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Property: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Id. N°: 944
State Party: India
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List under criteria (ii) and (iv):
Criterion (ii): The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is an outstanding example of the influence of an innovative transportation system on the social and economic development of a multi-cultural region, which was to serve as a model for similar developments in many parts of the world.
Criterion (iv): The development of railways in the 19th century has a profound influence on social and economic ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Mountain Railways of India
Country: India
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Mountain Railways of India
Country: India
Property: Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Id. N°: 907
State Party: Italy
Criteria: C (i) (ii) (iii)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i),( ii) and( iii):
Criteria (i) and (iii): The Villa Adriana is a masterpiece that uniquely brings together the highest expressions of the material cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Criterion (ii): Study of the monuments that make up the Villa Adriana played a crucial role in the rediscovery of the elements of classical architecture by the architects of the Renaissance and the Baroque period. ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Country: Italy
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Country: Italy
Property: Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Id. N°: 913
State Party: Japan
Criteria: C (i) (iv) (vi)
The Committee inscribed this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (iv) and (vi):
Criterion (i): The Nikko shrines and temples are a reflection of architectural and artistic genius; this aspect is reinforced by the harmonious integration of the buildings in a forest and a natural site laid out by people.
Criterion (iv): Nikko is a perfect illustration of the architectural style of the Edo period as applied to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. The ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Country: Japan
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Country: Japan
Property: Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Id. N°: 895
State Party: Mexico
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv):
Criterion (ii): The harbour town of Campeche is an urbanization model of a Baroque colonial town, with its checkerboard street plan; the defensive walls surrounding its historic centre reflect the influence of the military architecture in the Caribbean.
Criterion (iv): The fortifications system of Campeche, an eminent example of the military architecture of the 17th and 18th ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Country: Mexico
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
Country: Mexico
Property: The Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Id. N°: 939
State Party: Mexico
Criteria: C (iii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv):
Criterion (iii): Xochicalco is an exceptionally well preserved and complete example of a fortified settlement from the Epiclassic Period of Mesoamerica.
Criterion (iv): The architecture and art of Xochicalco represent the fusion of cultural elements from different parts of Mesoamerica, at a period when the breakdown of earlier political structures resulted in intensive ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Country: Mexico
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco
Country: Mexico
Property: Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Id. N°: 899
State Party: Netherlands
Criteria: C (i) (ii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii), and (iv):
Criterion (i): The Beemster Polder is a masterpiece of creative planning, in which the ideals of antiquity and the Renaissance were applied to the design of a reclaimed landscape.
Criterion (ii): The innovative and intellectually imaginative landscape of the Beemster Polder had a profound and lasting impact on reclamation projects in Europe and ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Country: Netherlands
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
Country: Netherlands
Property: Sukur Cultural Landscape
Id. N°: 938
State Party: Nigeria
Criteria: C (iii) (v) (vi)
The Committee inscribed the property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (v) and (vi):
Criterion (iii): Sukur is an exceptional landscape that graphically illustrates a form of land-use that marks a critical stage in human settlement and its relationship with its environment.
Criterion (v): The cultural landscape of Sukur has survived unchanged for many centuries, and continues to do so at a period when this form of traditional human settlement is under threat in ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Sukur Cultural Landscape
Country: Nigeria
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Sukur Cultural Landscape
Country: Nigeria
Property: The Historic Town of Vigan
Id. N°: 502Rev
State Party: Philippines
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv):
Criterion (ii): Vigan represents a unique fusion of Asian building design and construction with European colonial architecture and planning.
Criterion (iv): Vigan is an exceptionally intact and wellpreserved example of a European trading town in East and South-East ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Historic City of Vigan
Country: Philippines
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Historic City of Vigan
Country: Philippines
CONF 209 VIII.C.1
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (Poland)
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
Country: Poland
Property: Historic Centre of Sighisoara
Id. N°: 902
State Party: Romania
Criteria: C (iii) (v)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (v):
Criterion (iii): Sighisoara is an outstanding testimony to the culture of the Transylvanian Saxons, a culture that is coming to a close after 850 years and will continue to exist only through its architectural and urban monuments.
Criterion (v): Sighisoara is an outstanding example of a small fortified city in the border region between the Latinoriented culture of Central Europe and the ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Historic Centre of Sighişoara
Country: Romania
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Historic Centre of Sighişoara
Country: Romania
Property: The Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Id. N°: 906
State Party: Romania
Criteria: C (ii) (iii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii), and (iv):
Criterion (ii): The Dacian Fortresses represent the fusion of techniques and concepts of military architecture from inside and outside the classical world to create a unique style.
Criterion (iii): The Geto-Dacian Kingdoms of the late 1st millennium BC attained an exceptionally high cultural and socio-economic level, and this is symbolized by this group of ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Country: Romania
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
Country: Romania
Property: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Id. N°: 910
State Party: Saint Christopher & Nevis
Criteria: C (iii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (iv):
Criterion (iii): Brimstone Hill is an outstanding British fortress, built by slave labour to exact standards during a peak period of European colonial expansion in the Caribbean.
Criterion (iv): Because of its strategic layout and construction, Brimstone Hill Fortress is an exceptional and well preserved example of 17th and 18th century British military ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Country: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Country: Saint Kitts and Nevis
CONF 209 VIII.C.1
The Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs (South Africa)
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa
Country: South Africa
Property: Robben Island
Id. N°: 916
State Party: South Africa
Criteria: C (iii) (vi)
The Committee inscribed this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi):
Criterion (iii): The buildings of Robben Island bear eloquent witness to its sombre history.
Criterion (vi): Robben Island and its prison buildings symbolize the triumph of the human spirit, of freedom, and of democracy over oppression.
Many members of the Committee expressed their pleasure and emotion and congratulated South Africa for having proposed this site which symbolizes the fight ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Robben Island
Country: South Africa
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Robben Island
Country: South Africa
Property: San Cristóbal de la Laguna
Id. N°: 929
State Party: Spain
Criteria: C (ii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv):
Criteria (ii) and (iv): San Cristóbal de la Laguna was the first non-fortified Spanish colonial town, and its layout provided the model for many colonial towns in the Americas.
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Country: Spain
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Country: Spain
Property: State Historical and Cultural Park "Ancient Merv"
Id. N°: 886
State Party: Turkmenistan
Criteria: C (ii) (iii)
The Committee inscribed the property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii):
Criterion (ii): The cities of the Merv oasis have exerted considerable influence over the cultures of Central Asia and Iran for four millennia. Seljuk City in particular, influenced architecture and architectural decoration and scientific and cultural development.
Criterion (iii): The sequence of the cities of the Merv oasis, their fortifications, and their ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Country: Turkmenistan
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Country: Turkmenistan
Property: The Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Id. N°: 514 Rev
State Party: United Kingdom
Criteria: C (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i),(ii),(iii), and (iv):
The monuments of Orkney, dating back to 3000-2000 BC, are outstanding testimony to the cultural achievements of the Neolithic peoples of northern ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Property: Hoi An Ancient Town
Id. N°: 948
State Party: Viet Nam
Criteria: C (ii) (v)
The Committee inscribed this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (v):
Criterion (ii): Hoi An is an outstanding material manifestation of the fusion of cultures over time in an international commercial port.
Criterion (v): Hoi An is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Asian trading ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Hoi An Ancient Town
Country: Viet Nam
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Hoi An Ancient Town
Country: Viet Nam
Property: My Son Sanctuary
Id. N°: 949
State Party: Viet Nam
Criteria: C (ii) (iii)
The Committee inscribed this property on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iii):
Criterion (ii): The My Son Sanctuary is an exceptional example of cultural interchange, with an indigenous society adapting to external cultural influences, notably the Hindu art and architecture of the Indian sub-continent.
Criterion (iii): The Champa Kingdom was an important phenomenon in the political and cultural history of South-East Asia, vividly illustrated by the ruins of My Son.
The ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: My Son Sanctuary
Country: Viet Nam
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: My Son Sanctuary
Country: Viet Nam
Property: Butrint
Id. N°: 570 Bis
State Party: Albania
Criteria: C (iii)
ICOMOS expressed its concern that tourism developments in a small area on the coast, excluded from the proposed extension, could have a disastrous impact on the site. ICOMOS, therefore, strongly recommended that this area be included in the protected area.
The Committee decided to extend the property under the existing criterion (iii) under the condition that the excluded area would be included in the zone of the proposed enlargement.
The Delegate of Italy offered the interest of his Government to support ...
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Butrint
Country: Albania
Session: 23rd session of the World Heritage Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Sites: Butrint
Country: Albania
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