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Old 21-07-2021, 10:51 AM #1
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Liverpool has been stripped of its coveted world heritage status after Unesco blamed years of development for an “irreversible loss” to the historic value of its Victorian docks.

The UN’s heritage body concluded at a meeting in China on Wednesday that the “outstanding universal value” of Liverpool’s waterfront had been destroyed by new buildings, including Everton football club’s new £500m stadium.

The decision is a humiliating blow for the city and gives Liverpool the ignominious distinction of being only the third place to lose the status in nearly 50 years. The other delisted sites were Oman’s Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in 2007 and the Dresden Elbe valley in Germany in 2009.

Liverpool has enjoyed world heritage status since 2004 – placing it alongside the Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China – as recognition for its role as a major trading power during the British empire and the architectural beauty of its waterfront.

The label gives historic sites access to UN conservation funding and protection under the Geneva conventions in the event of war, as well as featuring in tourist guidebooks across the world.

The threat of being delisted has hung over Liverpool since 2012 as Unesco warned that development had significantly changed the city’s skyline and was destroying the heritage value of its waterfront.

The decision was announced by Tian Xuejun, the chair of the Unesco world heritage committee, at a virtual conference hosted in China on Wednesday.


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"The decision was announced by Tian Xuejun, the chair of the Unesco world heritage committee"

Tian Xeujun was seen earlier wrestling with the heavy decision he had to make....

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if liverpool as a place to live has improved for its residents, then who gives a crap
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Tian Xeujun was seen earlier wrestling with the heavy decision he had to make....

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At least they can still rely on EU funding. Oh...
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"humiliating blow for the city"



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….awww, it was only for researching into nuclear science and building safety and cardiovascular health and deep water eco systems and boosting business and manufacturing and promoting sustainability …(…and a few other areas…)…but apart from that, what did the EU funding ever do for Liverpool, though …..nuthin is what….


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…their football team…?…
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Everton you mean? It is partially their fault, after all.
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…I was joking about the Liverpool team so I’ll just slide away quietly now…..
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It's okay, Everton come from the bowels of hell, not Liverpool.

Anyway how could they expect to keep th Unesco designation when they litter the area with ugly modern architecture?
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Unesco won't admit it but they're secretly upset like alot of us were that they lost 7-2 to Aston Villa and they haven't quite forgiven them yet.
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