WHC-04/28COM/INF.14A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE 28th ordinary session (28 June – 7 July 2004) Suzhou (China) EVALUATIONS OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES Prepared by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) The IUCN and ICOMOS evaluations are made available to members of the World Heritage Committee. A small number of additional copies are also available from the secretariat. Thank you 2004 WORLD HERITAGE LIST Nominations 2004 I NOMINATIONS OF MIXED PROPERTIES TO THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST A Europe – North America Extensions of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List United Kingdom – [N/C 387 bis] - St Kilda (Hirta) 1 B Latin America and the Caribbean New nominations Ecuador – [N/C 1124] - Cajas Lakes and the Ruins of Paredones 5 II NOMINATIONS OF CULTURAL PROPERTIES TO THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST A Africa New nominations Mali – [C 1139] - Tomb of Askia 9 Togo – [C 1140] - Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba 13 B Arab States New nominations Jordan – [C 1093] - Um er-Rasas (Kastron Mefa'a) 17 Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee Morocco – [C 1058 rev] See addendum: - Portuguese City of El Jadida (Mazagan) WHC-04/28.COM/INF.15A Add C Asia – Pacific New nominations Australia – [C 1131] - Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens 19 China – [C 1135] - Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom 24 India – [C 1101] - Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park 26 Iran – [C 1106] - Pasargadae (Pasargad) 30 Japan – [C 1142] - Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, and the Cultural Landscapes that surround them 34 Kazakhstan – [C 1145] - Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly 42 Extensions of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List China – [C 439 bis] - Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 47 China – [C 1004 ter] - Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 51 India – [C 250 bis] - The Great Living Chola Temples 55 Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee Democratic People's Republic of Korea – [C 1091] - Complex of Koguryo Tombs 60 India – [C 945 rev] - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) Station 63 Mongolia – [C 1081 rev] See addendum: - Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape WHC-04/28.COM/INF.15A Add D Europe – North America New nominations Andorra – [C 1160] - The Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley 68 Azerbaijan – [C 1076] - Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape 73 Cyprus - [C 1122] - Wine Village Terraces 77 Estonia – [C 1125] - Kuressaare Fortress 81 Germany – [C 1156] - Dresden Elbe Valley 85 Iceland – [C 1152] - Thingvellir National Park 90 Israel – [C 1107] - The Incense and Spice Road and the Desert Cities in the Negev 97 Italy –[C 1158] - Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia 103 Lithuania –[C 1137] - Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) 106 Norway – [C 1143] - Vegaøyan - Vega Archipelago 110 Russian Federation – [C 1097] - The Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent 116 Serbia and Montenegro – [C 724] - Dečani Monastery 120 Sweden – [C 1134] - Varberg Radio Station 124 United Kingdom – [C 1150] - Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City 127 Properties deferred or referred back by previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee Germany – [C 1087 ] See addendum: - The Town Hall and Roland on the Market place WHC-04/28.COM/INF.15A Add of Bremen Italy – [C 1026 rev] - Val d’Orcia 132 Portugal – [C 1117 rev] See addendum: - Pico Island Vineyard Culture WHC-04/28.COM/INF.15A Add Transboundary properties Germany / Poland – [C 1127] - Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski 137 E Latin America and the Caribbean New nominations Mexico – [C 1136] - Luis Barragán House and Studio 142 (Cultural and Mixed Properties) Numerical Index of Evaluations of properties to be examined by the World Heritage Committee at its 28th session ID Number State Party World Heritage property proposed page 250 Bis India Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur (Extension to include the 55 Great Living Chola Temples) 387 Bis United Kingdom St. Kilda (Hirta) renomination to include cultural criteria 1 and extension to include marine area 439 Bis China Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 47 (Extension to include the Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang) 724 Serbia and Decani Monastery 120 Montenegro 945 Rev India Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria 63 Terminus) Station 1004 Ter China Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 51 (Extension to include the Liaoning Tombs) 1026 Rev Italy Val d'Orcia 132 1058 Rev Morocco Cité portugaise de Mazagan (El Jadida) * 1076 Azerbaijan Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape 73 1081 Rev Mongolia Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape * 1087 Germany The Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen * 1091 Democratic Complex of Koguryo Tombs 60 People's Republic of Korea 1093 Jordan Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) 17 1097 Russian Federation Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent 116 1101 India Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park 26 1106 Iran, Islamic Pasargadae 30 Republic of 1107 Israel The Incense and Spice Road and the Desert Cities in the 97 Negev 1117 Rev Portugal Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture * 1122 Cyprus Wine Village Terraces 77 1124 Ecuador Cajas Lakes and Ruins of Paredones 5 1125 Estonia Kuressaare Fortress 81 1127 Germany/ Poland Muskauer Park / Park Muzakowski 137 1131 Australia Royal Exhibition Building and Carleton Gardens 19 1134 Sweden Varberg Radio Station 124 1135 China Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo 24 Kingdom 1136 Mexico Luis Barragán House and Studio 142 1137 Lithuania Kernave Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of 106 Kernave) 1139 Mali Tomb of Askia 9 1140 Togo Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba 13 1142 Japan Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain 34 Range, and the Cultural Landscapes that surround them 1143 Norway Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago 110 1145 Kazakhstan Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of 42 Tamgaly 1150 United Kingdom Liverpool - Maritime Mercantile City 127 1152 Iceland Þingvellir National Park 90 1156 Germany Dresden Elbe Valley 85 1158 Italy Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia 103 1160 Andorra The Madriu-Claror-Perafita Valley 68 * See addendum: WHC-04/28.COM/INF.15A Add INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MONUMENTS AND SITES (ICOMOS) World Heritage Nominations 2004 1 Analysis of nominations In 2004 ICOMOS has been requested to evaluate 37 Concurrently, experts were selected on the same new and deferred nominations and extensions to basis for field missions to nominated properties. The cultural and mixed properties. same procedure was adopted for selecting these experts as that just described. The missions were The geographical spread is as follows: required to study the criteria relating to authenticity, protection, conservation, and management Europe and 19 nominations (3 deferred, (Operational Guidelines, para 24(b)). North America 1 extension) Experts are sent photocopies of dossiers (or relevant 16 countries parts of them, where the dossiers are extensive). Latin America 2 nominations They also receive documentation on the Convention Caribbean 2 countries and detailed guidelines for evaluation missions. Missions were sent to all the nominations except to Arab States 2 nominations (1 deferred) the nominations deferred in 2003. The experts were 2 countries drawn from Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Africa 2 nominations Mali, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, 2 countries Portugal, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United Asia-Pacific 12 nominations (3 deferred, Kingdom. 3 extensions) Evaluation missions were carried out jointly with 8 countries IUCN for the nominations of mixed properties and some of the cultural landscapes. b Evaluations and recommendations 2 ICOMOS procedure On the basis of the reports prepared by the two a Preparatory work groups of experts, draft evaluations and Following an initial study of the dossiers, expert recommendations (in either English or French) were advice was sought on the outstanding universal value prepared and considered by the ICOMOS World of the nominated properties, with reference to the six Heritage Panel at a meeting in Paris on 16–18 criteria listed in the Operational Guidelines (July January 2004. Following this meeting, revised 2002), para 24(a). For this purpose, ICOMOS called evaluations have been prepared in both working upon the following: languages, printed, and dispatched to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for distribution to members of • ICOMOS International Scientific Committees; the World Heritage Committee for its 28th Session in • individual ICOMOS members with special June-July 2004. Supplementary information has also expertise, identified after consultation with been requested for some of the nominated properties. International and National Committees; The evaluations of four nominations deferred in 2003 • non-ICOMOS members with special expertise, will be available in the working document WHC- identified after consultation within the ICOMOS 04/28.COM/INF.15A Add and will be sent to the networks. World Heritage Centre for distribution by the end of May 2004. Paris, March 2004 Within this basic plan are numerous variations of door position and some examples even include integral St. Kilda (United Kingdom) adjoining cells. Cleits were usually used to store materials, and