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Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena

Cultural World Heritage property in Colombia, inscribed in 1984 under criteria (iv), (vi).

Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena, Colombia
Photo: Igvir Ramirez · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Colombia
Year of inscription
1984
Criteria
ivvi
Location
Cartagena
What it is
architectural ensemble
Reference
WHC 285 · Wikidata Q6091925

Why it is on the List

(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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