Bien de Interés Cultural
cultural property of Spain
Bien de Interés Cultural (Basque: Kultura Intereseko Ondasun, Catalan: Bé d'Interès Cultural, Valencian: Bé d'Interés Cultural, Galician: Ben de Interese Cultural) is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Colombia and other Spanish-speaking countries.
The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense). It includes not only material heritage (cultural property), like monuments or movable works of art, but also intangible cultural heritage, such as the Silbo Gomero language.
Some bienes enjoy international protection as World Heritage Sites or Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
History
In Spain, the Bien de Interés Cultural category dates from 1985 when it replaced the former heritage category of Monumento nacional (national monument) to extend protection to a wider range of cultural property. The category has been translated as "Cultural Interest Asset." Monumentos are now identified as one of the sub-categories of Bien de Interés Cultural.
Sub-categories
The movable heritage designated as Bienes de Interés Cultural ("Cultural Interest Assets") includes archeological artfacts, archives and large works of art. Such protected objects may well be kept in a building which is itself a BIC.
Non-movable heritage is divided into the following classifications:
Monumento (monument)
Conjunto histórico (historical ensemble, group or set)
Jardín histórico (historical garden, e.g. the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid)
Sitio histórico (literally a historic site, the term is used for cultural landscapes, e.g.
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