Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Levuka Historical Port Town' has mentioned 'Port' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| LevukaBeach Street, LevukaLevukaLocation in FijiCoordinates: 17xc2xb041xe2x80xb202xe2x80xb3S 178xc2xb050xe2x80xb224xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf17.684014xc2xb0S 178.840127xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -17.684014; 178.840127CountryFijiIslandOvalauDivisionEastern DivisionProvinceLomaiviti ProvincePopulationxc2xa0(2007 Census)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0City1,131xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Urban4,397 UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameLevuka Historical Port TownTypeCulturalCriteriaii, ivDesignated2013 (37th session)Referencexc2xa0no.1399State PartyFijiRegionAsia and the Pacific | WIKI |
| The modern town of Levuka was founded around 1820 by European settlers and traders as the first modern town in the Fiji Islands, and became an important port and trading post. | WIKI |
| Levuka's status as a stopover port for ocean vessels crossing the Pacific came to an end in the 1950s, threatening the town with economic extinction. | WIKI |
| Levuka Historical Port Town is set amongst coconut and mango trees along the beach front of Ovalau Island against the forested slopes of the islandxe2x80x99s extinct volcano. | UNESCO |
| From the 1820s onwards the port was developed as a centre of commercial activity by American and European colonisers and the town became the first colonial capital of Fiji, peacefully ceded to the British by Tui (King) Cakobau in 1874. | UNESCO |
| Copra sheds, warehouses, bond stores, port facilities and commercial buildings developed along Beach Street, and residences, religious, educational and social institutions grew up around the villages of the indigenous population. | UNESCO |
| Key elements include the former Totoga and Nasau village sites, the former Cakobau Parliament House site (now the European Memorial), Morris Hedstrom bond store, the Baba indentured labour settlement, the Hennings residence, Captain Robbiexe2x80x99s bungalow, Sacred Heart Cathedral and Presbytery dating from the 1860s, the Royal Hotel founded in the late 1860s, Deed of Cession site, former Government (Nasova) House site, Port Authority, Post and Customs buildings together with their remnant tram tracks to the wharf, former Methodist Church and mission, Levuka Public School, Town Hall, Masonic Lodge, Ovalau Club, Bowling Club, workers cottages and the shell button factory site. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Levuka Historical Port Town exhibits the important interchange of human values and cultural contact that took place as part of the process of European maritime expansion over the 19th century in the geo-cultural region of the Pacific Islands. | UNESCO |
| It is a rare example of a late colonial port town, which illustrates the cultural hybridity of non-settler communities in the Pacific, with an urban plan that merges local settlement traditions with colonial standards. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The urban typology of Levuka Historical Port Town reflects the global characteristics and institutions of European colonization in the 19th century. | UNESCO |
| As a specific type of Pacific port settlement, which reflects the late 19th century stages of maritime colonization, Levuka provides insights to the adaptation of European naval powers to a specific oceanic social, cultural and topographic environment. | UNESCO |
| The combination of colonial settlement typologies with the local building tradition has created a special type of Pacific port town landscape. | UNESCO |
| The ensemble of heritage elements of Levuka Historical Port Town in its setting possesses an inherently high authenticity as a primary source of information in terms of materials, form, layout and function. | UNESCO |
| Levuka Historical Port Town will be protected under the Fiji World Heritage Decree 2013, approved by Cabinet in April 2013 and subsequently implemented. | UNESCO |
| The National Trust of Fiji has no regulatory power but is compiling the National Heritage Register, which includes Levuka Historical Port Town and is required to be consulted by the Town Councils, the Department of Town and Country Planning, and the Department of Environment in the administration of their regulatory responsibilities. | UNESCO |
| The Environment Act regulates activities which would be likely to alter the land or water in Levuka Historical Port Town or in the surrounding marine or terrestrial areas, including those which may harm cultural or historic resources. | UNESCO |