Decision : 32 COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and sizes by States Parties in response to the restrospective inventory
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decisions 30 COM 11A.2 and 31 COM 11A.2, adopted at its 30th (Vilnius, 2006) and 31st (Christchurch, 2007) sessions respectively,
3. Recalls that, as decided at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007) by Decision 31 COM 11A.2, the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies will not be able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitation of such properties as inscribed is unclear;
4. Congratulates States Parties in the European Region and the States Parties of Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia on the excellent work accomplished in the clarification of the delimitation of their World Heritage properties and thanks them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List,
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and sizes provided by the following States Parties in the European and Arab Regions in response to the Retrospective Inventory, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC-08/32.COM/8D:
- Armenia: Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin;
- Austria: Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg; Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn; Hallstatt-Dachstein-Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape;
- Belgium: Flemish Béguinages;
- Bulgaria: Boyana Church; Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak; Rila Monastery; Ancient City of Nessebar;
- Croatia: Old City of Dubrovnik; Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian; Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč;
- Czech Republic: Historic Centre of Telč; Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora; Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape; Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž;
- Denmark: Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church; Roskilde Cathedral;
- Egypt: Memphis and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur; Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis; Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae; Historic Cairo; Abu Mena; Saint Catherine Area;
- Estonia: Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn;
- Germany: Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square; Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl; Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin; Town of Bamberg;
- Greece: Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae; Mount Athos; Medieval City of Rhodes; Archaeological Site of Mystras; Delos;
- Hungary: Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue; Old Village of Hollókö and its Surroundings; Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment; Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (presented jointly with Slovakia);
- Ireland: Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne; Skellig Michael;
- Italy: Historic Centre of San Gimignano; City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto; Historic Centre of Siena; Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta; The trulli of Alberobello; Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna; Historic Centre of the City of Pienza; Residences of the Royal House of Savoy; Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua; Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto); Costiera Amalfitana; Archaeological area of Agrigento; Su Nuraxi di Barumini; Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia;
- Latvia: Historic Centre of Riga;
- Luxembourg: City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications;
- Morocco: Medina of Marrakesh; Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou; Archaeological Site of Volubilis;
- Poland: Cracow's Historic Centre; Historic Centre of Warsaw; Old City of Zamość; Medieval Town of Torún; Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork;
- Portugal: Monastery of Batalha; Cultural Landscape of Sintra; Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley;
- Romania: Danube Delta;
- Slovakia: Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity; Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments; Vlkolínec; Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (presented jointly with Hungary);
- Spain: Garajonay National Park;
- Tunisia: Ichkeul National Park;
- Ukraine: Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra;
- United Kingdom: Durham Castle and Cathedral; Ironbridge Gorge; Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites; Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd; Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church; Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church; Maritime Greenwich;
6. Requests the European and Arab States Parties which have not yet answered the questions raised in 2005, 2006 and 2007 within the framework of the Retrospective Inventory to provide all requested clarifications and documentation as soon as possible and by 1 December 2008 at the latest.
Documents
Decisions ReportContext of Decision
WHC-08/32.COM/8DOther Documents (143)
Site Ait Ben Haddou: identification du bien ...“Memphis and its Necropolis – The Pyramid ...
“Memphis and its Necropolis – The Pyramid ...
“Memphis and its Necropolis – The Pyramid ...
Map “Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis” ...
“Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis” ...
Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
Map “Historic Cairo”, A3, scale 1:50000 ...
Map “Abu Mena” Overlayed on ESA 1:50,000 ...
Map “Al-Fustat”, A3, scale 1:2500, displaying ...
Map “Al-Imam ash-Shaf’I Necropolis”, A3, ...
Map of Volubilis, A3, B&W;, showing the ...
Map “Extrait de la carte officielle de Moulay ...
Ichkeul National Park - map shows in red the ...
Saint Catherine Area” Overlayed on MSD ...
Map “Mosque of Ahmed Tulun, The Citadel Area, ...
Map “City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and ...
Vlkolinec reservation of folk architecture, ...
Map 1. Historical town of Banska Stiavnica ...
Map “Boundaries of Monasteries of Haghpat and ...
Map “UNESCO World Heritage property, Historic ...
Map “Schloss Schönbrunn”, A3, scale 1:10000
Map “UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape ...
Hoogstraten – Béguinage : limites du bien du ...
Lier/Lierre – Béguinage : limites du bien du ...
Mechelen/Malines – Béguinage : limites du ...
Turnhout – Béguinage : limites du bien du ...
Sint-Truiden/Saint-Trond – Béguinage : ...
Tongeren/Tongres – Béguinage : limites du ...
Dendermonde/Termonde – Béguinage : limites du ...
Gent/Gand – Béguinage : limites du bien du ...
Sint-Amandsberg/Mont-Saint-Amand-lez-Gand – ...
Diest – Béguinage : limites du bien du ...
Leuven/Louvain – Béguinage : limites du bien ...
Brugge/Bruges – Béguinage : limites du bien ...
Kortrijk/Coutrai – Béguinage : limites du ...
Boyana Church, scale 1:1000
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, scale 1:1000
Ironbridge Gorge - map of the World Heritage ...
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Garajonay National Park: Limit of the Park ...
The map of Riga – the scheme shows how ...
Rila Monastery, scale 1:25000
Map - Ancient City of Nessebar
Old City of Dubrovnik, scale 1:10000
Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of ...
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica ...
Historic Centre of Telč, scale 1:10,000
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at ...
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at ...
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, scale ...
The Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž, scale ...
Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church, ...
Roskilde Cathedral, scale 1:2000
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and ...
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin - Map ...
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae. ...
Mount Athos - map of the World Heritage ...
Medieval City of Rhodes, scale 1:10000
Archaeological site of Mystras, scale 1:50000
Delos. Definition of boundaries, scale 1:10000
The World Heritage site of Budapest, ...
Old Village of Holloko and its Surroundings. ...
The World Heritage site of the Millenary ...
Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the ...
Villa Trissino ora Trettenero, scale 1:5000
Villa Gazzotti Grimani ora Curti, scale ...
Villa Almerico Capra detta La Rotonda, scale ...
Villa Angarano, scale 1:5000
Villa Caldogno, scale 1:5000
Villa Chiericati, scale 1:5000
Villa Forni Cerato, scale 1:5000
Villa Godi Malinverni, scale 1:10000
Villa Pisani Ferri, scale 1:5000
Villa Poiana, 1:5000
Villa Saraceno, scale 1:5000
Villa Thiene, scale 1:5000
Villa Trissino, scale 1:5000
Villa Valmarana Zen, scale 1:5000
Villa Valmarana Bressan, scale 1:5000
Villa Badoer, scale 1:5000
Villa Barbaro, scale 1:5000
Villa Emo, scale 1:10000
Villa Zeno, scale 1:5000
Villa Foscari, scale 1:5000
Villa Pisani, scale 1:5000
Villa Cornaro, scale 1:5000
Villa Serego, scale 1:5000
Villa Piovene, scale 1:5000
Historic Centre of San Gimignano, scale ...
Historic Centre of Siena, scale 1:2500
Historic Center of Siena (ortophoto map), ...
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po ...
Casa D’Amore, scale 1:500
Piazza del Mercato, scale 1:300
Museo Storico, scale 1:300
Trullo Sovrano, scale 1:500
Aja Piccola Quarter, scale 1:1000
Monti Quarter, scale 1:2000
Arian Baptistry, scale 1:1000
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia Basilica of San ...
Neonian Baptistry Oratory of S. Andrea – ...
Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, scale 1:1500
Mausoleum of Theodoric, scale 1:4000
Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe, scale ...
Saint-Sophia Cathedral - map of inscribed ...
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza, scale ...
Residenze Sabaude – Torino: la Zona di ...
Residenze Sabaude - Castello di Rivoli, scale ...
Residenze Sabaude - Castello di Moncalieri, ...
Residenze Sabaude – Reggia di Venaria, scale ...
Residenze Sabaude - Torino: Borgo Castello ...
Residenze Sabaude - Palazzina di Stupinigi, ...
Residenze Sabaude - Castello di Aglié, scale ...
Residenze Sabaude - Castello di Racconigi, ...
Residenze Sabaude - Castello di Pollenzo, ...
Residenze Sabaude - Castello di Govone, scale ...
Botanical Garden of Padua - Map of the World ...
Il Sito Archeologico e la Buffer Zone, scales ...
Cracow’s Historic Centre, scale 1:10000
Historic Centre of Warsaw, scale 1:4000
Old City of Zamosc, Poland, scale ...
Medieval Town of Torun, scale 1:10000
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, ...
Monastery of Batalha, scale 1:2,000
Parque Arqueologico Do Vale Coa, 1:100000
Kiev Pechersk-Lavra and Church of the Saviour ...
Area proposed for extension of the core zone, ...
Area of proposed core zone and proposed ...
Rila Monastery Complex
Orlitsa Convent
Pchelino Convent
St Luke Hermitage
Grave of St Ivan Rilski
Spišský Hrad and the its Associated Cultural ...
Skellig Michael - Map of the World Heritage ...
Archaeological Area of Agrigento - Map of the ...
2008 Ichkeul National Park
2008 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
2008 Historic Cairo
2008 Abu Mena
2008 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
2008 Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
2008 Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
2008 Mount Athos
2008 Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
2008 Danube Delta
2008 Sceilg Mhichíl
2008 Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
2008 Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
2008 Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
2008 Historic Centre of Riga