Monumentenwacht (Monument Watch) is an organization that specializes in the periodic inspection of built heritage to raise awareness among owners and caretakers of the importance of proper maintenance and preventive conservation. It originated in the Netherlands in 1973. It was later established in Belgium, Germany, the UK, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Slovak, Spain, France, and Portugal in the form of similar organizations and projects with similar aims. The organization promotes the idea of “prevention is better than cure” by offering periodic inspection, monitoring, and minor urgent repair and writing independent professional inspection reports as a reference for owners and users for further maintenance and conservation activities. This study explores the working mode of Monumentenwacht in Flanders, Belgium, including its historical development, organizational structure, inspection team configuration, professional inspection report, database, reporting system, and technical manuals. A brief analysis of other similar organizations and projects in various European countries is included to reveal efficient ways to promote this model while respecting different cultural, economic, social, legal, and political contexts.

Monumentenwacht（Monument Watch）是一个专门从事定期检查建筑遗产的组织，旨在提高所有者和看护者对适当维护和预防性保护的重要性的认识。它于1973年起源于荷兰。后来以类似组织和目标相似的组织形式在比利时，德国，英国，丹麦，匈牙利，意大利，斯洛伐克，西班牙，法国和葡萄牙成立。该组织通过提供定期检查，监视和较小的紧急维修并编写独立的专业检查报告，以提倡“预防胜于治疗”的理念，以作为所有者和用户进行进一步维护和养护活动的参考。本研究探讨了比利时佛兰德的Monumentenwacht的工作模式，包括其历史发展，组织结构，检查团队配置，专业检查报告，数据库，报告系统和技术手册。简要分析了欧洲各个国家/地区的其他类似组织和项目，以揭示在尊重不同文化，经济，社会，法律和政治背景的同时，促进这种模式的有效途径。