Colonial City of Santo Domingo

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The Colonial City of Santo Domingo is the historic old town of the Dominican capital, renowned as the first permanent European settlement in the Americas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic district
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
conservationStatus protected historic zone
continent North America
country Dominican Republic
dateOfInscriptionAsWorldHeritageSite 1990
foundedBy Bartholomew Columbus
Nicolás de Ovando
governingBody Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional
linked to: Distrito Nacional
hasOldest oldest cathedral in the Americas
oldest fortress in the Americas
oldest paved street in the Americas
hasPart Alcázar de Colón
Calle Las Damas
Catedral Primada de América
Fortaleza Ozama
Hospital San Nicolás de Bari
Monasterio de San Francisco
Parque Colón
Plaza de España
Puerta de la Misericordia
Puerta del Conde
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 1498
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Distrito Nacional
Santo Domingo
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Standard Time
linked to: Atlantic Time Zone
locatedOn west bank of the Ozama River
nearbyWaterBody Caribbean Sea
notableFeature early colonial churches and monasteries
grid-pattern street layout
stone-built fortifications
officialName Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo
partOf historic center of Santo Domingo
primaryReligionHistorically Roman Catholicism
reestablished 1502
significance earliest seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World
first permanent European settlement in the Americas
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Latin America and the Caribbean
linked to: Latin America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 526
urbanPlanningInfluenceOn Spanish colonial towns in Latin America

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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic heritageSitePart Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Spanish Caribbean defensive system hasPart Santo Domingo defensive works
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Spanish Caribbean defensive system hasPart Ozama Fortress, Santo Domingo
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Spanish Caribbean defensive system hasPart Walls of Santo Domingo
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Distrito Nacional contains Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Colonial City of Santo Domingo officialName Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Colonial Zone nickname Ciudad Colonial
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Catedral Primada de América locatedIn Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Catedral Primada de América partOf Colonial City of Santo Domingo World Heritage Site
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Alcázar de Colón locatedIn Ciudad Colonial
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Alcázar de Colón locatedIn Zona Colonial de Santo Domingo
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Alcázar de Colón partOf Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Ozama River adjacentTo Ciudad Colonial of Santo Domingo
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Altar de la Patria locatedIn Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo
linked to: Colonial City of Santo Domingo