× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Dečani Monastery) Document type Decision Reference number 14B.47 Date Jun 28, 2004 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Wild species & ecosystems Treaty Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972) Meeting 28e session du Comité Website whc.unesco.org Abstract The World Heritage Committee,1. Inscribes Dečani Monastery, Serbia and Montenegro, on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): Dečani Monastery represents an exceptional synthesis of Byzantine and Western medieval traditions. The monastery and particularly its paintings also exercised an important influence on the development of art andarchitecture during the Ottoman period.Criterion (iv): Dečani Monastery represents an outstanding example of the last phase of the development of the Serbian-Slav architecture. The construction hasintegrated Eastern Byzantine and Western medieval traditions.