8194 Decisions
146 Resolutions
By Year
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Recalling Decision 41 COM 8B.20 adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Inscribes the Historic centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace, Azerbaijan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (v);
Takes note of the provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value;
Brief synthesis
The historic town of Sheki, located in the northern part of modern Azerbaijan, has ancient origins as part of the Caucasian Albania, dating from the 6th century BCE. The ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene, Italy, on the World Heritage List as a cultural landscape on the basis of criterion (v);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene in northeast Italy is an area characterised by distinctive hogback morphological system which provides a distinctive mountain character with scenic vistas, and an organically evolved and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, United States of America, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (ii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright focusses upon the influence that the work of this architect had, not only in his country, the United States of America, but more importantly, on architecture of the 20th century and upon the recognized ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1,
Defers the examination of the nomination of The Sunken City of Port Royal – A Relict and Continuing Cultural Landscape, Jamaica, to the World Heritage List in order to allow the State Party, with the advice of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre, if requested, to:
Consider the site as a single entity and a relict archaeological landscape which include all the attributes related to 17th century archaeological vestiges, both underwater and terrestrial, of the town destroyed by the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1,
Defers the examination of the nomination of The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá, Panama, in order to allow the State Party, with the advice of ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre, if requested, to:
Enable the presentation of a revised first stage of the proposal which can meet the requirements of Outstanding Universal Value, and, in particular, to:
Fully implement and operationalise the management system, including the allocation of funds for the planned conservation, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 28 COM 14B.8 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification for the Ilulissat Icefjord, Denmark;
Requests the State Party to provide further details to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2020, for review by IUCN, to clarify the policies that will apply to the local and recreational buffer zones, in particular regarding the scope of development that is anticipated to be permitted;
Also requests the State ...
Sites: Ilulissat Icefjord
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decisions 37 COM 7B.29, 39 COM 7B.27, 40 COM 7B.71 and 41 COM 7B.10 adopted at its 37th (Phnom Pen, 2013), 39th (Bonn, 2015), 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification for Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks, Brazil, however, does not approve the excision of the area at the centre of the Chapada dos Veadeiros component of the property;
Takes note of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed buffer zone for Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments, France, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Provide a clear rationale regarding the delineation of the buffer zone, and the reason why some areas are included and others are not,
Provide specific documentation and details regarding building regulations, and how they prevent new buildings to disrupt the historical skyline of the World Heritage property,
Provide the Heritage Impact ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification for the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, Germany;
Also approves the proposed buffer zone for the Palace Mosigkau component part of the Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz, Germany.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification for Maulbronn Monastery Complex, Germany;
Also approves the proposed buffer zones for Maulbronn Monastery Complex, Germany;
Requests the State Party to provide a clear table detailing each component part of the property, as well as the two buffer zones, as prescribed by the Operational Guidelines.
Sites: Maulbronn Monastery Complex
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed buffer zone for Venice and its Lagoon, Italy, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Provide clarification as to why one of the water bodies has been excluded from the proposed buffer zone and reconsider the exclusion of this part of the southern coastal strip from the proposed buffer zone,
Sign a Programme Agreement in order to put in place officially the governance system for the coordinated management, enhancement and sustainable development ...
Sites: Venice and its Lagoon
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed buffer zone for Bryggen, Norway, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Extend the buffer zone to include a wider area in the northeast part of the property, as it could prevent urban pressure to directly impact the World Heritage property; or to provide a clear and solid rationale for the exclusion of this area,
Undertake a Heritage Impact Assessment regarding the future tram track that will pass in the buffer zone, to assess the potential ...
Sites: Bryggen
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification for the University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia, Portugal;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Drawing up a master plan for the Machado de Castro Museum,
Submitting the management plan, once finalised, to the World Heritage Centre.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Royal Domain of Drottningholm, Sweden;
Recommends that the State Party develop a new integrated management plan for the World Heritage property and the buffer zone, including a Spatial Development Plan, in cooperation with the County Administrative Board and Ekerö municipality, as well as a comprehensive mobility plan.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed buffer zone for the City of Potosí, Plurinational State of Bolivia, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Elaborate a clear description of:
the limits of the buffer zone,
the limits of the area of environmental influence,
Clarify the rationale for the delineation of these boundaries, by taking into account the protection of the visually sensitive areas around the property, as mentioned by the Decision 38 COM 7B.38,
Provide explicit ...
Sites: City of Potosí
Decision: 43 COM 8B.51
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundaries of the buffer zones for the six components: Chelín, Colo, Detif, Ichuac, Nercón and Villipulli of the serial property Churches of Chiloé, Chile;
Refers the proposed minor modification to the boundaries of the buffer zones of the following components of the serial property Churches of Chiloé, Chile, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Chonchi: extend the proposed buffer zone to ...
Sites: Churches of Chiloé
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for Humberstone and Santa Laura Salpeter Works, Chile.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add and WHC/19/43.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed buffer zone for the Maya Site of Copan, Honduras, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Complete the map showing the proposed buffer zone with a comprehensive legend and the localisation of the area of influence and the eleven protective enclaves,
Provide more detailed information on the legislation regulating the property, the buffer zone and the area of influence,
Specify how the regulation of the buffer zone will be enforced and how and ...
Sites: Maya Site of Copan
43 COM 8B.54
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of properties inscribed at previous sessions and not adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add,
Adopts the Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee:
China, Fanjingshan;
Germany, Naumburg Cathedral;
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region;
Iraq, The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities;
Italy, Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century;
Mexico, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of ...
Sites: Ancient City of Qalhat Aphrodisias Fanjingshan Göbekli Tepe Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century Naumburg Cathedral Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/19/43.COM/8B.Add,
Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.38 adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Adopts the slightly updated Statement of Outstanding Universal Value of Maloti-Drakensberg Park, Lesotho and South Africa.
Sites: Maloti-Drakensberg Park