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Section II: Summary of the Periodic Report on the State of Conservation, 2006 State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties in Europe SECTION II the height of architectonic expression of this form achieved. GERMANY No other cathedral is so perfectly conceived, no other is so uniformly and so uncompromisingly Cologne Cathedral executed in all its parts, and no other is fully completed. Brief description Therefore, the Cologne Cathedral marks the zenith Begun in 1248, the construction of this Gothic of cathedral architecture and simultaneously its masterpiece took place in several stages and was culmination. Thereafter the line of development not completed until 1880. Over seven centuries, ceased and no further attempt at enhancement was successive builders were inspired by the same faith ever made. Therefore this building without any and a spirit of absolute fidelity to the original plans. doubt belongs on the list of those monuments Apart from its exceptional intrinsic value and the which represent the milestones of cultural artistic masterpieces it contains, Cologne Cathedral achievement of mankind. testifies to the enduring strength of European Christianity. As provided in ICOMOS evaluation In his Comparative Study of Gothic cathedrals, 1. Introduction carried out for ICOMOS in 1988, the distinguished Swiss expert Professor Peter Kurmann identified Year(s) of Inscription 1996 four Gothic cathedrals in France, four in Germany, four in England, two in Italy, and two in Spain as Years of inscription on List in Danger being priorities for inscription on the World Heritage 2004-2006 List. Of these, four are already inscribed on the List Agency responsible for site management (Bourges, Reims, Canterbury, Seville) and three (Strasbourg, Siena, Lübeck) are also there as part • Cathedral Construction Administration of historic towns inscribed on the List. Cologne (Dombauverwaltung) Cathedral heads his list for Germany. Of it he writes Roncalliplatz 2 that “... it is not only, after the cathedrals of Seville D - 50667 Köln and Milan, the third largest Gothic cathedral in the e-mail: [email protected] world, it is also in its way the most perfect Gothic website: www.dombau-koeln.de cathedral. Begun in 1248, it was built in several stages in a spirit of complete faithfulness to the • Ministry for Building and Transport initial plan. As a result it exhibits perfect Fürstenwall 25 homogeneity.” D - 40219 Düsseldorf e-mail: [email protected] ICOMOS observations The nomination dossier gave no indication of any 2. Statement of Significance buffer zone around the Cathedral, nor of town planning regulations in the city of Cologne. In its Inscription Criteria C (i), (ii), (iv) report, the ICOMOS expert mission made a specific • Change to criteria proposed: (vi) proposal for a buffer zone. The State Party has accepted this proposal, and has also supplied Justification provided by the State Party information about planning protection. In the course of its five thousand years of history, Recommendation the European culture has been produced a variety of types of buildings. Yet two are without doubt of That this property be inscribed on the World highest rank: in antiquity it was the Greek temple; in Heritage List on the basis of criteria i, ii, and iv: the Middle Ages and in modern times it was the Cologne Cathedral is an outstanding work of Gothic Cathedral as developed in the 12th and 13th human creative genius, constructed over more than centuries in France. Relatively quickly the cathedral six centuries and powerful testimony to the strength developed out of the Romanesque basilicas. and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and Beginning with its first manifestation in Chartres modern Europe. (begun 1194), the form of the cathedral resulted in commanding buildings at Reims (1212) and Amiens (1220). Yet not until Cologne (begun in 1248) was State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties in Europe SECTION II Committee Decision 4. Management Bureau (June 1996): ICOMOS informed the Bureau Use of site/property that, since preparing the written evaluation of this • Religious use, unpaid visitor attraction nomination, it had received the exact delineation of the buffer zone and that it now recommended the Management /Administrative Body inscription of this property. The Bureau • Steering group: Cathedral Construction recommended the Committee to inscribe the Commission - coordinating proper maintenance, nominated property on the basis of criteria (i) (ii) establishing fundamental principles for dealings and (iv) considering that the site is of outstanding with the World Heritage site universal value being an exceptional work of human • Legally constituted creative genius, constructed over more than six • Management under protective legislation; centuries and powerful testimony to the strength management under contractual agreement and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and between the State Party and a third party modern Europe. • Site manager on full-time basis Session (1996): the Committee decided to inscribe • Levels of public authority who are primarily the nominated property on the basis of cultural involved with the management of the site: criteria (i), (ii) and (iv) considering that the regional, local monument is of outstanding universal value being • The current management system is highly an exceptional work of human creative genius, effective constructed over more than six centuries and a powerful testimony to the strength and persistence of Christian belief in medieval and modern Europe. 5. Management Plan The Committee suggested that protective legislation should be set up which would ensure • Management plan is being implemented that new constructions around the property would • Implementation commenced: January 1946 be in conformity with the architectural significance • Very effective of the Cathedral. The French Delegation • Responsibility for over-seeing the emphasized the importance of the inscription of implementation of the management plan and Cologne Cathedral which is justified not only for its monitoring its effectiveness: Rhineland medieval architecture but also for the restoration Regional Council (Landschaftsverband and completion of the work begun early in the 19th Rheinland), Rheinish Office for the century. This recognition reflects the significance of Conservation of Monuments (Rheinisches Amt present-day research on historicism. für Denkmalpflege); the City of Cologne, Lower Authority for the Conservation of Monuments • Statement of Significance adequately defines (Untere Denkmalbehörde); Cologne Regional the outstanding universal value of the site Government Authority(Bezirksregierung Köln), • No change require Higher Authority for the Conservation of Monuments (Obere Denkmalbehörde); Ministry Boundaries and Buffer Zone for Building and Transport of the Land North • Status of boundaries of the site: adequate Rhine-Westphalia (Ministerium für Bauen und • Buffer zone: no buffer zone has been defined Verkehr NRW), Supreme Authority for the • A buffer zone is being defined Conservation of Monuments (Oberste Denkmalbehörde); Cathedral Construction Status of Authenticity/Integrity Administration • World Heritage site values have been • By North Rhine-Westphalian law, it is the duty maintained of the Rhineland Regional Council to support • The urban development of Cologne is planning and advise the municipalities, districts, religious some high rise buildings in Cologne-Deutz, communities and private owners in the which would impair the view of the Cathedral protection and care for historic and archaeological monuments. This task is taken 3. Protection over by two individual offices which are Legislative and Administrative Arrangements responsible for the maintenance of the many • No agreements, laws mentioned significant monuments, memorials and archaeological sites in the Rhineland Actions proposed: • Establishing a buffer zone. Timeframe: February 2006. Action to be taken at regional and local level State of Conservation of World Heritage Properties in Europe SECTION II 6. Financial Resources 10. Scientific Studies Financial situation • Studies related to the value of the site, • State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Archbishopric condition surveys, archaeological surveys, Cologne; Metropolitan Chapter of Cologne visitor management Cathedral (Metropolitankapitel der Hohen • Scientific studies and surveys are the basis for Domkirche zu Köln); City of Cologne; Central or at least support all construction and Cathedral Construction Association (Zentral- restoration work, as research and pilot projects Dombau-Verein); lotteries; donations; they often point the way forward for other foundations and sponsors monuments and World Heritage sites. This is • Extra funding has not been drawn from World particularly true of the conservation and Heritage status restoration of historical glass paintings and • Resources from the Federal Environment medieval carved altars Foundation (Bundesumweltstiftung); European Union 11. Education, Information and Awareness • Funding available for the adequate Building management of the site: sufficient • An adequate number of signs referring to World 7. Staffing Levels Heritage site • World Heritage Convention Emblem used on • Number of staff: 83 some publications Rate of access to adequate professional staff • Adequate awareness of World Heritage among: across the following disciplines: visitors, local communities, businesses • Very good: conservation, management, • Need for establishment of bufferzone promotion, interpretation,
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