TY - JOUR KW - Public works KW - Symbolic value AU - F.S. Ridruejo AB - Public works have an instrumental value, regardless of the fact that many of these have since become testimony to their times and monuments to themselves. This article refers to their symbolic value as reflected by emblems, heraldry, literature, folklore and art. These form part of an intangible heritage which also include the long and demanding education of the engineers that design and direct these works and that of the technicians that build and maintain the same. M1 - 3559 N1 - Publisher: Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos N2 - Public works have an instrumental value, regardless of the fact that many of these have since become testimony to their times and monuments to themselves. This article refers to their symbolic value as reflected by emblems, heraldry, literature, folklore and art. These form part of an intangible heritage which also include the long and demanding education of the engineers that design and direct these works and that of the technicians that build and maintain the same. SP - 27 EP - 34 TI - The intangible heritage of public works UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921735873&partnerID=40&md5=d8dc40289fccaabcf938c46b57ce8b72 VL - 161 SN - 00348619 (ISSN) ER -