Publicomos

Réf.

41679

Type

conference item

Titre

The WHS 'Palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin' in Germany - How to manage a site taking numerous points of view into consideration

Langues

English

Auteurs

Horn, Gabriele

Date

2005

Pagination de section

1-15

Titre de conférence

15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’

Lieu de conférence

Xi'an, China

Date de conférence

17 – 21 oct 2005

Mots-clés

World Heritage List / parks / palaces / setting / conservation / legal protection / development planning / cultural landscapes / management / World Heritage / management plans / buffer zones

Pays mentionnés

Germany

Monuments et sites

Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin, Germany

N° Patrimoine mondial

532

Résumé en anglais

A consideration of the environs with respect to varying points of view is one of the major concerns of the WHS “Palaces and parks of Potsdam and Berlin” (532 C i ii iv) with its main palace Sanssouci.Over the last fifteen years, considerable infringements upon the environs of sites have become evident due to various building measures. Some big, new buildings were planned and constructed in the buffer zone, and started to impair considerably the views between the separate parks of the WHS. For this reason, the UNESCO considered placing the WHS in Berlin and Potsdam on the WHS Endangered List in 1995. In the meantime, from out of the conflicting interests between the desired building density and the concerns for the protection of the environs, the first steps towards an effective cooperation may be witnessed. This sensibility has been heightened by the discussions conducted for more than two years with all authorities, all taking part in the discussion process within the framework of so-called directional planning. The ultimate success resulting from such intensive cooperation is, in some parts, clearly visible, despite the short period of its existence.

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