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The Heritage: Final Thoughts

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This lecture explores the historical significance of Ile de la Cité in Paris, tracing its origins as the birthplace of the city and its evolution into a multifaceted hub of culture, justice, healthcare, and governance. The speaker discusses the island's development along both longitudinal and transversal axes, highlighting the importance of reintroducing complementary layers to restore its original axis and preserve its historical essence as the heart of Paris.

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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 society. Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, archive materials, books, works of art, and artifacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity).

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Cultural heritage management (CHM) is the vocation and practice of managing cultural heritage. It is a branch of cultural resources management (CRM), although it also draws on the practices of cultural conservation, restoration, museology, archaeology, history and architecture. While the term cultural heritage is generally used in Europe, in the US the term cultural resources is in more general use specifically referring to cultural heritage resources.

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