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International Workshop on World Heritage Cities

 

The “Seminar Internacional de Ciudades Patrimonio Mundial of the Humanity” took place on March 2016 in León (Nicaragua), a town whose Cathedral has been inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2011. It was organized by the Medina NGO, under the project “Estrategìas de gestión sostenible y participada del Centro Histórico de León”, co-funded by the EU. The main partener of the project is Pontedera (Italy), a Tuscan town twinned with León.

It was an important occasion to reflect on how to improve strategies and methods of management of art cities inscribed into the Word Heritage List, , according to UNESCO guidelines. This has the aim of safeguarding UNESCO World Heritage art cities’ singularity and of promoting exchanges between American and European art cities. Indeed, knowing the management best practices experienced by other World Heritage cities can contribute to preserve and enhance our own sites.

The seminar was attended by experts coming from the followings World Heritage cities: Florence (Italy), Antigua Guatemala (Guatemala), Havana (Cuba) and Quito(Ecuador).

During the Workshop the UNESCO Office of the Municipality of Florence presented the management system and the community involvement process related to the UNESCO World Heritage site “Historic Centre of Florence”.

http://www.leonmunicipio.com/notas-de-prensa/archives/04-2016

 

FAQ

Why is the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site?

The Historic Centre of Florence was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. The justification for its inscription is contained within the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, which articulates the criteria for inscription of the site, its integrity, authenticity and the management system for its protection. The Historic Centre of Florence is considered to be a unique artistic achievement embedding museums, churches, palaces and globally renowned cultural goods of inestimable value. The city has also been able to exert an important cultural, economic and architectural influence in Italy and Europe for centuries, defining itself as the birthplace of modern Humanism and Renaissance values. The stratification of these values is also enriched by the relationship between the Historic Centre and the surrounding hills, which form a perfect harmonious backstage.

What is the area of the city of Florence inscribed on the World Heritage List?

The Core Zone inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 coincides with the Historic Centre of Florence, traditionally identified with the area included within the avenues corresponding to the ancient circle of the fourteenth-century walls. In 2021, a boundary modification of the perimeter was approved to include the complex of San Miniato al Monte and the surrounding area. The Buffer Zone of the site encompasses the eighteen Belvedere points and includes part of the territories of four municipalities: the Municipality of Florence, the Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, the Municipality of Fiesole and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli.  

What is the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)?

Cultural and/or natural significance that is so exceptional that it transcends national boundaries and is of common importance to present and future generations of humanity as a whole, constituting the fundamental requirement for the inscription of porperties on the World Heritage List. The properties  deemed to hold Outstanding Universal Value can be included in the World Heritage List if:

  • They satisfy one or more Selection Criteria;
  • They respect the conditions of Integrity and Authenticity;
  • They have an adequate Protection and Management System to ensure their safeguarding
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