In Focus: New World Heritage sites: What is World Heritage?

The article focuses on promoting intercultural cooperation and strengthening international community on the example of UNESCO World Heritage sites, inscribed into the World Heritage List that is being formed on the basis of the World Heritage Convention of 1972. UNESCO is a universal intergovernmental UN structure responsible for international cooperation in the sphere of education, science, culture and communication. One of the main activities of the Organization is the world heritage conservation and intercultural dialogue. The article analyzes the UNESCO role in the geopolitical architectonics of Eurasia in which the World Heritage gains a qualitatively new meaning. In the context of a sustainable development the integration of promoting intercultural interaction and heritage safeguarding becomes particularly urgent. The article deals with several initiatives aimed at enhancing the cultural component of the Eurasian integration, including the goals and perspectives of discussion platforms set up for experience exchange in the sphere of World Heritage sites’ conservation and their management. The article seeks to identify the most important challenges and goals of the cooperation strategy between UNESCO and the institutions concerned in the field of the intercultural dialogue promotion in the Eurasian area that seems to be very important both for Russia and the CIS countries, and for the perspectives of the emerging global civilization of the future

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A WOODEN-COLUMNED MOSQUE FROM ANATOLIA. BEYŞEHİR EŞREFOĞLU MOSQUE

Series II - Forestry • Wood Industry • Agricultural Food Engineering ◽

10.31926/but.fwiafe.2021.14.63.1.8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14(63) (1) ◽

pp. 89-100

Author(s):

Alev ERARSL

Keyword(s):

World Heritage ◽

Structural System ◽

Islamic Architecture ◽

Structural Group ◽

World Heritage Sites ◽

Distinctive Features ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Roof Structure ◽

Master Builders

Wooden-columned mosques constitute a major structural group in Turkish mosque architecture. Inspired by the abundance of forestation in the region in which they were built, the mosques that made use of wood boasted of rich architectural ornamentation. It is the aim of this study to offer a presentation of Beyşehir Eşrefoğlu Mosque, one of the wooden-columned mosques that were widely constructed in the Anatolian Selçuk Era, taking their place in Anatolian Turko-Islamic architecture. A product of the local master builders of its time, the structure was included in UNESCO’s List of Provisional World Heritage Sites. In this context, the paper will describe the characteristics and elements of the layout of the Beyşehir Eşrefoğlu Mosque, its structural system, roof structure, and the distinctive features of the materials and adornments used.

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Culture, tourism and World Heritage Sites

Tourism Management Perspectives ◽

10.1016/j.tmp.2017.08.004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 111-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Francisco González Santa-Cruz ◽

Tomás López-Guzmán

Keyword(s):

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Sites ◽

Heritage Sites

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Assessing and Monitoring the Sustainability in Rural World Heritage Sites

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su71014186 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 14186-14210 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Paola Gullino ◽

Gabriele Beccaro ◽

Federica Larcher

Keyword(s):

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Sites ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Rural World

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Associative dimension in World Heritage: an analysis of criterion (vi)

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development ◽

10.1108/jchmsd-02-2014-0005 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 115-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Judith Herrmann ◽

Christina Cameron

Keyword(s):

Research Result ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

World Heritage ◽

Content Type ◽

World Heritage Sites ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Qualitative Approaches ◽

The World ◽

Outstanding Universal Value ◽

Expert Meeting

Purpose – This paper is based on a presentation given at the international World Heritage expert meeting on criterion (vi) held in Warsaw, Poland, in March 2012. Results were updated and adapted to scientific standards. The purpose of this paper is to understand the associative dimension in World Heritage by looking at the evolution and application of criterion (vi). Design/methodology/approach – For this paper, historical and qualitative approaches were combined. An understanding of the evolution of the criterion (vi) wording was gained through historical analysis and the consultation of relevant World Heritage statutory documents. A selected number of criterion (vi) statements were analyzed in qualitative terms. Results were then discussed in relation to the evolution of criterion (vi) wording and the understanding of pertinent World Heritage concepts. Findings – Criterion (vi) holds a special position. It addresses an associative dimension of cultural World Heritage sites. Due to its special character, its wording was subject to several changes. While its wording became ever more flexible, this development has not fostered the inscription of exceptional cases or the equal use of cultural associations. An inconsistent interpretation has also weakened the concept of Outstanding Universal Value. Research limitations/implications – Only inscriptions were taken into consideration. They usually have a World Heritage Committee approved criterion (vi) statement. Limitations to this research result from this restriction. Originality/value – The paper represents a comprehensive study of the application and interpretation of criterion (vi) that combines the understanding of the evolution of the criterion’s wording with the analysis of a large number of World Heritage inscriptions. It is of interest to the World Heritage community and contributes to the World Heritage discourse.

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