SPLIT, Nov 7 (Hina) - Split Mayor Zvonimir Puljic has invited UNESCO World Heritage Centre director Francesco Bandarin to urgently visit the southern Adriatic port following anonymous letters to UNESCO claiming that the renovation of
the waterfront, known as the Riva, will endanger Diocletian's Palace, which is on the World Heritage List.
SPLIT, Nov 7 (Hina) - Split Mayor Zvonimir Puljic has invited
UNESCO World Heritage Centre director Francesco Bandarin to urgently visit the
southern Adriatic port following anonymous letters to UNESCO claiming that the
renovation of the waterfront, known as the Riva, will endanger Diocletian's
Palace, which is on the World Heritage List. The Croatian Culture
Ministry on Monday delivered to the Split government a letter from Bandarin
asking for explanations on the renovation of the Riva as well as other
projects, such as the relocation of the railway station and the issue of the
Bajamonti fountain.
Speaking to Hina on Tuesday, Puljic voiced confidence that a visit by a
UNESCO delegation would refute the ill-intentioned accusations anonymously
arriving to UNESCO from Split.
The renovation of the Riva began on October 16 amidst a protest of
about 50 residents and a press conference at which opposition parties in the
city government said the waterfront was being subjected to cultural
genocide.