HERITAGE RECORD · 910

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

硫磺石山要塞国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is an outstanding, well-preserved example of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture in a Caribbean context. Designed by the British and built by African slave labour, the fortress is testimony to European colonial expansion, the African slave trade and the emergence of new societies in the Caribbean.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ200521 ↗

Inception1987

Area15.37 ha

Administrative areaQ1752101

WikipediaBrimstone Hill Fortress National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia硫磺山要塞国家公园 ↗

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Selection criteria

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

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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

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