Part 2 Trends and Developments in Cultural Policies
Chapter 8 Measures for Cultural Promotion
Section 6: Preserving Cultural Properties for Future Generations
1. Meaning of Cultural Property
The Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties defines five types of cultural properties: tangible cultural properties, intangible cultural properties, folk-cultural properties, monuments, and groups of historic buildings. Cultural properties are classified as follows (see Figure 2-8-5 ).
Figure 2-8-5 Classification of Cultural Properties