2017 in Krakow, Poland

Session 41 of the World Heritage Committee (WHC)

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At the 41st session, held in Kraków, 27 new WHS were inscribed.

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#41 (2017)
Dates
July 2, 2017-July 12, 2017
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Poland in Krakow, Poland
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Poland
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Tanzania
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      elsslots@ Jul 20, 2017 14:34
      Solivagant:
      Yazd still seems to be on Iran's list of T List sites on this site

      Fixed it!
      Solivagant@ Jul 20, 2017 14:20
      Yazd still seems to be on Iran's list of T List sites on this site if reached through the Tentative …
      elsslots@ Jul 16, 2017 12:45
      Solivagant:
      Nunnery Connection - http://www.worldheritagesite.org/forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=5&topic=2118

      Nunneries done!
      Solivagant@ Jul 16, 2017 12:23
      Are there not a couple of outstanding "update issues" which have got "forgotten" with all that effort on the site …
      elsslots@ Jul 14, 2017 00:08
      Interesting behind-the-scenes about what really went on on the floor (and before) during the Hebron vote

      http://www.jpost.com/International/How-Israel-lost-the-Hebron-vote-499644
      evilweevil@ Jul 12, 2017 18:07
      Yes, the ignorance on this issue by the city government is astonishing. When Vienna was inscribed in 2001, UNESCO already …
      hubert@ Jul 12, 2017 16:54
      Solivagant:
      Of course ALL developments in ALL cities (certainly in liberal democracies) are "controversial".

      Sure, I totally agree that ICOMOS …
      Solivagant@ Jul 12, 2017 10:22
      hubert:
      The planned building complex is controversial in Vienna.

      Of course ALL developments in ALL cities (certainly in liberal democracies) …
      hubert@ Jul 12, 2017 09:32
      I agree with the previous comments, Vienna will still have enough OUV even with the new high-rise building, and a …
      nfmungard@ Jul 12, 2017 08:08
      It's kind of weird that the WHC has little to none reservation in overriding ICOMOS recommendations when it comes to …

      WHC Events

      Khor Dubai
      Khor Dubai July 1, 2017

      Advisory Body overruled: ICOMOS advised Not to inscribe

      Luther memorials in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria June 1, 2017

      Requested by State Party to not be examined: After recommendation by ICOMOS Does not approve the extension

      Palmyra
      Palmyra Jan. 1, 2017

      Boundary change: Minor Boundary Modification included change to core zone to include museum and additional necropolises

      Tenzug - Tallensi settlements
      Tenzug - Tallensi settlements Jan. 1, 2017

      Preparatory Assistance: .

      Sacred Landscapes of Tigray
      Sacred Landscapes of Tigray Jan. 1, 2017

      Preparatory Assistance: .

      La Haute Ville d’Antananarivo
      La Haute Ville d’Antananarivo Jan. 1, 2017

      Preparatory Assistance: .

      Domaine royal de Mbé Jan. 1, 2017

      Preparatory Assistance: Preparation of the nomination file

      Arasbaran Jan. 1, 2017

      Incomplete - not examined: As 'Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve'

      Old Town of Jakarta
      Old Town of Jakarta Jan. 1, 2017

      Incomplete - not examined: .

      Parc national de Zakouma
      Parc national de Zakouma Jan. 1, 2017

      Incomplete - not examined: .

      Parco Nazionale della Sila Jan. 1, 2017

      Requested by State Party to not be examined: By Italy

      Augustow Canal Jan. 1, 2017

      Preparatory Assistance: Funding not granted (earlier nomination was rejected)

      Inscribed

      Extended

      • Bauhaus Sites
        Bauhaus Sites
        Germany
        Inscribed: 1996
        2.75
        242
        14
      • Strasbourg
        Strasbourg
        France
        Inscribed: 1988
        3.52
        399
        10
      • Primeval Beech Forests
        Primeval Beech Forests
        Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine
        Inscribed: 2007
        2.71
        320
        37
      • W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
        Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger
        Inscribed: 1996
        1.94
        14
        4

      Added to Danger List

      Removed from Danger List

      Deferred and Referred

      Withdrawn