Theory
Lieux de Mémoire (Sites of Memory)
Explore in the Atlas →Places, objects or events that become symbolic touchstones for collective remembrance.
Memory
Details
- Introduced
- 1980s
Classifications
- Holder
- Communal intergenerational
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- Realms of Memory (Lieux de Mémoire) articulates
- Pierre Nora proposed
Sources
- Pierre Nora. Les Lieux de mémoire. Gallimard, 1984.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Lieux de Mémoire (Sites of Memory)." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/lieux-de-memoire/. Accessed July 17, 2026.