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Ciudad Universitaria

Cultural World Heritage property in Mexico, inscribed in 2007 under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).

Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Mexico
Year of inscription
2007
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
176 ha
Location
Mexico City
What it is
campus
Founded or built
1954
Reference
WHC 1250 · Wikidata Q130025

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Luis Barragán House and Studio, Mexico8.8 kmLuis Barragán House and StudioMexico · 2004CulturalHistoric Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco, Mexico11 kmHistoric Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoMexico · 1987CulturalMonasteries on the slopes of Popocatépetl, Mexico54 kmMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlMexico · 1994CulturalTeotihuacan, Mexico54 kmTeotihuacanMexico · 1987CulturalXochicalco, Mexico60 kmXochicalcoMexico · 1999CulturalAqueduct of Padre Tembleque, Mexico79 kmAqueduct of Padre TemblequeMexico · 2015Cultural
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