the Mediterranean history.
The visual identity of the Old Town of Bar is formed by ...
3579.
Ismail Fakirullah Tomb and the other two structures associated with the Light Refraction Mechanism are located within the district of Aydınlar (Tillo), Siirt. The Tomb was built after the death of Ismail Fakirullah by a student of his, Ibrahim Hakkı, in the 18th cent. The tomb stones date from the 19th cent. It has partially lost its authenticity due to misguided ...
3580.
Forty-two new sites will be proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee scheduled for July 10-17 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban, South Africa. Extensions will be proposed for nine already inscribed sites. UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura will address the opening ...
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, one of UNESCO's most successful programmes and one of the most powerful tools for heritage preservation. Almost universally adopted, with 188 signatory countries, the Convention is unique in that it combines the protection of cultural and natural heritage in one instrument. Since its adoption by the ...
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In the sacred place of Tenochtitlan, archaeologists from INAH-Conaculta (The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History and the Mexican National Council for Culture and the Arts), have found 23 tombstones over 550 years old, with etched images of snakes, prisoners, ornaments and warriors, which, as a whole, appears to depict the story alluding to the birth of ...
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Within framework of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), an international colloquium on the conservation of earthen architecture was organized at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in partnership with CRAterre-ENSAG, on 17 and 18 December 2012.
This conference, which brought together 240 participants, including experts, professionals and students, was the ...
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Most people know Bamiyan as the site where giant statutes of the Buddha were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. But it is the location of other important archaeological sites too, such as Shahr-i-Zohak (Red City), an impressive mass of ruins that was once the fortress protecting the entrance to Bamiyan in the 12th and 13th centuries. Now this site will be restored and ...
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The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on all parties involved in the conflict in Syria to safeguard the country’s cultural heritage and take all possible measures to avoid further destruction. The Director-General’s appeal followed a meeting of experts held at the Organization’s Headquarters today to examine an action plan aimed ...
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UNESCO could not conserve the Crown Jewels of the Ocean without support from public and private partner organizations around the world. In a world that is for 70% oceans, it seems fitting to honor the ocean’s most precious places on Earth Day. This year, we are celebrating Earth Day at a special event hosted in New York City by long-time partner Jaeger-LeCoultre.
“Through ...
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World Heritage sites and their associated museums are working with both local communities and international heritage professionals not only to preserve, but to help people maintain and reinforce their relationship to their shared cultural and natural heritage. Together they are facing threats and challenges like conflict, climate change and funding shortages.
An ...
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On 3 and 4 November, fifty years after the 1966 Venice flood and the International Safeguarding Campaign launched by UNESCO, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, undertook a visit to Venice, Italy.
This visit was an opportunity to mark the longstanding cooperation with Italy and to express UNESCO’s support to its government and people after the country was struck by a ...
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This World Cities Day is the seventh global celebration since the day was launched in 2014 in Shanghai, China. The 2020 World Cities Day themed ‘Valuing our communities and cities’ underlines the importance of the local communities who are at the heart of building sustainable cities.
By 2050, nearly 7 out of 10 people in the world will live in cities. Cities have become ...
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As part of the project “Technical and financial assistance for the reconstruction of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, architectural masterpiece of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda, World Heritage property in Danger” funded by the Japan Funds in Trust to UNESCO, an Introduction Guide to the Preservation of Traditional Thatching of the Buganda Community of Uganda was ...
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From 26 to 30 July 2023, UNESCO organized an intensive training course for more than 20 cultural heritage professionals from eight regions of Ukraine, including the cities of Odesa, Kyiv and L’viv, threatened by increasingly frequent attacks.
With the support of Japan, the in-person training aimed to strengthen the knowledge and expertise of Ukrainian heritage ...
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World Heritage Centre
Established in 1992, the World Heritage Centre is the focal point and coordinator within UNESCO for all matters related to World Heritage.
Ensuring the day-to-day management of the Convention, the Centre organizes the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee and its Bureau, provides advice to States Parties in the preparation of site ...
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Italy,a) Construction of roads and high voltage power line in the immediate vicinity of the property;
b) Absence of boundaries for the property;
c) Lack of a management plan that addresses conservation issues, development control, tourism management, and future rock art research;
d) Construction of metal walkway.,Following the Decision of the World ...
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Spain,,The World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS have been informed by several NGOs about the development of the high-speed (AVE) railway line Madrid–Zaragoza–Barcelona–French Frontier, which will involve the construction of a tunnel underneath the city of Barcelona.
By letter of 23 January 2008, the State Party provided comprehensive information on the state ...
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Spain,
Project to construct a new bridge over the river Rio Adajo (issue resolved)
Urban pressure : re-designing of the Plaza Santa Teresa, located between the town walls and the extra-muros Church of San Pedro, including the replacement of traditional buildings with new ones
Lack of buffer-zone and integrated management plan
Inadequate legal protection;
Inadequate ...
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Libya,,Since its inscription on the World Heritage List, the site has never been the subject of a state of conservation report. In March 2003, the Centre dispatched a mission to Cyrene to assess its state of conservation and identify possible remedial measures. The findings and recommendations of the mission, which had been discussed with the State Party, were contained in ...
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Morocco,
Deliberate destruction of heritage (issue resolved)
Ground transport infrastructure (issue resolved)
Housing (issue resolved)
Partial covering of the Oued Boukhrareb
,Following the decision taken during the 27th session of the Committee, the World Heritage Centre organized, in close cooperation with the State Party, a reactive monitoring mission to the Medina of ...
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Ukraine,
Urban development pressure;
High-rise buildings that could compromise the panorama of the historical monastic Dnieper river landscape;
Lack of legal protection and planning mechanisms;
Lack of management system and mechanisms of coordination between all stakeholders including the City Municipality.
,On 30 January 2014, the State Party submitted a state of ...
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Lebanon,
Absence of legislative framework and comprehensive management plan
Absence of coordination mechanisms
Illegal constructions and urban encroachments
Degradation of the mural paintings and buildings
Uncontrolled tourist development and absence of visitor management
,On 2 February 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at ...
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Chile,
Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction
Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years as well as vandalism at the property
Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the ...