Definition: Public monuments

Category: SNA

Public monuments are objects, structures or sites of significant or special value (§ 12.13).

Public monuments are identifiable because of particular historical, national, regional, local, religious or symbolic significance. They are accessible to the general public, and visitors are often charged for admission to the monuments or their vicinity. Their owners, who may be government units, non-profit institutions (NPIs), corporations or households, typically use public monuments to produce cultural or entertainment-type services (§ 10.78). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SNA2008.pdf