UNESCO expresses regret over ignored proposals on Riga's "Sun Stone" high-rise
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee^apostrofs;s 28th session expresses regret over the failure to comply with proposals set by the committee at the previous session on reducing the number of floors of the "Saules akmens" (Sun Stone) office building in Riga^apostrofs;s Kipsala area, UNESCO Latvian National Committee Secretary General Dace Neiburga informed LETA.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 28th session expresses regret over the failure to comply with proposals set by the committee at the previous session on reducing the number of floors of the "Saules akmens" (Sun Stone) office building in Riga's Kipsala area, UNESCO Latvian National Committee Secretary General Dace Neiburga informed LETA.
The committee has drawn up an assessment on the developments in preserving the Riga's historic center over the year, as well as a bill which is to be discussed on July 4.
In the document, the committee highlights the necessity to thoroughly evaluate all the projects in the Riga's historic center in the future. By February 1, 2005, Latvia must prepare and submit a fuller report on the situation to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
According to Neiburga, Latvia's representatives will continue work on easing the recommendation from the committee to reduce the height of the 26-storey building, which is practically impossible now.
"It is definitely clear at this time that the issues concerning the Riga's historic center will remain in the scope of interest of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for one more year," Neiburga admitted.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's bill urges Latvia to make every effort to continue observing the law on preservation and protection of the historic center of Riga and appeals to the municipal and state authorized institutions to complete work on implementation of the plan on the development of the historic center of Riga.
The document approves of the law and its implementation, also the decision of the Constitutional Court and other related documents, and the operations of the State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection and the Riga City Council.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 28th session is taking place in China between June 28 and July 7.
Neiburga, State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection's chief Juris Dambis and Riga Cultural Monument Protection Inspection chief Andis Cinis represent Latvia in the committee's session.
The committee has drawn up an assessment on the developments in preserving the Riga's historic center over the year, as well as a bill which is to be discussed on July 4.
In the document, the committee highlights the necessity to thoroughly evaluate all the projects in the Riga's historic center in the future. By February 1, 2005, Latvia must prepare and submit a fuller report on the situation to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
According to Neiburga, Latvia's representatives will continue work on easing the recommendation from the committee to reduce the height of the 26-storey building, which is practically impossible now.
"It is definitely clear at this time that the issues concerning the Riga's historic center will remain in the scope of interest of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for one more year," Neiburga admitted.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's bill urges Latvia to make every effort to continue observing the law on preservation and protection of the historic center of Riga and appeals to the municipal and state authorized institutions to complete work on implementation of the plan on the development of the historic center of Riga.
The document approves of the law and its implementation, also the decision of the Constitutional Court and other related documents, and the operations of the State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection and the Riga City Council.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 28th session is taking place in China between June 28 and July 7.
Neiburga, State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection's chief Juris Dambis and Riga Cultural Monument Protection Inspection chief Andis Cinis represent Latvia in the committee's session.
