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Date end:1993close
Region: Europe and North Americaclose
Archaeological Site of Delphi (1993)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Localised utilities
Other Threats: Need to strengthen the protection of the site
Archaeological Site of Delphi (1992)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Human resources Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: Need to strengthen the protection of the site
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1992)
States Parties: France
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/12
Auschwitz Birkenau
German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (1993)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Commercial development
Other Threats: Threat to the integrity of the property (not specified - supermarket project?)
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (1992)
States Parties: Hungary
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Housing
Burgos Cathedral (1993)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Governance Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need for restoration works
Chaco Culture (1992)
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Other Threats: Threat not indicated
City of Bath (1992)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
City of Valletta (1991)
States Parties: Malta
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Air pollution Management systems/ management plan Relative humidity
Other Threats: Highly crumbly basic building material
Delos (1992)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources
Other Threats: Adverse meteorological conditions
Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1993)
States Parties: Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Mining
Frontiers of the Roman Empire (1992)
States Parties: Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Mining
Hanseatic City of Lübeck (1993)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage
Other Threats: Discovery of mural paintings - need for restoration
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1993)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1992)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre of Florence (1993)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/2
Threats*: Terrorism
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (1993)
States Parties: Italy Holy See
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Terrorism
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (1992)
States Parties: Italy Holy See
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Air pollution Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure
Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (1993)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system Financial resources Housing Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Steady deterioration of the city's pysical environment; Large-scale rehabilitation project for the Hermitage
Historic District of Old Québec (1992)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Housing
Historic District of Old Québec (1988)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/13
Threats*: Housing
Historic District of Old Québec (1987)
States Parties: Canada
Year: 1987
Document Source: SC-87/CONF.005/9
Threats*: Housing
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum (1990)
States Parties: Malta
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Management activities Micro-organisms Radiation/light Relative humidity Solid waste Temperature Water (rain/water table)
Kizhi Pogost (1993)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Financial resources Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of fire /lightning protection; Deformation and deterioration of the structures
Kizhi Pogost (1992)
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Financial resources Governance Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Lack of fire /lightning protection; Deformation and deterioration of the structures
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (1993)
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Other Threats: No specific threat identified
Madara Rider (1991)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Relative humidity Temperature Wind
Other Threats: Lack of stability of the rock; Lack of convergence of local opinions on the real extent of the problem, the possible solutions
Megalithic Temples of Malta (1992)
States Parties: Malta
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Monastery of Batalha (1990)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Earthquake Management activities Micro-organisms Relative humidity Storms Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Poor quality of the stone and weaknesses in the resistance; Cracks; Consolidation work is not undertaken
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (1990)
States Parties: Portugal
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Earthquake Management activities Micro-organisms Relative humidity Storms Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Poor quality of the stone and weaknesses in the resistance; Cracks; Consolidation work is not undertaken
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1991)
States Parties: France
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/2
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (1990)
States Parties: France
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/4
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals Management systems/ management plan
Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (1979)
States Parties: Montenegro
Year: 1979
Document Source: CC-79/CONF.015/4
Threats*: Earthquake
Old City of Dubrovnik (1993)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Dubrovnik (1992)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/2,WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan War
Danger List:  Yes
Old City of Dubrovnik (1991)
States Parties: Croatia
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/15
Threats*: War
Old Rauma (1993)
States Parties: Finland
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/2,WHC.93/CONF.002/2
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure
Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (1993)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Palace and Park of Versailles (1990)
States Parties: France
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.003/12
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Palace and Park of Versailles (1989)
States Parties: France
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (1993)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3
Paris, Banks of the Seine (1992)
States Parties: France
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/12
Threats*: Housing
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (1992)
States Parties: France
Year: 1992
Document Source: CLT-92/CONF.003/12
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos (1993)
States Parties: Greece
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure
Rila Monastery (1992)
States Parties: Bulgaria
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Earthquake
Other Threats: Structural issues, cracks
Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1993)
States Parties: Spain
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Speyer Cathedral (1987)
States Parties: Germany
Year: 1987
Document Source: SC-87/CONF.005/9
Threats*: Housing
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (1992)
States Parties: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Studenica Monastery (1988)
States Parties: Serbia
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/13
Threats*: Water infrastructure
Taos Pueblo (1993)
States Parties: United States of America
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.002/14
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure
Vatican City (1992)
States Parties: Holy See
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Housing
Venice and its Lagoon (1990)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.003/12
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Venice and its Lagoon (1989)
States Parties: Italy
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (1989)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1989
Document Source: SC-89/CONF.003/12,SC-89/CONF.004/10,SC-89/CONF.004/12
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (1988)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1988
Document Source: SC-88/CONF.001/8,SC-88/CONF.007/5
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual degradation
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (1984)
States Parties: Poland
Year: 1984
Document Source: SC/84/CONF.004/4
Threats*: Relative humidity Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Gradual deterioration
Xanthos-Letoon (1991)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1991
Document Source: SC-91/CONF.002/3
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
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Bulgaria Canada Croatia Finland France Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Italy Malta Montenegro Poland Portugal Russian Federation Serbia Spain Türkiye United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America
Threats
Management systems/ management plan 17 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 10 Housing 9 Relative humidity 8 Water (rain/water table) 7 Legal framework 5 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 4 Earthquake 4 Management activities 4 Ground transport infrastructure 3 Air pollution 3 Micro-organisms 3 War 3 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3 Financial resources 3 Governance 3 Human resources 3 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 2 Mining 2 Temperature 2 Terrorism 2 Storms 2 Commercial development 1 Air transport infrastructure 1 Localised utilities 1 Water infrastructure 1 Solid waste 1 Radiation/light 1 Wind 1 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 1 Deliberate destruction of heritage 1

* : 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.


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