The Peleș and Pelișor castles, the former communist prisons, the “Sfinții Trei Hierarhi” Church in Iaşi and the Episcopal Church “The Dormition of the Mother of God” of the Argeș Monastery in Curtea de Argeș and the Movile Cave were included in the indicative list of countries for UNESCO World Heritage.
Peles Castle. PHOTO Shutterstock
The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Minister of Culture, Raluca Turcan.
“The Ministry of Culture, through the National Heritage Institute, sent to the UNESCO World Heritage Center the forms for the four goods – three cultural and one natural – which, through the exceptional qualities that underpin the cultural or natural value, have the potential to be recognized at the international level for the importance they have for present and future generations. I thank all the collaborators and institutions involved in this joint effort (…)“, stated Raluca Turcan, on Wednesday, in a post on Facebook.
Two other nomination files, under evaluation
The inclusion of the Peleș and Pelișor Castles in this list, along with the former communist prisons, the “Sfinții Trei Hierarhi” Church in Iaşi and the “Adormirea Maicii Domnului” Episcopal Church of the Argeș Monastery in Curtea de Argeș, and the Movile Cave is part of a more of the Ministry of Culture, through the National Heritage Institute, dedicated to finalizing the forms for a series of 11 other positions included in the revised version of Romania's Indicative List for the UNESCO World Heritage List, the minister also said.
“Romania is in the process of preparing the transnational nomination file (together with Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia) for the Borders of the Roman Empire – the Danube Limes, the eastern segment, and it also has two nomination files under evaluation for which the World Heritage Committee is going to take a decision during the 46th meeting in India, in July 2024: The Monumental Ensemble created by Constantin Brâncuși at Târgu Jiu and the Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia”added Raluca Turcan.
