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Sítio Roberto Burle Marx

Cultural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 2021 under criteria (ii), (iv).

Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, Brazil
Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
2021
Criteria
iiiv
Area of property
41 ha
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Barra de Guaratiba
What it is
museum, botanical garden
Founded or built
1995
Official website
sitioburlemarx.org/
Reference
WHC 1620 · Wikidata Q56695607

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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea, Brazil31 kmRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaBrazil · 2012CulturalValongo Wharf, Brazil39 kmValongo WharfBrazil · 2017CulturalParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and Biodiversity, Brazil117 kmParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityBrazil · 2019MixedSanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Brazil282 kmSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosBrazil · 1985CulturalHistoric Town of Ouro Preto, Brazil293 kmHistoric Town of Ouro PretoBrazil · 1980CulturalPampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil355 kmPampulha Modern EnsembleBrazil · 2016Cultural
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