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The reasons to restore a building most frequently fall into five main categories. [23] Value - Buildings hold intrinsic value not only in the history of the building, how it was used, but also how it was built. Historic buildings, notably pre-WWII, are built with higher quality materials and built under different standards than modern buildings.
In 2017, the property was put up for sale on the French classified ads website Leboncoin. [11] In October 2022, Dan Preston, an English expatriate and founder of the YouTube channel Escape to rural France, [12] purchased the château and started its complete restoration. [13] Preston's reconstruction was also featured in the television series ...
The Commission for Historical Monuments was then responsible for classifying all the lists: in 1840, this request resulted in a list of a thousand monuments "for which relief has been requested" and therefore require work (and therefore funds), to be preserved. This was the first list of its kind in France. [2]
The protection in France known as Monument historique is a State procedure by which heritage is instituted for a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings or an entire neighbourhood, plus gardens, bridges, and other structures because of their architectural and historical importance.
Since 1985, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication has pursued a policy of preserving and promoting France's heritage. Historic towns and districts have been designated Villes et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire ("Towns and Lands of Art and History").
Pages in category "Historic sites in France" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Base Mérimée;
The Architecture and Heritage Media Library (MAP) is responsible for collecting, conserving and communicating the archives and documentation of the administration of historic monuments since its creation in 1830 and the state's photographic heritage, comprising more than four million prints and fifteen million negatives dating back to the ...