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CulturalRef. 526

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

Cultural World Heritage property in Dominican Republic, inscribed in 1990 under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).

Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Photo: Mariordo (Mario Durán & German Valverde) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Year of inscription
1990
Criteria
iiivvi
Area of property
106 ha
Location
Santo Domingo
What it is
old town, urban area
Reference
WHC 526 · Wikidata Q2470834

Why it is on the List

(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.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

National History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers, Haiti277 kmNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, RamiersHaiti · 1982CulturalLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site, United States397 kmLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic SiteUnited States · 1983CulturalAlexander von Humboldt National Park, Cuba568 kmAlexander von Humboldt National ParkCuba · 2001NaturalArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba, Cuba604 kmArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaCuba · 2000CulturalCastillo de San Pedro de la Roca, Cuba650 kmCastillo de San Pedro de la RocaCuba · 1997CulturalBlue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica708 kmBlue and John Crow MountainsJamaica · 2015Mixed
1990

Also inscribed in 1990

All of 1990

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