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Des villes intelligentes centrées sur l’humain et sur le patrimoine : nouvelles études de cas sur l’Atlas du patrimoine urbain de l’UNESCO

À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des villes 2025 placée sous le thème « Villes intelligentes centrées sur l’humain », le ...
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Advancing People- and Heritage-Centred Smart Cities: New case studies on the UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas

Centred Smart Cities,” the UNESCO World Heritage Cities Programme is releasing a new set of case studies on the UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas. Building on last ...
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Mounting climate, invasive species and pathogen risks threaten natural World Heritage – spotlight at IUCN World Conservation Congress

A new assessment by IUCN, released during the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, reveals deepening risks to natural World ...
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Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa

The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White ...
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Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 ...
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Patrimoine mondial

Des villes intelligentes centrées sur l’humain et sur le patrimoine : nouvelles études de cas sur l’Atlas du patrimoine urbain de l’UNESCO ...
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Borobudur Temple Compounds

This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone ...
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Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci

The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in Milan in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante. On the ...
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32nd session of the World Heritage Committee

UNESCO World Heritage CentreWHC-08/32.COM/24rev Decisions Adopted at the 32nd Session of the World Heritage Committee (Quebec City, 2008) English Français English ...
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31st session of the World Heritage Committee

UNESCO World Heritage CentreWHC-07/31.COM/24 Decisions adopted at the 31st Session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007) English Français English Français ...
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Outstanding Universal Value

Outstanding Universal Value, or ‘OUV’ is described in Paragraph 49 of the Operational Guidelines as: ‘cultural and/or natural significance which is so exceptional as to transcend national boundaries ...
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World Heritage in the High Seas

In 2011, the UNESCO External Auditor recommended States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention to explore the possible protection of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. Between 2015-2021 ...