Archaeological Site of Delphi
Factors affecting the property in 1992*
- Human resources
- Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
- Other Threats:
Need to strengthen the protection of the site
International Assistance: requests for the property until 1992
Total amount approved : 50,000 USD
1990 | Purchase of a sandblaster and seven deshumidifiers for ... (Approved) | 50,000 USD |
Missions to the property until 1992**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 1992
The Bureau was satisfied with the positive assessment of the state of conservation of the monuments and expressed its wish that the national authorities take measures to strengthen the protection of this site.
The Division of Classical Antiquities responsible for the management of the site has informed the World Heritage Centre that at present no major problems regarding the protection of Pronaea are foreseen, and that the "Tholos" has been entirely fenced around and tourists are not allowed to enter the temple. The restoration works in the Attalos-Stoa and the Athenian Treasury have also been completed and a buffer zone, between the site and inhabited areas, has been created by a Ministerial decree and the use of the surrounding land is regulated by law.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 1992
16 BUR VI.42
Delphes (Greece)
The Bureau was satisfied with the positive assessment of the state of conservation of the monuments and expressed its wish that the national authorities take measures to strengthen the protection of this site.
16 COM VIII
SOC: Delos and Delphi (Greece)
Delos and Delphi (Greece)
The Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre informed the Committee of the status of the site of Delos, over which the Bureau had expressed some concern in terms of the human resources required for its protection. Following the explanations provided by the Observer from Greece, the Committee took note of the willingness of the Greek authorities to increase the number of guards in spite of the problems involved in attracting employees to an island which is no longer inhabited. On the other hand, concerning the site of Delphi, the Greek Observer reminded the Committee of the protective measures taken as well as the restoration activities coinciding with the one hundredth anniversary of the excavation works of the Ecole Frangaise d'Athenes celebrated in 1992.
No draft Decision
Exports
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The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).
** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.