'Threatened' by Skyscrapers

Connected Sites: 8

WHS where there are/have been plans to build a structure greater than 100mtrs high in a location regarded by UNESCO/ICOMOS as potentially damaging to the OUV of the site. In all cases (??) the actual/planned locations are outside the inscribed and buffer zones.

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Connected Sites

St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
Russia
Inscribed: 1990
4.22
356
9
"Okhta Centre" (Or Gazprom Tower)/ Architects - Rmjm/396mtrs/77 Floors/ St P City Council Has Delayed Its Part Of The Finance Due Ot Economic Conditions/ Originally Planned For 2016
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Seville
Seville
Spain
Inscribed: 1987
4.00
567
12
"Cajasol Tower"/Archited - Pelli/178mtrs/40 Floors/In Construction/2011/1600 Mtrs From Giralda
See Urbanity2.Blogsome.Com
Jongmyo Shrine
Jongmyo Shrine
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 1995
2.56
224
11
??/122mtr/36 Floors/Approved By City Authorities/??
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral
Germany
Inscribed: 1996
3.51
646
23
"The City Originally Wanted To Build Four Office Towers, Up To 120m In Height, Along The Rhine Opposite The Dom. During Construction, Unesco Threatened To Withdraw The Cathedral's World Heritage Status, Citing The Construction Of The Kölntriangle As The Reason, Since They Claimed It Threatened The Effect Of The Dom. The Council Then Revised Its Plans Of Further Construction In Köln-Deutz. The Only Building That Was Realised Was The 2004 Kölntriangle , Which Has A Panorama Platform Only A Few Centimetres Lower Than The Viewpoint From The Dom's Tower, And Is Thus Known As The 'Bow Before The Dom'." Opened 2006 , 103.2 Mtrs/29 Floors
See Www.Koelntriangle.De
Tower of London
Tower of London
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1988
3.39
904
20
"20 Fenchurch St"/"The Walky Talky"/Architect Vinoli/192mtrs(???)/45 Floors Replacing A 60'S Building At 91mtrs. After Unesco Opposition A Revised Design For A 177 Mtrs/36 Floors Has Been Accepted - Currently On Hold Due To "Ecomomic Situation".
See Www.Skyscrapercity.Com
Prague
Prague
Czechia
Inscribed: 1992
4.27
789
16
Pankrac District (3kms From Centre)/"City Tower"/104 Mtrs/27 Stories Above Ground/Completed 2008 Having Been Converted From A Dormant Abandoned Communist-Era Construction Site, To A Fully Functioning Office Building - But Others Are In Construction Or Planned Close By Eg Ledová Věž (Ice Tower) And Are Opposed By Unesco As Being Too High.
See Wikimapia.Org
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Inscribed: 2001
4.03
812
20
In Danger Because Of A High-Rise Project, Tower Will Be 66.3 Metres In Height
See Www.Theguardian.Com
Le Havre
Le Havre
France
Inscribed: 2005
2.62
251
10
Negative Impact Of Tour Alta: "Between 2019 And 2023, A High-Rise Building Was Erected Within The World Heritage Property, Without Prior Notification To The World Heritage Committee... T The Integration Of The Tour Alta Into The Property Appears To Be Problematic, Due To Its Colour, Its Blind Ground Floor And The Removal Of The Anticipated ‘Visual Permeability’ Of The Building."
See Whc.Unesco.Org