TheBase Mérimée (French pronunciation:[bazmeʁime]) is the database of French monumental andarchitectural heritage, created and maintained by theFrench Ministry of Culture. It was created in 1978, and placed online in 1995. The database is periodically updated, and contains more than 320,000 entries as of October 2020.[1] It covers religious, domestic, agricultural, educational, military and industrial architecture, and is subdivided into three domains:historical monuments, general inventory, and architecture (including remarkable contemporary architecture).[1] The database was named after writer, historian and inspector-general of historical monumentsProsper Mérimée, who published thefirst survey of historic monuments in 1840.[2]
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