The Base Palissy is the database of French movable heritage, created and maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. It was created in 1989, and placed online in 2002. The database is periodically updated, and contains more than 515,000 entries as of October 2020. [1] It covers several types of objects: stained glass, paintings, sculptures, religious and civil objects, scientific collections and industrial heritage. [2] Many, but not all of the described objects are also listed as historical monuments. [1] The database was named after 16th century potter and writer Bernard Palissy. In 2005, the Palissy database contained some 280,000 records, including 170,000 for the Inventory and 110,000 for historic monuments. 25,000 entries are illustrated by the Mémoire database. 5,000 complete documentary files are associated with the records.
Ablon is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Arromanches-les-Bains is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France.
The Ministry of Culture is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the monuments historiques. Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts on national soil and abroad. Its budget is mainly dedicated to the management of the Archives Nationales and the regional Maisons de la culture.
Monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, a garden, a bridge, or other structure, because of their importance to France's architectural and historical cultural heritage. Both public and privately owned structures may be listed in this way, as well as movable objects. As of 2012 there were 44,236 monuments listed.
Guisy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Aubenton is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Audressein is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Arzens is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region of southern France.
Barembach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France.
Antignac is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France.
Argiusta-Moriccio is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, collectivity and island of Corsica.
Azzana is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department on the island of Corsica, France.
Barbirey-sur-Ouche is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Saint-Berthevin is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Villeneuvette is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It is close to the town of Clermont l'Hérault.
The Base Mérimée is the database of French monumental and architectural heritage, created and maintained by the French Ministry of Culture. It was created in 1978, and placed online in 1995. The database is periodically updated, and contains more than 320,000 entries as of October 2020. It covers religious, domestic, agricultural, educational, military and industrial architecture, and is subdivided into three domains: historical monuments, general inventory, and architecture. The database was named after writer, historian and inspector-general of historical monuments Prosper Mérimée, who published the first survey of historic monuments in 1840.
The cultural heritage of Morocco is protected and promoted in accordance with Law 19-05 (2005) and Law 22-80 (1980), which relate to the nation's Historic Monuments, Sites (sites), inscriptions, and objects of art and antiquity. The national heritage register, Inventaire National du Patrimoine Culturel, is maintained by the Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP).
141 R 1199 is a preserved French steam locomotive of the SNCF Class 141Rs. The locomotive is classified as a Monument historique since 1984.
The Saint-André d'Évol Church is a Romanesque Catholic church in the hamlet of Évol, in the commune of Olette, in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales within the Occitania region.
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