UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)

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UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center) is a designation given by UNESCO to recognize and protect historically significant urban cores whose collective architecture, monuments, and urban fabric possess outstanding universal value.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage designation
cultural heritage designation
aimsTo encourage heritage-sensitive tourism
promote sustainable urban development
safeguard cultural identity of cities
appliesTo historic city center
historic urban core
associatedWith State Party to the World Heritage Convention
basedOn Outstanding Universal Value
architectural significance
authenticity of historic structures
historical significance
integrity of urban fabric
urban planning significance
grantedBy UNESCO
hasComponent ensembles of buildings
historic streets
monuments
public spaces
traditional urban fabric
urban squares
hasCriterionType cultural
hasPurpose conservation of historic urban fabric
protection of cultural heritage
recognition of outstanding universal value
hasSpatialScope defined core zone of the historic center
hasTemporalScope historic periods represented in the city
inscriptionProcess decision by World Heritage Committee
evaluation by advisory bodies
nomination by State Party
isPartOf UNESCO World Heritage List
mayInclude civic buildings
mixed-use urban areas
religious buildings
residential quarters
monitoredBy UNESCO World Heritage Centre
World Heritage Committee
regulatedBy Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
World Heritage Convention
requires buffer zone
long-term conservation measures
management plan
protective legal framework
threatenedBy environmental degradation
inappropriate restoration
mass tourism
uncontrolled urban development

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Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Shrine of Saint Rose of Lima, Lima hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Lima)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
New Town, Prague heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Prague)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Circus of Maxentius heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Historic Centre of Rome and properties of the Holy See)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Castle Square in Warsaw heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Warsaw)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Clock Tower (Royal Castle, Warsaw) heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Warsaw Old Town)
subject linked to: Clock Tower
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Municipality of Puebla hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (through its historic centre)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Arena di Verona heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Verona)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Regola heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Historic Centre of Rome)
subject linked to: Regola rione
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Lwów Opera isIncludedIn UNESCO World Heritage List (as part of Lviv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Forum of Augustus heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Rome)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Trinità dei Monti UNESCOStatus World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Rome)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Praza do Obradoiro heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Santiago de Compostela Old Town)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Kraków)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
The Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Kraków)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Huts of Romulus area heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Historic Centre of Rome)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Great Chapel heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Avignon)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Commune of Avignon hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (historic centre)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Avignon metropolitan area heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (core city historic centre)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
St. Anne Street, Kraków hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Kraków)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Los Arcos de Querétaro hasHeritageDesignation World Heritage Site (as part of historic center)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Ribeira district hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage (as part of Porto historic centre)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
modern Lyon hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (historic center)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
Stare Miasto (district of Kraków) heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Kraków)
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)