HERITAGE RECORD · 502

Historic City of Vigan

维甘历史古城

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East Asia.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ235004 ↗

Inception1572

Area25.12 ha

Administrative areaQ12741

Named afterQ1484310

WikipediaVigan ↗

Chinese Wikipedia美岸 ↗

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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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