Cultural heritage
![Roman ruins with a prophet, by Giovanni Pannini, 1751. The artistic cultural heritage of the Roman Empire served as a foundation for later Western culture, particularly via the Renaissance and Neoclassicism (as exemplified here).](/Images/godic/202502/08/Giovanni_Paolo_Pannini_0023615.jpg")
![Kautilya Society in Varanasi - When heritage protection becomes a fight for legality and participation →](/Images/godic/202502/08/-Responsible_development.webm3615.jpg")
![Classical Ruins by Hubert Robert, 1798. Elements of tangible culture depicted include the ruins of the obelisk (foreground) and the pyramids (background).](/Images/godic/202502/08/Hubert_Robert_0053615.jpg")
![The Grandfather tells a story, by Albert Anker, ca. 1884.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Anker_Grossvater_erzählt_eine_Geschichte_18843615.jpg")
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artefacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity).