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Ummauerter Teil von Baku (Aserbaidschan)
Der ummauerte Teil von Baku mit dem Palast der Khane von Schirwan und dem
Kys-Kalassy-Turm veranschaulicht zoroastrische, sassanidische, arabische,
persische, schirwanische, ottomanische und
russische Einflüsse in ihrer kulturellen Kontinuität. Die Schutzmauern
stammen aus dem 12. Jahrhundert. Der ebenfalls aus dieser Zeit stammende
Kys-Kalassy-Turm wurde über früheren Strukturen aus dem 7. und
6. vorchristlichen Jahrhundert errichtet. Der aus dem 15. Jahrhundert stammende
Schirwan-Palast gilt als Perle aserbeidschanischer Architektur.
Die Stadt Baku wurde im November 2000 von einem Erdbeben getroffen, das
auch erhebliche Schäden im ummauerten Teil zur Folge hatte. Das historische
Emsemble ist dem Druck moderner Stadtentwicklung ausgesetzt und leidet unter
der Anwendung zweifelhafter Restaurierungsmethoden sowie dem Fehlen nachhaltiger
Erhaltungsmechanismen. Im Jahr 2003 nahm das Welterbekomitee die Stätte
in die Rote Liste des gefährdeten Erbes auf um die Dringlichkeit der
Situation vor Augen zu führen. Ziel ist es unter anderem, die anhaltende
Zerstörung der wertvollen historischen Bausubstanz zu stoppen.
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Round Table
on safeguarding
the World Heritage site of the Walled City with the Shirvanshah's Palace
and Maiden Tower, Azerbaijan (6-8 October 2004)
The Round Table on safeguarding the World Heritage site of the Walled City
with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (6-8 October 2004) was attended
by representatives of the Ministry of Culture, the Baku Municipality, the
National Commission of Azerbaijan for UNESCO, the Azerbaijan ational Academy
of Science, the Union of Architects, the Shirvanshakh Palace Preserve Museum,
the Walled City of Baku Reserve, the Cultural Heritage Support Project,
the Institute for Restoration of Monuments and Sites, the World Bank Azerbaijan
Office, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS and ICCROM.
The Round Table:
1. Strongly regrets that demolition and inappropriate urban development continues despite the Presidential Decree of 2003 to halt uncontrolled development within the World Heritage property, and urges that this Decree is enforced;
2. Recognises the urgent need to establish a strategy for safeguarding the World Heritage property that should include the development of a comprehensive management plan; addressing safeguarding measures, conservation issues, development control and tourism management as well as archaeological research, community involvement and promotion of the property;
3. Further recognising the need to ensure better coordination etween the Ministry of Culture, the Baku Executive authorities and other stakeholders, suggests to establish a Coordination Council in order to discuss issues of common concern, such as the preparation of an integrated inventory as well as the elaboration of a comprehensive management plan and its eventual implementation;
4. Further recognising that future conservation activities is based on the inventory of all monuments, buildings and their infrastructures indicating the physical conditions as well as the methodologies of renewal within the World Heritage property, equests relevant institutions, notably the Baku Minicipality, Shervanshah Reserve, Azerbarpa, Walled City of Baku Reseve, to provide existing information to be compiled by the Coordination Council.
5. Invites the Coordination Council to consider developing a common platform,
on the basis of the existing administrative structure, in order to efficiently
implement activities foreseen in the strategy and comprehensive management
plan;
6. Endorses the UNESCO Action Plan for safeguarding the World Heritage property
as being prepared by the World Heritage Centre;
7. Invites the Government of Azerbaijan to allocate fundings for safeguarding the World Heritage property and to explore further extra-budgetary funding possibilities.