International Council on Monuments and Sites

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heritage conservation organization international organization non-governmental organization

The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
ICOMOS	14
International Council on Monuments and Sites canonical	4
Advisory Bodies evaluating World Heritage nominations	1
ICOMOS national committees	1
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)	1
Second International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66787 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Council on Monuments and Sites
Context triple: [UNESCO World Heritage Site, evaluatedBy, International Council on Monuments and Sites]

A. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
B. Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne was an influential 20th-century international organization of modernist architects that shaped and promoted the principles of modern architecture and urbanism worldwide.
C. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
D. UNESCO World Heritage Convention
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1972 that establishes a framework for identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
E. UNESCO Headquarters
UNESCO Headquarters is the main administrative complex of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, located in Paris and serving as its central hub for global operations and policymaking.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Council on Monuments and Sites
Target entity description: The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.

A. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
B. Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne was an influential 20th-century international organization of modernist architects that shaped and promoted the principles of modern architecture and urbanism worldwide.
C. UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
D. UNESCO World Heritage Convention
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1972 that establishes a framework for identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
E. UNESCO Headquarters
UNESCO Headquarters is the main administrative complex of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, located in Paris and serving as its central hub for global operations and policymaking.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage conservation organization ⓘ international organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ
advisesOn	World Heritage List nominations ⓘ state of conservation of World Heritage properties ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Venice Charter organization (contextual association) ⓘ
cooperatesWith	International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property ⓘ linked to: ICCROM International Union for Conservation of Nature ⓘ linked to: IUCN World Heritage Centre ⓘ
fieldOfWork	archaeological heritage ⓘ architectural conservation ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ historic urban landscapes ⓘ world heritage ⓘ
focusesOn	cultural landscapes ⓘ groups of buildings ⓘ monuments ⓘ sites ⓘ
founded	1965 ⓘ
foundedAtEvent	Second International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments ⓘ linked to: International Council on Monuments and Sites
hasAbbreviation	ICOMOS ⓘ linked to: International Council on Monuments and Sites
hasConsultativeStatus	UNESCO ⓘ United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
hasMemberType	individual members ⓘ institutional members ⓘ
hasNetworkType	global network of heritage professionals ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure	international scientific committees ⓘ national committees ⓘ transnational committees ⓘ
hasStatus	non-governmental organization ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ
headquartersCountry	France ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Paris ⓘ
involvedIn	evaluation of cultural World Heritage nominations ⓘ
legalForm	association under French law ⓘ
motto	Heritage at risk ⓘ
notablePublication	International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
publishes	charters and doctrinal texts on heritage conservation ⓘ
purpose	conservation of cultural heritage ⓘ protection of monuments and sites ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
roleWithUNESCO	advisory body to the World Heritage Committee ⓘ
shortName	ICOMOS ⓘ linked to: International Council on Monuments and Sites
subjectOf	heritage conservation policies ⓘ
website	https://www.icomos.org ⓘ
worksWith	UNESCO ⓘ

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