Historic Centre of Morelia

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The Historic Centre of Morelia is a well-preserved colonial city core in central Mexico renowned for its pink stone architecture, baroque and neoclassical monuments, and harmonious urban layout dating from the 16th century.

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Historic Centre of Morelia canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
historic city centre
coordinatesApprox 19.7°N 101.2°W
country Mexico
dominantArchitecturalStyles Baroque
Neoclassical
foundedInCentury 16th century
governingBody Municipality of Morelia
hasLandmark Aqueduct of Morelia
Colegio de San Nicolás
surface form: Colegio de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (historic building)

Morelia Cathedral
Palacio de Gobierno de Michoacán
Plaza de Armas (Morelia)
Templo de San Francisco (Morelia)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection federal protection by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)
inscribedBy World Heritage Committee
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Committee
languageOfRegion Spanish
locatedIn Michoacán
Morelia
central Mexico
materialUsed pink quarry stone
notableFor Baroque monuments
Neoclassical monuments
harmonious urban layout
pink stone architecture
numberOfHistoricBuildings over 200
originalNameOfCity Valladolid, New Spain
surface form: Valladolid (colonial name of Morelia)
partOf Morelia
surface form: city of Morelia
periodOfConstruction 16th to 18th centuries
preservationStatus well-preserved
region West Mexico
significance example of Spanish colonial urban planning in the Americas
integration of Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical architecture
tourismType cultural tourism destination
UNESCOcategory Cultural
UNESCOcriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOinscriptionYear 1991
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 585
urbanPlan checkerboard layout

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State of Michoacán hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Morelia
Michoacán hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Morelia
Morelia heritageDesignationAppliesTo Historic Centre of Morelia