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CulturalRef. 124

Historic Town of Ouro Preto

Cultural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 1980 under criteria (i), (iii).

Historic Town of Ouro Preto, Brazil
Photo: Rosino · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
1980
Criteria
iiii
Location
Sede de Ouro Preto
What it is
old town, architectural ensemble
Component parts
25 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 124 · Wikidata Q3845692

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Brazil40 kmSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosBrazil · 1985CulturalPampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil77 kmPampulha Modern EnsembleBrazil · 2016CulturalHistoric Centre of the Town of Diamantina, Brazil240 kmHistoric Centre of the Town of DiamantinaBrazil · 1999CulturalValongo Wharf, Brazil281 kmValongo WharfBrazil · 2017CulturalRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea, Brazil288 kmRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaBrazil · 2012CulturalSítio Roberto Burle Marx, Brazil293 kmSítio Roberto Burle MarxBrazil · 2021Cultural
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