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Historic Walled Town of Cuenca

Cultural World Heritage property in Spain, inscribed in 1996 under criterion (ii).

Historic Walled Town of Cuenca, Spain
Photo: Yvon Fruneau · CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Spain
Year of inscription
1996
Criteria
ii
Location
Cuenca
What it is
old town, fortified town
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 781 · Wikidata Q15965460

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.
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