Ministry of Culture
22nd March, 2017, 17:49 IST
Inclusion of Cities in World Heritage
List
Five Indian cities have been included
in the Tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, namely, Historic City of Ahmadabad, Delhi –
A Heritage City, Jaipur City, Rajasthan, Ekamra Kshetra- The
Temple City, Bhubaneswar and The Victorian & Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai. The criteria
for inscription of a site, including cities, in the UNESCO World Heritage list
is given is given below.
All the required
information for Tentative list proposals has already been submitted to UNESCO
World Heritage Centre.
Criteria for
consideration:-
- To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius;
- To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of
time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in
architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape
design;
- To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural
tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared;
- To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural
or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant
stage(s) in human history;
- To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement,
land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures),
or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become
vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change;
- To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living
traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works
of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this
criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria);
- To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional
natural beauty and aesthetic importance;
- To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's
history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological
processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or
physiographic features;
- To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going
ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of
terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of
plants and animals;
- To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for
in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing
threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view
of science or conservation.
This information was given by Dr.
Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge)
in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
****
No comments:
Post a Comment