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CulturalRef. 819

Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao

Cultural World Heritage property in Curaçao, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (ii), (iv), (v).

Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao, Curaçao
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State Party
Curaçao
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
iiivv
Area of property
86 ha
Location
Willemstad
What it is
old town
Reference
WHC 819 · Wikidata Q17240216

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.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Coro and its Port, Venezuela113 kmCoro and its PortVenezuela · 1993CulturalUniversity City of Caracas, Venezuela286 kmUniversity City of CaracasVenezuela · 2000CulturalSanta Cruz de Mompós, Colombia679 kmSanta Cruz de MompósColombia · 1995CulturalColonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic715 kmColonial City of Santo DomingoDominican Republic · 1990CulturalPort, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena, Colombia744 kmPort, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaColombia · 1984CulturalLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site, United States769 kmLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic SiteUnited States · 1983Cultural
1997

Also inscribed in 1997

All of 1997

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