UNESCO requests visual harmonization of new buildings with Riga's historic panorama
UNESCO World Heritage Committee^apostrofs;s 28th session has filed a request for Riga to harmonize its new buildings with the historic downtown panorama and preserve existing bodies of water as public outdoor space without any new construction.
UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 28th session has filed a request for Riga to harmonize its new buildings with the historic downtown panorama and preserve existing bodies of water as public outdoor space without any new construction.
As LETA was informed by Dace Neiburga, secretary general of the UNESCO Latvian national commission, UNESCO is requesting Latvia carefully review all future design projects in the historic zone, and prepare a report to the World Heritage Center by February 1, 2005 with confirmation that all new construction projects respect existing visual specifics, and that all bodies of water are left unaltered.
Juris Dambis, chief of the State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection, explained that the request on bodies of water refers specifically to any construction on stilts in the water. Everything else must be coordinated with the existing overall layout, which does not exclude high-rises in Kipsala, Dambis added.
The committee also expresses its regret that Latvia failed to adhere to the decision of the 27th session on reducing the height of the "Sun Stone" (Saules akmens) high-rise in Kipsala, which is considered a protection zone in the historic downtown.
Neiburga, on behalf of the Latvian delegation, submitted a brief report on positive changes in Latvia in the past year.
The committee's 28th session is being held place in the Chinese city of Xuzhou from June 28-July 7.
As LETA was informed by Dace Neiburga, secretary general of the UNESCO Latvian national commission, UNESCO is requesting Latvia carefully review all future design projects in the historic zone, and prepare a report to the World Heritage Center by February 1, 2005 with confirmation that all new construction projects respect existing visual specifics, and that all bodies of water are left unaltered.
Juris Dambis, chief of the State Cultural Monument Protection Inspection, explained that the request on bodies of water refers specifically to any construction on stilts in the water. Everything else must be coordinated with the existing overall layout, which does not exclude high-rises in Kipsala, Dambis added.
The committee also expresses its regret that Latvia failed to adhere to the decision of the 27th session on reducing the height of the "Sun Stone" (Saules akmens) high-rise in Kipsala, which is considered a protection zone in the historic downtown.
Neiburga, on behalf of the Latvian delegation, submitted a brief report on positive changes in Latvia in the past year.
The committee's 28th session is being held place in the Chinese city of Xuzhou from June 28-July 7.
