List Of National Historic Monuments Of Argentina
The National Historic Monuments of Argentina are buildings, sites and features in Argentina listed by national decree as historic sites. This designation encourages greater protection under the oversight of the Comisión Nacional de Museos, Monumentos y Lugares Históricos (National Commission of Museums, Monuments and Historic Places), created in 1940. In addition, provinces also have local lists of historic monuments.
There are approximately 400 buildings or sites on the list. Most are buildings or sites from the pre-Hispanic or Colonial periods and some are battlefields and other locations associated with the independence of the country. In recent years the government has been making efforts to include sites on the list that reflect the country's industrial and immigrant heritage.
The Commission has been criticised for not doing enough to preserve the buildings on the list, and only declaring sites as monuments after they have been altered or partly demolished.
Read more about List Of National Historic Monuments Of Argentina: City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Catamarca Province, Chaco Province, Chubut Province, Córdoba Province, Corrientes Province, Entre Ríos Province, Formosa Province, Jujuy Province, La Pampa Province, La Rioja Province, Mendoza Province, Misiones Province, Río Negro Province, Salta Province, San Juan Province, San Luis Province, Santa Fe Province, Santiago Del Estero Province, Tierra Del Fuego Province and Argentine Antarctica, Tucumán Province, National Historic Places
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