HERITAGE RECORD · 526

Colonial City of Santo Domingo

圣多明各殖民城市

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in 1498, was laid out on a grid pattern that became the model for almost all town planners in the New World.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ2470834 ↗

Area106 ha

Administrative areaQ34820

WikipediaCiudad Colonial (Santo Domingo) ↗

Chinese Wikipedia殖民城 ↗

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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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