The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.[1] Dominican Republic accepted the convention on February 12, 1985, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Dominican Republic has only one World Heritage Site, Colonial city of Santo Domingo, which was inscribed in 1990. [2]
Location of sites
editList of sites
editName | Image | Location | Criteria | Year | Description |
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Colonial city of Santo Domingo | Distrito Nacional | Cultural (ii) (iv) (vi) | 1990 | 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.[3] |
Tentative List
editReferences
edit- ^ "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Dominican Republic". UNESCO. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "Colonial city of Santo Domingo". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
- ^ "Jacagua, Villa of Santiago". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Montecristi". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pueblo Viejo, La Vega". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Historical Centre of Puerto Plata". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "City of Azúa de Compostela". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Sanate Sugar Mill". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Nuestra Señora de Monte Alegre or la Duquesa Sugar Mill". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Villa La Isabela Archaeological Site". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Jaragua National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "First Colonial Engines of America". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Cotubanamá National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Marine Mammals Sanctuary Bancos de La Plata and Navidad". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Pre-Hispanic rock art of the Dominican Republic". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-01-08.