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The World Heritage Committee today added 13 cultural sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in Mexico. Roșia Montană Mining Landscape (Romania), was simultaneously inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger pending the removal of threats to its integrity posed by possible extractive activities. These additions were ...

Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert sont les premières galeries commerciales véritablement monumentales construites au XIXe siècle. Edifiées en 1847, non loin de la Grand-Place de Bruxelles, elles reflètent la prospérité et l'ambition du nouvel état belge sous le règne du roi Léopold Ier. Leur programme révolutionne le type architectural du passage tel qu'il ...

The North End: N 32°17′, E 104°10′ The South End: N 30°04′, E 101°38′ The East End:   N 32°17′, E104°10′ The West End:  N 31°29′, E 102°12′ The Diaolou Buildings and Villages for Tibetan and Qiang Ethnic Groups are located in the alpine valleys in the east of ...

The Peruvian Central Railway is an extraordinary railway construction that started in the second half of the 19th century (1869-1893) and concluded in the first decade of the 20th century. It was destined to connect the port of Callao and Lima, the capital of Peru, with towns, cities and mining centers located in the Central Mountain Range of the Andes, at altitudes higher ...

The town of Torzhok sits along an ancient route between the two Russian capitals, Moscow and St. Petersburg. This geography meant that numerous noblemen were awarded land plots around the town based on tenure in public service. As the cultural phenomenon of the Russian country estate was only emerging, this area was built up with exemplary estates, made up of mansions, ...

Russian Federation,a) Quality of new design projects in the inscribed zone; b) High-rise development ; c) Confusion over definition and extent of inscribed property and its buffer zones.,The World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009) expressed its grave concern about the continuous lack of a leading management system and defined mechanisms of coordination ...

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 8 April 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, which is available at https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/764/documents. The State Party reports on the progress ...

Afghanistan, Commercial development Ground transport infrastructure Housing Others (Risk of collapse of the Giant Buddha niches; Irreversible deterioration of the mural paintings) ,While 2021 marked the 20-year commemoration of the destruction of the two Buddhas in March 2001, major political changes occurred in August 2021, leading to a change in the administrative and ...

Latitude and Longitude, or UTM coordinates: The Road starts form the Town of Haqel on the Gulf of Aqaba Name Zone Easting Northing Magha’ir Su’aib in Al-Bide’ 36 R 695650.71 m E 3152942.30 m N Median Wells in Al-Bide’ 36 R 697620.02 m E 3152641.60 m N Ainouna Wells 36 R 716331.00 m E 3109849.00 m N Sharma 36 R 718481.63 m ...

Guizhou Triassic Fossil Sites World Natural Heritage Nominated Property is located in Guizhou Province, south-western China. The Nominated Property is composed of four components including Panxian Fauna, Xingyi Fauna-Wusha, Xingyi Fauna-Dingxiao and Guanling Biota, covering 82.43 km2 in total with the nominated property and buffer zone of 19.97 km2 and 62.46 km2 ...

Ruines Sabourin : 18˚52’12’’N. 72˚22’16.42’’W.          Ruines Ruines Guyon/Ka Dyon :  18˚52’31’’N. 72˚22’44’’W.   Réhabilité Ruines de Lachenais : 18˚52’21’’N. 72˚23’05’’W          Ruines Ruines de Cortade : 18˚53’10’’N 72˚23’21’’W            Ruines Ruines de Janet/Latour : 18°53'18.26"N  72°23'28.16"W Ruines Ruines de Gossé : 18°53'145.56"N   72°24'02.01"W     ...

Belize,a) Sale and lease of public lands within the property, leading to destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort and housing development; b) Oil exploration and potential oil drilling; c) Introduction of invasive species,A report on the state of conservation of the property was received from the State Party on 16 February 2012. The report includes a request for ...

Pakistan,a) Demolition of two of the tanks and partial demolition of a third tank of the hydraulic works of the Shalamar Gardens; b) Encroachments and urban pressure; c) Inadequate management mechanisms (including incomplete legislation, lack of financial resources); d) Lack of definition of boundaries of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens.,During its 32nd session, the ...

Egypt, Rise in the water table (issue mostly solved); 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 ...

Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Legal framework (Protection Policy does not adequately integrate cultural landscapes) Financial resources Human resources Housing (Development or infrastructure projects) Management System/Management Plan (Management Plan still incomplete and lack of an Action Plan) Since March 2011: War (Destruction and damage due to the ...

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 ...

AREA 1. CABANA HIGH PLATEAU EAST 592080.9926 LAT: 14° 19' 48" SOUTH NORTH 8415721.549 LONG: 74° 09' WEST AREA 2. SONDONDO TERRACES EAST 616732.7688 LAT 14° 19' 12" SOUTH NORTH 8416468.808 LONG 73° 55' 12" WEST AREA 3. NEGRO MAYO TERRACES AND BOFEDALES EAST 613261.247 LAT 14° 24' ...

Temporary Presidential Residence N35°06'12.6" E129°01'02.7" Temporary Government Complex N35°06'17.5" E129°01'10.0" Korea Meteorological Administration N35°06'17.3" E129°01'56.1" Ami-dong Tombstone Village N35°05'58.7" E129°00'43.7" Uam-dong Cattle Shed Village N35°07'32.4" E129°04'10.6" Pier 1 of Busan Port N35°06'13.4" E129°02'27.7" U.S. Embassy/U.S. Information Service ...

Enclos de l’église Notre Dame, BodilisN 48°31’50 W 04°06’59’ Eglise Notre-Dame et Saint-Tugen, BraspartsN 48°18’03 W 03°57’24 Eglise Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, Cléden-PoherN 48°14’07  W 03°40’11 Eglise Saint-Derrien, CommanaN 48°24’48 W 03°57’22 Eglise Sainte-Nonne, DirinonN 48°23’52 W 04°16’09 Eglise Saint-Goulven, GoulvenN 48°37’45 W 04°18’05 Eglise Saint-Miliau,  ...

The cultural property called Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Portugal stands as the Portuguese contribution to the most famous pilgrimage of Western Europe, benefiting from physical vicinity to Compostela and from the extensive road network of the peninsular Northwest. The impact of the discovery of the Apostle's tomb in Compostela (which occurred in the decade of 20 ...

The Orheiul Vechi Archaeological Landscape is located in central-eastern part of Moldova and lies along the gorge of the lower course of the Răut River, 14 km upstream from the confluence of the Răut and the Dniester Rivers. This is an extremely strategic position. The Răut links it with most of central and northern Moldova, while the Dniester is the most important trade ...

Belize,a) Sale and lease of public lands within the property; b) Destruction of fragile ecosystems due to resort / housing development; c) Oil concessions within the marine area; d) Introduced species.,On 1 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides information on the progress made in the ...

Syrian Arab Republic,Before the conflict: Lack of definition of the limits of the property and of the buffer zone Lack of conservation and/or management plans Inappropriate restoration works Urban encroachment Since 2013: Destruction and damage due to the armed conflict ,On 8 January 2019, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report for the six Syrian World ...

Hungary, Large scale reconstruction Building heights and regulations 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 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure (increased traffic ...

Kharga Oasis (a) NW corner: 36R 780150.50 m E - 2882738.25 m N NE corner: 36R 285678.26 m E - 2882281.51 m N SE corner: 36R 282536.98 m E - 2690578.57 m N SW corner: 36R 785938.04 m E - 2690675.87 m N Nabta Playa (b) NW corner: 36Q 241612.93 m E - 2515159.66 m N NE corner: 36Q 292065.13 m E - 2514259.72 m N SE corner: 36Q 291310.98 m E - 2464508.64 m N SW corner: 36Q ...