On the evening of July 10 local time, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris (France), within the framework of the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee, Chairman of the Committee Nikolay Nenov rapped the gavel to approve Decision No. 47 COM 7B.92 on the conservation and promotion of the values of the world heritage site of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, thereby acknowledging the positive results of member countries in implementing the recommendations of the 2024 Committee Session, including the Central Axis Vision, archaeological strategy and heritage interpretation strategy of Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay visits the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site in June 2025, on the occasion of her official visit to Vietnam.
In particular, the World Heritage Committee recommends that Vietnam continue to promote interdisciplinary research after the demolition of buildings approved by the Committee, to supplement and clarify the Vision of the main axis of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, focusing on the restoration of Kinh Thien Palace and the Kinh Thien Palace Main Space.
Appreciating Vietnam's proactiveness, positivity and respect in promptly addressing the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee, and continuing the effective cooperation between Vietnam and UNESCO, the World Heritage Center/ICOMOS Interdisciplinary Delegation will visit Vietnam at the end of July 2025 to assess Vietnam's implementation efforts, advise on the preparation of scientific documents to submit the Report on the conservation status of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel heritage site, propose a strategy for the restoration of Kinh Thien Palace and the main space of Kinh Thien Palace before February 1, 2026, and the World Heritage Committee will consider and approve at the 48th Session in 2026.
The World Heritage Committee is one of the most important executive bodies of UNESCO, with the participation of 21 members, having the right to decide on key issues related to the recognition of world cultural and natural heritages; reviewing and evaluating the conservation status of world heritages worldwide; deciding on policies, budgets, and development orientations of the World Heritage Convention. This session will consider 30 new nominations, expand 2 heritages and review the conservation status of 248 world heritages that have been inscribed.
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