Historic Centre of Zacatecas

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The Historic Centre of Zacatecas is a well-preserved colonial-era Mexican city core renowned for its pink-stone baroque architecture, silver-mining heritage, and dramatic setting in a narrow valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historic city centre ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: Baroque

Churrigueresque architecture ⓘ
associatedMine Mina El Edén ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
foundedAsCity 1546 ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of Zacatecas ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalFunction colonial mining town ⓘ
regional administrative centre ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
knownFor dramatic setting in a narrow valley ⓘ
pink-stone baroque architecture ⓘ
silver-mining heritage ⓘ
well-preserved colonial urban fabric ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
linkedTo New Spain ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
locatedIn State of Zacatecas ⓘ
Zacatecas City ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Northern Mexico
materialUsed pink quarry stone ⓘ
nearbyElevation Cerro de la Bufa ⓘ
notableBuilding Church of San Agustín, Zacatecas ⓘ
Church of Santo Domingo, Zacatecas ⓘ
Ex-Convent of San Francisco, Zacatecas ⓘ
Government Palace of Zacatecas ⓘ
Zacatecas Cathedral ⓘ
notableSquare Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas ⓘ
partOf Camino Real de Tierra Adentro historical route ⓘ
Spanish colonial cities in the Americas ⓘ
periodOfSignificance 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
preservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
primaryEconomicBaseHistoric silver mining ⓘ
topography narrow valley ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCORegion Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
linked to: Latin America
UNESCOSiteId 676 ⓘ
UNESCOWebsite https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/676 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural ⓘ
urbanPlan irregular street layout adapted to topography ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zacatecas → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Zacatecas City → UNESCOListing → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
State of Zacatecas → heritageSite → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
State of Zacatecas → UNESCOStatus → World Heritage Site (Historic Centre of Zacatecas) ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
World Heritage Sites in Mexico → hasExample → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Zacatecas Cathedral → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Government Palace of Zacatecas → locatedInHistoricCenter → Historic center of Zacatecas City ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas → partOf → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site component of Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Plaza de Armas, Zacatecas → includedIn → UNESCO listing of Historic Centre of Zacatecas (inscribed 1993) ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Municipality of Zacatecas → contains → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Municipality of Zacatecas → contains → UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Municipality of Zacatecas → heritageSiteWithinTerritory → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Cerro de la Bufa → partOf → Zacatecas historic area ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Cerro de la Bufa → viewOver → historic center of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Church of San Agustín, Zacatecas → locatedInHistoricCenter → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Church of San Agustín, Zacatecas → cityUNESCOStatus → Zacatecas City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Ex-Convent of San Francisco, Zacatecas → heritageSiteName → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Ex-Convent of San Francisco, Zacatecas → locatedInUNESCOSite → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas → locatedIn → City of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Zacatecas metropolitan area → hasHeritageStatusInCoreCity → UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Centre of Zacatecas) ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Templo de Santo Domingo → locatedIn → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Templo de Santo Domingo → partOf → Catholic heritage of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Ex Templo de San Agustín → locatedIn → historic center of Zacatecas City ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Ex Templo de San Agustín → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ
Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguérez → locatedInHistoricDistrict → Centro Histórico de Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Teleférico de Zacatecas → serves → historic center of Zacatecas ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Teleférico de Zacatecas → hasViewOf → Zacatecas historic center ⓘ
linked to: Historic Centre of Zacatecas
Museo Rafael Coronel → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic Centre of Zacatecas ⓘ