National monuments of Chile


The National Monuments of Chile '' owing to the historical, artistic, scientific or commemorative value of those properties designated as national monuments, which represent the country's cultural heritage.
There are five categories of national monuments:
  • Historical Monuments
  • Archeological Monuments
  • Public Monuments
  • Nature Preserves
  • Typical Zones

List of monuments

The following lists tabulate all the country's monuments, organized by region:

  • Metropolitana
  • O'Higgins
  • Maule
  • Ñuble
  • Biobío
  • La Araucanía
  • Los Ríos
  • Los Lagos
  • Aysén
  • Magallanes y Antártica Chilena

    • Definition and categories of National Monuments

    Law N° 17.288 concerning national monuments stipulates that:
    there are 938 national monuments. They are grouped into the following categories:

    Historic monuments

    Historic monuments are defined as:
    In the register of the National Monuments Council, there are 633 historic monuments as of 2008. These include:

    Public monuments

    Public Monuments are all commemorative objects in public places.
    The National Monuments Council is trying to create a register in which all public monuments can be listed, using information from the local authorities., there are 150 public monuments on the list. These include

    Archaeological monuments

    Archaeologic monuments are defined as:
    , the register of the National Monuments Council lists 21 archaeological monuments. These include:

    Typical or picturesque zones

    Urban or rural properties that form a unity and are notable by their style, materiality or constructiontechnique are designated as typical or picturesque zones:
    In the register of the National Monuments Council, as of 2008, there are 95 typical zones. These include:

    Nature sanctuaries

    Nature sanctuaries are defined as:
    39 nature sanctuaries have been designated.