A Bé d'interès cultural (BIC) is the
Andorra
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n name for a
National Heritage Site
A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage registe ...
listed by the Andorran heritage register,
Patrimoni Cultural Patrimoni Cultural refers both to the cultural heritage of Andorra, and also to the Andorran government protection agency called by the same name (''Departament de Patrimoni Cultural'', or Department of Cultural Heritage).
The agency administers t ...
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Law 9/2003, of June 12th, del patrimoni cultural d'Andorra
, official bulletin of the government of Andorra.
The term literally means "Property of Cultural Interest", although a better translation could be "Heritage of Cultural Interest", as Andorra now protects not only material heritage, like monuments or movable works of art, but also intangible cultural heritage
An intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place's cultural heritage. Buildings, historic places, monuments, and artifacts are cultural property. Int ...
.
Sub-categories
*Non-movable Andorran heritage is divided into the following classifications:
** ''Monument'', which as the term monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...
implies, refers to buildings or other individual constructions such as public art or memorials that have significant cultural value.
** ''Conjunt arquitectònic'' (architectural group or set), grouping of buildings that constitutes a coherent unit, regardless of individual value.
** ''Paisatge cultural'' (cultural landscape), joint work of man and nature with aesthetic, historical or cultural value. E.g. Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley ( ca, Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror) is a glacial valley in the southeast of Andorra. It covers an area of 42.47 km², approximately 9% of the total area of Andorra, and is part of the second largest water ...
** ''Zona arqueològica'' (archaeological area), area with traces of human intervention in the past.
** ''Zona paleontològica'' (paleontological area), area with fossilized remains forming a coherent unit.
*Movable heritage, such archaeological objects, bibliographic heritage, and large works of art.
See also
*Cultural Heritage of Andorra
The Cultural Heritage of Andorra is an organization in Andorra which protects national buildings and monuments considered of cultural and historical value.
Selected buildings listed
* Antiga fàbrica de pells
* Antiga Vegueria Francesa
* Cal Batl ...
* Culture of Andorra
Andorra is essentially Catalan speaking. The country has contributed significantly to the Catalan heritage.
Language and literature
The official and historic language is Catalan. Thus the culture is Catalan, with its own specificity.
Two writer ...
* Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is the heritage of tangible and intangible heritage assets of a group or society that is inherited from past generations. Not all heritages of past generations are "heritage"; rather, heritage is a product of selection by soci ...
References
Heritage registers in Andorra
Andorran culture
Law of Andorra
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