HERITAGE RECORD · 1028

Saltaire

索尔泰尔

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Saltaire, West Yorkshire, is a complete and well-preserved industrial village of the second half of the 19th century. Its textile mills, public buildings and workers' housing are built in a harmonious style of high architectural standards and the urban plan survives intact, giving a vivid impression of Victorian philanthropic paternalism.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ838920 ↗

Area20 ha

Administrative areaQ1421532

Named afterQ7810332

WikipediaSaltaire ↗

Chinese Wikipedia索尔泰尔 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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