The international non-governmental council of heritage professionals, founded in 1965 and based near Paris, which evaluates every cultural nomination to the World Heritage List as the advisory body of the 1972 convention. Its national committees and scientific committees are the standing peer network of monument conservation worldwide.
Facts
Organization TypeInternational organization 1 Founded Year HeadquartersCharenton-le-Pont, France 1 Organization Type
Organization Type (category) Connections
Associated With
Both are internationally active research and standard-setting bodies in built-heritage conservation.
ICOMOS was founded the year after the charter to serve as its custodian body.
Source UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
Has Organization Type
Entity-backed identity for the organization-type enum value this organization already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The organization-type fact itself stays on the organization unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, located there.
Sources
1. UNESCO World Heritage Centre Official Site
ICOMOS Official Site
International Council on Monuments and SitesMission and Vision pageQuote, Mission and Vision page
a non-governmental organisation working to conserve and protect cultural heritage sites around the world
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