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Inscription: The Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau (Germany)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
VIII.C
Date
Dec 2, 1996
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Treaty
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972)
Meeting
20e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The Bauhaus and its sites in Weimar and Dessau

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Germany

C (ii) (iv) (vi)

The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iv) and (vi) considering that the site is of outstanding universal value since these buildings are the seminal works of the Bauhaus architectural school, the foundation of the Modern Movement which was to revolutionize artistic and architectural thinking and practice in the twentieth century.

The Committee also noted that this type of inscription testifies a better recognition of the 20th century heritage.