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Garrison Historic Area

Cultural World Heritage property in Barbados, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).

Garrison Historic Area, Barbados
Photo: CaribDigita · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Barbados
Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
iiiiiiv
Area of property
187 ha
Location
Bridgetown
What it is
old town
Reference
WHC 1376 · Wikidata Q629210

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.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Pitons, Saint Lucia176 kmPitonsSaint Lucia · 2004NaturalVolcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique, France243 kmVolcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern MartiniqueFrance · 2023NaturalMorne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica301 kmMorne Trois Pitons National ParkDominica · 1997NaturalAntigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites, Antigua and Barbuda492 kmAntigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological SitesAntigua and Barbuda · 2016CulturalBrimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Kitts and Nevis586 kmBrimstone Hill Fortress National ParkSaint Kitts and Nevis · 1999CulturalUniversity City of Caracas, Venezuela843 kmUniversity City of CaracasVenezuela · 2000Cultural
2011

Also inscribed in 2011

All of 2011

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