Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and
intangible attributes of a group or society that
is inherited from past generations.
Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such
as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artifacts),
intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge), and
natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity).
The deliberate act of keeping cultural heritage
from the present for the future is known as conservation.
Cultural heritage and society
Cultural heritage is the fabric of our lives and
societies. It surrounds us in the buildings of our towns and cities; our
landscapes, natural sites, monuments and archaeological sites.It is not only
made up of literature, art and objects but also by the crafts we learn, the
stories we tell, the food we eat, the songs we sing and the films we watch.
Cultural heritage brings communities together and builds shared understandings
of the places we live in. Thanks to technology and the internet, it is now more
accessible than ever.
Unesco Heritage Programmes
- Culture for Sustainable Development
- Culture in Emergencies
- World Heritage
- Armed Conflict and Heritage
- Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property
- Underwater Cultural Heritage
- Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Diversity of Cultural Expressions
- Museums
World Heritage Sites
A World Heritage Site is
a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical,
scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by
international treaties. The sites are judged important to the collective
interests of humanity.
To be selected, a World Heritage Site
must be an already classified landmark, unique in some respect as a
geographically and historically identifiable place having special cultural or
physical significance (such as an ancient ruin or historical structure,
building, city, complex, desert, forest, island, lake, monument, mountain,
or wilderness area). It may signify a remarkable accomplishment of humanity, and serve as
evidence of our intellectual history on the planet.
Cultural
heritage within the European Union
The EU has its own cultural policy to
promote the conservation of Europe´s cultural heritage. Some european
countries, like Italy and Spain, are among the countries with a richer and
extensive cultural heritage at all levels.
World
Heritage Sites in Spain
- Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín,
Granada (1984,1994)
- Antequera Dolmens Site (2016)
- Aranjuez Cultural Landscape (2001)
- Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (1993)
- Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (2000)
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (2000)
- Burgos Cathedral (1984)
- Caliphate City of Medina Azahara (2018)
- Catalan Romanesque Churches of the
Vall de Boí (2000)
- Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de
Indias in Seville (1987)
- Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic
Cave Art of Northern Spain (1985,2008)
- Cultural Landscape of the Serra de
Tramuntana (2011)
- Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and
Idrija (2012)
- Historic Centre of Cordoba (1984,1994)
- Historic City of Toledo (1986)
- Historic Walled Town of Cuenca (1996)
- La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia (1996)
- Las Médulas (1997)
- Monastery and Site of the
Escurial, Madrid (1984)
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom
of the Asturias (1985,1998)
- Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (1986,2001)
- Old City of Salamanca (1988)
- Old Town of Ávila with its
Extra-Muros Churches (1985)
- Old Town of Cáceres (1986)
- Old Town of Segovia and its
Aqueduct (1985)
- Palau de la Música Catalana and
Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (1997)
- Palmeral of Elche (2000)
- Poblet Monastery (1991)
- Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the
Côa Valley and Siega Verde (1998,2010)
- Renaissance Monumental Ensembles
of Úbeda and Baeza (2003)
- Rock Art of the Mediterranean
Basin on the Iberian Peninsula (1998)
- Roman Walls of Lugo (2000)
- Routes of Santiago de
Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern
Spain (1993,2015)
- Royal Monastery of Santa María de
Guadalupe (1993)
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna (1999)
- San Millán Yuso and Suso
Monasteries (1997)
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (1985)
- Tower of Hercules (2009)
- University and Historic Precinct
of Alcalá de Henares (1998)
- Vizcaya Bridge (2006)
- Works of Antoni Gaudí (1984,2005)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests
of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe(2007,2011,2017)
- Doñana National Park (1994,2005)
- Garajonay National Park (1986)
- Teide National Park (2007)
- Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (1999)
- Pyrénées - Mont Perdu (1997,1999)
Alhambra
Cave of Altamira
Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of Asturias
The students played an on line game called "Cultural detectives"
The students played an on line game called "Cultural detectives"
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