Periodic Report 2006
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State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties in Europe SECTION II Recommendation: That this property be inscribed on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria ITALY (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv): The complex of Early Christian religious Early Christian Monuments of monuments in Ravenna are of outstanding Ravenna Significance by virtue of the supreme artistry of the mosaic art that they contain, and also because of the crucial evidence that they provide of artistic and Brief description religious relationships and contacts at an important Ravenna was the seat of the Roman Empire in the period of European cultural history. 5th century and then of Byzantine Italy until the 8th century. It has a unique collection of early Christian Committee Decision mosaics and monuments. All eight buildings – the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Neonian Bureau (June 1996): The Bureau recommended the Baptistery, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Committee to inscribe the nominated property on the Arian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the the basis of criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) considering Mausoleum of Theodoric, the Church of San Vitale that the site is of outstanding universal value being and the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe – were of remarkable significance by virtue of the supreme constructed in the 5th and 6th centuries. They show artistry of the mosaic art that the monuments great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of contain, and also because of the crucial evidence Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and that they provide of artistic and religious oriental and Western styles. relationships and contacts at an important period of European cultural history. The Bureau decided to rename the property to "The Early Christian 1. Introduction Monuments and Mosaics of Ravenna". Year(s) of Inscription 1996 Session (1996): The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural Agency responsible for site management criteria (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) considering that the site • Tourism Service and Cultural Activities- is of outstanding universal value being of Municipality of Ravenna remarkable significance by virtue of the supreme Via Salara 8/12 artistry of the mosaic art that the monuments 48100 Ravenna, Italy contain, and also because of the crucial evidence E-mail: [email protected] that they provide of artistic and religious Website: www.turismo.ra.it relationships and contacts at an important period of European cultural history. The original name of the nominated property has been changed to "The 2. Statement of Significance Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna". Inscription Criteria C (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) • Statement of significance adequately defines Justification provided by the State Party the outstanding universal value of the site • Change proposed by State Party for the name No single statement provided for the 8 structures. of the site: The Early Christian and Byzantine historical buildings of Ravenna As provided in ICOMOS evaluation Qualities: The Early Christian buildings of Ravenna Boundaries and Buffer Zone are without parallel in the information that they • Status of boundaries of the site: adequate provide about artistic contacts and developments in • Buffer zone: adequate this highly significant period in the cultural • The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Neonian development of Europe. They constitute an epitome Baptistery, Basilica of San Apollinare Nuovo, of religious and funerary art and architecture during Archiepiscopal Chapel and Church of San the 6th century. The mosaics are among the Vitale are historical buildings protected de iure highest expressions of this form of art surviving by the Legislative Decree n. 42 of January anywhere in Europe, and have added importance 2004 “Code of cultural heritage and landscape”. because of the blending of western and eastern The Arian Baptistery, Theodoric’s Mausoleum motifs and techniques. and Basilica of S. Apollinare in Classe are State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties in Europe SECTION II historical buildings protected by decree of 14 5. Management Plan July 1979 ex lege 1089/39 and article 822 of the Civil Code • Management plan is being implemented • The buffer zone is defined by the constraints of • Implementation commenced: 05/2005 law that delimit respect. Furthermore on 23 • Very effective June 2005 approval was given to the City • Responsibility for over-seeing the Strategic Plan which includes the historical implementation of the management plan and buildings of the World Heritage site as cultural monitoring its effectiveness: Municipality of emergencies Ravenna- Tourism and Cultural Activities Service. A UNESCO office has been set up in Status of Authenticity/Integrity the ambit of the Service by legislative act LW • World Heritage site values have been number 262/05 of 23/08/2005 maintained • Presumably no substantial modification can influence the authenticity and integrity of the 6. Financial Resources site Financial situation • State Budget 3. Protection • MIBAC/Superintendence funds, Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia for property belonging to the Legislative and Administrative Arrangements Church • The General Urban Planning Scheme 2003 • Sufficient requires the intentional sustainable valorisation of ‘local qualities’ to ensure Ravenna a position in global networks. The preliminary document 7. Staffing Levels of the Strategic City Plan was approved in 2003. The Territorial Plan for Provincial Coordination • Number of staff: 46 is the overall planning instrument Rate of access to adequate professional staff • The protection arrangements are considered across the following disciplines: highly effective Very good: conservation, management, • promotion; interpretation; education; visitor 4. Management management • The Archdiocese of Ravenna and Cervia has a Use of site/property religion and art education service for the • Visitor attraction; Religious use historic buildings of Ravenna that provides Management /Administrative Body guided tours with a representative of the ‘Opera • Steering group; Formally constituted; The di Religione’ organisation inside the building mandate of the committee is the coordination of itself competent bodies in regard to the assets, in • Support of regular volunteers for the site: order to produce an integrated model of ‘Opera di Religione’ collaboration of voluntary management workers as attendants • Management by the State Party; The Management organisation of the site has a 8. Sources of Expertise and Training in complex structure, at the first level consisting of the owners, the Church and the State, in the Conservation and Management persons of their relative management bodies, Techniques ‘Opera di Religione’ and Superintendence, and • The presence of the university and other a system level institutes specialised in conservation and • Site manager with responsibilities added to an restoration, as well as the recent setting up of a existing job documentation centre devoted to mosaics, is • Levels of public authority who are primarily the guaranteed, in a continuous form, of the involved with the management of the site: specialist and teaching staff at various levels national; regional; local • Training available to stakeholders • The current management system is highly effective State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties in Europe SECTION II 9. Visitor Management grants for carrying through the “Map of archaeological potential of the ancient city of • Visitor statistics: 820.859 (tickets and Classe” project which concerns the activities of attendants), 2004 documentary collection and research. • Visitor facilities: Basilica of San Vitale and International Mosaic Documentation Centre: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia: Bookshop, audio- The purpose of the mosaic databank is to guides on payment, access for the disabled, encourage the research and study of ancient hygiene services; Arian Baptistery: access for and modern international mosaics, in the disabled. Neonian Baptistery: access for the connection with history, hermeneutics, stylistic disabled, audio-guides. Basilica of S. Apollinare influences, restoration and conservation and Nuovo: bookshop, hygiene services, self- secondly, to develop strategies that permit all service, audio-guides, visit introduction room. users to have easier access to national and Theodoric’s Mausoleum: bookshop, tourist international cultural resources and heritage of information office, hygiene services, tourist public value, guaranteeing free circulation of coach parking, camper area, Public Park, visit knowledge introduction room. Basilica of S. Apollinare in Classe: bookshop, tourist information office, hygiene services, tourist coach parking, self- 11. Education, Information and Awareness service, camper area. There are tourist street Building signs for the old city centre, providing • An adequate number of signs referring to World information on which buildings are included in Heritage site the UNESCO list and the routes connecting the • World Heritage Convention Emblem used on sites; new map of the old city centre of publications Ravenna etc. • Adequate awareness of World Heritage among: visitors, local communities, businesses, local 10. Scientific Studies authorities • In the sphere of the general training plan two • Risk assessment, studies related to the value of different kinds of training levels. Specialist the monument, monitoring exercises, condition training is connected with the university