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Encyclopedia > List of heritage registers

There are a number of heritage registers around the world, which keep lists of natural or man-made objects deemed to be of heritage value.

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Global

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

Australia

The Register of the National Estate is a listing of natural and cultural heritage places in Australia. ... The Victorian Heritage Register is maintained by Heritage Victoria, part of the Department of Sustainability and Environment a department of the Government of Victoria, Australia. ...

Canada

The Canadian Register of Historic Places is Canadas online, searchable database that includes listings of historic places that are important to communities, cities, provinces, territories, and the nation. ...

France

  • Mérimée List [1]

New Zealand

The Historic Places Trust is a non-profit trust which advocates for the protection of heritage buildings in New Zealand. ...

United Kingdom

English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... In England, the Register of Parks and Gardens is a list maintained by English Heritage of significant open spaces which have historical interest in their design. ...

United States

A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/documentation/merimee/accueil.htm
  2. ^ http://www.historic.org.nz/Register/about_the_register.html
  3. ^ http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1369
  4. ^ http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.1410
  5. ^ http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/
  6. ^ http://www.dahp.wa.gov/pages/HistoricSites/Register.htm


 

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