cultural heritage designation

A cultural heritage designation is an official recognition granted by an authority to protect and preserve places, objects, or practices of significant historical, cultural, or artistic value.

Observed surface forms (34)

• cultural landscape ×25
• World Heritage Site component ×24
• heritage designation ×15
• national historic district ×15
• UNESCO World Heritage Site component ×12
• National Historic Site of Canada ×6
• geographical indication ×4
• UNESCO list ×3
• intangible cultural heritage element ×3
• nationally recognized historic district ×3

• cultural designation ×2
• cultural heritage protection category ×2
• historic preservation program ×2
• national heritage list ×2
• serial cultural property ×2
• Japanese cultural property system category ×1
• Kulturerbeliste ×1
• UNESCO designation ×1
• United States cultural heritage registry ×1
• World Design Capital designation ×1
• World Heritage Convention instrument ×1
• cultural heritage classification ×1
• cultural heritage designation set ×1
• cultural heritage protection ×1
• cultural heritage protection mechanism ×1
• cultural heritage registry ×1
• documentary heritage preservation initiative ×1
• heritage protection category ×1
• heritage protection status ×1
• historic sites registry ×1
• landmarks preservation commission ×1
• museum designation ×1
• national designation ×1
• tourism designation ×1

Instances (144)

• Milan Historic District via concept surface "national historic district"
• Rotunda at the University of Virginia via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• UK City of Architecture and Design 1999 via concept surface "national designation"
• California Historical Landmark via concept surface "heritage designation"
• Lavaux vineyards via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• List of World Heritage in Danger via concept surface "UNESCO list"
• Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention via concept surface "World Heritage Convention instrument"
• Masjid al-Haram via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• State Historic Preservation Programs via concept surface "historic preservation program"
• American Viticultural Area via concept surface "geographical indication"
• National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts via concept surface "cultural heritage designation set"
• Conwy Castle via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• National Heritage Site of South Africa via concept surface "heritage designation"
• The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright via concept surface "serial cultural property"
• Amber Fort via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• Kumbhalgarh Fort via concept surface "UNESCO World Heritage Site component"
• State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales) via concept surface "heritage designation"
• United States National Recording Registry via concept surface "cultural heritage registry"
• Monte Perdido via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site via concept surface "cultural landscape"
  surface form: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
• Rijksmonument via concept surface "heritage designation"
• All Saints' Church, Wittenberg via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• Blaenavon Industrial Landscape via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• Durham Castle via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• Chaco Culture National Historical Park via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• Bien de Interés Cultural (Colombia)
• Hillhouse Avenue historic district via concept surface "nationally recognized historic district"
  surface form: Hillhouse Avenue Historic District
• Kalbeliya via concept surface "intangible cultural heritage element"
• Old Town of Edinburgh via concept surface "UNESCO World Heritage Site component"
• Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• Palacio de Santa Catalina via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• French formal garden via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• Urban Heritage Park via concept surface "cultural heritage protection category"
• Baháʼí Gardens via concept surface "UNESCO World Heritage Site component"
• UNESCO Global Geoparks via concept surface "UNESCO designation"
• Memory of the World Programme via concept surface "documentary heritage preservation initiative"
• Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• National Historic Landmarks in New York via concept surface "cultural heritage classification"
• Nile Valley cultural landscape via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• Heroes' Square via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• Monticello Historic District via concept surface "national historic district"
• Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site via concept surface "cultural landscape"
• Musée de France via concept surface "museum designation"
• Chicago Landmark via concept surface "heritage designation"
• Alexandrowka colony via concept surface "UNESCO World Heritage Site component"
• Union Street Historic District via concept surface "national historic district"
• Great Mosque of Córdoba via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
• Mount Kinabalu via concept surface "World Heritage Site component"
• Boston Landmark (some components) via concept surface "heritage protection status"