Cultural Environments Cultural environments A cultural environment is an area in which monuments and objects form part of a larger entity or context. Nowadays it is considered important to preserve monuments and sites as part of an integrated whole, not just as individual buildings ... + More |
World Heritage  Norwegian fjords on top 03/11/2006 :: National Geographic has crowned Norway’s Geirangerfjorden and Nærøyfjorden as the world’s best managed world heritage site. + More |
Cultural Heritage  Home of Peer Gynt 24/07/2006 :: The home of Peder Günth whose life inspired Henrik Ibsen to write "Peer Gynt" in 1867, is open to the public thanks to the 27-year-old who restored the estate. + More |
World Heritage World heritage The UNESCO World Heritage List contains areas or objects that constitute an irreplaceable component of the world's cultural or natural heritage. The World Heritage Convention was drawn up in 1972 to provide special protection to sites ... + More |
Archaelogical Heritage Archaeological heritage Archaeological monuments constitute the oldest traces of human activity. The oldest find in Norway is the remains of a settlement on the island of Magerøy in Finnmark, dating from approximately 12 000 years ago. Legislation to protect ... + More |
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