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CulturalRef. 1464

Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape

Cultural World Heritage property in Uruguay, inscribed in 2015 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesChurch of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesChurches of ChiloéESMA Museum and Site of MemoryFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoHistoric Town of Ouro PretoHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéLos Alerces National ParkPampulha Modern EnsembleParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosSewellSítio Roberto Burle MarxValdes PeninsulaValongo Wharf33.118° S, 58.332° W
State Party
Uruguay
Year of inscription
2015
Criteria
iiiv
What it is
cultural landscape
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1464 · Wikidata Q29905581

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay157 kmHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoUruguay · 1995CulturalESMA Museum and Site of Memory, Argentina158 kmESMA Museum and Site of MemoryArgentina · 2023CulturalChurch of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Uruguay298 kmChurch of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesUruguay · 2021CulturalJesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba, Argentina596 kmJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaArgentina · 2000CulturalJesuit missions among the Guaraní, Argentina705 kmJesuit missions among the GuaraníArgentina · 1983CulturalJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüé, Paraguay718 kmJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéParaguay · 1993Cultural
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