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. Many of them are kept by local government agencies, but also national lists by type of National Heritage Site may be kept. Most countries keep more than one register, depending on the type of site and its location such as natural wonders, castles and other architectural objects, feats of engineering such as canals, railways and so forth.
Albania National Heritage Sites of a religious nature are protected via the List of Religious Cultural Monuments of Albania
Alberta Sites owned and run by the provincial government as a functioning historic site or museum are known as Provincial Historic Sites and Provincial Historic Areas. Buildings and sites owned by private citizens and companies or other levels or branches of government may gain one of two levels of historic designation, "Registered Historic Resource" or "Provincial Historic Resource".[8] Historic designation in Alberta is governed by the Historic Resources Act.[9] The province also lists buildings deemed historically significant by municipal governments on the Alberta Register of Historic Places, which is also part of the larger Canadian Register of Historic Places although this does not imply provincial or federal government status or protection.[10] The Alberta Main Street Program helps to preserve historic buildings in the downtowns of smaller communities.[11] The Heritage Survey Program is a survey of 80,000 historic buildings in Alberta, with no protective status.[12]
Chile Monumentos Nacionales or Bienes Patrimoniales (National Monuments of Chile) are listed centrally by the conservation society Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales (CMN).[16] website
Declared historic buildings of Hangzhou are districts, artifacts or buildings legally declared to be "protected". According to the "Regularations of historic districts and historic buildings in Hangzhou" effectivated from 1 January 2005, historic buildings are those artifacts or districts that have lasted more than 50 years, and of significant values for history, science, and art study. In Hangzhou, declaring a historic house requires consulting the urban planning administration bureau, and the real estate adminstration bureau.
As of 31 June 2011, there are 287 declared historic houses in Hangzhou, proclaimed as 5 batches.[17] In the near future, it is going to issue the sixth batch which includes 51 historic houses.
Ireland In the Republic of Ireland, some registers are maintained by sections of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (The National Monuments Service and National Inventory of Architectural Heritage). Others are maintained by the "planning authority": the local council for the county, city, borough, or town where the monument or building is sited.
| Name | Type | Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| National Monument | "a monument or the remains of a monument the preservation of which is a matter of national importance by reason of the historical, architectural, traditional, artistic, or archaeological interest attaching thereto"[23] | Owned or managed by the National Monuments Service. The Service's own list of monuments is not definitive.[24] |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | "all— (a) structures and buildings together with their settings and attendant grounds, fixtures and fittings, (b) groups of such structures and buildings, and (c) sites, which are of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest"[25] |
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The NIAH's survey is not yet complete.[26] |
| protected structure | "structures, or parts of structures, which form part of the architectural heritage and which are of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest"[27] | Relevant planning authority maintains a list as part of its development plan.[28] |
| architectural conservation area | "a place, area, group of structures or townscape, taking account of building lines and heights, that— (a) is of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest or value, or (b) contributes to the appreciation of protected structures"[27] |
Planning authority |
| special planning control area | "an architectural conservation area [...] of special importance to, or as respects, the civic life or the architectural, historical, cultural or social character of a city or town in which it is situated"[27] | Planning authority |
| area of special amenity | "by reason of— (a) its outstanding natural beauty, or (b) its special recreational value, and having regard to any benefits for nature conservation"[27] |
Planning authority |
| Database of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes | Gardens marked on the first- or second-edition (1850–95) maps of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland.[29] | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage[30] |
The list is maintained by Service des sites et monuments nationaux, a Government agency. The latest version is available here.
See Lëscht vun de klasséierte Monumenter on lb-wiki and commons:Category:Cultural heritage monuments in Luxembourg
Cultural Heritage of Serbia (see also: World Heritage Sites in Serbia)
The register is divided into twelve categories:
| Exceptional Importance | Great Importance | Protected |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeological Sites of Exceptional Importance | Archaeological Sites of Great Importance | Protected Archaeological Sites |
| Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance | Monuments of Culture of Great Importance | Protected Monuments of Culture |
| Historic Landmarks of Exceptional Importance | Historic Landmarks of Great Importance | Protected Historic Landmarks |
| Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Exceptional Importance | Spatial Cultural-Historical Units of Great Importance | Protected Spatial Cultural-Historical Units |
Heritage, culture, planning and conservation are devolved issues in the United Kingdom, and are dealt with by the governments of the constituent countries. England, which does not have its own devolved government, is covered by an agency of the United Kingdom government. See also Historic Environment Record (HERs) and Sites and Monuments Record (SMRs) maintained usually at a local government level (Archaeological Trusts in Wales).