Shuri Castle Restoration To talk with Ikomos influential in World Heritage Registration Government Nov. 12:07
With the restoration of Shuri Castle, the main building of which was burnt down, the government will consider the basic concept in consultation with the UNESCO advisory body that has great influence on registration in order to maintain the site of the castle as a World Heritage site. I will proceed.
Over the restoration of Shuri Castle, where the main building was burnt down due to a large-scale fire, the government last week held a meeting with the directors of related ministries headed by Deputy Secretary Sugita and established a room in the Cabinet Secretariat. We started to identify issues such as whether restoration based on the remaining drawings is possible and how to secure the pillar wood.
Shuri Castle is a world heritage site that has been registered as a world heritage site, such as the stone walls and the remains of the basement that are left around the castle. Even in the restoration of itself, it is necessary to coordinate with the UNESCO advisory organization “Icomos”, which has a great influence on registration.
As ICOMOS places importance on the scenery where the World Heritage site is located, the government will proceed with the identification of issues based on the policy of examining specific methods while discussing with the ICOMOS side so that fire prevention equipment etc. will not damage the scenery. In addition, we will proceed with the study of the basic concept.