{"id":4448,"date":"2022-10-31T09:28:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T09:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtaudulok.hu\/what-does-it-mean-that-the-buda-castle-district-is-a-world-heritage-site\/"},"modified":"2022-11-30T08:49:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T08:49:43","slug":"what-does-it-mean-that-the-buda-castle-district-is-a-world-heritage-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtaudulok.hu\/en\/what-does-it-mean-that-the-buda-castle-district-is-a-world-heritage-site\/","title":{"rendered":"What does it mean that the Buda Castle District is a World Heritage Site?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In order to be officially designated a World Heritage Site, a site must be inscribed on the World Heritage Programme administered by the World Heritage Committee within UNESCO.<\/a><\/p>\n

The programme aims to protect and register the cultural and natural heritage of humanity and was established on 16 November<\/a> 1972.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sites are first put on the nominative list and then the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decides once a year which of these sites will be inscribed on the World Heritage List. To date, 193 countries have signed the international treaty.<\/p>\n

By signing the Convention, each State Party undertakes to protect and conserve for future generations the World Heritage sites on its territory and to contribute, to the extent possible, to the protection of sites inscribed on the World Heritage List.<\/p>\n

(It is also possible to be removed from the list in case of non-compliance with the retention obligation.)<\/p>\n

The assessment is carried out by two independent advisory bodies, ICOMOS<\/a> (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and IUCN<\/a> (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third group of experts, ICCROM<\/a> (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), produces technical material on the conservation and restoration of protected sites.<\/p>\n

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World Heritage criteria<\/h3>\n

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To become a World Heritage Site, a site must meet the selection criteria.<\/p>\n

The criteria are laid down in the organisation’s rules of procedure, and are reviewed and amended by the World Heritage Committee. In total there are 6 criteria for cultural sites and 4 criteria for natural sites.<\/p>\n

In 2005, the two previously separate sets of criteria were merged. To become a World Heritage Site, a nominated site must meet at least one of the ten criteria.<\/p>\n

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Buda Castle District – many beautiful buildings on the stunning banks of the Danube<\/h3>\n

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1987. On 11 December 2007, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee<\/strong> officially inscribed Budapest’s Danube-side skyline and the Buda Castle District on the World Heritage List.<\/p>\n

This honour is well deserved, as it is one of the most beautiful and romantic parts of the capital, with a rich historical heritage and a picturesque natural setting.<\/p>\n

The Castle District is an eight-hundred-year-old part of the city and the country’s most important monumental complex.<\/p>\n

Add to this the number of adversities that have managed to preserve it, and its priceless value is even greater: destroyed by earthquakes, fires, sieges and the fighting of the World War I-II., it has preserved its amazing medieval monuments to this day.<\/p>\n

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The Castle District of Buda, a part of the 1st district<\/a> of Budapest is an ancient area of the city.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Situated at a height of about 60 metres above the Danube<\/a>, the hill was a perfect strategic position, because of its geographic location.<\/p>\n

King B\u00e9la of Hungary<\/a> had the fortress built here after the Tartar invasion, when it was clearly proven that only this type of fortress could provide a meaningful defence against the most modern fighting technology and weaponry of the time.<\/p>\n

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Hunyadi M\u00e1ty\u00e1s<\/a> had already named it the capital of his kingdom.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It is the most popular tourist destination, mainly due to its exceptionally well-preserved cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

This has been largely due to the fact that traffic has been severely restricted<\/strong> (partly through the introduction of tolls).<\/p>\n

A special feature of the Castle District is that there are many century dwellings and public buildings from the 17th-18th century, as well as numerous monuments of medieval origin.<\/p>\n

Its value is further enhanced, and we can appreciate even more the attractions that have survived intact throughout its turbulent history, if we note that the Castle District was almost completely destroyed twice (first during the reconquest of Buda<\/a> in 1686, and then during the Second World War. during World War).<\/p>\n

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The district grew out of Buda’s old city centre, which now stretches from the Vienna Gate<\/a> to St George’s Square.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Its main attractions (not exhaustive) are the Buda Castle<\/a>, the Fisherman’s Bastion<\/a>, the Matthias Church<\/a>, the National Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi Library<\/a> and the Palace of the President of the Republic of Hungary, the S\u00e1ndor Palace<\/a>. The Budav\u00e1r funicular<\/a> provides a link between the district and the Danube bank.<\/p>\n