Old City of Salamanca

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The Old City of Salamanca is a historic Spanish university city renowned for its golden sandstone architecture, monumental Plaza Mayor, and one of Europe’s oldest universities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
historic city center
associatedWith Spanish Golden Age culture
linked to: Spanish Golden Age

University of Salamanca
builtWith Villamayor sandstone
contains historic university quarter
medieval street layout
country Spain
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasPart Casa de las Conchas
Casa de las Muertes
Clavero Tower
linked to: Torre del Clavero

Clerecía of Salamanca
Convento de San Esteban
Huerto de Calixto y Melibea
New Cathedral of Salamanca
Old Cathedral of Salamanca
Palacio de Monterrey
Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
Roman bridge of Salamanca
San Marcos Church
San Martín Church
linked to: San Martín church

Torre del Clavero
University of Salamanca
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criterion (i)
UNESCO cultural criterion (ii)
UNESCO cultural criterion (iv)
heritageListingYear 1988
heritageSiteId 381
knownFor Baroque architecture
Gothic architecture
Plateresque architecture
Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
Romanesque architecture
University of Salamanca
golden sandstone architecture
historic university tradition
language Spanish
locatedIn Castile and León
Salamanca
western Spain
partOf municipality of Salamanca
timePeriodOfSignificance Baroque era
Middle Ages
Renaissance
tourismType cultural tourism
educational tourism
UNESCORegion Europe and North America

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Castile and León hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Old City of Salamanca
Palace of Monterrey in Salamanca locatedIn Old City of Salamanca
Escuelas Mayores building partOf Old City of Salamanca
Escuelas Mayores building locatedIn historic center of Salamanca
linked to: Old City of Salamanca
World Heritage Sites in Spain hasPart Old City of Salamanca
Casa de las Conchas locatedIn Old City of Salamanca
Convento de San Esteban locatedIn Old City of Salamanca
Convento de San Esteban partOf Historic Centre of Salamanca
linked to: Old City of Salamanca
Old Cathedral of Salamanca locatedIn Old City of Salamanca
Clerecía Church locatedIn Old City of Salamanca
Clerecía Church UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Old City of Salamanca
New Cathedral of Salamanca locatedIn Old City of Salamanca
New Cathedral of Salamanca partOf Old City of Salamanca UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Old City of Salamanca
Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca locatedIn Old City of Salamanca