red fort was granted the world heritage site in 2013.
red fort was granted the world heritage site in 2013.
when was red fort granted the world heritage site?
2013
the fort which had been continuously occupied by the army, from the time of first independence movement in 1857 till 2005, was initially under the british army control with artillery units headquartered there and also as a prison, and subsequently it was under the control of the indian army after india's independence on 15 august 1947. several other government agencies, including asi, were also involved with the upkeep of the monuments. this became an issue when asi had approached unesco in 1992 to include this monument for inscription on world heritage list. hence, at that time asi withdrew the application for listing by unesco. the multi control of the fort was causing problems to the asi in taking adequate conservation measures to protect and preserve this monument, along with the red fort and other monuments within the fort complex. asi had petitioned the courts through an affidavit stating: "it is impossible to maintain these portions of the fort unless and until they are completely vacated and handed over to the asi for proper assessment of the damage already caused". asi had also stated that the ministry of tourism of the government of india would approach the unesco to accord world heritage status to the monument once it was transferred to their complete jurisdiction and after completing the needed restoration works. the army transferred the fort to asi's possession in december 2003 and thereafter, in 2006, the asi submitted its proposal for world heritage listing by unesco. finally, the world heritage committee accepted government of india's request and accorded approval for inscription of the red fort complex, delhi in the world heritage list, in its meeting held from 23 to 27 june 2007 at christchurch, new zealand. the press release issued by the asi, after unesco listing was approved, states:"the core zone of about hectare includes the red fort and salimgarh fort while the buffer zone measuring over 40 hectares includes the immediate surroundings of the red fort and salimgarh fort. the red fort complex, delhi is classified as a cultural property with an outstanding universal significance. the inscription of the red fort on the world heritage list is very significant for delhi since the red fort complex would be the third world heritage site in the city, an honour that no other single location in the country can boast of."
salimgarh fort
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