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CulturalRef. 747

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento

Cultural World Heritage property in Uruguay, inscribed in 1995 under criterion (v).

Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Photo: Fsolda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesChurch of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesChurches of ChiloéCueva de las ManosESMA Museum and Site of MemoryFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeHistoric Quarter of the City of Colonia del SacramentoHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoIguaçu 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 ParkParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityQuebrada de HumahuacaRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosSewellSítio Roberto Burle MarxValdes PeninsulaValongo Wharf34.472° S, 57.851° W
State Party
Uruguay
Year of inscription
1995
Criteria
v
Area of property
16 ha
Location
Colonia del Sacramento
What it is
old town, urban area
Reference
WHC 747 · Wikidata Q9643691

Why it is on the List

(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.

ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, Argentina57 kmESMA Museum and Site of MemoryArgentina · 2023Cultural157 kmFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeUruguay · 2015CulturalChurch of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, Uruguay193 kmChurch of Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de LourdesUruguay · 2021CulturalJesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba, Argentina689 kmJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaArgentina · 2000CulturalJesuit missions among the Guaraní, Argentina832 kmJesuit missions among the GuaraníArgentina · 1983CulturalJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüé, Paraguay849 kmJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéParaguay · 1993Cultural
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