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Cultural Enviroment

Cultural environments

A cultural environment is an area in which monuments and objects form part of a larger entity or context. Nowadays it is considered important to preserve monuments and sites as part of an integrated whole, not just as individual buildings ... + More

World Heritage

World heritage

The UNESCO World Heritage List contains areas or objects that constitute an irreplaceable component of the world's cultural or natural heritage. The World Heritage Convention was drawn up in 1972 to provide special protection to sites ... + More

Archaelogical Heritage

Archaeological heritage

Archaeological monuments constitute the oldest traces of human activity. The oldest find in Norway is the remains of a settlement on the island of Magerøy in Finnmark, dating from approximately 12 000 years ago. Legislation to protect ... + More

Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

A country's cultural heritage includes all traces of human activity in the physical environment. These are irreplaceable sources of information on people's lives and activities, and on the historical development of crafts, techniques and ... + More

Architectural Heritage

Architectural heritage

Norway’s architectural heritage encompasses many different types of structures, from ruins, stave churches and other types of medieval buildings, to various, more recent buildings and complex installations. A great deal of Norway’s older ... + More

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