HERITAGE RECORD · 929

San Cristóbal de La Laguna

拉古纳的圣克斯托瓦尔

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, in the Canary Islands, has two nuclei: the original, unplanned Upper Town; and the Lower Town, the first ideal 'city-territory' laid out according to philosophical principles. Its wide streets and open spaces have a number of fine churches and public and private buildings dating from the 16th to the 18th century.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ54898 ↗

Inception1496

Area102.06 ha

Administrative areaQ99976

WikipediaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna ↗

Chinese Wikipedia圣克里斯托瓦尔-德拉拉古纳 ↗

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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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Brief synthesis San Cristóbal de La Laguna is located on the Island of Tenerife, part of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands in Spain.

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