Guanajuato City historic center

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The Guanajuato City historic center is a UNESCO-listed colonial-era district in central Mexico renowned for its colorful hillside houses, narrow alleyways, and rich mining-era architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic district
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Neoclassical architecture
associatedWithIndustry gold mining
silver mining
climate temperate semi-arid climate
colorCharacteristic multicolored facades
country Mexico
elevationCharacteristic built on steep slopes
governingBody Guanajuato Municipality
surface form: Municipality of Guanajuato
hasFestival Festival Internacional Cervantino
hasHeritageCriteria UNESCO criterion (ii)
UNESCO criterion (iv)
UNESCO criterion (vi)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial period
knownFor colonial-era architecture
colorful hillside houses
historic churches and plazas
mining-era architecture
narrow alleyways
underground streets and tunnels
languageUsed Spanish
locatedIn Central Mexico
Guanajuato Municipality
surface form: Guanajuato City

State of Guanajuato
notableSite Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato
Callejón del Beso
Jardín de la Unión
Teatro Juárez
University of Guanajuato
surface form: University of Guanajuato main building
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines)
surface form: City of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines World Heritage Site
primaryReligionTradition Roman Catholicism
region Bajío
surface form: Bajío region
significance example of an outstanding colonial mining town
major center of silver extraction in the 18th century
topography hillside cityscape
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
transportFeature subterranean road network
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 482
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1988
urbanForm irregular street layout
network of alleys and stairways

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Guanajuato touristAttraction Guanajuato City historic center
Alhóndiga de Granaditas locatedInHistoricCenter Guanajuato City historic center
this entity surface form: historic center of Guanajuato City
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines) includes Guanajuato City historic center
this entity surface form: historic center of Guanajuato