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Venice and its Lagoon

A cultural property comprising the historic city and the whole lagoon system — the archetype of a site whose threat is not a bomb or a bulldozer but success.

45.4, 12.3 · regional · City founded from the 5th century CE; inscribed 1987; in-danger listing recommended and declined 2021 and 2023

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  • A place in: UNESCO World Heritage · 11 places

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  • recommended for but not listed List of World Heritage in Danger — UNESCO and the advisory bodies recommended in-danger listing in 2021 and again for the 2023 Riyadh session; the Committee declined on both occasions. The gap between technical recommendation and intergovernmental vote is the point.
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