Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Madara Rider 1. World Heritage Property Data bulgariatravel.org/bg/object/2/Arheologicheski_rezervat_Mada ra [email protected] 1.1 - Name of World Heritage Property Madara Rider 1.8 - Other designations / Conventions under which the property is protected (if applicable) 1.2 - World Heritage Property Details Comment - European Convention on the Protection of the State(s) Party(ies) Archaeological Heritage (Revised) /1992/ Bulgaria Type of Property 2. Statement of Outstanding Universal Value cultural Identification Number 2.1 - Statement of Outstanding Universal Value / 43 Statement of Significance Year of inscription on the World Heritage List 1979 Statement of Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis 1.3 - Geographic Information Table The Madara Rider is a unique relief, an exceptional work of Name Coordinates Property Buffer Total Inscription art, created during the first years of the formation of the (latitude/longitude) (ha) zone (ha) year Bulgarian State, at the beginning of the 8th century. It is the (ha) only relief of its kind, having no parallel in Europe. It has Madara 43.3 / 27.15 1.2 501.7 502.9 1979 survived in its authentic state, with no alternation in the past or Rider the present. Total (ha) 1.2 501.7 502.9 It is outstanding not only as a work of Bulgarian sculpture, with its characteristically realist tendencies, but also as a piece of historical source material dating from the earliest years of the 1.4 - Map(s) establishment of the Bulgarian state. The inscriptions around Title Date Link to the relief are, in fact, a chronicle of important events source concerning the reigns of very famous Khans: Tervel, Kormisos Madara Rider. Inscribed property 15/06/2008 and Omurtag. Madara Rider Inscribed Property and its Buffer 15/06/2008 Criterion (i): The Madara Rider is an exceptional work of art Zone dating from the beginning of the 8th century. It is the only relief of its kind, having no parallel in Europe. 1.5 - Governmental Institution Responsible for the Criterion (iii): The Madara Rider is outstanding not only as a Property work of the realist Bulgarian sculpture but also as a piece of historical source material from the earliest years of the Vezhdi Rashidov Bulgarian state, since the inscriptions around the relief Ministry of Culture chronicle events in the reigns of famous Khans. Minister of Culture Integrity Comment The rock relief of the Madara Horseman encompass within its The name of the Minister of Culture is Peter Stoyanovich. With boundaries sufficient elements for its presentation. It lies the adoption of the Cultural Heritage Act in 2009 in the within an archaeological reserve that includes other Ministry of Culture a General directorate inspectorate with a archaeological monuments, up to 2000 years old. The defined regional inspectors was established, and it has supervision boundaries, and the protection zone, ensure the conservation and control features at on site. The National Institute of of the property''s surrounding. Immovable Cultural Heritage is a government institute that Due to the uncertain stability of the supporting rock, the relief supports the Minister of culture in protection activitiesof has a serious and enduring conservation problem, although immovable cultural properties. changes in the integrity of the property are not significant. A combination of wind erosion, and surface water run-off from heavy rain and melting snow, together with biological coatings, 1.6 - Property Manager / Coordinator, Local Institution / is causing the rock to erode. The property has been subject to Agency numerous archaeological, geodesic, geological, hydrological, Daniel Penerliev static, seismograph, physical chemistry and, lately, Regional Historical Museum of Shumen microbiological research investigations. These exceptional Director research efforts have been incorporated into a database, the Comment results of which have defined the parameters for immediate email: [email protected] conservation interventions. In 2007 an international project, seeking solutions for the conservation of the relief, was concluded and an evaluation of proposed interventions is 1.7 - Web Address of the Property (if existing) pending. 1. View photos from OUR PLACE the World Authenticity Heritage collection The form and design, location and setting, materials and 2. World Monuments Watch substance, and spirit and feeling of the Madara Horseman Comment relief have retained their authenticity. Protection and management requirements museum-shumen.eu/bg/museums-and- Management is implemented by virtue of: reserves/madara/madara.pdf www.bulgariainside.com Page 1 Monday, October 13, 2014 (8:39:28 PM CEST) Periodic Report - Section II-Madara Rider World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Madara Rider - Cultural Heritage Law (Official Gazette No.19 of 2009) and subdelegated legislation. This law regulates the research, studying, protection and promotion of the immovable cultural heritage in Bulgaria, and the development of Conservation and Management plans for its inscribed World Heritage List of immovable cultural properties. In addition, secondary legislation, issued by the Government in 1981 (Ordinance No. 22 on Protection of the Historical and Archaeological Reserves of Pliska, Preslav and Madara, promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 14 of 1981) also applies. In order to ensure the conservation of the relief, there is a need to implement the proposed interventions drawn by the 2007 International project. 2.2 - The criteria (2005 revised version) under which the property was inscribed (i)(iii) 2.3 - Attributes expressing the Outstanding Universal Value per criterion The Madara Rider is an exceptional work of art dating from the beginning of the 8th century. It is the only relief of its kind, having no parallel in Europe. The Madara Rider is outstanding not only as a work of the realist Bulgarian sculpture but also as a piece of historical source material from the earliest years of the Bulgarian state, since the inscriptions around the relief chronicle events in the reigns of famous Khans. 2.4 - If needed, please provide details of why the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value should be revised We do not find any need to change the SOUV. 2.5 - Comments, conclusions and / or recommendations related to Statement of Outstanding Universal Value We consider that the current Statement of OUV reflects the outstanding universal value of the Property. 3. Factors Affecting the Property 3.14. Other factor(s) 3.14.1 - Other factor(s) Page 2 Monday, October 13, 2014 (8:39:28 PM CEST) Periodic Report - Section II-Madara Rider World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Madara Rider 3.15. Factors Summary Table 3.15.1 - Factors summary table Name Impact Origin 3.1 Buildings and Development 3.1.5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3.2 Transportation Infrastructure 3.2.1 Ground transport infrastructure 3.2.4 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 3.7 Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3.7.1 Wind 3.7.2 Relative humidity 3.7.3 Temperature 3.7.6 Water (rain/water table) 3.7.8 Micro-organisms 3.8 Social/cultural uses of heritage 3.8.1 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 3.8.2 Society's valuing of heritage 3.8.5 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 3.8.6 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3.10 Climate change and severe weather events 3.10.1 Storms 3.11 Sudden ecological or geological events 3.11.2 Earthquake 3.11.5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3.11.6 Fire (widlfires) 3.13 Management and institutional factors 3.13.1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3.13.3 Management activities Legend Current Potential Negative Positive Inside Outside 3.16. Assessment of current negative factors 3.16.1 - Assessment of current negative factors Spatial scale Temporal scale Impact Management Trend response 3.7 Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3.7.1 Wind localised intermittent or sporadic minor medium capacity decreasing 3.7.2 Relative humidity localised intermittent or sporadic insignificant medium capacity static 3.7.3 Temperature localised intermittent or sporadic insignificant medium capacity static 3.7.6 Water (rain/water table) localised intermittent or sporadic minor high capacity static 3.7.8 Micro-organisms localised frequent minor high capacity decreasing 3.11 Sudden ecological or geological events 3.11.5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition localised intermittent or sporadic minor high capacity decreasing Page 3 Monday, October 13, 2014 (8:39:28 PM CEST) Periodic Report - Section II-Madara Rider World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Madara Rider - Cultural Heritage Law (Official Gazette No.19 of 2009) and 3.17. Comments, conclusions and / or subdelegated legislation. This law regulates the research, studying, protection and promotion of the immovable cultural recommendations related to factors affecting the heritage in Bulgaria, and the development of Conservation property and Management plans for its inscribed World Heritage List of immovable cultural properties. 3.17.1 - Comments In addition, secondary legislation, issued by the Government In 2005 began the international (French-German-Bulgarian) in 1981 (Ordinance No. 22 on Protection of the Historical and project for solving the problems of the Madara Rider relief Archaeological Reserves of Pliska, Preslav and Madara, caused by the biological damage, which final fourth stage was promulgated in the Official Gazette No. 14 of 1981) also held in 2009. With the project were carried out chemical applies. analysis and experimental work and a syllabus was presented Periodic Reporting Cycle 1 (2001-2006) Section 2 and is proposed and accepted a Technology for urgent Source: Periodic Reporting Cycle 1 (2001-2006) restoration works for strengthening areas of the relief. Ministry Submitted on Monday, November 28, 2005 of Culture has financed the implementation of this restoration. Question 6.02 Management is implemented by virtue of the Cultural 4. Protection, Management and Monitoring of the Monuments and Museums Act (promulgated in the Official Property Gazette No.