Decision : 39 COM 8D
Clarifications of Property Boundaries and Areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/8D,
- Recalling Decision 38 COM 8D, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
- Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
- Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such properties as inscribed remain unclear;
- Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the States Parties as presented in the annexes of Document WHC-15/39.COM/8D:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC:
- Australia: Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte);
- India: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi;
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA:
- Azerbaijan: Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower;
- Canada: Historic District of Old Québec;
- Czech Republic: Tugendhat Villa in Brno;
- France: Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve;
- Germany / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Frontiers of the Roman Empire;
- Italy: City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto; Costiera Amalfitana;
- Netherlands: Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder); Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout; Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House); Schokland and Surroundings;
- Spain: Historic Centre of Cordoba; Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula; University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares;
- United States of America: Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville;
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN:
- Brazil: Iguaçu National Park;
- Mexico: Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila; Luis Barragán House and Studio;
Documents
Decisions ReportContext of Decision
WHC-15/39.COM/8DOther Documents (22)
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi - map of inscribed ...Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's ...
Historic District of Old Québec - map of ...
Tugendhat Villa in Brno - map of inscribed ...
Costiera Amalfitana - map of inscribed ...
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of ...
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of ...
Frontiers of the Roman Empire - maps of the ...
Iguaçu National Park - map of the inscribed ...
Luis Barragán House and Studio - maps of ...
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial ...
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial ...
Historic Centre of Cordoba - map of inscribed ...
University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá ...
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout - map of ...
Monticello and the University of Virginia in ...
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the ...
Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / ...
Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / ...
Rietveld Schröderhuis - Map of inscribed ...
Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) - ...
Schokland and Surroundings - map of the World ...
Decision Code: 39 COM 8D
Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties (14): Australia Azerbaijan Brazil Canada Czechia France Germany India Italy Mexico Netherlands Spain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America
Properties (20): Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto Costiera Amalfitana Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) Frontiers of the Roman Empire Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve Historic Centre of Cordoba Historic District of Old Québec Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Iguaçu National Park Luis Barragán House and Studio Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula Schokland and Surroundings Tugendhat Villa in Brno University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
Year: 2015
Keywords:
clarification